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 %
Deloitte Consulting Llp	203	$78,295	93.98%
Incyte Corporation	198	$94,985	92.52%
Randstad Technologies Llc	164	$96,847	77.36%
Vensoft Solutions Inc	162	$68,145	81.00%
Hcl America Inc	152	$80,286	87.86%
Techno Soft Inc	146	$69,232	84.88%
Ibm Corporation	142	$82,172	83.04%
Innate Solutionsinc	140	$59,651	88.61%
Tekstrom Inc	128	$64,977	82.58%
Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals Lp	127	$96,656	82.47%

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %

Company	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Anthem Inc	8	$90,297	22.86%
Bayhealth Medical Center Inc	8	$179,845	23.53%
Beebe Physician Network	8	$166,896	23.53%
Yes Hardsoft Solutions Inc	7	$96,827	21.21%
Three Puglisi Brothers Inc	7	$19,386	21.21%
The Blue Crab Of Bethany Beach Inc	7	$21,665	21.88%
Christiana Medical Group Pa	6	$120,800	20.00%
Wilmington Savings Fund Society	6	$107,082	20.69%
Cigna Health And Life Insurance Company	6	$84,302	21.43%
Fair Square Financial Llc	6	$93,323	23.08%

Top Industries in Delaware (All Years)

Industry	# of Jobs	Avg Wage	Approval %
Furniture Merchant Wholesalers	2	$54,808	100.00%
Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing	2	$67,101	100.00%
Other Insurance Related Activities	2	$121,275	100.00%
Household Appliances And Electrical And Electronic Goods Merchant Wholesalers	2	$44,491	100.00%
Other Heavy And Civil Engineering Construction	2	$64,563	100.00%
Plastics Product Manufacturing	2	$88,275	100.00%
Courts	2	$51,023	100.00%
Radio And Television Broadcasting And Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing	2	$105,602	100.00%
Museums	2	$57,044	100.00%
Flight Training	2	$73,091	100.00%

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.