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 %
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 %
Qualcomm Incorporated 40 $81,589 90.91%
Maven Companies Inc 40 $94,106 93.02%
Immense Brains Llc 40 $92,646 93.02%
Nvidia Corporation 40 $134,670 93.02%
Markit North America Inc 39 $88,010 90.70%
Randstad Technologies Llc 39 $95,530 90.70%
Concentrix Cvg Customer Management Group Inc 39 $110,489 90.70%
Murphy Brown Llc 39 $37,326 90.70%
Crispin Porter Bogusky Llc 39 $66,478 90.70%
Google Inc 39 $84,112 92.86%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Grand Farming Enterprises 7 $29,979 100.00%
First Fruits Organic Farms Inc 7 $29,949 100.00%
Hancock Evergreens 7 $27,898 100.00%
Mazzotti Farms Llc 7 $30,145 100.00%
Atchley Farms Llc 7 $33,708 100.00%
Pargin Farm Llc 7 $34,020 100.00%
Arapaho Ranch Corp 7 $22,556 100.00%
Woerner Farms Llc 7 $30,181 100.00%
Palisade Peach Shack Inc 7 $31,422 100.00%
Fagerberg Produce Inc 7 $29,940 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Zia Consulting Inc 3 $94,071 30.00%
Entravision Communications Corporation 3 $59,738 33.33%
Biodesix Inc 3 $91,632 33.33%
Phc Fort Morgan Inc Dba Colorado Plains Medica 3 $78,028 33.33%
Norwest Corporation 3 $91,229 33.33%
Chipotle Mexican Grill 3 $73,244 33.33%
Corey Electrical Engineering Inc 3 $71,219 33.33%
Spatial Business Systems Inc 3 $72,294 33.33%
Open Range Communications 3 $66,893 33.33%
Keith Bath Bath Farms 3 $27,636 33.33%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing 1 $131,685 50.00%
Packing And Crating 1 $59,592 50.00%
Rolling Mill And Other Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing 1 $84,386 50.00%
Flour Milling 1 $132,163 50.00%
Passenger Car Rental And Leasing 1 $55,203 50.00%
Other Building Equipment Contractors 1 $87,693 50.00%
Music Publishers 1 $77,522 50.00%
Legal Services 1 $40,539 50.00%
Business Support Services 1 $61,693 50.00%
Plastics Product Manufacturing 1 $99,362 50.00%

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