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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 %
Logistics Managers 2 $50,544 66.67%
Residential Advisors 2 $26,999 66.67%
Education, Training, and Library Workers, All Other 2 $30,587 66.67%
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health 2 $27,737 66.67%
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 2 $29,328 66.67%
Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other 2 $38,074 66.67%
Editors 2 $37,294 66.67%
Loan Officers 2 $37,523 66.67%
Lodging Managers 2 $54,319 66.67%
Physical Therapist Assistants 2 $46,883 66.67%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
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 %
Otis It Inc 280 $63,089 92.11%
Cognizant Technology Solutions Us Corporation 271 $73,413 90.64%
Ernst Young Us Llp 271 $80,260 99.27%
Polaris Consulting Services Ltd 235 $84,870 90.04%
Christiana Care Health Services Inc 232 $152,284 90.27%
Streamline Technologies Inc 228 $68,399 88.72%
Virtusa Corporation 226 $85,198 88.63%
Capital One Services Llc 225 $89,068 92.59%
Apogee Medical Group Delaware Inc 216 $165,305 90.38%
Capgemini America Inc 204 $86,979 87.93%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Metlife Group Inc 12 $116,883 21.05%
Polakams Llc 11 $94,899 19.30%
Sallie Mae Bank 11 $89,593 19.64%
Dupont Specialty Products Usa Llc 10 $116,201 19.23%
Jam Inc 10 $94,382 19.23%
Ahu Technologies Inc 10 $78,609 20.41%
Playtex Manufacturing Inc 9 $84,092 18.75%
Ar Solutions Inc 8 $105,440 17.39%
Jamie Ness Racing 8 $18,902 19.51%
Clinpharma Consulting Global Group Llc 8 $92,006 19.51%

Top Industries in Delaware (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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
All visa, employer, attorney, and salary data was obtained from the OFLC website.
All NAICS data was obtained from the NAICS website.    All SOC data was obtained from the O*Net database.