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 %
Chemical Engineers 122 $72,452 72.62%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 115 $145,223 73.25%
Materials Scientists 114 $61,869 74.03%
Chemists 114 $59,956 79.17%
Marketing Managers 113 $121,865 79.02%
Atmospheric and Space Scientists 107 $74,329 75.35%
Food Scientists and Technologists 105 $69,087 75.00%
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers 99 $81,524 73.88%
Computer and Information Research Scientists 95 $94,187 76.61%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 95 $45,389 80.51%
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 %
Ntt Data Inc 62 $92,850 87.32%
Persistent Systems Inc 61 $86,176 88.41%
Trimble Navigation Limited 61 $78,365 91.04%
Us Bank National Association 59 $102,567 88.06%
Hewlett Packard Company 59 $85,873 88.06%
Virtela Technology Services Inc 58 $72,701 87.88%
Triesten Technologies Llc 58 $55,525 87.88%
Deloitte Tax Llp 58 $61,088 89.23%
Solutelia Llc 57 $63,169 89.06%
Cgi Technologies And Solutions Inc 57 $88,453 89.06%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
David Smith Ranch Inc 9 $24,453 100.00%
Max L Noland Family Ltd Partnership 9 $25,117 100.00%
Black Bridge Winery Llc 9 $28,621 100.00%
Rockin Y Land Livestock Llc 9 $23,049 100.00%
Musso Farms Inc 8 $29,091 100.00%
Kiowa Valley Organics Inc 8 $30,909 100.00%
Dean Mantle Ranch 8 $22,447 100.00%
Gh Daniels Iii Associates Inc 8 $28,344 100.00%
Triple D Land Company Llc 8 $22,075 100.00%
Brad And Eric Cure Cattle Company 8 $32,261 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Taco Express 5 $21,174 35.71%
Ttec Services Corporation 5 $106,097 35.71%
Adobe Inc 5 $119,600 35.71%
Fis Management Services Llc 5 $120,113 38.46%
Gogo Business Aviation Llc 5 $124,717 38.46%
Li Enterprises Inc 5 $34,382 38.46%
Atmel Corporation 4 $72,114 30.77%
Alticast Corporation 4 $71,365 30.77%
Mincom Inc 4 $79,623 30.77%
Thyssenkrupp Robins Inc 4 $72,067 30.77%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing 2 $128,638 66.67%
Wired Telecommunications Carriers 2 $200,304 66.67%
Other Airport Operations 2 $80,350 66.67%
Freight Transportation Arrangement 2 $66,071 66.67%
Pension Funds 2 $138,279 66.67%
Natural Gas Distribution 2 $75,785 66.67%
Photographic Services 2 $64,418 66.67%
Crude Petroleum Extraction 2 $128,513 66.67%
General Freight Trucking 2 $71,719 66.67%
Diagnostic Imaging Centers 2 $48,802 66.67%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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