Construction vs Wholesale Trade
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 | Wholesale Trade |
|---|---|---|
| Total filings | 60,209 | 118,161▲ |
| National share % | 0.65% | 1.27%▲ |
| Distinct sponsors | 5,192 | 7,818▲ |
| Filings / employer | 12 | 15 |
| Rank | #12 | #9▲ |
| Top sponsor | Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. | Dell Marketing L.P. |
| 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 |
Wholesale Trade
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | 7,558 |
| FY2011 | 6,511 |
| FY2012 | 6,434 |
| FY2013 | 6,584 |
| FY2014 | 7,128 |
| FY2015 | 7,692 |
| FY2016 | 8,054 |
| FY2017 | 7,652 |
| FY2018 | 7,960 |
| FY2019 | 8,069 |
| FY2020 | 6,028 |
| FY2021 | 8,904 |
| FY2022 | 6,766 |
| FY2023 | 6,670 |
| FY2024 | 6,255 |
| FY2025 | 7,627 |
| FY2026 | 2,269 |
Top 5 sponsors — Construction
Top 5 sponsors — Wholesale Trade
- 1Dell Marketing L.P.2,571
- 2Dell USA L.P.1,845
- 3Dell Products L.P.1,710
- 4Caremark LLC1,421
- 5Samsung Electronics America, Inc.1,403
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 — Wholesale Trade
- 115-1252Software Developers21,780
- 213-1161Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists11,114
- 313-2011Accountants and Auditors6,635
- 415-1253Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers5,162
- 515-2051Data Scientists4,384
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