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 %
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 %
Evonsys Llc 22 $98,586 81.48%
B W Tek Inc 22 $56,089 81.48%
Inumsoft Inc 22 $50,668 84.62%
Supply Chain Consultants Inc 22 $74,414 84.62%
Hadiamondstar Software Solutions Llc 22 $61,534 88.00%
Kbr Inc 22 $87,822 88.00%
Astir It Solutions Inc 22 $71,242 88.00%
Pconline Llc 21 $74,603 84.00%
Cigna Lina 21 $80,616 87.50%
Fmc Corporation 21 $95,738 87.50%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Ncas Of Delaware Llc 1 $56,264 33.33%
Korean Bbq Restaurant 1 $38,917 33.33%
Accugenix Inc 1 $117,853 33.33%
Specific Solution Inc 1 $110,635 33.33%
Seppic Inc 1 $96,470 33.33%
The Waterfall Catering Corporation 1 $54,558 33.33%
Exelon Business Services Company 1 $93,746 33.33%
Pools And Spas Unlimited Of Milford Inc 1 $28,246 33.33%
Field Of Dreams Lawn Landscape Inc 1 $39,270 33.33%
If Design Corp Ta Asian Campus Tribune 1 $35,651 33.33%

Top Industries in Delaware (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Custom Computer Programming Services 13,786 $71,639 90.72%
Offices Of Other Holding Companies 3,556 $96,022 92.75%
Computer Systems Design Services 2,164 $82,532 93.08%
Management Scientific And Technical Consulting Services 1,487 $80,503 97.83%
Commercial Banking 1,195 $85,708 88.65%
Computer Systems Design And Related Services 930 $81,138 88.49%
Offices Of Physicians Except Mental Health Specialists 508 $154,782 78.52%
Colleges Universities And Professional Schools 458 $59,888 80.35%
General Medical And Surgical Hospitals 422 $147,964 85.08%
Other Computer Related Services 422 $75,594 91.34%
Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Farm Labor Contractors And Crew Leaders 42 $28,562 100.00%
Vegetable And Melon Farming 26 $30,438 100.00%
Support Activities For Crop Production 22 $30,825 100.00%
Nursery And Tree Production 17 $28,097 100.00%
Other Vegetable Except Potato And Melon Farming 15 $26,085 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 13 $28,536 100.00%
Cattle Feedlots 7 $27,703 100.00%
Frozen Fruit Juice And Vegetable Manufacturing 5 $30,085 100.00%
Nursery And Floriculture Production 4 $30,404 100.00%
Apple Orchards 3 $26,451 100.00%

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