Administrative & Support Services vs Retail Trade (general)
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 | Retail Trade (general) |
|---|---|---|
| Total filings | 110,482 | 250,553▲ |
| National share % | 1.18% | 2.68%▲ |
| Distinct sponsors | 3,695▲ | 2,757 |
| Filings / employer | 30 | 91 |
| Rank | #10 | #7▲ |
| Top sponsor | Populus Group LLC | AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (VA) |
| 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 | 2,669 |
Retail Trade (general)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | 3,089 |
| FY2011 | 3,674 |
| FY2012 | 4,146 |
| FY2013 | 4,743 |
| FY2014 | 6,059 |
| FY2015 | 7,463 |
| FY2016 | 8,728 |
| FY2017 | 11,457 |
| FY2018 | 13,585 |
| FY2019 | 17,470 |
| FY2020 | 22,645 |
| FY2021 | 33,213 |
| FY2022 | 27,820 |
| FY2023 | 27,462 |
| FY2024 | 24,688 |
| FY2025 | 26,082 |
| FY2026 | 8,229 |
Top 5 sponsors — Administrative & Support Services
- 1Populus Group LLC4,582
- 2Grandison Management, Inc.4,341
- 3Health Management Systems, Inc. 2,725
- 4Management Health Systems, LLC2,119
- 5AIRBNB, INC.1,807
Top 5 sponsors — Retail Trade (general)
- 1AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (VA)36,138
- 2AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (WA)34,913
- 3WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC.18,925
- 4Amazon Web Services, Inc.14,872
- 5Amazon Retail LLC13,552
Top 5 occupations — Administrative & Support Services
- 115-1252Software Developers26,666
- 229-1123Physical Therapists13,418
- 329-2011Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists5,261
- 415-2051Data Scientists4,858
- 515-1253Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers4,198
Top 5 occupations — Retail Trade (general)
- 115-1252Software Developers118,438
- 215-2051Data Scientists26,957
- 315-1299Computer Occupations, All Other12,373
- 411-3021Computer and Information Systems Managers11,549
- 515-2031Operations Research Analysts7,808
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