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 %
New Zealand 8 $99,735 47.06%
United States Of America 7 $50,160 43.75%
Netherlands 7 $133,361 43.75%
Ireland 7 $87,116 46.67%
Indonesia 7 $77,940 46.67%
Peru 7 $48,886 46.67%
Romania 6 $61,040 46.15%
Jordan 6 $134,531 46.15%
Costa Rica 6 $74,711 46.15%
Belarus 6 $80,198 46.15%

Top Hiring Companies in Colorado (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Swift Beef Company A Jbs Usa Subsidiary 219 $76,792 93.19%
Ibm Corporation 214 $92,329 92.24%
Xavient Digital Llc 213 $86,965 92.21%
Tech Mahindra Americasinc 196 $79,971 89.09%
Qwest Corporation 194 $86,967 89.40%
Igt Solutions Inc 191 $61,762 88.43%
Inovant Llc 190 $88,571 92.23%
Amazon Web Services Inc 183 $104,296 89.71%
Igate Technologies Inc 170 $75,931 83.33%
Deloitte Touche Llp 168 $71,426 83.17%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Honey Rock Llc 15 $31,598 100.00%
Kruckenberg Consulting Llc 15 $19,710 100.00%
Upper Colorado Environmental Plant Center 15 $25,705 100.00%
Oldland Brothers Inc 15 $22,232 100.00%
Sam Robinson 15 $14,307 100.00%
Talbotts Mountain Gold Lllp 15 $28,608 100.00%
Milberger Farms Llc 15 $23,110 100.00%
Cross Mountain Ranch 15 $14,043 100.00%
Williams Orchards Llc 15 $29,668 100.00%
Clark Family Orchards Inc 14 $27,186 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Amazoncom Services Llc 22 $99,703 55.00%
Bab Construction Llc 22 $34,060 59.46%
Great West Life Annuity Insurance Company 20 $105,813 55.56%
Csg Systems Inc 20 $98,678 55.56%
Singing Hills Inc Dba Singing Hills Landscapeinc 20 $35,601 57.14%
Flying Horse Country Club Llc 20 $27,269 57.14%
Hall Contracting Llc 17 $36,348 50.00%
Theme Soft Inc 15 $15,019,844 44.12%
Ericsson Inc 14 $67,242 41.18%
Denver Health 14 $140,962 42.42%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

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