Health Care & Social Assistance 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 | Health Care & Social Assistance | Manufacturing (food/textile) |
|---|---|---|
| Total filings | 393,204▲ | 47,483 |
| National share % | 4.11%▲ | 0.50% |
| Distinct sponsors | 14,334▲ | 2,617 |
| Filings / employer | 27 | 18 |
| Rank | #6▲ | #14 |
| Top sponsor | General Hospital Corporation | NIKE, Inc. |
| Top occupation | Physicians, All Other | Software Developers |
Filings by fiscal year
Year-over-year H-1B demand within each sector.
Health Care & Social Assistance
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | 26,430 |
| FY2011 | 23,800 |
| FY2012 | 23,070 |
| FY2013 | 21,135 |
| FY2014 | 21,240 |
| FY2015 | 21,154 |
| FY2016 | 21,615 |
| FY2017 | 21,197 |
| FY2018 | 22,736 |
| FY2019 | 20,895 |
| FY2020 | 19,124 |
| FY2021 | 30,749 |
| FY2022 | 22,415 |
| FY2023 | 26,181 |
| FY2024 | 23,804 |
| FY2025 | 27,620 |
| FY2026 | 20,039 |
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 — Health Care & Social Assistance
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 — Health Care & Social Assistance
- 129-1229Physicians, All Other83,269
- 229-1123Physical Therapists31,888
- 329-2011Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists19,195
- 429-1021Dentists, General17,624
- 515-1252Software Developers12,453
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
Swap an entity
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