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 %
Software Developers, Applications	10,688	$89,576	89.89%
Computer Systems Analysts	7,841	$77,319	93.22%
Computer Programmers	4,085	$66,331	88.52%
Computer Occupations, All Other	3,985	$78,451	92.18%
Software Developers, Systems Software	2,135	$97,621	89.37%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	1,285	$73,195	90.37%
Web Developers	1,136	$58,998	98.70%
Electrical Engineers	882	$81,816	85.88%
Database Administrators	840	$78,467	90.03%
Management Analysts	796	$75,961	90.05%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	1,257	$25,547	260.79%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	804	$28,580	222.71%
Agricultural Equipment Operators	242	$29,915	95.65%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop	84	$30,155	66.14%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	22	$35,818	19.47%
Nursery Workers	19	$29,701	18.45%
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	2	$33,197	2.33%
Construction Laborers	1	$30,826	1.23%
Agricultural Workers, All Other	1	$27,310	1.32%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	1	$32,406	1.49%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Software Developers, Applications	699	$412,800	68.60%
Software Developers, Systems Software	262	$105,456	140.86%
Computer Systems Analysts	229	$96,058	134.71%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	209	$26,236	129.81%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	183	$94,175	129.79%
Computer Occupations, All Other	134	$102,973	102.29%
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	111	$44,382	105.71%
Cooks, Restaurant	102	$29,968	105.15%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	71	$42,024	79.78%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	63	$82,524	70.79%

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 %
Ivory Coast	1	$51,168	50.00%
Guatemala	1	$43,216	50.00%
Cape Verde	1	$73,216	50.00%
Turks And Caicos Islands	1	$22,298	50.00%
Iceland	1	$82,930	50.00%
Czech Republic	1	$101,171	50.00%
Republic Of Congo	1	$41,558	50.00%
Bosnia And Herzegovina	1	$70,491	50.00%
Macedonia	1	$70,990	50.00%
Latvia	1	$57,325	50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Colorado (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Global Village Academy Northglenn	21	$38,622	87.50%
Itransition Inc	21	$68,763	87.50%
Spartan Solutions Inc	21	$77,615	87.50%
Tech Talent Llc	21	$90,329	87.50%
Open Text Inc	21	$109,615	87.50%
Visa Technology Amp Operations Llc	21	$95,812	87.50%
Klaxontech Inc	21	$87,104	87.50%
Evernorth Enterprise Services Inc	21	$117,231	87.50%
Immense Brains Llc	21	$95,018	91.30%
Cigna Cglic	20	$83,124	86.96%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
La Milpa Iinc Dba Guadalajara Family Mexican Rest	2	$27,560	40.00%
Mwh Constructors Inc	2	$111,686	40.00%
Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center	2	$189,176	40.00%
Crescent Point Energy Us Corp	2	$117,604	40.00%
Coalfire Systems	2	$107,921	40.00%
Xcel Energy Services Inc	2	$80,299	40.00%
Northern Asian Cafe Inc Dba Aisan Cafe Grill	2	$29,723	40.00%
Dnpr Services Llc	2	$107,515	40.00%
Velocity Global Llc	2	$100,308	40.00%
Aes Services Inc	2	$84,022	40.00%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Corporate Subsidiary And Regional Managing Offices	31	$75,298	86.11%
Breweries	31	$90,748	88.57%
Health And Welfare Funds	31	$116,845	88.57%
Marketing Research And Public Opinion Polling	29	$78,568	87.88%
Insurance Carriers	27	$103,554	81.82%
Geophysical Surveying And Mapping Services	27	$82,862	84.38%
Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation	26	$75,583	81.25%
Telemarketing Bureaus And Other Contact Centers	26	$93,899	83.87%
Hardware Manufacturing	26	$97,770	83.87%
Travel Agencies	25	$101,988	83.33%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Frozen Cakes Pies And Other Pastries Manufacturing	2	$76,919	20.00%
Direct Mail Advertising	2	$107,443	20.00%
Administration Of Education Programs	2	$37,477	20.00%
Other Food Manufacturing	2	$60,590	20.00%
Chemical Manufacturing	2	$99,185	20.00%
Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation	2	$94,349	22.22%
Other Support Activities For Air Transportation	2	$63,232	22.22%
Employment Placement Agencies	2	$67,444	22.22%
Lessors Of Miniwarehouses And Self Storage Units	2	$69,087	22.22%
Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing	2	$98,020	22.22%

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.