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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Delaware Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
33,690 92.31% $81,142 H-1B
2,537 6.95% $79,880 PERM
142 0.39% $28,642 H-2A
126 0.35% $87,629 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Delaware has seen a total of 36,495 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Delaware is the H-1B visa with 33,690 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 92.31% of Delaware's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 2,537 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 6.95% of Delaware's total visas.

Top Occupations in Delaware (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Training and Development Specialists 7 $53,919 87.50%
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $65,684 87.50%
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other 7 $59,879 87.50%
Validation Engineers 7 $86,679 87.50%
Industrial Production Managers 7 $101,601 87.50%
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $79,454 100.00%
Nurse Practitioners 7 $91,942 100.00%
Managers, All Other 7 $104,027 100.00%
Budget Analysts 6 $53,876 85.71%
Judicial Law Clerks 6 $52,482 85.71%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Childcare Workers 1 $19,323 25.00%
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians 1 $70,866 25.00%
Athletic Trainers 1 $37,210 25.00%
Exercise Physiologists 1 $39,957 25.00%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $98,000 25.00%
Advertising Sales Agents 1 $69,410 33.33%
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 1 $28,642 33.33%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $38,490 33.33%
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 1 $47,859 33.33%
Clinical Psychologists 1 $80,360 33.33%
Delaware Employees Over Time
Delaware has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 1,711 employees were hired. Delaware peaked in 2018 with 3,459 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 2,349 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Delaware From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ukraine 1 $64,688 50.00%
Palestine 1 $97,531 50.00%
Ireland 1 $38,490 50.00%
Serbia 1 $19,136 50.00%
Israel 1 $160,000 50.00%
Jamaica 1 $106,330 50.00%
Croatia 1 $187,200 50.00%
Palestinian Territories 1 $18,470 50.00%
Afghanistan 1 $17,701 50.00%
Trinidad And Tobago 1 $208,000 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Delaware (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Arthritis Osteoporosis Center Llc 2 $178,750 66.67%
Mcdermott Will Emery Llp 2 $179,587 66.67%
Uhs Of Dover Llc Dba Dover Behavioral Health System 2 $182,374 66.67%
Infectious Disease Consultants Pa 2 $197,974 66.67%
First State Infectious Diseases Llc 2 $204,298 66.67%
Eranga Cardiology Pa 2 $208,000 66.67%
Doctors Pathology Services Inc 2 $208,000 66.67%
Itvorks Inc 2 $70,949 66.67%
Webject Systems Inc 2 $68,162 66.67%
Right Click Systems Llc 2 $69,088 66.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Delaware (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 13,786 $71,639 90.72%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 3,556 $96,022 92.75%
Computer Systems Design Services 2,164 $82,532 93.08%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 1,487 $80,503 97.83%
Commercial Banking 1,195 $85,708 88.65%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 930 $81,138 88.49%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 508 $154,782 78.52%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 458 $59,888 80.35%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 422 $147,964 85.08%
Other Computer Related Services 422 $75,594 91.34%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 42 $28,562 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 26 $30,438 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 22 $30,825 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 17 $28,097 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 15 $26,085 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 13 $28,536 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 7 $27,703 100.00%
Frozen Fruit Juice And Vegetable Manufacturing 5 $30,085 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 4 $30,404 100.00%
Apple Orchards 3 $26,451 100.00%

Delaware Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Delaware to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Delaware over all years is $81,142. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage