Industry comparison

Manufacturing (metal/machinery/electronics) vs Finance & Insurance

NAICS-sector comparison built from the H1B Report corpus. Filing volume, distinct sponsor count, sponsor concentration and dominant occupations.

Summary

Finance & Insurance and Manufacturing (metal/machinery/electronics) are two major H-1B sponsoring sectors in the U.S. economy. Manufacturing led on total filings with 314,824 applications compared to Finance & Insurance's 305,658. Manufacturing also employed more H-1B sponsors, with 7,385 employers filing petitions versus 6,009 in Finance & Insurance.

While Manufacturing edges ahead in both filings and employer count, the two sectors remain closely matched in H-1B sponsorship scale. Finance & Insurance maintains a strong presence in the H-1B program despite its slightly lower numbers, reflecting the sector's reliance on specialized talent. Manufacturing's larger employer base suggests broader distribution of H-1B hiring across more companies, while Finance & Insurance concentrates sponsorships among fewer firms.

Finance & Insurance H-1B filings
Manufacturing H-1B sponsorship
H-1B sector comparison
Finance vs Manufacturing H-1B
H-1B filings by industry

Sector A

Manufacturing (metal/machinery/electronics)

NAICS 33Rank #3

Sector B

Finance & Insurance

NAICS 52Rank #4

Key metrics

Filings / employer is a concentration hint — higher means a few sponsors do most of the filing.

Metric	Manufacturing (metal/machinery/electronics)	Finance & Insurance
Total filings	314,824▲	305,658
National share %	8.22%▲	7.98%
Distinct sponsors	7,385▲	6,009
Filings / employer	43	51
Rank	#3▲	#4
Top sponsor	Apple Inc.	Fidelity Technology Group, LLC
Top occupation	Software Developers	Software Developers