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 %
Financial Specialists, All Other 51 $53,243 86.44%
Computer Network Support Specialists 50 $61,449 84.75%
Graphic Designers 48 $43,973 81.36%
Molecular and Cellular Biologists 48 $59,452 82.76%
Business Operations Specialists, All Other 46 $56,546 82.14%
Physical Therapists 45 $65,627 81.82%
Financial Managers 44 $141,923 86.27%
Actuaries 43 $92,243 84.31%
Public Relations Specialists 42 $43,665 84.00%
Registered Nurses 41 $67,221 83.67%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Food Preparation Workers 5 $21,956 55.56%
Food Scientists and Technologists 5 $77,330 55.56%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 5 $106,908 55.56%
Chemists 5 $61,385 55.56%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval 5 $57,134 55.56%
Materials Scientists 5 $78,811 62.50%
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners 5 $27,302 62.50%
Medical and Health Services Managers 5 $99,046 62.50%
Purchasing Managers 5 $121,651 62.50%
Economists 5 $70,953 62.50%
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 %
Pricewaterhousecoopers Llp 70 $70,924 89.74%
Csc Covansys Corporation 69 $70,625 88.46%
Mckinsey Company Inc United States 69 $84,087 89.61%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Advisory Services Llc 69 $110,127 90.79%
Virtusa Corporation 67 $82,296 89.33%
Medtronic Inc 67 $95,058 89.33%
Apple Inc 64 $123,062 86.49%
Great West Life Annuity Insurance Company 63 $100,677 88.73%
Roaring Fork School District Re 1 63 $48,015 88.73%
Denver Health And Hospital Authority 63 $149,452 88.73%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Taco Express 5 $21,174 31.25%
Pivotal Software Inc 5 $96,815 33.33%
Sg Electric Llc 5 $40,789 33.33%
Ttec Services Corporation 5 $106,097 33.33%
Adobe Inc 5 $119,600 33.33%
Ads Alliance Data Systems Inc 5 $76,542 33.33%
Sushi 1 Inc 5 $32,852 33.33%
Cable Television Laboratories Inc 5 $115,822 35.71%
Compassion International 5 $100,784 35.71%
Golder Associates Inc 5 $80,375 35.71%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Support Activities For Air Transportation 3 $76,794 75.00%
Welding And Soldering Equipment Manufacturing 3 $66,782 75.00%
Casino Hotels 3 $119,739 75.00%
Machine Tool Manufacturing 3 $91,388 75.00%
Plastics Product Manufacturing 3 $79,692 75.00%
Activities Related To Real Estate 3 $75,331 75.00%
Credit Unions 3 $52,398 75.00%
Nondepository Credit Intermediation 3 $68,203 75.00%
Farm Management Services 3 $86,764 75.00%
Doll Toy And Game Manufacturing 3 $63,335 75.00%
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