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 %
Japan 11 $69,415 44.00%
Malaysia 11 $82,041 44.00%
Italy 11 $67,191 45.83%
El Salvador 11 $37,268 47.83%
Turkey 10 $75,229 45.45%
Ukraine 9 $75,197 42.86%
Serbia 8 $44,652 38.10%
Ghana 8 $111,301 42.11%
New Zealand 8 $99,735 50.00%
Egypt 7 $75,530 43.75%

Top Hiring Companies in Colorado (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Donato Technologies Inc 7 $89,182 87.50%
Novus Professional Services Inc 7 $107,652 87.50%
Sdh Systems Llc 7 $93,814 87.50%
Nartal Systems Inc 7 $92,518 87.50%
Tnp Systems Llc 7 $98,827 87.50%
Transunion Rental Screening Solutions Inc 7 $101,712 87.50%
Caremark Llc 7 $104,727 87.50%
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Inc 7 $113,431 87.50%
Cigna Evernorth Services Inc 7 $124,399 87.50%
Tymon Global Inc 6 $92,948 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lawn Care Plus Inc 1 $57,595 100.00%
Nicman Group Llc 1 $131,685 100.00%
Super Awesome Llc Dba Copper Vacations 1 $28,246 100.00%
Dcp Services Llc 1 $128,898 100.00%
Az Trans Llc 1 $28,933 100.00%
Wright Mcgill Co 1 $131,685 100.00%

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