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 %
India 1,487 $343,941 46.69%
Mexico 440 $40,121 51.58%
China 203 $66,874 45.01%
Canada 136 $100,885 44.01%
Philippines 104 $34,435 45.22%
Nepal 71 $3,127,034 31.42%
South Korea 63 $59,951 42.57%
United Kingdom 60 $102,886 46.51%
Brazil 56 $61,668 46.67%
Colombia 30 $63,581 32.97%

Top Hiring Companies in Colorado (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Facebook Inc 13 $110,250 92.86%
Iconsoft Inc 13 $93,854 92.86%
Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions Inc 13 $128,904 92.86%
3s Business Corporation 12 $82,428 85.71%
Icon Solutions Inc 12 $66,021 85.71%
Ameritek Global Inc 12 $89,283 85.71%
Promatrix Corp 12 $71,278 85.71%
Swift Beef Company A Jbs Subsidiary 12 $67,567 85.71%
Kbi Biopharma Inc 12 $79,335 85.71%
White Lodging Services Corp 12 $38,719 85.71%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Raftopoulos Ranchessteve And John Raftopoulos 1 $10,500 100.00%
Gary Moyer 1 $10,500 100.00%
Crawford Ranch 1 $10,500 100.00%
Richard J Morfitt 1 $32,406 100.00%
Dave Kathy Smith Ranch 1 $9,000 100.00%
Green Leaf Acres Llc 1 $27,310 100.00%
Whinnery Ranch Helen E Whinnery 1 $10,500 100.00%
Peak Ranch 1 $33,987 100.00%
Rocky Mountain Hemp Llc 1 $29,661 100.00%
Kern Farms Limited Partnership 1 $34,590 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Western Distributing Company 1 $39,582 33.33%
Granicus Inc 1 $86,133 33.33%
Convergent Design Inc 1 $88,941 33.33%
Schramm Feedlot Inc 1 $54,517 33.33%
Flying Triangle Ranch Llc 1 $43,472 33.33%
Monica S Borris Dds Pc 1 $133,973 33.33%
K Lim Inc 1 $26,728 33.33%
Cardinal Peak Llc 1 $134,722 33.33%
Korean Presbyterian Church Of Denver 1 $34,445 33.33%
Golden Stix Inc Dba Golden Stix 1 $26,520 33.33%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

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