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 %
Kforce Inc	46	$83,851	77.97%
Technosoft Inc	46	$64,908	77.97%
Inpatient Consultants Of Delaware Inc	45	$88,710	81.82%
Appoquinimink School District	45	$42,519	84.91%
Jpmorgan Chase And Co	45	$80,296	86.54%
Vedicsoft	45	$59,983	86.54%
Cnt Infotech Corporation	44	$57,345	86.27%
Mitchellmartin Inc	44	$109,593	86.27%
Mastech Inc A Mastech Holdings Inc Company	43	$94,695	87.76%
Caesar Rodney School District	43	$46,282	87.76%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Keane Soft Inc	2	$96,731	20.00%
Sai Swami Iii Llc Dba Shayona Pharmacy	2	$94,401	20.00%
Harvard Business Services Inc	2	$65,354	20.00%
Wl Gore Associates Inc	2	$89,659	22.22%
Priority Services Llc	2	$39,270	22.22%
Haksan Incparis Pizza	2	$36,390	22.22%
Cactus Cafe	2	$20,260	25.00%
Spi Pharma Inc	2	$79,467	25.00%
Clinic By The Sea	2	$157,154	25.00%
Gannett Fleming Inc	2	$83,596	25.00%

Top Industries in Delaware (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Engineering Services	116	$79,506	87.88%
Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing	111	$94,036	87.40%
All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing	109	$85,732	85.83%
Insurance Agencies And Brokerages	89	$81,654	80.18%
Offices Of Physical Occupational And Speech Therapists And Audiologists	87	$71,257	82.08%
Industrial Gas Manufacturing	81	$82,715	82.65%
Administrative Management And General Management Consulting Services	81	$87,480	83.51%
Other Electronic Component Manufacturing	79	$98,399	86.81%
Collection Agencies	77	$81,748	88.51%
Offices Of Physicians	76	$133,501	89.41%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Psychiatric And Substance Abuse Hospitals	7	$129,911	30.43%
Chicken Egg Production	7	$19,386	30.43%
Interior Design Services	6	$81,307	28.57%
Other Chemical And Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers	6	$92,373	28.57%
Meat And Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers	5	$20,030	25.00%
Direct Life Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	5	$83,404	26.32%
Fresh Fruit And Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers	4	$125,471	21.05%
Nonwoven Fabric Mills	4	$88,837	21.05%
Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing	4	$106,335	25.00%
Frozen Fruit Juice And Vegetable Manufacturing	4	$51,454	26.67%

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.