Finance & Insurance 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 | Finance & Insurance | Manufacturing (food/textile) |
|---|---|---|
| Total filings | 608,260▲ | 47,483 |
| National share % | 6.36%▲ | 0.50% |
| Distinct sponsors | 10,091▲ | 2,617 |
| Filings / employer | 60 | 18 |
| Rank | #5▲ | #14 |
| Top sponsor | GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC | NIKE, Inc. |
| Top occupation | Software Developers | Software Developers |
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 | 38,893 |
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 | 2,075 |
Top 5 sponsors — Finance & Insurance
- 1GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC12,798
- 2Capital One Services, LLC9,654
- 3PayPal, Inc.8,436
- 4BANK OF AMERICA N.A.8,092
- 5Fidelity Technology Group, LLC7,887
Top 5 sponsors — Manufacturing (food/textile)
- 1NIKE, Inc.2,203
- 2Starbucks Coffee Company1,350
- 3Archer Daniels Midland Company 582
- 4Niagara Bottling, LLC556
- 5PEPSICO, INC.547
Top 5 occupations — Finance & Insurance
- 115-1252Software Developers188,725
- 213-2051Financial and Investment Analysts76,040
- 315-2051Data Scientists55,335
- 411-3021Computer and Information Systems Managers41,905
- 515-1299Computer Occupations, All Other24,447
Top 5 occupations — Manufacturing (food/textile)
- 115-1252Software Developers7,177
- 215-2051Data Scientists2,243
- 313-1161Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists1,968
- 415-1299Computer Occupations, All Other1,743
- 517-2112Industrial Engineers1,675
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