Health Care & Social Assistance vs Public Administration
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 | Public Administration |
|---|---|---|
| Total filings | 383,320▲ | 17,012 |
| National share % | 4.11%▲ | 0.18% |
| Distinct sponsors | 13,141▲ | 1,394 |
| Filings / employer | 29 | 12 |
| Rank | #6▲ | #22 |
| Top sponsor | General Hospital Corporation | Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System |
| 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 | 10,155 |
Public Administration
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | 1,210 |
| FY2011 | 1,106 |
| FY2012 | 1,106 |
| FY2013 | 897 |
| FY2014 | 950 |
| FY2015 | 1,007 |
| FY2016 | 1,073 |
| FY2017 | 962 |
| FY2018 | 1,024 |
| FY2019 | 1,063 |
| FY2020 | 858 |
| FY2021 | 1,174 |
| FY2022 | 872 |
| FY2023 | 1,086 |
| FY2024 | 1,030 |
| FY2025 | 1,209 |
| FY2026 | 385 |
Top 5 sponsors — Health Care & Social Assistance
Top 5 sponsors — Public Administration
Top 5 occupations — Health Care & Social Assistance
- 129-1229Physicians, All Other80,884
- 229-1123Physical Therapists31,306
- 329-2011Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists18,690
- 429-1021Dentists, General16,923
- 515-1252Software Developers12,161
Top 5 occupations — Public Administration
- 115-1252Software Developers2,186
- 215-2051Data Scientists708
- 315-1299Computer Occupations, All Other635
- 419-3011Economists569
- 513-2051Financial and Investment Analysts380
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