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 %
Computer and Information Systems Managers 149 $131,606 88.69%
Business Intelligence Analysts 146 $89,798 93.59%
Credit Analysts 135 $64,452 87.66%
Physical Therapists 128 $70,533 83.66%
Materials Scientists 115 $72,836 83.33%
Information Technology Project Managers 101 $93,299 93.52%
Financial Specialists, All Other 100 $62,621 94.34%
Information Security Analysts 88 $94,280 83.02%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 86 $49,159 91.49%
Hospitalists 78 $204,152 92.86%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Financial Specialists, All Other 10 $72,477 43.48%
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 9 $59,587 45.00%
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 8 $44,985 40.00%
Mechanical Engineers 8 $96,122 42.11%
Economists 8 $71,492 42.11%
Industrial Engineers 8 $88,696 47.06%
Computer User Support Specialists 7 $62,183 53.85%
Natural Sciences Managers 7 $157,099 58.33%
Marketing Managers 7 $126,411 58.33%
Psychiatrists 6 $127,514 50.00%
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 %
Smart Works Llc 11 $82,969 84.62%
Seaford Internal Medicine Llc 11 $118,394 84.62%
Computer Aid Inc 11 $94,046 84.62%
Odyssey Charter School Inc 11 $45,500 84.62%
Armstrong Technologies Inc 11 $73,851 84.62%
Fladger Assoc Inc 11 $56,661 84.62%
Cape Henlopen School District 11 $57,930 84.62%
Vista Applied Solutions Group Inc 11 $74,854 84.62%
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital 11 $57,989 84.62%
Progress Solutions Inc 11 $70,661 84.62%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Delaware (All Years)

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