Construction 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 | Construction | Manufacturing (metal/machinery/electronics) |
|---|---|---|
| Total filings | 27,493 | 314,824▲ |
| National share % | 0.72% | 8.22%▲ |
| Distinct sponsors | 3,216 | 7,385▲ |
| Filings / employer | 9 | 43 |
| Rank | #13 | #3▲ |
| Top sponsor | Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. | Apple Inc. |
| Top occupation | Civil Engineers | Software Developers |
Filings by fiscal year
Year-over-year H-1B demand within each sector.
Construction
Manufacturing (metal/machinery/electronics)
Top 5 sponsors — Construction
Top 5 sponsors — Manufacturing (metal/machinery/electronics)
- 1Apple Inc.13,405
- 2Intel Corporation 7,641
- 3Tesla, Inc.5,513
- 4Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.4,657
- 5Cisco Systems, Inc.4,519
Top 5 occupations — Construction
- 117-2051Civil Engineers7,996
- 215-1299Computer Occupations, All Other2,708
- 313-1051Cost Estimators2,334
- 411-9021Construction Managers2,237
- 515-1252Software Developers1,478
Top 5 occupations — Manufacturing (metal/machinery/electronics)
- 115-1252Software Developers93,589
- 217-2072Electronics Engineers, Except Computer33,872
- 317-2141Mechanical Engineers21,786
- 417-2112Industrial Engineers21,508
- 515-1299Computer Occupations, All Other13,978
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