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 %
Special Education Teachers, Middle School	2	$49,490	66.67%
Orthotists and Prosthetists	2	$60,476	66.67%
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	2	$66,248	66.67%
Purchasing Agents, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Products	2	$59,904	66.67%
Technical Writers	2	$57,595	66.67%
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	2	$63,284	66.67%
Transportation Engineers	2	$81,692	66.67%
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other	2	$72,718	100.00%
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	2	$73,500	100.00%
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	2	$73,500	100.00%

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 %
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 %
Elsevier Inc	2	$115,201	66.67%
Family Practice Associates Pa	2	$112,632	66.67%
Westside Family Healthcare	2	$113,620	66.67%
Kafene Inc	2	$121,098	66.67%
Educational Testing Service	2	$115,399	66.67%
Equinix Inc	2	$109,990	66.67%
Datum Llc	2	$112,279	66.67%
Siemens Industry Software Inc	2	$112,289	66.67%
Paypal Inc	2	$122,211	66.67%
Spotify Usa Inc	2	$113,090	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%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services	1,677	$87,474	100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services	229	$92,151	29.74%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals	84	$123,272	13.86%
Broilers And Other Meat Type Chicken Production	82	$24,345	24.55%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools	81	$85,872	35.37%
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services	65	$97,734	47.10%
Credit Card Issuing	61	$88,278	72.62%
Other Computer Related Services	57	$90,222	69.51%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services	41	$95,431	50.62%
Collection Agencies	24	$97,599	36.92%

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.