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 %
Computer User Support Specialists 62 $50,355 82.67%
Petroleum Engineers 61 $117,899 81.33%
Microbiologists 60 $48,986 81.08%
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 60 $43,531 81.08%
Astronomers 59 $65,466 81.94%
Architectural and Civil Drafters 59 $48,074 83.10%
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors 59 $41,142 84.29%
Sales Managers 58 $124,310 82.86%
Accountants 56 $56,567 82.35%
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers 55 $38,740 82.09%
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 %
Australia 26 $99,748 29.55%
South Africa 25 $94,063 37.88%
Russia 23 $95,250 34.85%
Zimbabwe 22 $43,734 41.51%
Pakistan 22 $104,455 42.31%
Iran 21 $78,372 42.86%
Venezuela 20 $71,687 44.44%
Mongolia 19 $42,616 43.18%
Spain 19 $71,805 43.18%
Vietnam 17 $53,861 38.64%

Top Hiring Companies in Colorado (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Infosys Limited 3,444 $80,191 99.60%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 2,510 $69,550 99.41%
Wipro Limited 1,664 $74,841 66.27%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 1,572 $97,283 88.07%
University Of Colorado 1,479 $53,326 90.07%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 1,408 $85,795 87.84%
Charter Communications Inc 1,405 $104,242 96.83%
Dish Network Llc 1,337 $91,724 92.72%
Mphasis Corporation 921 $72,789 98.08%
Denver Public Schools District 1 782 $52,625 88.96%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Western Range Association 122 $19,808 100.00%
Southern Cross Ranches 64 $12,255 100.00%
Cooksey Produce Llc 44 $27,049 100.00%
Lazy 3x Sheep Company Llc 40 $13,939 100.00%
Olsons Greenhouses Of Colorado Llc 32 $33,226 100.00%
Tuttle Livestock Company Llc 27 $22,618 100.00%
Ray Domenico Farms Inc 25 $27,158 100.00%
Sperry Livestock Corp 24 $16,407 100.00%
Chacon Sheep Company Llc 24 $23,576 100.00%
James Craig Bair Ranch Company 24 $20,510 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dish Network Llc 176 $91,295 59.66%
Denver County School District Aka Denver Public Sc 150 $45,550 55.56%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 114 $92,919 54.03%
Western Union Llc 88 $102,917 50.00%
Visa Technology And Operations Llc 86 $105,026 48.86%
Brightview Landscape Development Inc Colorado 86 $40,588 51.50%
University Of Colorado Denver 85 $69,971 51.83%
Inovant Llc 82 $91,236 52.23%
Charles Schwab Co Inc 69 $113,983 45.39%
Level 3 Communications Llc 65 $100,178 43.33%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

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