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 %
Cost Estimators 75 $61,219 83.33%
Energy Engineers 74 $94,527 82.22%
Commercial and Industrial Designers 71 $50,788 80.68%
Materials Engineers 71 $80,389 82.56%
Chief Executives 70 $169,132 81.40%
Economists 70 $79,441 84.34%
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other 68 $59,623 81.93%
Logisticians 65 $63,412 80.25%
Animal Scientists 63 $53,789 80.77%
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health 62 $66,803 81.58%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Microchip Technology Inc 32 $80,554 91.43%
Vision It Services Usa Inc 31 $61,706 88.57%
Salesforcecom Inc 31 $110,321 88.57%
Webroot Inc 31 $82,158 88.57%
Vertafore Inc 31 $105,071 88.57%
Management Health Systems Llc 31 $48,196 88.57%
Saxon Global Inc 31 $85,036 91.18%
Object Experts Llc 31 $81,115 91.18%
Hunter Douglas Inc 31 $101,630 91.18%
Spectralink Corporation 30 $90,500 88.24%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Leroux Creek Food Corp 6 $26,943 100.00%
Calvin Inda 6 $14,842 100.00%
Dgrb Inc 6 $33,398 100.00%
Peak To Prairie Harvesting Inc 6 $29,456 100.00%
Allen Livestocklawrence P Allen 6 $9,000 100.00%
Wiregrass West Ltd 6 $19,883 100.00%
Peak Ranch Inc 6 $28,465 100.00%
Silver Spur Operating Company Llc 6 $18,534 100.00%
Lazy 3x Sheep Company 6 $19,109 100.00%
Bar Ni Corporation 6 $34,445 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fpt Usa Corp 3 $85,239 37.50%
Montessori Del Mundo 3 $57,724 37.50%
Tsys Merchant Solutions Llc 3 $116,098 42.86%
Xandr Inc 3 $88,705 42.86%
Peak Gastroenterology Associates Pc 3 $73,791 42.86%
Casa Mexico 1 Llc Dba Casa Mexico 3 $28,122 42.86%
Vendavo 3 $108,403 42.86%
Logrhythm 3 $137,259 42.86%
U I Restaurant Inc 3 $29,640 42.86%
Amazon Data Services Inc 3 $100,353 42.86%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing 2 $128,638 66.67%
Wired Telecommunications Carriers 2 $200,304 66.67%
Other Airport Operations 2 $80,350 66.67%
Freight Transportation Arrangement 2 $66,071 66.67%
Pension Funds 2 $138,279 66.67%
Natural Gas Distribution 2 $75,785 66.67%
Photographic Services 2 $64,418 66.67%
Crude Petroleum Extraction 2 $128,513 66.67%
General Freight Trucking 2 $71,719 66.67%
Diagnostic Imaging Centers 2 $48,802 66.67%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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