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 %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	14	$110,326	87.50%
Dentists, General	13	$91,778	81.25%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	13	$38,385	86.67%
Engineers, All Other	13	$96,346	86.67%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	13	$40,334	86.67%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	13	$86,079	86.67%
Sales Managers	12	$107,100	80.00%
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	12	$34,156	85.71%
Industrial Production Managers	12	$103,133	92.31%
Construction Managers	11	$85,745	84.62%

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 %
India	1,359	$365,489	47.29%
Mexico	405	$39,794	53.64%
China	189	$66,263	46.10%
Canada	126	$100,804	44.68%
Philippines	82	$35,140	45.81%
South Korea	61	$50,537	39.10%
Nepal	58	$3,816,957	41.43%
United Kingdom	58	$102,303	50.88%
Brazil	50	$64,525	43.86%
Australia	26	$99,748	30.95%

Top Hiring Companies in Colorado (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Global Village Academy Northglenn	21	$38,622	87.50%
Itransition Inc	21	$68,763	87.50%
Spartan Solutions Inc	21	$77,615	87.50%
Tech Talent Llc	21	$90,329	87.50%
Open Text Inc	21	$109,615	87.50%
Visa Technology Amp Operations Llc	21	$95,812	87.50%
Klaxontech Inc	21	$87,104	87.50%
Evernorth Enterprise Services Inc	21	$117,231	87.50%
Immense Brains Llc	21	$95,018	91.30%
Cigna Cglic	20	$83,124	86.96%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
La Milpa Iinc Dba Guadalajara Family Mexican Rest	2	$27,560	40.00%
Mwh Constructors Inc	2	$111,686	40.00%
Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center	2	$189,176	40.00%
Crescent Point Energy Us Corp	2	$117,604	40.00%
Coalfire Systems	2	$107,921	40.00%
Xcel Energy Services Inc	2	$80,299	40.00%
Northern Asian Cafe Inc Dba Aisan Cafe Grill	2	$29,723	40.00%
Dnpr Services Llc	2	$107,515	40.00%
Velocity Global Llc	2	$100,308	40.00%
Aes Services Inc	2	$84,022	40.00%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Accounting Tax Preparation Bookkeeping And Payroll Services	368	$73,197	90.64%
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services	272	$83,291	86.90%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing	233	$115,246	89.62%
Other Electronic Parts And Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	229	$113,740	95.82%
Animal Except Poultry Slaughtering	227	$71,602	95.38%
Other Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	204	$81,330	85.71%
Surgical And Medical Instrument Manufacturing	179	$88,958	80.27%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists	178	$141,116	86.83%
Marketing Consulting Services	175	$83,534	88.83%
Other Measuring And Controlling Device Manufacturing	169	$89,001	86.67%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Oilseed And Grain Farming	32	$30,070	100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production	30	$32,260	100.00%
Merchant Wholesalers Nondurable Goods	29	$10,172	100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production	25	$31,954	100.00%
Hay Farming	23	$30,393	100.00%
Flower Nursery Stock And Florists Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	23	$29,562	100.00%
Cattle Feedlots	20	$29,208	100.00%
All Other Animal Production	14	$23,293	100.00%
Dairy Cattle And Milk Production	14	$31,793	100.00%
Apiculture	14	$29,332	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Nonferrous Metal Except Aluminum Smelting And Refining	24	$125,131	31.58%
Mineral Wool Manufacturing	23	$95,698	30.67%
All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment And Component Manufacturing	22	$87,316	29.73%
Kidney Dialysis Centers	22	$94,555	33.33%
Aircraft Manufacturing	22	$103,356	34.38%
Siding Contractors	22	$34,060	34.92%
Computer Facilities Management Services	21	$95,992	35.00%
Restaurants And Other Eating Places	21	$29,127	35.59%
Religious Organizations	19	$55,209	35.19%
Medical Laboratories	16	$94,598	31.37%

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.