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 %
Financial Analysts 386 $73,207 93.92%
Database Administrators 366 $76,128 90.37%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 274 $167,606 86.71%
Internists, General 257 $145,101 88.93%
Chemists 218 $83,796 86.85%
Accountants and Auditors 214 $59,603 88.07%
Software Quality Assurance Engineers and Testers 188 $80,734 93.53%
Web Developers 184 $65,436 100.00%
Mechanical Engineers 158 $83,245 92.40%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 154 $63,155 90.59%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Financial Analysts 30 $78,046 51.72%
Accountants and Auditors 24 $76,404 42.86%
Computer and Information Systems Managers 20 $114,375 37.04%
Database Administrators 17 $95,664 39.53%
Credit Analysts 17 $68,382 43.59%
Physicians and Surgeons, All Other 16 $179,336 42.11%
Pediatricians, General 13 $70,648 38.24%
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers 13 $39,298 44.83%
Chemists 11 $89,296 44.00%
Management Analysts 10 $77,447 41.67%
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 %
Ads Alliance Data Systems Inc 13 $88,976 92.86%
Even Odd Minds Llc 13 $70,602 92.86%
Nemours Foundation Ai Dupont Hospital For Chil 13 $77,111 92.86%
Y Axis Inc 13 $57,632 92.86%
American It Group Inc 13 $56,149 92.86%
Cover Rossiter Pa 13 $56,331 92.86%
Computer Sciences Corporation 13 $74,464 92.86%
Devcare Solutions Ltd 13 $60,093 92.86%
Yash Technologies Inc 13 $76,969 92.86%
Covant Solutions Inc 13 $79,549 92.86%
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%

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