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 %
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 %
Colombia 25 $66,772 37.88%
South Africa 23 $52,877 35.94%
Russia 22 $95,775 44.00%
Zimbabwe 21 $42,691 42.00%
Iran 20 $75,358 41.67%
Pakistan 19 $104,778 42.22%
Mongolia 18 $43,528 42.86%
Spain 17 $74,571 41.46%
Germany 16 $58,365 39.02%
Poland 16 $60,544 40.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Colorado (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Fius Distributors Llc 3 $35,783 100.00%
Waldorf School On The Roaring Fork 3 $39,513 100.00%
Harrison School District 2 3 $33,622 100.00%
Compass Montessori School 3 $41,173 100.00%
Metropolitan State University 3 $38,580 100.00%
Colorado Rocky Mountain School Inc 3 $40,230 100.00%
Studio Nyl Inc 3 $43,784 100.00%
Fentress Architects Ltd 3 $35,221 100.00%
Trn Hotel Management Development Group Inc 3 $39,381 100.00%
Colorado Heights University 3 $44,172 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Schools And Instruction 11 $59,256 84.62%
Oil And Gas Field Machinery And Equipment Manufacturing 11 $90,104 84.62%
Industrial Machinery Manufacturing 11 $89,467 84.62%
Payroll Services 10 $78,122 76.92%
Legal Services 10 $65,755 76.92%
Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing 10 $85,528 83.33%
Full Service Restaurants 10 $74,406 83.33%
Offices Of Physicians Mental Health Specialists 10 $112,545 83.33%
Independent Artists Writers And Performers 10 $42,834 83.33%
Industrial Design Services 10 $53,789 83.33%
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