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 %
Moldova 1 $44,117 100.00%
Finland 1 $65,874 100.00%
Bosnia And Herzegovina 1 $70,491 100.00%
Grenada 1 $89,253 100.00%
Cameroon 1 $95,243 100.00%
Syria 1 $208,000 100.00%
Namibia 1 $31,500 100.00%
Lebanon 1 $74,610 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Colorado (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Pricewaterhousecoopers Llp 70 $70,924 93.33%
Virtusa Corporation 70 $83,604 93.33%
Csc Covansys Corporation 69 $70,625 93.24%
Ringcentral Inc 69 $100,692 94.52%
Atos Syntel Inc 68 $80,954 93.15%
Kiewit Engineering Group Inc 67 $77,398 91.78%
Denver Health And Hospital Authority 67 $146,804 93.06%
Workday Inc 65 $107,772 91.55%
Rocky Mountain Institute Inc 63 $74,597 88.73%
Great West Life Annuity Insurance Company 63 $100,677 88.73%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
3491 E Road Llc 9 $30,715 100.00%
Warren W Roberts 9 $21,319 100.00%
Home Ranch Llc 9 $33,289 100.00%
Stateline Crop Consultants Inc 9 $24,703 100.00%
Brushco Farms Inc 9 $30,971 100.00%
Focus Ranch 9 $28,526 100.00%
Fresh Harvest Inc 9 $29,554 100.00%
Farrell Livestock 9 $24,262 100.00%
Roy King Sons Llc 9 $22,885 100.00%
Darrell W Camilletti 9 $27,330 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Compassion International 5 $100,784 35.71%
Amdocs Inc 5 $103,860 35.71%
Res America Construction Inc 5 $102,873 35.71%
Banner Medical Group Colorado 5 $154,265 35.71%
F5 Networks Inc 5 $97,328 35.71%
Western Proscapes Inc 5 $40,231 35.71%
Rocky Mountain Institute 5 $70,441 35.71%
Deloitte Tax Llp 5 $63,631 35.71%
Sg Electric Llc 5 $40,789 35.71%
Pivotal Software Inc 5 $96,815 35.71%

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