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Colorado

State · United States

Applications on record
137,507
FY2025
9,086
FY2026 to 30 June
6,390
Share of U.S. total
1.13%
Median offered wage (LCA)
$113,922
Median wage$113,922certified LCAs
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

All Department of Labor work visa applications with a worksite in Colorado.

Applications by fiscal year — Colorado

4,7059,410FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
4,7059,410FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20086,025
FY20094,832
FY20104,893
FY20114,596
FY20125,263
FY20135,560
FY20146,831
FY20158,010
FY20168,026
FY20178,023
FY20189,108
FY20199,410
FY20207,971
FY20217,750
FY20229,177
FY20238,312
FY20248,244
FY20259,086
FY2026*6,390
Fiscal yearH-2AH-2BLCAPERM
FY2026*4414814,3761,092
FY20255975656,4161,508
FY20245066166,0991,023
FY20234995166,299998
FY20224575287,358834
FY20214013766,016957
FY20203613616,477772
FY20193564017,697956
FY20182963767,3771,059
FY20172903416,576816
FY20162453106,502969
FY20151972656,830718
FY20141932195,811608
FY20131791644,891326
FY20121931684,379523
FY20112061923,630568
FY20102042233,668798
FY20092463623,713511
FY20082535833,6941,495
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Largest sponsoring employers

Employers with the most applications for jobs in Colorado.

Applications by employer
  1. University of Colorado5,458
  2. Infosys Limited3,759
  3. Tata Consultancy Services Limited2,626
  4. Charter Communications, Inc.2,613
  5. Dish Network LLC2,024
  6. Wipro Limited1,953
  7. Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp1,869
  8. Deloitte Consulting LLP1,746
  9. Denver Public Schools District 11,501
  10. Colorado State University1,330
  11. Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC1,146
  12. Mphasis Corporation1,139
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Occupations and routes

SOC 2018 occupation and visa programme of the applications.

Occupations
  1. Software Developers30,815
  2. Computer Systems Analysts12,153
  3. Computer Occupations, All Other10,281
  4. Computer Programmers6,758
  5. Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers3,387
  6. Network and Computer Systems Administrators2,789
  7. Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals2,420
  8. Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse1,930
  9. Electrical Engineers1,908
  10. Electronics Engineers, Except Computer1,844
Visa routes
  1. H-1B99,976
  2. PERM labour certification16,531
  3. H-2B non-agricultural workers7,047
  4. H-2A agricultural workers6,120
  5. E-3 (Australia)3,741
  6. H-1B1 (Chile)286
  7. H-1B1 (Singapore)138
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2024–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $113,922; middle half $90,563 to $140,374 · median prevailing wage $104,874 (marker) · 16,467 applications.

$60k$90k$120k$150k$180k
$60k$90k$120k$150k$180k
Primary crop on H-2A applications
  1. Sheep350
  2. Livestock172
  3. Sheepherder170
  4. Open Range Livestock116
  5. Peaches104
  6. General Farm Workers82
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Cities

Worksite cities in Colorado with their own pages.

Applications by city
  1. Denver, CO29,125
  2. Englewood, CO16,340
  3. Boulder, CO11,017
  4. Greenwood Village, CO9,796
  5. Colorado Springs, CO6,350
  6. Broomfield, CO5,384
  7. Aurora, CO5,047
  8. Centennial, CO4,886
  9. Fort Collins, CO4,877
  10. Littleton, CO3,647
  11. Lone Tree, CO2,912
  12. Highlands Ranch, CO2,793
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Green cards, naturalization and admissions

People who became lawful permanent residents or U.S. citizens while living in Colorado, and non-immigrant (I-94) admissions with Colorado as destination, fiscal years (DHS).

Green cards by fiscal year

8,67517k2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
8,67517k201520172019202120232024
Data table
201512,660
201614,230
201714,520
201813,910
201913,560
20209,220
202110,150
202211,410
202314,340
202417,350
Fiscal yearGreen cardsNaturalizations
202417,3509,260
202314,34011,450
202211,4109,520
202110,1508,820
20209,2208,260
201913,56010,840
201813,9107,970
201714,5206,100
201614,2308,680
201512,6609,420
Green cards by country of birth, FY2024
  1. Mexico5,710
  2. Afghanistan1,230
  3. Cuba800
  4. Vietnam570
  5. Ethiopia520
  6. China490
  7. Nepal490
  8. India440
  9. Philippines420
  10. Colombia370
  11. El Salvador330
  12. Brazil270
I-94 admissions by category, FY2024
  1. Tourists and business travellers (with a visa)545,700
  2. Tourists and business travellers (Visa Waiver Program)175,520
  3. Temporary workers and families43,930
  4. Students and exchange visitors28,390
  5. Diplomats and other representatives4,230
  6. Treaty traders and investors3,840
  7. All other classes1,750
I-94 admissions by class of admission, FY2024
  1. B468,510
  2. WT139,330
  3. B77,190
  4. WB36,200
  5. F13,230
  6. J13,200
  7. H1B6,920
  8. TN6,680
  9. L6,160
  10. H2B, H2R5,670
  11. H2A4,270
  12. H3,110
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Homeland Security Statistics, Yearbook of Immigration Statistics 2024 (public domain)Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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