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 %
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 %
India 1,359 $365,489 47.29%
Mexico 405 $39,794 53.64%
China 189 $66,263 46.10%
Canada 126 $100,804 44.68%
Philippines 82 $35,140 45.81%
South Korea 61 $50,537 39.10%
Nepal 58 $3,816,957 41.43%
United Kingdom 58 $102,303 50.88%
Brazil 50 $64,525 43.86%
Australia 26 $99,748 30.95%

Top Hiring Companies in Colorado (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Western Union Business Solutions Usa Llc 19 $103,870 90.48%
Adobe Inc 18 $97,730 85.71%
Catholic Health Initiatives 18 $86,170 85.71%
First Data Technologies Inc 18 $74,943 85.71%
Hitachi Consulting Corporation 18 $72,312 85.71%
Halliburton Energy Services Inc 18 $87,867 85.71%
Elastic Computing Solutions Inc 18 $68,847 85.71%
Sp Global Market Intelligence Inc 18 $96,350 85.71%
Ansys Inc 18 $91,417 85.71%
Advanced Network Management Inc 18 $108,472 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Cenenario Inc Dba 3 Margaritas Restaurant 2 $22,256 50.00%
Insurance Technologies Llc 2 $77,959 50.00%
Noble Energy Inc 2 $121,670 50.00%
Rocky Mountain Vacuum Tech Inc 1 $36,546 25.00%
Wall Street On Demand Inc 1 $47,362 25.00%
Mwh Global Inc 1 $75,816 25.00%
Serenity House Assisted Living Inc 1 $35,734 25.00%
Hinz A Division Of Ics Triplex Inc 1 $69,222 25.00%
Excel Directional 1 $80,267 25.00%
Ptc 1 $86,757 25.00%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Support Activities For Air Transportation 3 $76,794 75.00%
Welding And Soldering Equipment Manufacturing 3 $66,782 75.00%
Casino Hotels 3 $119,739 75.00%
Machine Tool Manufacturing 3 $91,388 75.00%
Plastics Product Manufacturing 3 $79,692 75.00%
Activities Related To Real Estate 3 $75,331 75.00%
Credit Unions 3 $52,398 75.00%
Nondepository Credit Intermediation 3 $68,203 75.00%
Farm Management Services 3 $86,764 75.00%
Doll Toy And Game Manufacturing 3 $63,335 75.00%
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 $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.

State Avg Wage