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 %
Raymond James Associates Inc 10 $114,668 90.91%
The Colorado College 10 $48,988 90.91%
Comtrix Solutions Inc 10 $42,827 90.91%
Jbs Five Rivers Cattle Feeding Llc 10 $37,981 90.91%
Fullcontact Inc 10 $67,596 90.91%
Res America Developments Inc 10 $75,346 90.91%
Igate Americas Inc 10 $58,178 90.91%
Ghp Horwath Pc 10 $55,909 90.91%
Tejas Software Inc 10 $64,925 90.91%
Xceltech Inc 10 $49,675 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Priority Pollination Llc 1 $33,987 100.00%
James Matsuda Park Creek Nursery Inc 1 $20,051 100.00%
Bob Rogers Farm 1 $23,192 100.00%
John Fredrick Haroldjohn Harold Enterprises 1 $21,694 100.00%
Winsom Farms Llc 1 $20,925 100.00%
Crimson Cattle Llc 1 $34,590 100.00%
L7 Trading Llc 1 $27,310 100.00%
John Stewart Downing Family Trust 1 $22,880 100.00%
John Harold Enterprise Dba Tuxedo Corn Company 1 $21,798 100.00%
Rafter Diamond Cattle Co Llc 1 $10,500 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Blue Ocean Japanese Restaurant Inc 1 $28,475 50.00%
Makemsic Inc 1 $98,259 50.00%
Welborn Sullivan Meck Tooley Pc 1 $107,349 50.00%
Weatherstone Capital Management Llc 1 $59,571 50.00%
Janette Kay Lawler Irrev Trust 1 $26,166 50.00%
Pikes Peak Community College 1 $41,330 50.00%
Telluride School District 1 $49,330 50.00%
Skyline Enterprises Inc 1 $70,408 50.00%
Ftr Ltd 1 $144,435 50.00%
Sbs Cisco Inc 1 $81,411 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