Manufacturing (metal/machinery/electronics) vs Public Administration
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 (metal/machinery/electronics) | Public Administration |
|---|---|---|
| Total filings | 680,015▲ | 17,523 |
| National share % | 7.11%▲ | 0.18% |
| Distinct sponsors | 13,769▲ | 1,493 |
| Filings / employer | 49 | 12 |
| Rank | #2▲ | #22 |
| Top sponsor | Apple Inc. | Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System |
| Top occupation | Software Developers | Software Developers |
Filings by fiscal year
Year-over-year H-1B demand within each sector.
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 | 43,437 |
Public Administration
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | 1,210 |
| FY2011 | 1,106 |
| FY2012 | 1,106 |
| FY2013 | 897 |
| FY2014 | 950 |
| FY2015 | 1,007 |
| FY2016 | 1,073 |
| FY2017 | 962 |
| FY2018 | 1,024 |
| FY2019 | 1,063 |
| FY2020 | 858 |
| FY2021 | 1,174 |
| FY2022 | 872 |
| FY2023 | 1,086 |
| FY2024 | 1,030 |
| FY2025 | 1,209 |
| FY2026 | 896 |
Top 5 sponsors — Manufacturing (metal/machinery/electronics)
- 1Apple Inc.29,605
- 2Intel Corporation 26,091
- 3Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.13,281
- 4Tesla, Inc.12,619
- 5Cisco Systems, Inc.11,578
Top 5 sponsors — Public Administration
Top 5 occupations — Manufacturing (metal/machinery/electronics)
- 115-1252Software Developers186,934
- 217-2072Electronics Engineers, Except Computer66,425
- 317-2141Mechanical Engineers52,092
- 417-2112Industrial Engineers42,802
- 515-1299Computer Occupations, All Other30,439
Top 5 occupations — Public Administration
- 115-1252Software Developers2,265
- 215-2051Data Scientists736
- 315-1299Computer Occupations, All Other661
- 419-3011Economists572
- 517-2051Civil Engineers397
Top 5 hiring states — Manufacturing (metal/machinery/electronics)
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