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 %
New Zealand 8 $99,735 47.06%
United States Of America 7 $50,160 43.75%
Netherlands 7 $133,361 43.75%
Ireland 7 $87,116 46.67%
Indonesia 7 $77,940 46.67%
Peru 7 $48,886 46.67%
Belarus 6 $80,198 46.15%
Ethiopia 6 $84,335 46.15%
Romania 6 $61,040 46.15%
Jordan 6 $134,531 46.15%

Top Hiring Companies in Colorado (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Trimble Navigation Ltd 16 $61,651 88.89%
Datawiz Corporation 16 $82,499 88.89%
Alindus Inc 16 $74,932 88.89%
Techno Labs Inc 16 $51,905 88.89%
The Trizetto Group Inc 16 $71,179 88.89%
Vaisala Inc 16 $98,388 88.89%
University Of Colorado Health 16 $68,090 88.89%
Bluecube Information Technology Inc 16 $59,865 88.89%
S3 Infotech Incorporated 16 $55,754 88.89%
Asec Inc 16 $96,920 88.89%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hirakata Farms 2 $21,746 100.00%
Bomar Agra Estates Llc 2 $31,200 100.00%
Devils Thumb Ranch Operating Co Inc 2 $34,590 100.00%
Reystead Family Partnership 2 $32,406 100.00%
Outdoor Organics Llc 2 $34,289 100.00%
Lov Ranch Co Llc 2 $34,289 100.00%
Cross Mountain Ranch Corporation 2 $17,843 100.00%
Barbara Jolly And Sons Llc 2 $34,590 100.00%
Lr Sheep Co Leland R Smith 2 $9,000 100.00%
Eleven Bar Ranch Llc Dba Eleven Bar Ranch 2 $9,000 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Veeco Instruments Inc 1 $99,382 25.00%
Ping Identity Corp 1 $110,198 25.00%
The Pertan Group 1 $54,954 25.00%
Amadeus Petroleum Inc 1 $69,659 25.00%
Datalogix Inc 1 $66,352 33.33%
Denver Investment Advisors Llc 1 $102,856 33.33%
K M Meat Company Inc 1 $35,901 33.33%
Busch Kelley Buckius Limited 1 $57,554 33.33%
Linn Operating Inc 1 $167,440 33.33%
Solidfire Inc 1 $94,536 33.33%

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