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 %
Crispin Porter Bogusky Llc 39 $66,478 84.78%
Google Inc 39 $84,112 84.78%
Avago Technologies Us Inc 39 $91,857 86.67%
Verizon Data Services Llc 38 $88,338 84.44%
Murphy Brown Llc 38 $36,969 86.36%
Xtivia Inc 38 $80,197 88.37%
Cable Television Laboratories Inc 38 $94,834 88.37%
Reliable Software Resources Inc 38 $63,750 90.48%
Colorado State University Pueblo 37 $44,274 88.10%
Catholic Health Initiatives Colorado 37 $162,595 88.10%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Casa Mexico 1 Llc Dba Casa Mexico 3 $28,122 33.33%
Rocky Mountain Institute 3 $68,605 33.33%
Vendavo Inc 3 $78,277 33.33%
Colorado Dental Professionals Llc 3 $99,909 33.33%
Att Services Inc 3 $101,213 33.33%
Pcl Construction Inc 3 $82,403 33.33%
Apptio Inc 3 $104,028 33.33%
Schneider Electric Solar Inverters Usa 3 $75,012 33.33%
Ingersoll Rand Company 3 $69,486 33.33%
Hitachi Vantara Corporation 3 $109,734 33.33%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Floriculture Production 6 $29,661 100.00%
Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers 5 $32,490 83.33%
Wheat Farming 4 $27,794 80.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 4 $23,650 100.00%
Support Activities For Agriculture And Forestry 4 $32,115 100.00%
Apple Orchards 3 $29,487 75.00%
Business Associations 3 $30,964 100.00%
Horses And Other Equine Production 3 $30,451 100.00%
Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing 2 $24,773 66.67%
All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing 2 $31,200 100.00%

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 $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