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 %
Biostatisticians 46 $83,055 88.46%
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 44 $70,448 86.27%
Teachers and Instructors, All Other 43 $39,487 87.76%
Electrical Engineers 43 $88,463 87.76%
Engineers, All Other 42 $75,473 85.71%
General and Operations Managers 40 $107,196 83.33%
Marketing Managers 40 $127,748 83.33%
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 39 $67,140 84.78%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 38 $72,909 82.61%
Materials Engineers 38 $83,040 88.37%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Surgeons 5 $182,886 55.56%
Family and General Practitioners 4 $94,313 44.44%
Civil Engineers 4 $71,703 44.44%
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $88,810 44.44%
Food Preparation Workers 4 $20,800 44.44%
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $91,101 44.44%
Nonfarm Animal Caretakers 4 $18,902 44.44%
Actuaries 3 $93,628 37.50%
Biomedical Engineers 3 $75,373 37.50%
Medical and Health Services Managers 3 $80,655 37.50%
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 %
Elsevier Inc 2 $115,201 66.67%
Family Practice Associates Pa 2 $112,632 66.67%
Westside Family Healthcare 2 $113,620 66.67%
Kafene Inc 2 $121,098 66.67%
Educational Testing Service 2 $115,399 66.67%
Equinix Inc 2 $109,990 66.67%
Datum Llc 2 $112,279 66.67%
Siemens Industry Software Inc 2 $112,289 66.67%
Paypal Inc 2 $122,211 66.67%
Spotify Usa Inc 2 $113,090 66.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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