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 %
Amazoncom Services Llc 292 $100,917 87.16%
Prokarma Inc 291 $88,518 88.99%
Compunnel Software Group Inc 289 $85,003 92.63%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation 282 $78,681 91.86%
Level 3 Communications Llc 278 $87,335 92.98%
Charles Schwab And Company Inc 263 $107,187 89.15%
Citiustech Inc 252 $85,268 90.00%
Tech Mahindra Americas Inc 245 $80,692 89.74%
Seagate Us Llc 226 $90,703 85.93%
Intel Corporation 223 $99,646 85.11%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hirakata Farms Llc 17 $28,867 100.00%
Hotchkiss Ranches Inc 17 $16,687 100.00%
Rossi Dairy Produce Llc 17 $27,019 100.00%
Marvine Ranch Llc 17 $23,264 100.00%
Diamond Peak Cattle Company 17 $20,145 100.00%
Tuxedo Corn Company Llc Et Al 16 $29,099 100.00%
Southern Cross Ranches Llc 16 $22,567 100.00%
Harvestime Enterprises Inc 16 $30,702 100.00%
Simons Farm Service 16 $25,604 100.00%
Juan Inda 15 $21,606 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Trimble Inc 28 $98,486 51.85%
Globalclick Llc 25 $109,049 47.17%
Swift Beef Company A Jbs Usa Subsidiary 25 $85,754 50.00%
Covidien 24 $102,088 50.00%
Aureus Tech Systems 24 $93,285 51.06%
Johns Manville 23 $95,698 52.27%
Trimble Navigation Limited 23 $81,662 53.49%
Microsoft Corporation 23 $88,777 54.76%
Amazon Web Services Inc 23 $112,392 56.10%
Trekking Healthcare Inc Dba Brightstar Care 22 $23,610 55.00%

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