H1B Report
Industry comparison

Finance & Insurance vs Utilities

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

Sector A
Finance & Insurance
NAICS 52Rank #5
Sector B
Utilities
NAICS 22Rank #20

Key metrics

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

MetricFinance & InsuranceUtilities
Total filings608,260▲24,829
National share %6.36%▲0.26%
Distinct sponsors10,091▲1,104
Filings / employer6022
Rank#5▲#20
Top sponsorGOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLCSIEMENS ENERGY, INC.
Top occupationSoftware DevelopersSoftware Developers

Filings by fiscal year

Year-over-year H-1B demand within each sector.

Finance & Insurance
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201018,669
FY201118,090
FY201218,557
FY201319,216
FY201422,794
FY201527,044
FY201628,760
FY201732,036
FY201838,729
FY201939,814
FY202039,659
FY202169,522
FY202251,485
FY202351,662
FY202442,693
FY202550,637
FY202638,893
Utilities
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20101,165
FY20111,125
FY20121,192
FY20131,080
FY20141,221
FY20151,199
FY20161,167
FY20171,315
FY20181,285
FY20191,459
FY20201,227
FY20212,095
FY20221,680
FY20231,855
FY20241,861
FY20252,169
FY20261,734

Top 5 sponsors — Finance & Insurance

Top 5 sponsors — Utilities

Top 5 occupations — Finance & Insurance

Top 5 occupations — Utilities

Top 5 hiring states — Finance & Insurance

Top 5 hiring states — Utilities

Swap an entity
Replace either sector above without losing the comparison. 2-way for now; 3+ comparison coming soon.
Swap A: Finance & Insurance
Professional, Scientific & Technical ServicesManufacturing (metal/machinery/electronics)InformationEducational Services
Swap B: Utilities
Professional, Scientific & Technical ServicesManufacturing (metal/machinery/electronics)InformationEducational Services
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