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 %
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 %
Arthritis Osteoporosis Center Llc	2	$178,750	66.67%
Mcdermott Will Emery Llp	2	$179,587	66.67%
Uhs Of Dover Llc Dba Dover Behavioral Health System	2	$182,374	66.67%
Infectious Disease Consultants Pa	2	$197,974	66.67%
First State Infectious Diseases Llc	2	$204,298	66.67%
Eranga Cardiology Pa	2	$208,000	66.67%
Doctors Pathology Services Inc	2	$208,000	66.67%
Itvorks Inc	2	$70,949	66.67%
Webject Systems Inc	2	$68,162	66.67%
Right Click Systems Llc	2	$69,088	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 %
Engineering Services	116	$79,506	87.88%
Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing	111	$94,036	87.40%
All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing	109	$85,732	85.83%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages	89	$81,654	80.18%
Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists	87	$71,257	82.08%
Industrial Gas Manufacturing	81	$82,715	82.65%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	81	$87,480	83.51%
Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	79	$98,399	86.81%
Collection Agencies	77	$81,748	88.51%
Offices Of Physicians	76	$133,501	89.41%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Psychiatric And Substance Abuse Hospitals	7	$129,911	30.43%
Chicken Egg Production	7	$19,386	30.43%
Interior Design Services	6	$81,307	28.57%
Other Chemical And Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers	6	$92,373	28.57%
Meat And Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers	5	$20,030	25.00%
Direct Life Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	5	$83,404	26.32%
Fresh Fruit And Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers	4	$125,471	21.05%
Nonwoven Fabric Mills	4	$88,837	21.05%
Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing	4	$106,335	25.00%
Frozen Fruit Juice And Vegetable Manufacturing	4	$51,454	26.67%

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.