Management of Companies vs Manufacturing (metal/machinery/electronics)
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 | Management of Companies | Manufacturing (metal/machinery/electronics) |
|---|---|---|
| Total filings | 56,815 | 657,405▲ |
| National share % | 0.61% | 7.04%▲ |
| Distinct sponsors | 868 | 12,667▲ |
| Filings / employer | 65 | 52 |
| Rank | #13 | #2▲ |
| Top sponsor | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Apple Inc. |
| Top occupation | Software Developers | Software Developers |
Filings by fiscal year
Year-over-year H-1B demand within each sector.
Management of Companies
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | 1,427 |
| FY2011 | 1,356 |
| FY2012 | 1,562 |
| FY2013 | 1,735 |
| FY2014 | 2,119 |
| FY2015 | 2,521 |
| FY2016 | 2,725 |
| FY2017 | 3,210 |
| FY2018 | 3,430 |
| FY2019 | 3,203 |
| FY2020 | 3,479 |
| FY2021 | 5,975 |
| FY2022 | 5,388 |
| FY2023 | 5,864 |
| FY2024 | 4,976 |
| FY2025 | 5,297 |
| FY2026 | 2,548 |
Manufacturing (metal/machinery/electronics)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | 24,379 |
| FY2011 | 28,553 |
| FY2012 | 29,695 |
| FY2013 | 29,093 |
| FY2014 | 32,346 |
| FY2015 | 32,605 |
| FY2016 | 33,183 |
| FY2017 | 35,036 |
| FY2018 | 37,966 |
| FY2019 | 38,898 |
| FY2020 | 37,942 |
| FY2021 | 69,187 |
| FY2022 | 52,902 |
| FY2023 | 54,392 |
| FY2024 | 46,170 |
| FY2025 | 54,231 |
| FY2026 | 20,827 |
Top 5 sponsors — Management of Companies
Top 5 sponsors — Manufacturing (metal/machinery/electronics)
- 1Apple Inc.27,876
- 2Intel Corporation 25,454
- 3Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.13,059
- 4Cisco Systems, Inc.10,994
- 5Tesla, Inc.10,896
Top 5 occupations — Management of Companies
- 115-1252Software Developers26,449
- 213-2051Financial and Investment Analysts5,440
- 315-2051Data Scientists3,543
- 415-1299Computer Occupations, All Other1,872
- 513-2099Financial Specialists, All Other1,478
Top 5 occupations — Manufacturing (metal/machinery/electronics)
- 115-1252Software Developers180,790
- 217-2072Electronics Engineers, Except Computer64,358
- 317-2141Mechanical Engineers50,056
- 417-2112Industrial Engineers40,535
- 515-1299Computer Occupations, All Other29,286
Swap an entity
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