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
69,150 85.51% $84,167 H-1B
5,048 6.24% $195,069 PERM
4,244 5.25% $24,587 H-2A
2,426 3.00% $105,058 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Colorado has seen a total of 80,868 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Colorado is the H-1B visa with 69,150 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 85.51% of Colorado's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 5,048 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 6.24% of Colorado's total visas.

Top Occupations in Colorado (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Biological Technicians 95 $36,104 81.20%
Internists, General 94 $144,357 82.46%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 93 $48,951 83.04%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 92 $58,095 83.64%
Construction Managers 89 $86,504 83.18%
General and Operations Managers 87 $100,995 82.08%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 82 $42,863 82.00%
Biomedical Engineers 77 $80,894 78.57%
Environmental Engineers 77 $73,012 79.38%
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers 76 $94,249 84.44%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Construction Managers 12 $84,372 85.71%
Industrial Production Managers 12 $103,133 92.31%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 11 $40,438 84.62%
Petroleum Engineers 10 $134,711 76.92%
Environmental Engineers 10 $87,048 76.92%
Cost Estimators 9 $67,159 69.23%
Architectural and Civil Drafters 9 $43,825 69.23%
Materials Engineers 9 $96,285 69.23%
Stonemasons 9 $43,913 69.23%
Chemical Engineers 9 $63,535 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 2018 with 6,191 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 944 in 2025.

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

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 1,487 $343,941 46.69%
Mexico 440 $40,121 51.58%
China 203 $66,874 45.01%
Canada 136 $100,885 44.01%
Philippines 104 $34,435 45.22%
Nepal 71 $3,127,034 31.42%
South Korea 63 $59,951 42.57%
United Kingdom 60 $102,886 46.51%
Brazil 56 $61,668 46.67%
Colombia 30 $63,581 32.97%

Top Hiring Companies in Colorado (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fanatics Retail Group Fulfillment Llc 23 $115,381 88.46%
Gogo Business Aviation Llc 23 $116,175 88.46%
Meta Platforms Inc 23 $140,816 88.46%
Ioasiz Inc 23 $81,132 88.46%
Danta Technologies Inc 23 $83,945 88.46%
Zayo Group Holdings Inc 23 $68,841 88.46%
Spatial Corp 23 $86,635 88.46%
First Consulting Group Llc 23 $84,675 88.46%
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation 23 $87,639 92.00%
Idexcel Inc 23 $78,206 92.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Graces Bounty Llc 4 $32,661 100.00%
Huntsman Mountain Outfitters Llc 4 $27,217 100.00%
Collins Land Cattle Co Llcbrian Thomas Collins 4 $10,500 100.00%
Landscape Technology Group Inc 4 $31,975 100.00%
Steele Livestock 4 $24,283 100.00%
The Sod Guy Inc 4 $32,661 100.00%
Melby Custom Contracting Inc 4 $30,051 100.00%
Mitchek Farms Gp 4 $33,743 100.00%
Cg Farms Inc 4 $33,348 100.00%
L And M Fuller Family Partnership 4 $20,379 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Reventics Inc 2 $138,528 40.00%
Nicholson Construction Company 2 $134,607 40.00%
Clickfox Inc 2 $113,953 40.00%
The Western Sugar Cooperative 2 $89,482 40.00%
Ysj Inc 2 $30,576 40.00%
Ttec Technology Llc 2 $94,775 40.00%
Modjeski And Masters Inc 2 $75,931 40.00%
One World Cuisine Llc 2 $28,954 40.00%
Southeast Colorado Hospital District 2 $92,758 40.00%
Brinkman Construction Inc 2 $73,747 40.00%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing 1 $131,685 50.00%
Packing And Crating 1 $59,592 50.00%
Rolling Mill And Other Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing 1 $84,386 50.00%
Flour Milling 1 $132,163 50.00%
Passenger Car Rental And Leasing 1 $55,203 50.00%
Other Building Equipment Contractors 1 $87,693 50.00%
Music Publishers 1 $77,522 50.00%
Legal Services 1 $40,539 50.00%
Business Support Services 1 $61,693 50.00%
Plastics Product Manufacturing 1 $99,362 50.00%

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 $84,167. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage