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 | 60,209 | 250,553▲ |
| National share % | 0.65% | 2.68%▲ |
| Distinct sponsors | 5,192▲ | 2,757 |
| Filings / employer | 12 | 91 |
| Rank | #12 | #7▲ |
| Top sponsor | Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. | AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (VA) |
| Top occupation | Civil Engineers | Software Developers |
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 |
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 — Construction
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 — 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 — 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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