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 %
Biological Technicians	85	$34,779	79.44%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	82	$43,966	76.64%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	81	$48,317	76.42%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	81	$55,205	79.41%
General and Operations Managers	81	$99,311	81.00%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	76	$43,216	79.17%
Construction Managers	72	$81,461	79.12%
Commercial and Industrial Designers	70	$50,281	77.78%
Cost Estimators	70	$61,190	81.40%
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	68	$59,623	80.95%

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 %
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 %
Amind Solutions Llc	19	$77,028	90.48%
Janus Henderson Management Us Corporation	19	$112,036	90.48%
Autodesk Inc	19	$95,483	90.48%
Revolution Global Consulting Services Llc	19	$61,800	90.48%
Globallogicinc	19	$96,187	90.48%
F5 Networks Inc	19	$100,659	90.48%
Sprint Corporation	19	$83,284	90.48%
Technology People Inc	19	$75,322	90.48%
Hitachi Vantara Llc	19	$102,814	90.48%
Cloudend Platform Inc	19	$84,048	90.48%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Biodesix Inc	2	$100,039	50.00%
Rescue Tree Service Inc	2	$39,000	50.00%
Cheyenne County School District Re 5	2	$31,120	50.00%
Webroot Software Inc	2	$64,772	50.00%
Lanx Inc	2	$76,991	50.00%
Energy Acuity Llc	2	$80,226	50.00%
Rehabcare Group Inc	2	$53,830	50.00%
Computer Consulting Services Of America Inc Ta C	2	$78,219	50.00%
Phong Lis Inc Dba South Garden Ii	2	$25,917	50.00%
Wal Mart Associates Inc	2	$87,007	50.00%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Elementary And Secondary Schools	1,067	$48,311	85.77%
Scientific Research And Development Services	611	$69,133	91.88%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants	566	$78,374	92.79%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	563	$97,242	94.30%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing	497	$94,766	87.65%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	490	$112,052	89.09%
Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	482	$98,675	88.93%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	412	$95,403	92.79%
Computer Storage Device Manufacturing	396	$92,433	93.84%
Communications Equipment Manufacturing	373	$100,486	89.02%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Nursery And Tree Production	66	$26,630	100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production	65	$29,557	100.00%
Crop Production	56	$32,059	100.00%
Sheep And Goat Farming	56	$16,873	100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders	47	$28,619	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming	45	$30,106	100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture	41	$29,118	100.00%
Jewelry Watch Precious Stone And Precious Metal Merchant Wholesalers	38	$11,166	100.00%
Agriculture Forestry Fishing And Hunting	36	$30,057	100.00%
Fruit And Tree Nut Farming	33	$27,400	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Continuing Care Retirement Communities And Assisted Living Facilities For The Elderly	63	$25,298	32.64%
Electronic Computer Manufacturing	60	$97,421	32.09%
Surgical And Medical Instrument Manufacturing	54	$92,580	33.33%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services	47	$103,922	30.52%
Animal Except Poultry Slaughtering	40	$78,158	33.90%
Nursing Care Facilities Skilled Nursing Facilities	38	$3,272,097	34.86%
Other Electronic Parts And Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	32	$103,760	33.33%
Educational Support Services	29	$91,293	32.58%
Research And Development In The Physical Engineering And Life Sciences	29	$79,142	35.37%
Direct Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	27	$88,327	34.18%

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.