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 %
Microsystems Engineers 1 $68,058 100.00%
Automotive Engineers 1 $96,346 100.00%
Set and Exhibit Designers 1 $36,816 100.00%
Curators 1 $43,805 100.00%
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School 1 $57,930 100.00%
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physicians 1 $208,000 100.00%
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers 1 $38,085 100.00%
Architectural Drafters 1 $63,170 100.00%
Supply Chain Managers 1 $107,286 100.00%
Legal Secretaries 1 $38,251 100.00%
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 %
Ecuador 2 $64,594 40.00%
Albania 2 $82,462 50.00%
Italy 2 $71,261 50.00%
South Africa 2 $57,544 50.00%
Ghana 2 $77,229 50.00%
Venezuela 2 $69,420 50.00%
Dominican Republic 2 $48,766 50.00%
Zimbabwe 1 $42,440 25.00%
Jamaica 1 $106,330 25.00%
Germany 1 $37,398 33.33%

Top Hiring Companies in Delaware (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Adecco Group Namodis Inc 24 $85,632 88.89%
Intone Networks Inc 24 $73,745 88.89%
Anthem Inc 24 $85,187 88.89%
Marlabs Inc 23 $72,072 85.19%
Acciva Techno Soft Inc 23 $83,040 85.19%
Randstad Digital Llc 23 $99,768 88.46%
Evoke Technologies 23 $94,022 88.46%
B W Tek Inc 22 $56,089 84.62%
Red Clay Consolidated School District 22 $48,508 84.62%
Inumsoft Inc 22 $50,668 88.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Discover Products Inc 1 $165,734 33.33%
World Trade Center Delaware Inc 1 $43,888 33.33%
Buchi Corporation 1 $97,531 33.33%
Ad Art Signs Of Georgetown Inc 1 $31,637 33.33%
Sharon Simons 1 $19,323 33.33%
Bb Interiors 1 $43,451 33.33%
Henlopen Holdings Llc 1 $19,240 33.33%
Dunkirk Wine And Spirits 1 $66,560 33.33%
Quryoutinc 1 $18,470 33.33%
Aljusant Airfreight Inc Dba Aljusant Travel 1 $54,080 33.33%

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