Industry comparison

Educational Services vs Manufacturing (metal/machinery/electronics)

NAICS-sector comparison built from the H1B Report corpus. Filing volume, distinct sponsor count, sponsor concentration and dominant occupations.

Summary

Educational Services (NAICS 61) and Manufacturing—metal, machinery, and electronics (NAICS 33)—are two major H-1B sponsoring sectors with distinct workforce patterns.

Manufacturing leads on both metrics: 314,824 total H-1B filings across 7,385 employers, compared to Educational Services' 248,228 filings from 4,947 employers. Manufacturing's higher filing volume reflects demand for specialized roles in product design, engineering, and technical operations, while Educational Services spans universities, schools, and training institutions hiring international talent in research, instruction, and administrative roles.

Both sectors show substantial H-1B sponsorship activity. Manufacturing averages roughly 42.6 filings per employer, while Educational Services averages about 50.1 filings per employer—suggesting Educational Services employers file at a slightly higher rate per sponsoring organization, though Manufacturing dominates in absolute scale and employer base.

Educational Services vs Manufacturing H-1B
H-1B filings comparison
Manufacturing H-1B sponsorship
Educational Services H-1B
NAICS 61 vs NAICS 33

Sector A

Educational Services

NAICS 61Rank #5

Sector B

Manufacturing (metal/machinery/electronics)

NAICS 33Rank #3

Key metrics

Filings / employer is a concentration hint — higher means a few sponsors do most of the filing.

Metric	Educational Services	Manufacturing (metal/machinery/electronics)
Total filings	248,228	314,824▲
National share %	6.48%	8.22%▲
Distinct sponsors	4,947	7,385▲
Filings / employer	50	43
Rank	#5	#3▲
Top sponsor	University of Michigan	Apple Inc.
Top occupation	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	Software Developers