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 %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 11 $40,438 84.62%
Operations Research Analysts 11 $61,629 84.62%
Construction Managers 11 $85,745 84.62%
Petroleum Engineers 10 $134,711 76.92%
Environmental Engineers 9 $86,771 69.23%
Architectural and Civil Drafters 9 $43,825 69.23%
Materials Engineers 9 $96,285 75.00%
Chemical Engineers 9 $63,535 75.00%
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 9 $79,958 75.00%
Animal Scientists 9 $55,430 75.00%
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 %
Zia Consulting Inc 7 $84,014 87.50%
Teranex Systems Inc 7 $89,327 87.50%
Infomatics Inc 7 $83,456 87.50%
Adroix Corp 7 $85,952 87.50%
Vaktech Corporation Llc 7 $85,461 87.50%
Eniac Systems Inc 7 $86,638 87.50%
Adalitek Group Llc 7 $89,140 87.50%
Vcloud Technology Group Llc 7 $81,696 87.50%
Dots Technologies Inc 7 $85,720 87.50%
Pilot Technologies Llc 7 $76,791 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Solaray Llc 1 $131,685 100.00%
Datadirect Networks 1 $109,907 100.00%
Studio Pba 1 $55,806 100.00%
Enverus Inc 1 $106,746 100.00%
William Spilo 1 $27,123 100.00%
Patrina Mccauleyblocher 1 $27,123 100.00%
Cherokee Trails Dental Care Pc 1 $106,080 100.00%
Tel1ten Inc 1 $50,648 100.00%
Schlage Lock Company 1 $139,568 100.00%
Presidio Networked Solutions Llc 1 $69,534 100.00%

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