Finance & Insurance vs Construction
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 | Finance & Insurance | Construction |
|---|---|---|
| Total filings | 588,317▲ | 60,209 |
| National share % | 6.30%▲ | 0.65% |
| Distinct sponsors | 9,250▲ | 5,192 |
| Filings / employer | 64 | 12 |
| Rank | #5▲ | #12 |
| Top sponsor | GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC | Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. |
| Top occupation | Software Developers | Civil Engineers |
Filings by fiscal year
Year-over-year H-1B demand within each sector.
Finance & Insurance
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | 18,669 |
| FY2011 | 18,090 |
| FY2012 | 18,557 |
| FY2013 | 19,216 |
| FY2014 | 22,794 |
| FY2015 | 27,044 |
| FY2016 | 28,760 |
| FY2017 | 32,036 |
| FY2018 | 38,729 |
| FY2019 | 39,814 |
| FY2020 | 39,659 |
| FY2021 | 69,522 |
| FY2022 | 51,485 |
| FY2023 | 51,662 |
| FY2024 | 42,693 |
| FY2025 | 50,637 |
| FY2026 | 18,950 |
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 |
Top 5 sponsors — Finance & Insurance
- 1GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC12,233
- 2Capital One Services, LLC9,201
- 3PayPal, Inc.8,121
- 4BANK OF AMERICA N.A.7,817
- 5Citibank, N.A.7,011
Top 5 sponsors — Construction
Top 5 occupations — Finance & Insurance
- 115-1252Software Developers181,813
- 213-2051Financial and Investment Analysts72,798
- 315-2051Data Scientists53,156
- 411-3021Computer and Information Systems Managers40,764
- 515-1299Computer Occupations, All Other23,778
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
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