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 %
Belarus 6 $80,198 50.00%
Ecuador 5 $80,355 50.00%
Honduras 5 $53,514 50.00%
Sri Lanka 5 $95,688 55.56%
Belgium 5 $76,512 62.50%
Libya 5 $88,802 62.50%
Dominican Republic 4 $65,406 50.00%
Georgia 3 $46,800 37.50%
Greece 3 $76,658 37.50%
Kazakhstan 3 $108,007 42.86%

Top Hiring Companies in Colorado (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ntt Data Inc 62 $92,850 87.32%
Persistent Systems Inc 61 $86,176 88.41%
Trimble Navigation Limited 61 $78,365 91.04%
Us Bank National Association 59 $102,567 88.06%
Hewlett Packard Company 59 $85,873 88.06%
Virtela Technology Services Inc 58 $72,701 87.88%
Triesten Technologies Llc 58 $55,525 87.88%
Deloitte Tax Llp 58 $61,088 89.23%
Solutelia Llc 57 $63,169 89.06%
Cgi Technologies And Solutions Inc 57 $88,453 89.06%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
David Smith Ranch Inc 9 $24,453 100.00%
Max L Noland Family Ltd Partnership 9 $25,117 100.00%
Black Bridge Winery Llc 9 $28,621 100.00%
Rockin Y Land Livestock Llc 9 $23,049 100.00%
Musso Farms Inc 8 $29,091 100.00%
Kiowa Valley Organics Inc 8 $30,909 100.00%
Dean Mantle Ranch 8 $22,447 100.00%
Gh Daniels Iii Associates Inc 8 $28,344 100.00%
Triple D Land Company Llc 8 $22,075 100.00%
Brad And Eric Cure Cattle Company 8 $32,261 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Taco Express 5 $21,174 35.71%
Ttec Services Corporation 5 $106,097 35.71%
Adobe Inc 5 $119,600 35.71%
Fis Management Services Llc 5 $120,113 38.46%
Gogo Business Aviation Llc 5 $124,717 38.46%
Li Enterprises Inc 5 $34,382 38.46%
Atmel Corporation 4 $72,114 30.77%
Alticast Corporation 4 $71,365 30.77%
Mincom Inc 4 $79,623 30.77%
Thyssenkrupp Robins Inc 4 $72,067 30.77%

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