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%
Construction Laborers 1 $30,826 0.95%
Agricultural Workers, All Other 1 $27,310 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 %
Costa Rica 6 $74,711 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%
Singapore 3 $69,830 37.50%
Georgia 3 $46,800 37.50%
Greece 3 $76,658 42.86%

Top Hiring Companies in Colorado (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dish Wireless Llc 414 $106,517 97.87%
Alliance For Sustainable Energy Llc 413 $75,653 98.33%
Visa Technology Operations Llc 394 $109,989 95.40%
Capgemini America Inc 383 $89,672 93.19%
Larsen Toubro Infotech Limited 376 $61,657 92.16%
Western Union Llc 375 $109,948 92.59%
Xavient Information Systems Inc 354 $68,380 87.41%
Visa Usa Inc 334 $104,298 86.08%
The Alliance For Sustainable Energy Llc 326 $62,041 87.40%
Google Llc 324 $105,337 92.84%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
High Country Lamb Llc 20 $19,054 100.00%
J Paul Brown 19 $20,609 100.00%
Lov Ranch 19 $16,815 100.00%
Campbell Hansmire Sheep Llc 19 $22,336 100.00%
Aurora Organic Farms Inc 18 $30,613 100.00%
Black Bear Orchards Llc 18 $25,707 100.00%
Altman Specialty Plants Llc Co 18 $36,051 100.00%
Snyder Ranches Llc 18 $25,600 100.00%
Slash Ev Ranch 18 $18,184 100.00%
Curtis Cherry Ranch 18 $13,869 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ringcentral Inc 34 $98,874 42.50%
Lsi Corporation An Avago Technologies Company 33 $114,941 41.25%
Datavail Corporation 32 $96,953 46.38%
University Of Colorado At Denver And Health Scienc 31 $50,999 46.97%
Cisco Systems Inc 31 $104,814 46.97%
Parkview Medical Center Inc 31 $130,745 47.69%
Accenture Llp 31 $115,041 50.82%
Highlands Landscaping And Fencing Llc 31 $36,107 52.54%
Jims Pride Landscaping And Maintenance Inc Dba 31 $28,141 55.36%
Micron Technology Inc 30 $90,033 54.55%

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