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 %
8k Miles Software Services Inc 10 $73,286 90.91%
Infotech Enterprises America Inc 10 $60,940 90.91%
Nimbl Worldwide Inc 10 $109,283 90.91%
Satin Solutions Llc 10 $85,403 90.91%
Cloud Soft Inc 10 $80,384 90.91%
Hyr Global Source Inc 10 $64,538 90.91%
Conglomerateit Llc 10 $79,290 90.91%
Gomiapp Llc 10 $78,387 90.91%
Technosoft Group Inc 10 $75,242 90.91%
Dgn Technologies Inc 10 $89,060 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Darrell W Camilletti Dba Camilletti Ranch 1 $27,310 100.00%
Earthtech West Ltd 1 $20,925 100.00%
Visintainer Sheep 1 $9,000 100.00%
Mill Brothers Landscape And Nursery Inc 1 $29,661 100.00%
Richard Ball 1 $34,590 100.00%
Ll Apiaries 1 $33,051 100.00%
Matheson Ranch Llc 1 $34,590 100.00%
Lazy C2 Bar Ranch Stull Ranches Llckelly Karen 1 $10,500 100.00%
G5 Ranch 1 $10,500 100.00%
Kalcevic Farms Inc 1 $34,320 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Log Home Restoration Llc 1 $28,246 50.00%
Lz Solutions Llc 1 $49,192 50.00%
Encompass Technologies Llp 1 $102,482 50.00%
Kinder Morgan Inc 1 $116,938 50.00%
Old Red Barn Llc 1 $39,042 50.00%
Throupe Associates Llc 1 $80,579 50.00%
Cavi Llc Dba La Piazza Del Villaggio Ristorante 1 $28,434 50.00%
Robert Carter Atlamazoglou 1 $21,944 50.00%
My Llc Dba Tokio 1 $47,674 50.00%
Community Power Corporation 1 $60,549 50.00%

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