Finance & Insurance vs Manufacturing (metal/machinery/electronics)
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 (metal/machinery/electronics) |
|---|---|---|
| Total filings | 305,658 | 314,824▲ |
| National share % | 7.98% | 8.22%▲ |
| Distinct sponsors | 6,009 | 7,385▲ |
| Filings / employer | 51 | 43 |
| Rank | #4 | #3▲ |
| Top sponsor | Fidelity Technology Group, LLC | Apple Inc. |
| Top occupation | Software Developers | Software Developers |
Filings by fiscal year
Year-over-year H-1B demand within each sector.
Finance & Insurance
Manufacturing (metal/machinery/electronics)
Top 5 sponsors — Finance & Insurance
- 1Fidelity Technology Group, LLC4,233
- 2Citibank, N.A.2,917
- 3GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC2,850
- 4PayPal, Inc.2,552
- 5BANK OF AMERICA N.A.1,986
Top 5 sponsors — Manufacturing (metal/machinery/electronics)
- 1Apple Inc.13,405
- 2Intel Corporation 7,641
- 3Tesla, Inc.5,513
- 4Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.4,657
- 5Cisco Systems, Inc.4,519
Top 5 occupations — Finance & Insurance
- 115-1252Software Developers110,223
- 215-2051Data Scientists39,050
- 313-2051Financial and Investment Analysts23,537
- 411-3021Computer and Information Systems Managers23,186
- 515-1299Computer Occupations, All Other13,671
Top 5 occupations — Manufacturing (metal/machinery/electronics)
- 115-1252Software Developers93,589
- 217-2072Electronics Engineers, Except Computer33,872
- 317-2141Mechanical Engineers21,786
- 417-2112Industrial Engineers21,508
- 515-1299Computer Occupations, All Other13,978
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