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 %
Maxim Integrated Products Inc 9 $93,526 90.00%
Melco International Llc 9 $88,166 90.00%
Vf Services Llc 9 $112,288 90.00%
Adecco Group Namodis Inc 9 $89,972 90.00%
Appnexus Inc 9 $90,563 90.00%
Torque Technologies Llc 9 $85,895 90.00%
Icloud Technologies Corp 9 $89,678 90.00%
Utility Data Contractors Inc 9 $85,222 90.00%
It Resources Inc 9 $92,271 90.00%
Xoriant Corporation 9 $91,936 90.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dave Kathy Smith Dba Dk Land Livestock 1 $10,500 100.00%
Bob Rogers Farms 1 $21,528 100.00%
Carroll Davidson Patnership Ltd Charles Davidso 1 $10,500 100.00%
Buffalo Creek 1 $33,987 100.00%
Grady Ely Dba Ely Ranch 1 $10,500 100.00%
Gary Moyer Ranch 1 $10,500 100.00%
Sanders Farms Inc 1 $23,442 100.00%
Ryno Investments Llc 1 $33,987 100.00%
3 Degree Fruit Llc 1 $34,590 100.00%
5 Star Feedlot Inc 1 $34,590 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Entercom Communications Corp 1 $65,936 50.00%
Entegris Inc 1 $99,362 50.00%
Foodie Fuel Inc 1 $97,573 50.00%
Neotreks Inc 1 $119,558 50.00%
Group Voyagers Inc Dba Globus Family Of Brands 1 $103,376 50.00%
Interactive Communications International Inc 1 $89,502 50.00%
Presence Of It Wfm North America Llc 1 $78,978 50.00%
Jumpcloud 1 $125,154 50.00%
Altoros Americas Llc 1 $70,990 50.00%
Rocky Mountain Hardscapes 1 $63,190 50.00%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Landscape Architectural Services 66 $54,648 85.71%
Environmental Consulting Services 65 $76,439 85.53%
Direct Life Insurance Carriers 65 $98,756 86.67%
Satellite Telecommunications 62 $104,920 83.78%
Human Resources Consulting Services 62 $90,292 84.93%
Electrical Equipment Manufacturing 62 $101,243 87.32%
Credit Bureaus 61 $88,688 85.92%
Kidney Dialysis Centers 60 $105,361 85.71%
Other Heavy And Civil Engineering Construction 60 $75,167 88.24%
Specialty Except Psychiatric And Substance Abuse Hospitals 59 $47,243 88.06%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Animal Food Manufacturing 1 $20,733 100.00%
Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers 1 $29,661 100.00%
Oilseed Except Soybean Farming 1 $37,440 100.00%
Pesticide Fertilizer And Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing 1 $30,826 100.00%
All Other Grain Farming 1 $34,590 100.00%

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