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
36,370 92.44% $82,872 H-1B
2,656 6.75% $81,026 PERM
173 0.44% $30,076 H-2A
147 0.37% $90,493 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Delaware has seen a total of 39,346 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Delaware is the H-1B visa with 36,370 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 92.44% of Delaware's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 2,656 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 6.75% of Delaware's total visas.

Top Occupations in Delaware (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 1 $38,542 100.00%
Biochemical Engineers 1 $87,763 100.00%
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School 1 $51,950 100.00%
Surveyors 1 $66,726 100.00%
Advertising and Promotions Managers 1 $90,251 100.00%
Mechanical Engineering Technicians 1 $55,702 100.00%
Special Education Teachers, All Other 1 $37,950 100.00%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $79,800 100.00%
Music Directors and Composers 1 $31,512 100.00%
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners 1 $53,955 100.00%
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 452 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Delaware From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
United States Of America 1 $61,110 100.00%
Croatia 1 $187,200 100.00%
Palestine 1 $97,531 100.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Delaware (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Goldman Sachs Bank Usa 100 $91,346 84.75%
Clairvoyant Technosolutions Inc 99 $61,806 83.90%
Citicorp Credit Services Inc Usa 98 $78,011 83.76%
Infocons Inc 92 $96,700 86.79%
Agilent Technologies Inc 88 $100,372 88.00%
Opulentsoft Llc 85 $86,821 88.54%
Cem Technology Inc 81 $58,853 85.26%
The Pnc Financial Services Group Inc 80 $96,182 86.96%
American Air Liquide Inc 79 $84,696 87.78%
Delaware State University 77 $49,481 88.51%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Hanover Foods 1 $32,323 100.00%
Forest View Nursery 1 $32,323 100.00%
Garcia And Sons 1 $60,778 100.00%
Bi State Feeders 1 $23,005 100.00%
Rich Lease Inc 1 $32,323 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
New Bm Meats Inc 5 $20,030 25.00%
Tek International Inc 5 $117,270 25.00%
Enova Technology Solutions Llc 4 $99,133 20.00%
Uhs Of Dover Llc 4 $122,798 20.00%
Exeire Inc 4 $108,779 21.05%
Forcebeyond Llc 4 $78,411 22.22%
Sussex Eye Care Dba Atlantic Eye Care 3 $81,883 18.75%
Dayka Hackett Llc 3 $145,420 18.75%
Continental Finance Company Llc 3 $57,866 18.75%
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc 3 $88,643 18.75%

Top Industries in Delaware (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 14,767 $72,929 91.04%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 3,918 $98,884 91.46%
Computer Systems Design Services 2,264 $83,738 93.13%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 1,518 $80,977 97.81%
Commercial Banking 1,308 $88,772 89.34%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 998 $82,725 88.40%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 526 $156,209 73.88%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 484 $151,168 80.13%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 478 $60,591 89.85%
Other Computer Related Services 457 $77,604 86.88%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 55 $30,722 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 30 $31,149 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 26 $31,714 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 20 $29,248 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 16 $29,809 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 15 $26,085 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 7 $27,703 100.00%
Frozen Fruit Juice And Vegetable Manufacturing 6 $31,034 100.00%
Corn Farming 4 $34,575 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 4 $30,404 100.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 1,725 $88,033 100.00%
Poultry Processing 770 $20,244 100.00%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 680 $96,519 100.00%
Commercial Banking 343 $85,109 100.00%
Computer Systems Design Services 235 $92,752 100.00%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 149 $144,873 100.00%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 90 $126,538 100.00%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 85 $85,709 100.00%
Broilers And Other Meat Type Chicken Production 83 $24,360 100.00%
All Other Professional Scientific And Technical Services 72 $95,344 100.00%

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 $82,872. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage