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 %
Araco Construction Services Llc 8 $53,890 88.89%
Numentica Llc 8 $81,162 88.89%
Anton Collins Mitchell Llp 8 $49,486 88.89%
Eksh Lllp 8 $50,505 88.89%
Whipplewood Cpas Pc 8 $47,520 88.89%
Oberon It Inc 8 $63,646 88.89%
Summitworks Technologies Inc 8 $64,353 88.89%
Softech International Resources Inc 8 $58,625 88.89%
Lumendata Inc 8 $92,521 88.89%
Micro2mega Inc 8 $51,930 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Korean Emmanuel United Methodist Church 1 $40,123 50.00%
Serving Alongside Ministry 1 $30,368 50.00%
Dimension Data North America 1 $80,808 50.00%
Auto Mart Usa Llc 1 $18,970 50.00%
Navajo Incorporated 1 $59,446 50.00%
Telluride Foundation 1 $56,139 50.00%
Scott Lindenau Architect Pc Dba Studio B Architect 1 $45,302 50.00%
Ymc Green Corp 1 $28,101 50.00%
Aj Inc 1 $29,411 50.00%
Snapfish 1 $115,232 50.00%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Advertising Agencies 75 $67,833 87.21%
Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities 74 $72,157 87.06%
Direct Life Insurance Carriers 63 $98,613 75.00%
Offices Of Physicians 61 $120,039 80.26%
Other Heavy And Civil Engineering Construction 60 $75,167 82.19%
Other Management Consulting Services 60 $86,023 85.71%
Landscape Architectural Services 59 $53,812 85.51%
Medical Equipment And Supplies Manufacturing 58 $100,240 85.29%
Credit Bureaus 58 $86,482 87.88%
Couriers And Express Delivery Services 57 $84,247 87.69%

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