Of these, 1,193 were approved (94.2%), while 74 were denied (5.8%).
The H-1B visa program allows U.S. employers to temporarily hire foreign workers in specialty occupations requiring specialized knowledge and at least a bachelor’s degree or equivalent. It is designed to address skill gaps in the U.S. workforce while ensuring wage standards to protect both U.S. and H-1B workers. Employers must certify that they will pay H-1B workers wages equal to or greater than those of similarly qualified U.S. employees or the prevailing local wage.
For comparison, the average approval rate for H-1B petitions across the United States in 2024 stood at 98%, slightly higher than the 97.3% recorded in 2023.
The Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services industry led the H-1B filings in Delaware during 2024, with 842 petitions (66.5% of all submissions), and an approval rate of 92.4%. Meanwhile, the Manufacturing industry was the second largest contributor, filing 103 petitions (8.1% of the total), with an approval rate of 96.1%.
The Delaware employers with the most petitions during 2024 included It Resources, Inc., which filed 49 petitions with an approval rate of 98%, Appoquinimink School District with 44 petitions and an approval rate of 95.5%, and Infocons, Inc., which filed 42 petitions with an approval rate of 100%.
Compared to 2023, the number of H-1B petitions filed in Delaware during 2024 increased by 17.1%.
The United States admits around 1 million legal immigrants annually, most of whom receive permanent residence (green cards) through family sponsorship or employment-based visas. In 2023, about 1.2 million immigrants were granted green cards, a return to pre-pandemic levels. Temporary visa programs, such as the H-1B for highly skilled workers and H-2A for seasonal agricultural workers, also play a critical role in filling workforce needs.
Public opinion on immigration varies, with 46% of Americans favoring maintaining current legal immigration levels, according to a 2024 Pew Research Center survey. Additionally, 42% believe that highly skilled workers, such as scientists, doctors, and programmers, should be prioritized for legal immigration, compared to 25% who prioritize workers filling labor shortages and 19% who emphasize family sponsorship. Despite this, family sponsorship remains the most common path to permanent residency, accounting for 63% of green cards issued in 2023.
The data in this article comes from the H-1B Employer Data Hub provided by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). While USCIS strives for accuracy, manual data entry and errors on paper forms submitted by applicants or petitioners may result in discrepancies in employer names, tax IDs, locations, or other details.
| Rank | Industry | Total Petitions | % of All Submissions | % Approved | % Denied |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 842 | 66.5% | 92.4% | 7.6% |
| 2 | Manufacturing | 103 | 8.1% | 96.1% | 3.9% |
| 3 | Educational Services | 89 | 7% | 96.6% | 3.4% |
| 4 | Health Care and Social Assistance | 70 | 5.5% | 100% | 0% |
| 5 | Finance and Insurance | 45 | 3.6% | 100% | 0% |
| 6 | Information | 44 | 3.5% | 97.7% | 2.3% |
| 7 | Retail Trade | 19 | 1.5% | 100% | 0% |
| 8 | Wholesale Trade | 12 | 0.9% | 91.7% | 8.3% |
| 9 | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 8 | 0.6% | 100% | 0% |
| 10 | Management of Companies and Enterprises | 7 | 0.6% | 100% | 0% |
| 11 | Other Services (except Public Administration) | 5 | 0.4% | 100% | 0% |
| 12 | Transportation and Warehousing | 3 | 0.2% | 100% | 0% |
| 13 | Utilities | 2 | 0.2% | 100% | 0% |
| 13 | Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | 2 | 0.2% | 100% | 0% |
| 13 | Public Administration | 2 | 0.2% | 50% | 50% |
| 16 | Construction | 1 | 0.1% | 100% | 0% |
| 16 | Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 1 | 0.1% | 100% | 0% |
| 16 | Accommodation and Food Services | 1 | 0.1% | 100% | 0% |
| 16 | Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 1 | 0.1% | 100% | 0% |
| Company Name | Industries | Total Petitions | % Approved | % Denied |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| It Resources, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 49 | 98% | 2% |
| Appoquinimink School District | Educational Services | 44 | 95.5% | 4.5% |
| Infocons, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 42 | 100% | 0% |
| University of Delaware | Educational Services | 39 | 97.4% | 2.6% |
| Raas Infotek, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 35 | 100% | 0% |
| Incyte Corporation | Manufacturing | 33 | 97% | 3% |
| Mican Technologies, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 32 | 93.8% | 6.3% |
| Covant Solutions, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 29 | 100% | 0% |
| Christiana Care Health Services, Inc. | Health Care and Social Assistance | 24 | 100% | 0% |
| Leela Consultancy, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 24 | 83.3% | 16.7% |
| GB Technician, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 23 | 95.7% | 4.3% |
| Ecclesiastes, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 22 | 95.5% | 4.5% |
| Implify, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 21 | 90.5% | 9.5% |
| Cirquetech Group, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 21 | 76.2% | 23.8% |
| Cloudinfo, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 19 | 100% | 0% |
| The Siegfried Group, LLP | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 18 | 100% | 0% |
| Bayhealth Medical Center, Inc. | Health Care and Social Assistance | 18 | 100% | 0% |
| Nixon Technologies, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 18 | 100% | 0% |
| Evonsys, Inc. | Information, Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 18 | 100% | 0% |
| Acciva Techno Soft, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 18 | 88.9% | 11.1% |
| Cognitive Technology Solutions, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 16 | 87.5% | 12.5% |
| Envision Infosolutions, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 15 | 100% | 0% |
| PGH Technician Ladder, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 14 | 92.9% | 7.1% |
