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 %
Syria 1 $40,706 33.33%
United States Of America 1 $64,397 33.33%
Grenada 1 $82,285 33.33%
Ecuador 1 $46,842 33.33%
Japan 1 $93,517 50.00%
Barbados 1 $69,389 50.00%
Poland 1 $65,645 50.00%
Slovakia 1 $55,390 50.00%
Armenia 1 $208,000 50.00%
Czech Republic 1 $119,122 50.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Delaware (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
E Business International Inc 20 $81,180 90.91%
Apricot Info Tech Inc 20 $83,889 95.24%
Headstream Inc 19 $72,191 90.48%
Idexcel Inc 19 $83,411 90.48%
Vintech Solutions Inc 19 $86,350 90.48%
Starwell Systems Llc 19 $91,155 90.48%
Astrazeneca Lp 19 $84,368 90.48%
Goldenwill Supply Corporation 19 $59,961 90.48%
Cyberthink Inc 19 $78,462 95.00%
International Systems Technologies Inc 19 $68,095 95.00%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Comprehensive Spine Center 1 $37,210 33.33%
Cover Rossiter Pa 1 $81,432 33.33%
Bifferato Gentilotti Llc 1 $70,574 33.33%
Wells Fargo Bank Na 1 $47,902 33.33%
Even Odd Minds Llc 1 $96,845 33.33%
Emecaspe Usa Llc 1 $124,779 33.33%
Speakman 1 $53,061 33.33%
Dunkirk Wine And Spirits 1 $66,560 50.00%
Henlopen Holdings Llc 1 $19,240 50.00%
Bb Interiors 1 $43,451 50.00%

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