US stateCORank #20Updated May 2026
H-1B sponsorship in Colorado
43,271 H-1B Labor Condition Applications were filed for worksites in Colorado across the covered fiscal years. State concentration ratios and top sponsors below.
Total filings
43,271
Rank #20 nationally
National share
1.1%
of US H-1B filings
Top sponsor share
5.3%
University of Co…
Top occupation
15-1252
Software Developers
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Top sponsoring employers
Highest-volume H-1B sponsors with worksites in Colorado. Share % is each sponsor’s portion of the state’s total filings.
| # | Employer | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Colorado | 834 | 5.3% |
| 2 | COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP | 787 | 5.0% |
| 3 | Charter Communications Inc. | 634 | 4.0% |
University of Colorado
834
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUT…
787
Charter Communications Inc.
634
Top occupations sponsored
SOC codes filed most for worksites in Colorado.
| # | SOC | Title | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15-1252 | Software Developers | 15,395 |
| 2 | 15-1299 | Computer Occupations, All Other | 3,378 |
| 3 | 15-1253 | Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | 2,060 |
| 4 | 15-2051 | Data Scientists | 1,649 |
| 5 | 15-1211 | Computer Systems Analysts | 1,371 |
| 6 | 11-3021 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | 838 |
| 7 | 15-1251 | Computer Programmers | 822 |
| 8 | 15-1241 | Computer Network Architects | 818 |
| 9 | 19-1042 | Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 612 |
| 10 | 13-1111 | Management Analysts | 578 |
Software Developers
15,395
Computer Occupations, All …
3,378
Software Quality Assurance…
2,060
Data Scientists
1,649
Computer Systems Analysts
1,371
Computer and Information S…
838
Computer Programmers
822
Computer Network Architects
818
Medical Scientists, Except…
612
Management Analysts
578
Filings by fiscal year
Colorado H-1B filing volume year over year — a hiring-demand signal for the state, not headcount.
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