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 %
Ads Alliance Data Systems Inc 13 $88,976 92.86%
Even Odd Minds Llc 13 $70,602 92.86%
Nemours Foundation Ai Dupont Hospital For Chil 13 $77,111 92.86%
Y Axis Inc 13 $57,632 92.86%
American It Group Inc 13 $56,149 92.86%
Cover Rossiter Pa 13 $56,331 92.86%
Computer Sciences Corporation 13 $74,464 92.86%
Devcare Solutions Ltd 13 $60,093 92.86%
Yash Technologies Inc 13 $76,969 92.86%
Covant Solutions Inc 13 $79,549 92.86%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Delaware (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Security Systems Services Except Locksmiths 1 $108,493 50.00%
Nonresidential Property Managers 1 $57,138 50.00%
Printing 1 $64,626 50.00%
Fitness And Recreational Sports Centers 1 $78,250 50.00%
Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing 1 $51,813 50.00%
Exterminating And Pest Control Services 1 $39,957 50.00%
Private Mail Centers 1 $77,418 50.00%
All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing 1 $76,752 50.00%
Travel Agencies 1 $95,930 50.00%
Administration Of Veterans Affairs 1 $176,176 50.00%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

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