Educational Services vs Manufacturing (food/textile)
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 | Educational Services | Manufacturing (food/textile) |
|---|---|---|
| Total filings | 613,346▲ | 46,226 |
| National share % | 6.57%▲ | 0.50% |
| Distinct sponsors | 6,945▲ | 2,403 |
| Filings / employer | 88 | 19 |
| Rank | #4▲ | #14 |
| Top sponsor | University of Michigan | NIKE, Inc. |
| Top occupation | Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary | Software Developers |
Filings by fiscal year
Year-over-year H-1B demand within each sector.
Educational Services
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | 39,175 |
| FY2011 | 34,146 |
| FY2012 | 35,379 |
| FY2013 | 34,165 |
| FY2014 | 33,842 |
| FY2015 | 34,126 |
| FY2016 | 34,254 |
| FY2017 | 32,741 |
| FY2018 | 34,175 |
| FY2019 | 34,638 |
| FY2020 | 29,870 |
| FY2021 | 48,175 |
| FY2022 | 36,695 |
| FY2023 | 46,343 |
| FY2024 | 41,453 |
| FY2025 | 45,692 |
| FY2026 | 18,477 |
Manufacturing (food/textile)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | 2,879 |
| FY2011 | 2,611 |
| FY2012 | 2,653 |
| FY2013 | 2,211 |
| FY2014 | 2,508 |
| FY2015 | 2,651 |
| FY2016 | 2,698 |
| FY2017 | 2,775 |
| FY2018 | 2,981 |
| FY2019 | 2,922 |
| FY2020 | 2,533 |
| FY2021 | 4,330 |
| FY2022 | 3,029 |
| FY2023 | 3,027 |
| FY2024 | 2,549 |
| FY2025 | 3,051 |
| FY2026 | 818 |
Top 5 sponsors — Educational Services
Top 5 sponsors — Manufacturing (food/textile)
- 1NIKE, Inc.2,135
- 2Starbucks Coffee Company1,284
- 3Archer Daniels Midland Company 549
- 4PEPSICO, INC.533
- 5Niagara Bottling, LLC511
Top 5 occupations — Educational Services
- 125-1042Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary94,888
- 219-1042Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists58,857
- 319-1021Biochemists and Biophysicists43,355
- 419-4021Biological Technicians42,631
- 525-2021Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education35,550
Top 5 occupations — Manufacturing (food/textile)
- 115-1252Software Developers6,991
- 215-2051Data Scientists2,172
- 313-1161Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists1,931
- 415-1299Computer Occupations, All Other1,669
- 517-2112Industrial Engineers1,607
Swap an entity
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