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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 %
Urban and Regional Planners 1 $51,438 100.00%
Sustainability Specialists 1 $87,152 100.00%
Solar Energy Systems Engineers 1 $128,835 100.00%
Agricultural and Food Science Technicians 1 $24,274 100.00%
Fashion Designers 1 $37,835 100.00%
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $61,260 100.00%
Geospatial Information Scientists and Technologists 1 $52,832 100.00%
Administrative Services Managers 1 $92,436 100.00%
Personal Financial Advisors 1 $43,576 100.00%
Transportation Inspectors 1 $27,082 100.00%
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 %
Citibank Na 442 $100,658 91.89%
Blackrock Financial Management Inc 427 $77,157 89.89%
Delasoft Inc 423 $65,375 89.24%
Ibm India Private Limited 407 $76,016 89.65%
University Of Delaware 377 $63,233 86.87%
Wipro Limited 374 $69,486 87.79%
Blackrock Capital Management Inc 335 $67,447 79.76%
Venturesoft Global Inc 320 $57,882 88.64%
Jpmorgan Chase Amp Co 319 $88,952 90.63%
Ernst Young Us Llp 309 $83,672 93.64%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Foods Style Usa Inc 6 $34,174 100.00%
Jbo Harvesting Inc 5 $30,514 100.00%
Eastern Sod Farms Llc 5 $24,862 100.00%
Hanover Foods Delaware Inc 5 $29,382 100.00%
Fla Melon Harvesting Inc 4 $33,275 100.00%
Innurba Llc 4 $34,575 100.00%
Magee Farms 4 $32,937 100.00%
Gonzalez Farm Llc 4 $32,568 100.00%
Sunstate Harvesters Inc 4 $31,637 100.00%
Schiff Transport 3 $24,364 100.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Capital One Services Llc 33 $95,212 32.04%
Amsol Inc 32 $57,804 33.68%
Envision Infosolutions Inc 30 $108,029 33.33%
Christiana Care Health Services Inc 27 $124,456 31.40%
Aetea Information Technology Inc 24 $97,124 29.63%
Barclays Services Llc 24 $101,603 30.77%
Inpatient Consultants Of Delaware Inc 23 $155,223 31.08%
American It Group Inc 20 $76,848 28.17%
Jt Hoover Concrete Inc 20 $36,356 29.41%
Sallie Mae Bank 15 $95,795 22.73%

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