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 %
Norway 2 $73,019 40.00%
Albania 2 $25,501 40.00%
Hong Kong 2 $92,524 40.00%
Sweden 2 $97,656 40.00%
Nicaragua 2 $41,475 50.00%
Denmark 2 $94,079 50.00%
Bulgaria 2 $62,421 50.00%
Malawi 2 $61,236 50.00%
Burma (myanmar) 2 $91,510 50.00%
Rwanda 2 $83,772 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Colorado (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nice Systems Inc 18 $90,044 85.71%
The Boston Consulting Group Inc 18 $93,173 85.71%
Fusion Plus Solutions Inc 18 $86,396 85.71%
Astir It Solutions Inc 18 $64,271 85.71%
Evraz Inc Na 18 $78,044 85.71%
Global Village Academy Aurora 18 $40,663 90.00%
Vantiv Llc 18 $86,839 90.00%
Tibco Software Inc 18 $98,242 90.00%
Cognilytics Inc 18 $65,302 90.00%
Xactly Corporation 18 $104,430 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Denver Campus For Jewish Education 1 $34,860 25.00%
Ericsson Services Inc 1 $74,963 25.00%
Deere Company 1 $62,774 25.00%
Boulder Integral Inc 1 $33,467 25.00%
Pastries By Janusz Llc Dba Elegant Bakery 1 $40,934 25.00%
Infonow Corporation 1 $51,688 25.00%
Excel Engineering Inc 1 $46,634 25.00%
Enroute Traffic Systems Inc 1 $82,597 25.00%
Mvsystems Inc 1 $57,158 25.00%
Sound Inpatient Physicians 1 $93,101 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