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 %
India 922 $99,629 45.44%
Haiti 145 $20,065 36.80%
China 126 $75,075 46.84%
Mexico 106 $22,552 57.61%
Vietnam 55 $21,021 44.35%
Canada 33 $103,616 52.38%
Mongolia 28 $24,775 44.44%
South Korea 25 $26,580 54.35%
Pakistan 18 $101,383 40.00%
Philippines 15 $45,021 48.39%

Top Hiring Companies in Delaware (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Photon Infotech Inc 29 $83,611 87.88%
Unicon Pharma Inc 28 $63,312 84.85%
Polaris Software Lab India Ltd 28 $61,116 87.50%
Alpha Technologies Inc 28 $68,919 87.50%
Etekserve Inc 28 $83,013 87.50%
Oracle Financial Services Software Inc 28 $103,251 93.33%
Beebe Physician Network Inc 28 $147,062 93.33%
Cognitive Technology Solutions Inc 28 $87,654 93.33%
Rite Aid Corp 28 $103,110 96.55%
E I Du Pont De Nemours And Company 28 $96,672 96.55%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Dentsply International Inc 1 $93,579 20.00%
Counterpoint Software Inc 1 $72,675 20.00%
Arlon Llc 1 $116,646 20.00%
Wilmington Friends School 1 $40,330 20.00%
Switchlane Inc 1 $70,678 20.00%
Nrv Inc 1 $65,187 20.00%
Omshree Corporation 1 $86,008 20.00%
Wilmington Pharmatech Company Llc 1 $59,197 20.00%
Prolife Sales Llc 1 $32,968 20.00%
Delsavinc 1 $84,635 20.00%

Top Industries in Delaware (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 3 $22,447 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 2 $21,704 100.00%
Frozen Food Manufacturing 2 $28,486 100.00%
Corn Farming 2 $33,374 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 1 $27,747 100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 1 $23,483 100.00%
Potato Farming 1 $32,323 100.00%

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