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 %
Cognier Inc 10 $94,357 83.33%
Tusker Solutions Inc 10 $83,818 83.33%
Red Hat Inc 10 $100,010 83.33%
Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc 10 $96,075 83.33%
Suntec Business Solutions Pvt Ltd 10 $92,907 90.91%
Datadirect Networks Inc 10 $119,752 90.91%
Iotics Corporation Llc 10 $92,864 90.91%
Sann It Solutions Inc 10 $91,978 90.91%
Fidelity Technology Group Llc 10 $101,352 90.91%
Convergence Acceleration Solutions Llc 10 $106,922 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sanders Farms 1 $23,650 100.00%
Lazy 3x Ranch Dba Lazy 3x Sheep Llc 1 $9,000 100.00%
Grieve Enterprisesthomas Grieve 1 $10,500 100.00%
Kenny And Gayle Crawford Rogers Dba Crawford Ranch 1 $10,500 100.00%
Olander Farms Llc 1 $34,590 100.00%
Nick Theos Family Llp 1 $9,000 100.00%
Cyclone Ranch 1 $10,500 100.00%
Larry Cynthia Gardner 1 $34,590 100.00%
Camilletti Cattle Co Lllp 1 $30,709 100.00%
Nona Powell Dba Powell 4a Ranch Llc 1 $9,000 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Adaptive Planning Inc 1 $89,502 50.00%
Snapfish 1 $115,232 50.00%
Dimension Data North America 1 $80,808 50.00%
Navajo Incorporated 1 $59,446 50.00%
Serving Alongside Ministry 1 $30,368 50.00%
Auto Mart Usa Llc 1 $18,970 50.00%
Lychen Inc Dba East Moon Asian Bistro Sushi 1 $28,954 50.00%
Telecommunication Systems Inc 1 $104,936 50.00%
Industrial Products International Inc 1 $84,302 50.00%
Copic 1 $89,502 50.00%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Landscape Architectural Services 66 $54,648 85.71%
Environmental Consulting Services 65 $76,439 85.53%
Direct Life Insurance Carriers 65 $98,756 86.67%
Satellite Telecommunications 62 $104,920 83.78%
Human Resources Consulting Services 62 $90,292 84.93%
Electrical Equipment Manufacturing 62 $101,243 87.32%
Credit Bureaus 61 $88,688 85.92%
Kidney Dialysis Centers 60 $105,361 85.71%
Other Heavy And Civil Engineering Construction 60 $75,167 88.24%
Specialty Except Psychiatric And Substance Abuse Hospitals 59 $47,243 88.06%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Animal Food Manufacturing 1 $20,733 100.00%
Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers 1 $29,661 100.00%
Oilseed Except Soybean Farming 1 $37,440 100.00%
Pesticide Fertilizer And Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing 1 $30,826 100.00%
All Other Grain Farming 1 $34,590 100.00%

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 $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