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 %
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%
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 %
Fius Distributors Llc 3 $35,783 100.00%
Waldorf School On The Roaring Fork 3 $39,513 100.00%
Harrison School District 2 3 $33,622 100.00%
Compass Montessori School 3 $41,173 100.00%
Metropolitan State University 3 $38,580 100.00%
Colorado Rocky Mountain School Inc 3 $40,230 100.00%
Studio Nyl Inc 3 $43,784 100.00%
Fentress Architects Ltd 3 $35,221 100.00%
Trn Hotel Management Development Group Inc 3 $39,381 100.00%
Colorado Heights University 3 $44,172 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ambulance Services 12 $83,677 85.71%
Water Supply And Irrigation Systems 12 $99,589 85.71%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 12 $86,020 85.71%
Wholesale Trade Agents And Brokers 12 $65,609 85.71%
Tour Operators 12 $50,528 85.71%
All Other Travel Arrangement And Reservation Services 12 $108,945 92.31%
Child Care Services 11 $59,719 84.62%
Fitness And Recreational Sports Centers 11 $81,390 84.62%
Residential Property Managers 11 $65,433 84.62%
Footwear Manufacturing 11 $68,117 84.62%
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 $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.

State Avg Wage