| 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.
| Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Engineers | 67 | $72,107 | 80.72% |
| Computer User Support Specialists | 62 | $50,355 | 75.61% |
| Materials Engineers | 61 | $78,596 | 77.22% |
| Logisticians | 61 | $61,382 | 81.33% |
| Economists | 60 | $78,243 | 81.08% |
| Biomedical Engineers | 60 | $78,488 | 83.33% |
| Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers | 60 | $91,244 | 84.51% |
| Petroleum Engineers | 59 | $116,340 | 84.29% |
| Chief Executives | 59 | $162,309 | 84.29% |
| Accountants | 58 | $56,471 | 86.57% |
| Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|
| Occupation | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers | 8 | $54,595 | 66.67% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers | 8 | $51,062 | 66.67% |
| Cost Estimators | 8 | $67,358 | 66.67% |
| Family and General Practitioners | 8 | $125,310 | 66.67% |
| Economics Teachers, Postsecondary | 7 | $49,019 | 58.33% |
| Communications Teachers, Postsecondary | 7 | $36,030 | 63.64% |
| Clergy | 7 | $39,511 | 63.64% |
| Logisticians | 7 | $74,446 | 63.64% |
| Compliance Officers | 7 | $64,994 | 63.64% |
| Stonemasons | 7 | $41,104 | 70.00% |
| Country | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 25 | $66,772 | 37.88% |
| South Africa | 23 | $52,877 | 35.94% |
| Russia | 22 | $95,775 | 44.00% |
| Zimbabwe | 21 | $42,691 | 42.00% |
| Iran | 20 | $75,358 | 41.67% |
| Pakistan | 19 | $104,778 | 42.22% |
| Mongolia | 18 | $43,528 | 42.86% |
| Spain | 17 | $74,571 | 41.46% |
| Germany | 16 | $58,365 | 39.02% |
| Poland | 16 | $60,544 | 40.00% |
| Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Corporation | 201 | $97,417 | 90.13% |
| Swift Beef Company A Jbs Usa Subsidiary | 199 | $74,708 | 90.45% |
| Tech Mahindra Americasinc | 196 | $79,971 | 90.32% |
| Igt Solutions Inc | 191 | $61,762 | 89.67% |
| Inovant Llc | 190 | $88,571 | 90.91% |
| Ibm Corporation | 181 | $87,320 | 87.86% |
| Qwest Corporation | 179 | $84,462 | 87.75% |
| Igate Technologies Inc | 170 | $75,931 | 83.33% |
| Echostar Technologies Llc | 163 | $74,289 | 81.09% |
| Technosoft Corporation | 156 | $80,801 | 79.59% |
| Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|
| Company | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great West Life Annuity Insurance Company | 20 | $105,813 | 58.82% |
| Flying Horse Country Club Llc | 20 | $27,269 | 58.82% |
| Csg Systems Inc | 20 | $98,678 | 60.61% |
| Amazon Web Services Inc | 19 | $106,249 | 57.58% |
| Swift Beef Company A Jbs Usa Subsidiary | 18 | $81,202 | 54.55% |
| Amazoncom Services Llc | 17 | $100,568 | 51.52% |
| Hall Contracting Llc | 17 | $36,348 | 53.13% |
| Theme Soft Inc | 15 | $15,019,844 | 46.88% |
| Ericsson Inc | 14 | $67,242 | 43.75% |
| Jeppesen Sanderson | 14 | $93,154 | 45.16% |
| Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Custom Computer Programming Services | 22,666 | $78,443 | 91.75% |
| Computer Systems Design Services | 4,659 | $85,417 | 93.09% |
| Colleges Universities And Professional Schools | 2,779 | $53,009 | 65.70% |
| Computer Systems Design And Related Services | 1,417 | $86,058 | 88.12% |
| Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services | 1,395 | $88,733 | 94.32% |
| Other Computer Related Services | 1,319 | $79,423 | 89.30% |
| Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities | 1,300 | $101,558 | 91.42% |
| Management Consulting Services | 1,224 | $80,462 | 88.57% |
| Engineering Services | 1,217 | $76,892 | 92.76% |
| Radio And Television Broadcasting And Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing | 1,071 | $87,031 | 83.35% |
| 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% |
| Industry | # of Jobs | Avg Wage | Approval % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities | 333 | $98,148 | 53.37% |
| Computer Systems Design And Related Services | 308 | $803,577 | 50.24% |
| Engineering Services | 263 | $90,142 | 49.34% |
| Full Service Restaurants | 203 | $33,430 | 50.25% |
| Specialized Freight Except Used Goods Trucking Long Distance | 109 | $44,397 | 28.02% |
| General Medical And Surgical Hospitals | 89 | $116,210 | 26.73% |
| Management Consulting Services | 82 | $91,897 | 26.62% |
| General Freight Trucking Local | 79 | $43,689 | 29.81% |
| Golf Courses And Country Clubs | 74 | $31,314 | 28.14% |
| Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists | 64 | $131,257 | 31.53% |
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.