We now have Quarter 4 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 PERM visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 H2A visa FY 2023 data.
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Colorado Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
63,326 85.72% $82,064 H-1B
4,762 6.45% $201,721 PERM
3,624 4.91% $23,055 H-2A
2,165 2.93% $102,088 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Colorado has seen a total of 73,877 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Colorado is the H-1B visa with 63,326 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 85.72% of Colorado's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 4,762 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 6.45% of Colorado's total visas.

Top Occupations in Colorado (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Chemical Engineers 107 $69,298 75.35%
Marketing Managers 105 $117,146 74.47%
Chemists 102 $57,450 72.86%
Materials Scientists 101 $59,739 75.37%
Food Scientists and Technologists 100 $68,631 75.19%
Computer and Information Research Scientists 97 $94,369 78.23%
Internists, General 94 $144,357 77.05%
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 93 $81,914 79.49%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 91 $139,898 81.25%
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 88 $73,558 79.28%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Colorado Employees Over Time
Colorado has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 2,714 employees were hired. Colorado peaked in 2022 with 6,197 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 5,341 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Colorado From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Libya 5 $88,802 45.45%
Ethiopia 5 $77,889 50.00%
Sri Lanka 5 $95,688 50.00%
Ecuador 4 $77,897 50.00%
Costa Rica 4 $78,813 50.00%
Belgium 4 $79,232 50.00%
Dominican Republic 4 $65,406 50.00%
Singapore 3 $69,830 42.86%
Hungary 3 $77,993 42.86%
Uzbekistan 3 $75,811 42.86%

Top Hiring Companies in Colorado (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Logrhythm Inc 17 $109,932 85.00%
Denver Water 17 $94,954 89.47%
Usm Business Systems Inc 17 $72,041 89.47%
Intone Networks Inc 17 $70,312 89.47%
3i Infotech Inc 17 $75,936 89.47%
Techdemocracy Llc 17 $67,388 89.47%
Siri Infosolutions Inc 17 $75,877 89.47%
Birner Dental Management Services Inc 17 $113,895 89.47%
Hitachi Vantara Corporation 17 $109,392 89.47%
Ascentium Capital Llc 16 $80,506 84.21%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Uqm Technologies Inc 1 $69,909 25.00%
Information System Technologies Inc 1 $66,435 25.00%
Kdg Engineering Llc 1 $65,707 25.00%
Snowmass Whitewater Inc Dba Blazing Adventures 1 $115,045 25.00%
Etilize Inc 1 $51,730 25.00%
Intelligent Imaging Innovations Inc 1 $49,442 25.00%
Amdocs Software Technologies Inc 1 $77,189 25.00%
Occidental Oil And Gas 1 $82,680 25.00%
Global 360 1 $102,190 25.00%
Skytech Solutions Llc 1 $94,411 25.00%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sheep Farming 542 $27,531 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 346 $24,816 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 200 $29,729 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 171 $25,417 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 154 $25,789 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 130 $28,720 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 121 $31,759 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 89 $24,935 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 86 $28,837 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 77 $27,548 100.00%

Colorado Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Colorado to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Colorado over all years is $82,064. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage