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 %
Sheet Metal Workers 1 $56,222 100.00%
Sales Agents, Securities and Commodities 1 $74,402 100.00%
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 1 $60,000 100.00%
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents 1 $51,126 100.00%
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 %
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 %
Infosys Limited 3,444 $80,191 99.60%
Tata Consultancy Services Limited 2,510 $69,550 99.41%
Wipro Limited 1,664 $74,841 66.27%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corp 1,572 $97,283 88.07%
University Of Colorado 1,479 $53,326 90.07%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 1,408 $85,795 87.84%
Charter Communications Inc 1,405 $104,242 96.83%
Dish Network Llc 1,337 $91,724 92.72%
Mphasis Corporation 921 $72,789 98.08%
Denver Public Schools District 1 782 $52,625 88.96%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Western Range Association 122 $19,808 100.00%
Southern Cross Ranches 64 $12,255 100.00%
Cooksey Produce Llc 44 $27,049 100.00%
Lazy 3x Sheep Company Llc 40 $13,939 100.00%
Olsons Greenhouses Of Colorado Llc 32 $33,226 100.00%
Tuttle Livestock Company Llc 27 $22,618 100.00%
Ray Domenico Farms Inc 25 $27,158 100.00%
Sperry Livestock Corp 24 $16,407 100.00%
Chacon Sheep Company Llc 24 $23,576 100.00%
James Craig Bair Ranch Company 24 $20,510 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dish Network Llc 176 $91,295 59.66%
Denver County School District Aka Denver Public Sc 150 $45,550 55.56%
Deloitte Consulting Llp 114 $92,919 54.03%
Western Union Llc 88 $102,917 50.00%
Visa Technology And Operations Llc 86 $105,026 48.86%
Brightview Landscape Development Inc Colorado 86 $40,588 51.50%
University Of Colorado Denver 85 $69,971 51.83%
Inovant Llc 82 $91,236 52.23%
Charles Schwab Co Inc 69 $113,983 45.39%
Level 3 Communications Llc 65 $100,178 43.33%

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