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
63,326	85.72%	$82,064	H-1B
4,762	6.45%	$201,721	PERM
3,624	4.91%	$23,055	H-2A
2,165	2.93%	$102,088	E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Colorado has seen a total of 73,877 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Colorado is the H-1B visa with 63,326 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 85.72% of Colorado's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 4,762 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 6.45% of Colorado's total visas.

Top Occupations in Colorado (All Years)

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Software Developers, Applications	10,688	$89,576	89.89%
Computer Systems Analysts	7,841	$77,319	93.22%
Computer Programmers	4,085	$66,331	88.52%
Computer Occupations, All Other	3,985	$78,451	92.18%
Software Developers, Systems Software	2,135	$97,621	89.37%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	1,285	$73,195	90.37%
Web Developers	1,136	$58,998	98.70%
Electrical Engineers	882	$81,816	85.88%
Database Administrators	840	$78,467	90.03%
Management Analysts	796	$75,961	90.05%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	1,257	$25,547	260.79%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	804	$28,580	222.71%
Agricultural Equipment Operators	242	$29,915	95.65%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop	84	$30,155	66.14%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	22	$35,818	19.47%
Nursery Workers	19	$29,701	18.45%
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	2	$33,197	2.33%
Construction Laborers	1	$30,826	1.23%
Agricultural Workers, All Other	1	$27,310	1.32%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians	1	$32,406	1.49%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Software Developers, Applications	699	$412,800	68.60%
Software Developers, Systems Software	262	$105,456	140.86%
Computer Systems Analysts	229	$96,058	134.71%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	209	$26,236	129.81%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	183	$94,175	129.79%
Computer Occupations, All Other	134	$102,973	102.29%
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	111	$44,382	105.71%
Cooks, Restaurant	102	$29,968	105.15%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	71	$42,024	79.78%
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 2022 with 6,197 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 5,341 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Colorado From PERM Program (All Years)

Country	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Albania	2	$25,501	66.67%
Republic Of Congo	1	$41,558	33.33%
Bosnia And Herzegovina	1	$70,491	33.33%
Czech Republic	1	$101,171	33.33%
Macedonia	1	$70,990	33.33%
Latvia	1	$57,325	33.33%
Armenia	1	$67,454	33.33%
Botswana	1	$91,562	33.33%
Bolivia	1	$57,699	33.33%
Moldova	1	$44,117	33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Colorado (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Suntec Business Solutions Private Limited	81	$66,840	90.00%
Mastech Inc A Mastech Holdings Inc Company	78	$93,481	88.64%
Patni Americas Inc	77	$64,478	89.53%
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation	77	$101,376	89.53%
Twilio Inc	74	$114,070	87.06%
Intersoft Data Labs Inc	73	$71,580	89.02%
National Jewish Health	72	$47,919	87.80%
Janus Management Holdings Corporation	71	$102,298	88.75%
Covidien Lp	70	$96,492	88.61%
Johns Manville	70	$96,122	89.74%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Motorola Solutions Inc	6	$98,554	31.58%
Wwf Operating Company Fka Whitewave Foods Co	6	$97,026	33.33%
Stantec Consulting Services Inc	6	$84,114	33.33%
Hp Inc	6	$111,672	35.29%
Amazon Fulfillment Services Inc	6	$101,539	35.29%
Frontier Airlines	6	$67,247	35.29%
Park Range Construction Inc	6	$27,165	35.29%
All American Maintenance Inc	6	$24,398	35.29%
Western Proscapes Inc	5	$40,231	31.25%
Deloitte Tax Llp	5	$63,631	31.25%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Corporate Subsidiary And Regional Managing Offices	31	$75,298	86.11%
Breweries	31	$90,748	88.57%
Health And Welfare Funds	31	$116,845	88.57%
Marketing Research And Public Opinion Polling	29	$78,568	87.88%
Insurance Carriers	27	$103,554	81.82%
Geophysical Surveying And Mapping Services	27	$82,862	84.38%
Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation	26	$75,583	81.25%
Telemarketing Bureaus And Other Contact Centers	26	$93,899	83.87%
Hardware Manufacturing	26	$97,770	83.87%
Travel Agencies	25	$101,988	83.33%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Frozen Cakes Pies And Other Pastries Manufacturing	2	$76,919	20.00%
Direct Mail Advertising	2	$107,443	20.00%
Administration Of Education Programs	2	$37,477	20.00%
Other Food Manufacturing	2	$60,590	20.00%
Chemical Manufacturing	2	$99,185	20.00%
Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation	2	$94,349	22.22%
Other Support Activities For Air Transportation	2	$63,232	22.22%
Employment Placement Agencies	2	$67,444	22.22%
Lessors Of Miniwarehouses And Self Storage Units	2	$69,087	22.22%
Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing	2	$98,020	22.22%

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 $82,064. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.