Manufacturing (metal/machinery/electronics) vs Retail Trade (general)
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) | Retail Trade (general) |
|---|---|---|
| Total filings | 657,405▲ | 250,553 |
| National share % | 7.04%▲ | 2.68% |
| Distinct sponsors | 12,667▲ | 2,757 |
| Filings / employer | 52 | 91 |
| Rank | #2▲ | #7 |
| Top sponsor | Apple Inc. | AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (VA) |
| 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 | 20,827 |
Retail Trade (general)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | 3,089 |
| FY2011 | 3,674 |
| FY2012 | 4,146 |
| FY2013 | 4,743 |
| FY2014 | 6,059 |
| FY2015 | 7,463 |
| FY2016 | 8,728 |
| FY2017 | 11,457 |
| FY2018 | 13,585 |
| FY2019 | 17,470 |
| FY2020 | 22,645 |
| FY2021 | 33,213 |
| FY2022 | 27,820 |
| FY2023 | 27,462 |
| FY2024 | 24,688 |
| FY2025 | 26,082 |
| FY2026 | 8,229 |
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 sponsors — Retail Trade (general)
- 1AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (VA)36,138
- 2AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (WA)34,913
- 3WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC.18,925
- 4Amazon Web Services, Inc.14,872
- 5Amazon Retail LLC13,552
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
Top 5 occupations — