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 %
Software Developers, Applications 10,628 $89,557 89.39%
Computer Systems Analysts 7,839 $77,319 93.19%
Computer Programmers 4,082 $66,333 88.45%
Computer Occupations, All Other 3,984 $78,447 92.16%
Software Developers, Systems Software 2,117 $97,770 88.61%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 1,285 $73,195 90.30%
Web Developers 1,136 $58,998 98.70%
Electrical Engineers 966 $84,161 86.02%
Management Analysts 867 $77,840 90.69%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 856 $98,164 91.75%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals 1,546 $26,748 250.16%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse 1,040 $29,801 248.80%
Agricultural Equipment Operators 324 $31,170 127.06%
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop 84 $30,155 51.85%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 27 $39,451 17.42%
Nursery Workers 19 $29,701 14.39%
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 5 $53,186 4.35%
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products 3 $33,661 2.65%
Construction Laborers 1 $30,826 0.95%
Agricultural Workers, All Other 1 $27,310 1.15%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Software Developers, Applications 702 $411,492 68.89%
Software Developers, Systems Software 262 $105,456 131.66%
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers 232 $26,856 124.06%
Computer Systems Analysts 229 $96,058 133.14%
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 190 $94,563 133.80%
Computer Occupations, All Other 135 $102,830 98.54%
Cooks, Restaurant 115 $30,850 85.82%
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers 111 $44,382 105.71%
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 71 $42,024 77.17%
Network and Computer Systems Administrators 63 $82,524 70.79%
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 %
Cameroon 1 $95,243 100.00%
Syria 1 $208,000 100.00%
Namibia 1 $31,500 100.00%
Lebanon 1 $74,610 100.00%
Botswana 1 $91,562 100.00%
Bolivia 1 $57,699 100.00%
Czech Republic 1 $73,216 100.00%
Uganda 1 $41,558 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Colorado (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sogeti Usa Llc 24 $84,159 88.89%
Jacobs Engineering Group Inc 24 $87,767 88.89%
Autodesk Inc 24 $99,172 88.89%
Servesys Corporation 24 $75,600 88.89%
Motorola Solutions Inc 24 $94,883 88.89%
Marlabs Inc 23 $75,397 85.19%
Hitachi Vantara Llc 23 $102,121 88.46%
Zoll Data Systems Inc 23 $105,358 88.46%
Amazon Data Services Inc 23 $93,325 88.46%
Outrider Technologies Inc 23 $113,187 88.46%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Willhite Willhite Inc 4 $33,348 100.00%
Bruchez Ranch Llcrobert Bruchez 4 $10,500 100.00%
Cure Brothers 4 $32,661 100.00%
Circle D Farms Inc 4 $34,289 100.00%
Cathedral Creek Ranch Llc 4 $25,823 100.00%
Kristi Hill Staudt 4 $29,895 100.00%
Lilly Land Cattle Llc 4 $32,661 100.00%
Etchart Ranches 4 $14,032 100.00%
Jude L Gallegos 4 $11,494 100.00%
Nicks Garden Center Inc 4 $32,661 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All That Sparkles Llc 2 $71,334 40.00%
Echostar Operating Llc 2 $83,273 40.00%
Rsm Us Llp 2 $95,722 40.00%
Advanced Network Management Inc 2 $122,450 40.00%
Wonderful House Chinese Restaurant 2 $30,067 40.00%
Woojin America Llc 2 $65,541 40.00%
Computershare Inc 2 $110,597 40.00%
Mwh Constructors Inc 2 $111,686 40.00%
La Milpa Iinc Dba Guadalajara Family Mexican Rest 2 $27,560 40.00%
Crescent Point Energy Us Corp 2 $117,604 40.00%

Top Industries in Colorado (All Years)

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