US stateDERank #29Updated May 2026

H-1B sponsorship in Delaware

17,910 H-1B Labor Condition Applications were filed for worksites in Delaware across the covered fiscal years. State concentration ratios and top sponsors below.

Total filings

17,910

Rank #29 nationally

National share

0.5%

of US H-1B filings

Top sponsor share

16.3%

JPMorgan Chase &…

Top occupation

15-1252

Software Developers

Summary

Delaware processed 17,910 H-1B filings, making it a significant hub for H-1B sponsorship activity. JPMorgan Chase & Co. was the dominant employer, accounting for 1,087 filings (16.25% of the state total), followed by Cognizant Technology Solutions with 344 filings and Tata Consultancy Services with 263 filings. This concentration among the top three sponsors reflects Delaware's importance as a financial and business services center.

Software developers dominated H-1B occupations in Delaware, with 6,998 filings across all employers. Computer occupations more broadly accounted for the vast majority of sponsorships: Computer Occupations, All Other (1,433 filings), Data Scientists (1,289 filings), and Computer Systems Analysts (571 filings) ranked second through fourth. Financial and Investment Analysts rounded out the top five with 529 filings, reflecting the state's significant financial sector presence.

The heavy concentration in technology and finance roles reflects Delaware's economic profile as a corporate and financial services hub, with software development and data science roles driving H-1B demand.

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Top sponsoring employers

Highest-volume H-1B sponsors with worksites in Delaware. Share % is each sponsor’s portion of the state’s total filings.

#	Employer	Filings	Share
1	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	1,087	16.3%
2	COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP	344	5.1%
3	TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED	263	3.9%

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

1,087

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUT…

344

TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES …

263

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most for worksites in Delaware.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	15-1252	Software Developers	6,998
2	15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	1,433
3	15-2051	Data Scientists	1,289
4	15-1211	Computer Systems Analysts	571
5	13-2051	Financial and Investment Analysts	529
6	15-1251	Computer Programmers	520
7	15-1253	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	494
8	29-1229	Physicians, All Other	395
9	11-3021	Computer and Information Systems Managers	345
10	13-2099	Financial Specialists, All Other	252

Software Developers

6,998

Computer Occupations, All …

1,433

Data Scientists

1,289

Computer Systems Analysts

571

Financial and Investment A…

529

Computer Programmers

520

Software Quality Assurance…

494

Physicians, All Other

395

Computer and Information S…

345

Financial Specialists, All…

252

Filings by fiscal year

Delaware H-1B filing volume year over year — a hiring-demand signal for the state, not headcount.

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