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 %
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $69,908 100.00%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $75,308 100.00%
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $77,345 100.00%
Quality Control Systems Managers 2 $96,346 100.00%
Photonics Engineers 2 $85,010 100.00%
Pharmacists 2 $125,175 100.00%
Education Administrators, Postsecondary 2 $138,777 100.00%
Compliance Managers 2 $170,934 100.00%
Pathologists 2 $208,000 100.00%
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other 1 $23,483 50.00%
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 %
Argentina 3 $116,670 50.00%
Romania 3 $76,884 50.00%
Indonesia 3 $103,653 50.00%
Chile 3 $79,934 50.00%
Nigeria 2 $88,878 33.33%
Italy 2 $71,261 40.00%
Albania 2 $82,462 40.00%
Venezuela 2 $69,420 40.00%
Costa Rica 2 $101,192 50.00%
New Zealand 2 $97,854 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Delaware (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Delaware State University 72 $49,265 88.89%
The Pnc Financial Services Group Inc 70 $95,044 86.42%
Qualitree Inc 66 $55,679 81.48%
Implify Inc 65 $59,373 85.53%
Jam Inc 65 $60,333 86.67%
Adesis Inc 64 $83,449 86.49%
Randstad Technologies Lp 64 $79,320 90.14%
Polakams Llc 62 $65,245 87.32%
Hallmark Global Technologies Inc 61 $61,862 87.14%
Blackrock Investment Management Llc 61 $62,895 87.14%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Sussex Eye Care Dba Atlantic Eye Care 3 $81,883 21.43%
Dayka Hackett Llc 3 $145,420 21.43%
Motech Americas Llc 2 $102,315 14.29%
United Medical Clinic Llc 2 $122,054 14.29%
Rohm Haas Electronic Materials Cmp Inc 2 $112,143 15.38%
Uhs Of Rockford Llc 2 $119,153 15.38%
Corteva Agriscience Llc 2 $109,908 15.38%
Phi Service Co An Exelon Company 2 $78,115 16.67%
Selbyville Food Mart Inc 2 $22,360 16.67%
Berkley Insurance Company 2 $89,992 16.67%

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