Construction vs Health Care & Social Assistance
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 | Construction | Health Care & Social Assistance |
|---|---|---|
| Total filings | 60,209 | 383,320▲ |
| National share % | 0.65% | 4.11%▲ |
| Distinct sponsors | 5,192 | 13,141▲ |
| Filings / employer | 12 | 29 |
| Rank | #12 | #6▲ |
| Top sponsor | Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. | General Hospital Corporation |
| Top occupation | Civil Engineers | Physicians, All Other |
Filings by fiscal year
Year-over-year H-1B demand within each sector.
Construction
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | 3,058 |
| FY2011 | 2,691 |
| FY2012 | 2,698 |
| FY2013 | 2,249 |
| FY2014 | 2,421 |
| FY2015 | 2,964 |
| FY2016 | 3,160 |
| FY2017 | 3,391 |
| FY2018 | 3,965 |
| FY2019 | 4,419 |
| FY2020 | 3,555 |
| FY2021 | 4,882 |
| FY2022 | 4,129 |
| FY2023 | 4,722 |
| FY2024 | 4,416 |
| FY2025 | 5,789 |
| FY2026 | 1,700 |
Health Care & Social Assistance
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | 26,430 |
| FY2011 | 23,800 |
| FY2012 | 23,070 |
| FY2013 | 21,135 |
| FY2014 | 21,240 |
| FY2015 | 21,154 |
| FY2016 | 21,615 |
| FY2017 | 21,197 |
| FY2018 | 22,736 |
| FY2019 | 20,895 |
| FY2020 | 19,124 |
| FY2021 | 30,749 |
| FY2022 | 22,415 |
| FY2023 | 26,181 |
| FY2024 | 23,804 |
| FY2025 | 27,620 |
| FY2026 | 10,155 |
Top 5 sponsors — Construction
Top 5 sponsors — Health Care & Social Assistance
Top 5 occupations — Construction
- 117-2051Civil Engineers15,687
- 213-1051Cost Estimators5,185
- 315-1299Computer Occupations, All Other4,970
- 411-9021Construction Managers4,236
- 515-1252Software Developers3,065
Top 5 occupations — Health Care & Social Assistance
- 129-1229Physicians, All Other80,884
- 229-1123Physical Therapists31,306
- 329-2011Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists18,690
- 429-1021Dentists, General16,923
- 515-1252Software Developers12,161
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