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 %
Chile 12 $82,612 44.44%
Malaysia 11 $82,041 42.31%
Turkey 11 $78,332 42.31%
Japan 11 $69,415 44.00%
El Salvador 11 $37,268 45.83%
Ghana 10 $108,073 45.45%
Ukraine 9 $75,197 42.86%
Egypt 8 $59,620 40.00%
Nigeria 8 $70,248 42.11%
Serbia 8 $44,652 44.44%

Top Hiring Companies in Colorado (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 143 $107,436 89.94%
Travelport Lp 141 $107,152 90.97%
Gavs Technologies Na Inc 138 $73,929 92.00%
Lsi Corporation 136 $103,617 91.89%
Netapp Inc 136 $104,230 93.15%
Datavail Corporation 136 $89,632 93.15%
Syntel Consulting Inc 129 $72,270 88.97%
Trimble Inc 124 $99,582 85.52%
Globalclick Llc 124 $76,183 86.11%
Microsoft Corporation 123 $105,660 87.86%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bar Two Bar Ranch Llc 14 $22,909 100.00%
White River Ranch Llc 14 $20,995 100.00%
Marc Newman Farms 14 $16,547 100.00%
Allen Livestock 14 $22,925 100.00%
Cyclone Ranch Llc 14 $17,861 100.00%
Louis J Schmidt 14 $22,439 100.00%
Reed Reed Reed Farms 14 $26,147 100.00%
David Faucette Farms Llc 13 $22,900 100.00%
Giambrocco Greenhouses Inc 13 $25,168 100.00%
Triple M Orchards Llc 13 $29,238 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mountain Splendor Services Inc 11 $32,779 35.48%
Inpatient Consultants Of Colorado Pc 10 $99,405 32.26%
Us Bank National Association 10 $104,077 33.33%
Ihs Global Inc 10 $92,884 35.71%
Nimbl 10 $98,264 35.71%
Keysight Technologies Inc 10 $98,366 35.71%
Aurora Organic Farms Inc 10 $58,155 35.71%
Prologis Management Llc 10 $119,313 37.04%
All Seasons Landscaping Inc 10 $23,442 37.04%
Lifescape Associates Inc 10 $32,490 37.04%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing 4 $116,272 100.00%
Automobile Dealers 4 $67,423 100.00%
Soft Drink Manufacturing 4 $74,339 100.00%
Other Aircraft Parts And Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing 4 $66,544 100.00%
Gambling Industries 4 $118,243 100.00%
Other Concrete Product Manufacturing 4 $49,822 100.00%
Refrigeration Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 4 $56,311 100.00%
Executive Offices 4 $107,947 100.00%
Museums 4 $55,333 100.00%
Correctional Institutions 4 $98,805 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 $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