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 %
Musicians and Singers	2	$46,571	66.67%
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other	2	$62,192	66.67%
Dental Laboratory Technicians	2	$47,320	66.67%
Producers	2	$41,215	66.67%
Millwrights	2	$48,922	66.67%
Teacher Assistants	2	$23,138	66.67%
Copy Writers	2	$63,534	100.00%
Medical Records and Health Information Technicians	2	$42,963	100.00%
Social and Human Service Assistants	2	$20,779	100.00%
Special Education Teachers, All Other	2	$34,900	100.00%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

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 %
Maantic Inc	15	$106,779	93.75%
Pds Colorado Network Llp	15	$124,234	93.75%
Plante Moran Pllc	14	$70,618	87.50%
One Earth Future Foundation	14	$62,107	87.50%
Nordstrom Inc	14	$93,749	87.50%
Cdm Smith Inc	14	$85,899	87.50%
Challenger Sports Corp	14	$30,084	87.50%
Llg International Llc	14	$61,339	87.50%
Biodesix Inc	14	$84,992	87.50%
Sage It Inc	14	$74,913	87.50%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Watson Ranches Ltdjames L Watson	2	$10,500	100.00%
Fox Fire Farms Llc Threerichard Parry	2	$9,000	100.00%
Nl Cattle	2	$33,197	100.00%
Suppes Farms Harvesting	2	$21,746	100.00%
Brandon Sullivan	2	$20,460	100.00%
Fritchman Enterprises Llc	2	$34,289	100.00%
Tlcl Farms Llc	2	$33,498	100.00%
Meisner Beef Llc	2	$34,289	100.00%
Volk Ranch Lllpgail L Volk	2	$10,500	100.00%
Dean Mantle	2	$9,750	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
White Lodging Services Corp	1	$54,330	33.33%
Businessgeneticsinc	1	$61,693	33.33%
Ruan Family Inc Dba Bistro King	1	$26,187	33.33%
Abc Tree Care Inc	1	$62,962	33.33%
Res America Developments Inc	1	$124,030	33.33%
Ayutla Inc Dba Guadalajara Family Restaurant	1	$22,090	33.33%
Healthy Asian Gardeninc Dba Healthy Asian Garden	1	$26,520	33.33%
Ling Iii Inc Dba Jade Garden Iii	1	$31,949	33.33%
Graphic Packaging International Inc	1	$66,144	33.33%
Arapahoe Community College	1	$34,258	33.33%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Radio And Television Broadcasting And Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing	1,109	$88,295	84.98%
Scientific Research And Development Services	724	$71,388	92.94%
Offices Of Certified Public Accountants	653	$81,803	92.49%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	653	$101,226	94.78%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing	570	$97,570	88.37%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	554	$109,949	88.78%
Semiconductor And Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	544	$101,542	89.77%
Computing Infrastructure Providers Data Processing Web Hosting And Related Services	531	$100,611	92.99%
Computer Storage Device Manufacturing	413	$94,632	93.23%
Accounting Tax Preparation Bookkeeping And Payroll Services	405	$75,502	92.89%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Nursery And Tree Production	87	$28,533	100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production	80	$31,282	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Combination Farming	59	$31,149	100.00%
Sheep And Goat Farming	56	$16,873	100.00%
Crop Production	56	$32,059	100.00%
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders	55	$29,476	100.00%
Oilseed And Grain Farming	55	$31,715	100.00%
Animal Production And Aquaculture	41	$29,118	100.00%
Jewelry Watch Precious Stone And Precious Metal Merchant Wholesalers	38	$11,166	100.00%
Hay Farming	38	$31,841	100.00%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Other Computer Related Services	197	$1,230,141	84.91%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing	169	$91,939	85.79%
Communications Equipment Manufacturing	154	$109,010	91.12%
Employment Services	133	$27,606	86.36%
Computer Storage Device Manufacturing	118	$101,126	88.72%
Specialized Freight Except Used Goods Trucking Long Distance	109	$44,397	92.37%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	104	$113,376	95.41%
Management Consulting Services	86	$93,136	82.69%
General Freight Trucking Local	79	$43,689	81.44%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	77	$98,550	89.53%

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.