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 %
Kpmg Llp 154 $84,058 79.38%
University Corporation For Atmospheric Research 152 $69,951 84.92%
Kforce Inc 148 $89,754 82.68%
Lt Technology Services Limited 147 $68,800 84.97%
Deloitte Touche Llp 146 $68,239 87.43%
Leprino Foods Company 142 $87,553 87.65%
Colorado School Of Mines 140 $52,933 88.05%
Netapp Inc 132 $102,793 85.16%
Micron Technology Inc 132 $93,893 88.59%
Syntel Consulting Inc 129 $72,270 87.16%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Eloyalty Llc 14 $94,228 45.16%
San Luis Valley Health 14 $74,592 45.16%
Marvell Semiconductor Inc 13 $86,406 41.94%
Denver Health 13 $145,702 41.94%
Swingle Inc 12 $20,467 38.71%
Transportation Technology Center Inc 12 $63,158 38.71%
Mountain Splendor Services Inc 11 $32,779 36.67%
All Seasons Landscaping Inc 10 $23,442 35.71%
Cuatro Amigos Inc Dba Hacienda Real 10 $27,146 37.04%
Nimbl 10 $98,264 37.04%

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 %

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