Construction 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 | Construction | Retail Trade (general) |
|---|---|---|
| Total filings | 27,493 | 161,910▲ |
| National share % | 0.72% | 4.23%▲ |
| Distinct sponsors | 3,216▲ | 1,806 |
| Filings / employer | 9 | 90 |
| Rank | #13 | #6▲ |
| Top sponsor | Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. | AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (WA) |
| Top occupation | Civil Engineers | Software Developers |
Filings by fiscal year
Year-over-year H-1B demand within each sector.
Construction
Retail Trade (general)
Top 5 sponsors — Construction
Top 5 sponsors — Retail Trade (general)
- 1AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (WA)34,435
- 2AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (VA)30,460
- 3WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC.9,464
- 4eBay Inc.1,855
- 5Amazon Web Services, Inc.890
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 — Retail Trade (general)
- 115-1252Software Developers78,953
- 215-2051Data Scientists20,915
- 311-3021Computer and Information Systems Managers8,024
- 415-1299Computer Occupations, All Other7,983
- 515-2031Operations Research Analysts5,569
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