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
36,370	92.44%	$82,872	H-1B
2,656	6.75%	$81,026	PERM
173	0.44%	$30,076	H-2A
147	0.37%	$90,493	E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Delaware has seen a total of 39,346 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Delaware is the H-1B visa with 36,370 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 92.44% of Delaware's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 2,656 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 6.75% of Delaware's total visas.

Top Occupations in Delaware (All Years)

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Lawyers	30	$105,796	88.24%
Psychiatrists	29	$140,421	85.29%
Database Architects	25	$95,928	78.13%
Surgeons	25	$186,335	78.13%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	24	$53,401	80.00%
Sales Engineers	24	$95,183	82.76%
Speech-Language Pathologists	23	$69,930	82.14%
Biological Scientists, All Other	23	$67,740	88.46%
Economists	22	$79,490	88.00%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	22	$77,729	88.00%

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Occupation	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Coaches and Scouts	2	$27,920	33.33%
Managers, All Other	2	$139,734	33.33%
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	2	$32,448	33.33%
Financial Examiners	2	$83,866	33.33%
Materials Scientists	2	$72,717	33.33%
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	2	$86,173	33.33%
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2	$113,828	33.33%
Bartenders	2	$19,136	33.33%
Lodging Managers	2	$81,286	33.33%
Environmental Engineers	2	$84,251	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 452 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Delaware From PERM Program (All Years)

Country	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
India	996	$100,673	45.11%
Haiti	145	$20,065	36.80%
China	141	$75,859	47.16%
Mexico	106	$22,552	57.61%
Vietnam	55	$21,021	44.35%
Canada	39	$103,511	54.17%
Mongolia	29	$27,221	46.03%
South Korea	25	$26,580	51.02%
Pakistan	21	$103,145	45.65%
Philippines	15	$45,021	48.39%

Top Hiring Companies in Delaware (All Years)

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
World Trade Center Delaware Inc	2	$115,794	100.00%
Nutrition Biosciences Usa 1 Llc	2	$117,354	100.00%
St Francis Hospital	2	$124,904	100.00%
Dollar Financial Group Inc	2	$118,643	100.00%
Brightside Benefit Inc	2	$119,621	100.00%
Solae Llc	2	$120,058	100.00%
Navitas Data Sciences Inc Fka Dataceutics Inc	2	$120,598	100.00%
Adobe Inc	2	$126,683	100.00%
Starburst Data Inc	2	$130,978	100.00%
Cloudflare Inc	2	$132,465	100.00%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Top Industries in Delaware (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Health And Welfare Funds	14	$105,036	93.33%
Personal Care Services	14	$82,488	93.33%
In Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing	14	$95,872	93.33%
Research And Development In The Social Sciences And Humanities	13	$72,285	86.67%
Instruments And Related Products Manufacturing For Measuring Displaying And Controlling Industrial Process Variables	13	$63,752	92.86%
Direct Life Health And Medical Insurance Carriers	12	$81,186	92.31%
All Other Electrical Equipment And Component Manufacturing	11	$85,438	84.62%
Other Warehousing And Storage	11	$80,763	84.62%
Offices Of Dentists	10	$127,415	83.33%
Medicinal And Botanical Manufacturing	10	$90,495	83.33%

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Mortgage And Nonmortgage Loan Brokers	3	$55,453	100.00%
Line Haul Railroads	3	$101,067	100.00%
Semiconductor And Related Device Manufacturing	2	$86,590	66.67%
Refrigeration Equipment And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	2	$79,539	66.67%
Framing Contractors	2	$55,422	66.67%
Aircraft Manufacturing	2	$180,617	66.67%
Couriers And Express Delivery Services	2	$85,457	66.67%
Aerospace Product And Parts Manufacturing	2	$73,694	66.67%
Welding And Soldering Equipment Manufacturing	2	$120,214	66.67%
Sporting And Recreational Goods And Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	2	$134,691	66.67%

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 $82,872. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.