Manufacturing (food/textile) vs Information
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 | Manufacturing (food/textile) | Information |
|---|---|---|
| Total filings | 46,226 | 624,447▲ |
| National share % | 0.50% | 6.69%▲ |
| Distinct sponsors | 2,403 | 11,007▲ |
| Filings / employer | 19 | 57 |
| Rank | #14 | #3▲ |
| Top sponsor | NIKE, Inc. | Microsoft Corporation |
| Top occupation | Software Developers | Software Developers |
Filings by fiscal year
Year-over-year H-1B demand within each sector.
Manufacturing (food/textile)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | 2,879 |
| FY2011 | 2,611 |
| FY2012 | 2,653 |
| FY2013 | 2,211 |
| FY2014 | 2,508 |
| FY2015 | 2,651 |
| FY2016 | 2,698 |
| FY2017 | 2,775 |
| FY2018 | 2,981 |
| FY2019 | 2,922 |
| FY2020 | 2,533 |
| FY2021 | 4,330 |
| FY2022 | 3,029 |
| FY2023 | 3,027 |
| FY2024 | 2,549 |
| FY2025 | 3,051 |
| FY2026 | 818 |
Information
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | 18,990 |
| FY2011 | 20,340 |
| FY2012 | 21,781 |
| FY2013 | 21,714 |
| FY2014 | 24,089 |
| FY2015 | 27,468 |
| FY2016 | 30,224 |
| FY2017 | 32,458 |
| FY2018 | 37,065 |
| FY2019 | 39,766 |
| FY2020 | 40,038 |
| FY2021 | 70,034 |
| FY2022 | 60,549 |
| FY2023 | 54,770 |
| FY2024 | 49,619 |
| FY2025 | 55,080 |
| FY2026 | 20,462 |
Top 5 sponsors — Manufacturing (food/textile)
- 1NIKE, Inc.2,135
- 2Starbucks Coffee Company1,284
- 3Archer Daniels Midland Company 549
- 4PEPSICO, INC.533
- 5Niagara Bottling, LLC511
Top 5 sponsors — Information
- 1Microsoft Corporation70,316
- 2Meta Platforms, Inc17,149
- 3Oracle America, Inc.13,587
- 4FACEBOOK, INC.12,166
- 5Amazon Web Services, Inc.10,315
Top 5 occupations — Manufacturing (food/textile)
- 115-1252Software Developers6,991
- 215-2051Data Scientists2,172
- 313-1161Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists1,931
- 415-1299Computer Occupations, All Other1,669
- 517-2112Industrial Engineers1,607
Top 5 occupations — Information
- 115-1252Software Developers305,977
- 215-2051Data Scientists40,720
- 315-1299Computer Occupations, All Other31,813
- 415-1253Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers24,738
- 511-3021Computer and Information Systems Managers20,023
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