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 %
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 %
Fly Gateway Aviation Institute 2 $73,091 66.67%
Ls Solutions Inc 2 $72,811 66.67%
Quantum Polymers Corporation 2 $70,845 66.67%
6com Inc 2 $78,624 66.67%
Cybecys Inc 2 $70,990 66.67%
Linear Logics Corporation 2 $70,990 66.67%
Moxie It Solutions Inc 2 $71,354 66.67%
Gdn Infotech Inc 2 $71,927 66.67%
Vertisystem Inc 2 $78,292 66.67%
The Bank Of New York Mellon 2 $75,239 66.67%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Delaware (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 3 $22,447 100.00%
Soil Preparation Planting And Cultivating 2 $21,704 100.00%
Frozen Food Manufacturing 2 $28,486 100.00%
Corn Farming 2 $33,374 100.00%
Greenhouse Nursery And Floriculture Production 1 $27,747 100.00%
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers 1 $23,483 100.00%
Potato Farming 1 $32,323 100.00%

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