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 %
Software Developers, Applications 10,628 $89,557 89.39%
Computer Systems Analysts 7,839 $77,319 93.19%
Computer Programmers 4,082 $66,333 88.45%
Computer Occupations, All Other 3,984 $78,447 92.16%
Software Developers, Systems Software 2,117 $97,770 88.61%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 1,285 $73,195 90.30%
Web Developers 1,136 $58,998 98.70%
Electrical Engineers 966 $84,161 86.02%
Management Analysts 867 $77,840 90.69%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 856 $98,164 91.75%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 1,546 $26,748 250.16%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 1,040 $29,801 248.80%
Agricultural Equipment Operators 324 $31,170 127.06%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop 84 $30,155 51.85%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 27 $39,451 17.42%
Nursery Workers 19 $29,701 14.39%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 5 $53,186 4.35%
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 3 $33,661 2.65%
Electricians 1 $59,280 0.95%
Construction Laborers 1 $30,826 1.15%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 702 $411,492 68.89%
Software Developers, Systems Software 262 $105,456 131.66%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 232 $26,856 124.06%
Computer Systems Analysts 229 $96,058 133.14%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 190 $94,563 133.80%
Computer Occupations, All Other 135 $102,830 98.54%
Cooks, Restaurant 115 $30,850 85.82%
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 111 $44,382 105.71%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 71 $42,024 77.17%
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 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 %
Slovakia 1 $91,187 50.00%
Tanzania 1 $41,558 50.00%
Turks And Caicos Islands 1 $22,298 50.00%
Kenya 1 $80,808 50.00%
Senegal 1 $39,697 50.00%
Mauritius 1 $96,075 50.00%
Cote D'ivoire 1 $63,232 100.00%
Tunisia 1 $58,573 100.00%
Uruguay 1 $111,634 100.00%
Guyana 1 $80,205 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Colorado (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Covidien Lp 83 $101,351 85.57%
Twilio Inc 82 $115,117 85.42%
Suntec Business Solutions Private Limited 81 $66,840 85.26%
Mckinsey Company Inc United States 81 $85,208 87.10%
Pricewaterhousecoopers Advisory Services Llc 81 $113,805 87.10%
Apple Inc 80 $126,539 88.89%
National Jewish Health 79 $50,080 87.78%
Colorado Seminary 79 $51,761 89.77%
Medtronic Inc 79 $99,539 89.77%
Mastech Inc A Mastech Holdings Inc Company 78 $93,481 90.70%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Red Lake Sheep Co 10 $17,814 100.00%
Fuller Orchards Llc 10 $29,908 100.00%
Fox Fire Farmsrichard Parry 10 $18,663 100.00%
Weaver Ranch Inc 10 $17,874 100.00%
Spicer Ranches Ltd 10 $26,168 100.00%
Dpf Capital Inc 10 $33,536 100.00%
Grieve Enterprises 10 $12,090 100.00%
Black Cat Farm Llc 10 $26,488 100.00%
4m Ranch Llc 10 $28,820 100.00%
Genova Farms Llc 10 $32,294 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Apple Corporation Dba Canton Palace 6 $27,040 30.00%
Twc Administration Llc 6 $118,581 30.00%
Childrens Hospital Colorado 6 $66,986 30.00%
Motorola Solutions Inc 6 $98,554 30.00%
Wwf Operating Company Fka Whitewave Foods Co 6 $97,026 31.58%
Kiewit Engineering Group Inc 6 $81,709 31.58%
Amazon Fulfillment Services Inc 6 $101,539 31.58%
Frontier Airlines 6 $67,247 33.33%
All American Maintenance Inc 6 $24,398 35.29%
Park Range Construction Inc 6 $27,165 35.29%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

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