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 %
Financial Analysts 347 $71,611 84.22%
Information Technology Project Managers 307 $103,308 85.75%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 296 $54,294 83.15%
Computer Network Architects 235 $102,115 70.78%
Industrial Engineers 232 $83,932 85.93%
Sales Engineers 231 $108,975 89.88%
Biochemists and Biophysicists 217 $48,859 84.77%
Information Security Analysts 200 $91,129 78.43%
Statisticians 198 $75,333 77.95%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 181 $53,330 72.69%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Home Health Aides 30 $23,501 111.11%
Mechanical Engineers 29 $81,846 111.54%
Industrial Engineers 28 $85,145 107.69%
Sales Engineers 28 $101,922 112.00%
Internists, General 27 $139,844 117.39%
Statisticians 27 $67,175 117.39%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 26 $54,824 118.18%
Childcare Workers 26 $28,393 118.18%
Financial Analysts 24 $86,104 109.09%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 24 $46,876 109.09%
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 %
Norway 2 $73,019 50.00%
Palestine 2 $85,332 66.67%
Bulgaria 2 $62,421 66.67%
Turks And Caicos Islands 1 $22,298 33.33%
Kenya 1 $80,808 33.33%
Senegal 1 $39,697 33.33%
Mauritius 1 $96,075 33.33%
Cote D'ivoire 1 $63,232 33.33%
Tunisia 1 $58,573 33.33%
Uruguay 1 $111,634 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Colorado (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
San Luis Valley Health 8 $120,497 88.89%
Hallmark Global Technologies Inc 8 $66,207 88.89%
Teradyne Infotech 8 $83,039 88.89%
Delta System Software Inc 8 $86,445 88.89%
Velocity Global Llc 8 $102,014 88.89%
Xenoninfotek Inc 8 $84,037 88.89%
Agapito Associates Inc 8 $76,482 88.89%
Tekniti Llc 8 $65,884 88.89%
Transzap Inc 8 $78,715 88.89%
Modjeski And Masters Inc 8 $67,943 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Nousguide Inc 1 $88,858 50.00%
Misaki Llc Dba Misaki At Stanley 1 $32,656 50.00%
The Faction Group Llc 1 $110,490 50.00%
Mountain Data Group Llc 1 $73,674 50.00%
Supreme Health Care Llc 1 $73,861 50.00%
Leitnerpoma Of America Inc 1 $83,242 50.00%
Sbsa Llc 1 $60,445 50.00%
Ulteig Engineers Inc 1 $97,094 50.00%
J O Liquor 1 $46,010 50.00%
Maria Mitchek Farms 1 $40,290 50.00%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 23,945 $79,875 91.63%
Computer Systems Design Services 5,024 $88,130 93.19%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 3,174 $54,578 66.76%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 1,569 $88,994 88.44%
Financial Transactions Processing Reserve And Clearinghouse Activities 1,499 $104,917 94.34%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 1,448 $89,855 91.94%
Other Computer Related Services 1,410 $81,587 90.10%
Engineering Services 1,343 $78,691 87.66%
Elementary And Secondary Schools 1,277 $50,676 85.82%
Management Consulting Services 1,244 $80,751 92.08%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sheep Farming 658 $28,032 100.00%
Cattle Ranching And Farming 443 $26,380 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 245 $30,070 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming 212 $28,067 100.00%
Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming 205 $26,927 100.00%
Noncitrus Fruit And Tree Nut Farming 170 $32,532 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 170 $30,080 100.00%
Crop Harvesting Primarily By Machine 104 $29,960 100.00%
Beef Cattle Ranching And Farming Including Feedlots 96 $29,417 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 96 $25,639 100.00%

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