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 %
Financial Managers 36 $147,048 87.80%
Business Operations Specialists, All Other 36 $51,318 87.80%
Compliance Officers 35 $68,503 85.37%
Computer Network Architects 35 $101,140 89.74%
Civil Engineers 32 $67,464 82.05%
Soil and Plant Scientists 31 $51,168 83.78%
Accountants 31 $53,472 83.78%
Logisticians 30 $69,154 83.33%
Psychiatrists 29 $140,421 85.29%
Biomedical Engineers 26 $73,635 78.79%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Actuaries 3 $93,628 37.50%
Electrical Engineers 3 $85,294 37.50%
Medical and Health Services Managers 3 $80,655 37.50%
Nursing Assistants 3 $29,370 37.50%
Biomedical Engineers 3 $75,373 37.50%
Epidemiologists 3 $61,180 37.50%
Carpenters 2 $67,912 28.57%
Lodging Managers 2 $81,286 28.57%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 2 $113,828 28.57%
Materials Scientists 2 $72,717 33.33%
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 %
Hologic Inc 16 $108,612 88.89%
Social Finance Inc 16 $112,351 88.89%
Career Soft Solutions Inc 16 $88,251 88.89%
Axon Solutions Inc 16 $87,965 88.89%
Bill Me Later Inc 16 $100,113 88.89%
The Nemours Foundation Nemours Childrens Hospital 16 $105,260 88.89%
Spi Pharma Inc 16 $67,267 88.89%
First Tek Inc 16 $67,478 88.89%
Cloudeeva Inc 16 $59,166 88.89%
Compest Solutions Inc 16 $64,211 94.12%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Mohammad Elias 1 $24,752 50.00%
Clarip Inc 1 $61,298 50.00%
Galdi Inc 1 $62,608 50.00%
Cool Nerds Marketing 1 $69,410 50.00%
Marlette Services Inc 1 $87,485 50.00%
Gateway Painting Contractors Inc 1 $45,968 50.00%
Taransabry Llc 1 $113,173 50.00%
Hong Teng International Llc 1 $57,117 50.00%
Innospec Fuel Specialties Llc 1 $114,566 50.00%
Ashland Llc 1 $116,771 50.00%

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