Health Care & Social Assistance vs Transportation
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 | Transportation |
|---|---|---|
| Total filings | 393,204▲ | 40,282 |
| National share % | 4.11%▲ | 0.42% |
| Distinct sponsors | 14,334▲ | 1,946 |
| Filings / employer | 27 | 21 |
| Rank | #6▲ | #15 |
| Top sponsor | General Hospital Corporation | American Airlines, 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 |
Transportation
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | 1,953 |
| FY2011 | 1,889 |
| FY2012 | 1,926 |
| FY2013 | 1,695 |
| FY2014 | 1,751 |
| FY2015 | 1,896 |
| FY2016 | 1,986 |
| FY2017 | 2,181 |
| FY2018 | 2,464 |
| FY2019 | 2,393 |
| FY2020 | 2,048 |
| FY2021 | 3,277 |
| FY2022 | 2,963 |
| FY2023 | 3,261 |
| FY2024 | 2,739 |
| FY2025 | 3,350 |
| FY2026 | 2,510 |
Top 5 sponsors — Health Care & Social Assistance
Top 5 sponsors — Transportation
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 — Transportation
- 115-1252Software Developers10,286
- 253-2011Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers2,211
- 313-1081Logisticians1,902
- 413-1161Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists1,842
- 515-2051Data Scientists1,812
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