Health Care & Social Assistance vs Retail Trade (motor/furniture)
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 | Retail Trade (motor/furniture) |
|---|---|---|
| Total filings | 393,204▲ | 86,810 |
| National share % | 4.11%▲ | 0.91% |
| Distinct sponsors | 14,334▲ | 3,812 |
| Filings / employer | 27 | 23 |
| Rank | #6▲ | #11 |
| Top sponsor | General Hospital Corporation | CVS Rx Services 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 |
Retail Trade (motor/furniture)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | 5,926 |
| FY2011 | 4,670 |
| FY2012 | 4,779 |
| FY2013 | 4,355 |
| FY2014 | 4,410 |
| FY2015 | 4,414 |
| FY2016 | 4,446 |
| FY2017 | 4,539 |
| FY2018 | 4,873 |
| FY2019 | 5,053 |
| FY2020 | 4,814 |
| FY2021 | 7,833 |
| FY2022 | 6,253 |
| FY2023 | 7,170 |
| FY2024 | 4,746 |
| FY2025 | 5,007 |
| FY2026 | 3,522 |
Top 5 sponsors — Health Care & Social Assistance
Top 5 sponsors — Retail Trade (motor/furniture)
- 1CVS Rx Services Inc.4,102
- 2Rite Aid of New York, Inc.2,385
- 3Lowe's Companies, Inc.1,848
- 4CVS Pharmacy Inc.1,653
- 5Gap Inc.1,183
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 — Retail Trade (motor/furniture)
- 115-1252Software Developers21,101
- 229-1051Pharmacists14,091
- 315-2051Data Scientists5,010
- 413-1161Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists3,717
- 513-2011Accountants and Auditors3,354
Swap an entity
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