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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 %
Database Architects 26 $95,216 86.67%
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 25 $48,001 83.33%
Lawyers 25 $102,066 86.21%
Surgeons 25 $186,335 86.21%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 24 $77,438 85.71%
Biological Scientists, All Other 23 $67,740 85.19%
Economists 22 $79,490 84.62%
Sales Engineers 21 $92,592 84.00%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education 20 $50,117 83.33%
Risk Management Specialists 20 $83,323 86.96%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Bartenders 2 $19,136 33.33%
Logisticians 2 $84,022 33.33%
Coaches and Scouts 2 $27,920 33.33%
Materials Engineers 2 $84,531 33.33%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 2 $32,448 33.33%
Managers, All Other 2 $139,734 33.33%
Carpenters 2 $67,912 33.33%
Architectural and Engineering Managers 2 $113,828 33.33%
Lodging Managers 2 $81,286 33.33%
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop 2 $20,155 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 %
Turnberry Solutions Inc 2 $94,193 66.67%
Dynamic Software Consultants Inc 2 $76,565 66.67%
The Evolvers Group Lp 2 $72,623 66.67%
Genpact Llc 2 $82,483 66.67%
Ar Systems Inc 2 $69,680 66.67%
Standav Corp 2 $73,923 66.67%
Resource Point Llc 2 $69,805 66.67%
Aclat Inc 2 $79,789 66.67%
Eleventh Hire Inc 2 $70,762 66.67%
Aarisha Inc 2 $70,398 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 %

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
All visa, employer, attorney, and salary data was obtained from the OFLC website.
All NAICS data was obtained from the NAICS website.    All SOC data was obtained from the O*Net database.