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 %
Speech-Language Pathologists 19 $66,381 82.61%
Natural Sciences Managers 18 $118,061 78.26%
Graphic Designers 18 $38,640 85.71%
Occupational Therapists 17 $67,169 89.47%
Anesthesiologists 16 $157,569 84.21%
Computer and Information Research Scientists 16 $86,969 84.21%
Physicists 15 $58,527 83.33%
Clinical Data Managers 15 $87,283 83.33%
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists 14 $49,621 87.50%
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 13 $80,646 86.67%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Lodging Managers 2 $81,286 33.33%
Materials Engineers 2 $84,531 33.33%
Aerospace Engineers 1 $73,694 16.67%
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers 1 $38,917 20.00%
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $98,000 20.00%
Advertising Sales Agents 1 $69,410 20.00%
Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors 1 $28,642 20.00%
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 1 $47,859 20.00%
Clinical Psychologists 1 $80,360 20.00%
Budget Analysts 1 $55,390 20.00%
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 %
Argentina 3 $116,670 50.00%
Romania 3 $76,884 50.00%
Indonesia 3 $103,653 50.00%
Chile 3 $79,934 50.00%
Nigeria 2 $88,878 33.33%
Italy 2 $71,261 40.00%
Albania 2 $82,462 40.00%
Venezuela 2 $69,420 40.00%
Costa Rica 2 $101,192 50.00%
New Zealand 2 $97,854 50.00%

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 %
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