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 %
Computer User Support Specialists 4 $40,757 66.67%
Paralegals and Legal Assistants 4 $51,873 66.67%
Auditors 4 $72,774 66.67%
Cost Estimators 4 $57,278 80.00%
Sociologists 4 $53,414 80.00%
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $68,140 80.00%
Health Educators 4 $52,494 80.00%
School Psychologists 4 $61,890 80.00%
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists 4 $58,209 80.00%
Manufacturing Engineers 4 $76,992 80.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $38,490 33.33%
Web Developers 1 $80,454 33.33%
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 1 $47,859 33.33%
Clinical Psychologists 1 $80,360 33.33%
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $100,000 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 %
Albania 2 $82,462 50.00%
Venezuela 2 $69,420 50.00%
Costa Rica 2 $101,192 50.00%
New Zealand 2 $97,854 50.00%
Ghana 2 $77,229 50.00%
Belarus 2 $99,496 50.00%
Kenya 1 $187,199 25.00%
Ivory Coast 1 $60,063 33.33%
Cameroon 1 $92,082 33.33%
Gambia 1 $51,106 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Delaware (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Prodigysoftware Group Inc 3 $96,450 100.00%
Hanu Software Solutions Inc 3 $100,395 100.00%
Meta Platforms Inc 3 $112,272 100.00%
Gac Solutions Inc 3 $108,777 100.00%
Adi Strategies Incorporated 3 $101,331 100.00%
Everest Global Solutions Inc 3 $105,137 100.00%
Accugenix Inc 3 $60,209 100.00%
Art Watch Gallery Inc 3 $29,390 100.00%
Navient Solutions Inc 3 $44,054 100.00%
St Andrews School Of Delaware Inc 3 $47,071 100.00%
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