Administrative & Support Services vs Manufacturing (metal/machinery/electronics)
NAICS-sector comparison built from the H1B Report corpus. Filing volume, distinct sponsor count, sponsor concentration and dominant occupations.
Key metrics
Filings / employer is a concentration hint — higher means a few sponsors do most of the filing.
| Metric | Administrative & Support Services | Manufacturing (metal/machinery/electronics) |
|---|---|---|
| Total filings | 115,160 | 680,015▲ |
| National share % | 1.20% | 7.11%▲ |
| Distinct sponsors | 4,024 | 13,769▲ |
| Filings / employer | 29 | 49 |
| Rank | #10 | #2▲ |
| Top sponsor | Grandison Management, Inc. | Apple Inc. |
| Top occupation | Software Developers | Software Developers |
Filings by fiscal year
Year-over-year H-1B demand within each sector.
Administrative & Support Services
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | 5,457 |
| FY2011 | 5,449 |
| FY2012 | 5,846 |
| FY2013 | 5,311 |
| FY2014 | 5,741 |
| FY2015 | 6,709 |
| FY2016 | 6,966 |
| FY2017 | 7,272 |
| FY2018 | 8,341 |
| FY2019 | 6,795 |
| FY2020 | 5,807 |
| FY2021 | 8,722 |
| FY2022 | 6,473 |
| FY2023 | 6,758 |
| FY2024 | 7,284 |
| FY2025 | 8,882 |
| FY2026 | 7,347 |
Manufacturing (metal/machinery/electronics)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | 24,379 |
| FY2011 | 28,553 |
| FY2012 | 29,695 |
| FY2013 | 29,093 |
| FY2014 | 32,346 |
| FY2015 | 32,605 |
| FY2016 | 33,183 |
| FY2017 | 35,036 |
| FY2018 | 37,966 |
| FY2019 | 38,898 |
| FY2020 | 37,942 |
| FY2021 | 69,187 |
| FY2022 | 52,902 |
| FY2023 | 54,392 |
| FY2024 | 46,170 |
| FY2025 | 54,231 |
| FY2026 | 43,437 |
Top 5 sponsors — Administrative & Support Services
- 1Grandison Management, Inc.5,978
- 2Populus Group LLC4,813
- 3Health Management Systems, Inc. 2,736
- 4Management Health Systems, LLC2,145
- 5AIRBNB, INC.1,925
Top 5 sponsors — Manufacturing (metal/machinery/electronics)
- 1Apple Inc.29,605
- 2Intel Corporation 26,091
- 3Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.13,281
- 4Tesla, Inc.12,619
- 5Cisco Systems, Inc.11,578
Top 5 occupations — Administrative & Support Services
- 115-1252Software Developers27,626
- 229-1123Physical Therapists14,349
- 329-2011Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists5,471
- 415-2051Data Scientists5,148
- 515-1253Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers4,315
Top 5 occupations — Manufacturing (metal/machinery/electronics)
- 115-1252Software Developers186,934
- 217-2072Electronics Engineers, Except Computer66,425
- 317-2141Mechanical Engineers52,092
- 417-2112Industrial Engineers42,802
- 515-1299Computer Occupations, All Other30,439
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