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 %
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary 6 $70,187 85.71%
Animal Scientists 6 $80,503 100.00%
Veterinarians 6 $107,945 100.00%
Social Science Research Assistants 5 $46,105 83.33%
Clinical Research Coordinators 5 $85,908 83.33%
Legal Support Workers, All Other 5 $51,197 83.33%
Social and Community Service Managers 5 $61,622 83.33%
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers 5 $102,157 83.33%
Chief Executives 5 $148,312 83.33%
Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products 4 $46,328 66.67%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Travel Agents 1 $54,080 33.33%
Dentists, General 1 $117,978 33.33%
Lawyers 1 $70,574 33.33%
Human Resources Managers 1 $142,813 33.33%
Chemical Engineers 1 $97,136 33.33%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $52,940 33.33%
Aerospace Engineers 1 $73,694 33.33%
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics 1 $37,856 33.33%
Biological Technicians 1 $37,773 33.33%
Food Service Managers 1 $65,187 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 %
Syria 1 $40,706 33.33%
United States Of America 1 $64,397 33.33%
Grenada 1 $82,285 33.33%
Ecuador 1 $46,842 33.33%
Japan 1 $93,517 50.00%
Barbados 1 $69,389 50.00%
Poland 1 $65,645 50.00%
Slovakia 1 $55,390 50.00%
Armenia 1 $208,000 50.00%
Czech Republic 1 $119,122 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Delaware (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Delasoft Inc 418 $64,986 88.00%
Ibm India Private Limited 407 $76,016 91.67%
Citibank Na 399 $99,001 91.10%
Blackrock Financial Management Inc 378 $75,441 88.52%
Wipro Limited 367 $69,063 87.17%
University Of Delaware 366 $62,476 87.14%
Blackrock Capital Management Inc 335 $67,447 83.54%
Venturesoft Global Inc 320 $57,882 88.64%
Jpmorgan Chase Amp Co 319 $88,952 90.63%
Capital One Services Ii Llc 305 $80,976 92.42%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Amsol Inc 32 $57,804 31.37%
Capital One Services Llc 30 $91,500 33.33%
Envision Infosolutions Inc 28 $106,293 32.18%
Aetea Information Technology Inc 24 $97,124 29.63%
Christiana Care Health Services Inc 24 $122,457 29.63%
Barclays Services Llc 23 $102,260 31.08%
Inpatient Consultants Of Delaware Inc 22 $152,824 29.73%
American It Group Inc 20 $76,848 28.17%
Jt Hoover Concrete Inc 20 $36,356 29.41%
Evonsys Llc 14 $115,126 23.33%

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