| Datastack Technologies, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 14 | 100% | 0% |
| TP It Group, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 14 | 92.9% | 7.1% |
| Etekserve, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 14 | 50% | 50% |
| Tekstrom, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 13 | 84.6% | 15.4% |
| Tek International, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 13 | 92.3% | 7.7% |
| Tek Tree, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 13 | 100% | 0% |
| Allkare, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 13 | 7.7% | 92.3% |
| Apricot Info Technician, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 12 | 66.7% | 33.3% |
| Dupont Specialty Products USA, LLC | Manufacturing | 11 | 90.9% | 9.1% |
| Pconline, LLC | Retail Trade | 11 | 100% | 0% |
| SK Technologies DE, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 11 | 100% | 0% |
| Bell Info Solutions, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 10 | 100% | 0% |
| Corporation Service Company | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 10 | 100% | 0% |
| Sallie Mae Bank | Finance and Insurance | 10 | 100% | 0% |
| SMB It, Inc. | Finance and Insurance | 9 | 100% | 0% |
| Delasoft, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 9 | 100% | 0% |
| Staffx22, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 9 | 77.8% | 22.2% |
| Otis It, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 8 | 100% | 0% |
| Jolttek | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 8 | 87.5% | 12.5% |
| Solenis, LLC | Wholesale Trade | 7 | 100% | 0% |
| Coditas Solutions, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 7 | 100% | 0% |
| Simpliigence, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 7 | 100% | 0% |
| Affinity Research Chemicals, Inc. | Manufacturing | 6 | 100% | 0% |
| Continental Finance Company, LLC | Finance and Insurance | 6 | 100% | 0% |
| Glynk, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 6 | 100% | 0% |
| W L Gore and Associates, Inc. | Manufacturing | 6 | 100% | 0% |
| Atlan, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 6 | 100% | 0% |
| Icloud Consulting Services, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 6 | 83.3% | 16.7% |
| Instellars Global Consulting, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| Corptax, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| Software Grid, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| Hidden Lake Technologies, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| Sepax Technologies | Wholesale Trade, Manufacturing | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| Signin Soft, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| Phreesia, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services, Health Care and Social Assistance | 5 | 100% | 0% |
| Adesis, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 4 | 100% | 0% |
| Delaware State University | Educational Services | 4 | 100% | 0% |
| Dekeo, Inc. | Management of Companies and Enterprises | 4 | 100% | 0% |
| AAA Club Alliance, Inc. | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 4 | 100% | 0% |
| Zentest Software, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 4 | 100% | 0% |
| Cwit Solutions, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 4 | 100% | 0% |
| Nephrology Associates P a | Health Care and Social Assistance | 4 | 100% | 0% |
| Crypto Miner Service, Inc. | Other Services (except Public Administration) | 4 | 100% | 0% |
| Clinpharma Clinical Research, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 4 | 100% | 0% |
| SLM Nitrocollege, LLC | Finance and Insurance | 4 | 100% | 0% |
| Headstream, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Graver Technologies, LLC | Manufacturing | 3 | 66.7% | 33.3% |
| PCS Retirement, LLC | Information | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Elite Wing Consulting, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 3 | 0% | 100% |
| Healthcore, Inc. | Finance and Insurance | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| SMB Shared Services, Inc. | Finance and Insurance | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Tekintellect, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials, LLC | Manufacturing | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Flow Core US, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| MTK Technologies, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Even and ODD Minds, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Raiden Technician Group, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Rapport It Services, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Exeire, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| 1st-Recruit, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 3 | 66.7% | 33.3% |
| Better Future Solutions, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Bigcloud Solutions, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Vensoft Solutions, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| The Rosner Law Group, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Virtue Technician, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Zenith Home, Corp. | Manufacturing | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Yeaher, Inc. | Wholesale Trade, Retail Trade | 3 | 66.7% | 33.3% |
| Translucence Research, Inc. | Information | 3 | 100% | 0% |
| Beebe Physician Network D B a, Inc. | Health Care and Social Assistance | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Itemize, Corp. | Information | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Itech America, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| We Care Nephrology, LLC | Health Care and Social Assistance | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Bluebix Solutions, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Speeder Solutions, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Vivace Pact Technologies, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Infasol, LLC | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |
| Stackadapt US, Inc. | Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 2 | 100% | 0% |