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 %
Hydrologists 1 $78,686 100.00%
Human Resources Managers 1 $79,227 100.00%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $79,800 100.00%
Optometrists 1 $79,934 100.00%
Construction Managers 1 $82,243 100.00%
Home Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $82,345 100.00%
Logistics Engineers 1 $83,450 100.00%
Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers 1 $85,488 100.00%
Sustainability Specialists 1 $87,152 100.00%
Biochemical Engineers 1 $87,763 100.00%
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 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 %
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 %
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 3 $22,447 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 2 $21,704 100.00%
Frozen Food Manufacturing 2 $28,486 100.00%
Corn Farming 2 $33,374 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 1 $27,747 100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 1 $23,483 100.00%
Potato Farming 1 $32,323 100.00%

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