Health Care & Social Assistance vs Wholesale Trade
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 | Wholesale Trade |
|---|---|---|
| Total filings | 393,204▲ | 121,762 |
| National share % | 4.11%▲ | 1.27% |
| Distinct sponsors | 14,334▲ | 8,673 |
| Filings / employer | 27 | 14 |
| Rank | #6▲ | #9 |
| Top sponsor | General Hospital Corporation | Dell Marketing L.P. |
| 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 |
Wholesale Trade
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | 7,558 |
| FY2011 | 6,511 |
| FY2012 | 6,434 |
| FY2013 | 6,584 |
| FY2014 | 7,128 |
| FY2015 | 7,692 |
| FY2016 | 8,054 |
| FY2017 | 7,652 |
| FY2018 | 7,960 |
| FY2019 | 8,069 |
| FY2020 | 6,028 |
| FY2021 | 8,904 |
| FY2022 | 6,766 |
| FY2023 | 6,670 |
| FY2024 | 6,255 |
| FY2025 | 7,627 |
| FY2026 | 5,870 |
Top 5 sponsors — Health Care & Social Assistance
Top 5 sponsors — Wholesale Trade
- 1Dell Marketing L.P.2,634
- 2Dell USA L.P.1,927
- 3Dell Products L.P.1,817
- 4Samsung Electronics America, Inc.1,441
- 5Caremark LLC1,438
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 — Wholesale Trade
- 115-1252Software Developers22,409
- 213-1161Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists11,504
- 313-2011Accountants and Auditors6,841
- 415-1253Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers5,284
- 515-2051Data Scientists4,667
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