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 %
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 %
Smart Works Llc 11 $82,969 84.62%
Seaford Internal Medicine Llc 11 $118,394 84.62%
Computer Aid Inc 11 $94,046 84.62%
Odyssey Charter School Inc 11 $45,500 84.62%
Armstrong Technologies Inc 11 $73,851 84.62%
Fladger Assoc Inc 11 $56,661 84.62%
Cape Henlopen School District 11 $57,930 84.62%
Vista Applied Solutions Group Inc 11 $74,854 84.62%
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital 11 $57,989 84.62%
Progress Solutions Inc 11 $70,661 84.62%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Delaware (All Years)

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