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 %
Fentress Architects Llc 23 $48,589 92.00%
Lutheran Hospital Association Of The San Luis Valley 23 $58,969 92.00%
Hire It People Inc 22 $95,565 88.00%
Rjt Compuquest Inc 22 $58,806 88.00%
First Consulting Group Llc 22 $84,677 88.00%
Cyberthink Inc 22 $78,854 88.00%
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc 22 $89,766 88.00%
Servesys Corporation 22 $74,403 88.00%
Motorola Solutions Inc 22 $92,769 88.00%
Turner Construction 22 $73,919 88.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Trane Technologies Company 2 $135,440 40.00%
Hach 2 $114,930 40.00%
Moon Star Restaurant Inc Dba Moon Star Ii 2 $30,202 40.00%
Sedgwick County Health Center 2 $39,000 40.00%
Mca Connect Llc 2 $114,639 40.00%
Lilac Communications Inc 2 $160,327 40.00%
Cosmopolitan Restaurant 2 $52,135 40.00%
Direxa Engineering 2 $189,052 40.00%
A And A Quality Appliance Inc 2 $68,494 40.00%
Daniel Foods Inc 2 $46,436 40.00%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industrial Valve Manufacturing 1 $61,381 100.00%
General Automotive Repair 1 $49,754 100.00%
Recreational Vehicle Dealers 1 $116,730 100.00%
Airport Operations 1 $53,893 100.00%
Nature Parks And Other Similar Institutions 1 $57,678 100.00%
Other Business Support Services 1 $61,090 100.00%
Architectural And Structural Metals Manufacturing 1 $88,920 100.00%
Fine Arts Schools 1 $68,182 100.00%
Used Car Dealers 1 $112,861 100.00%
Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing 1 $71,531 100.00%
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 $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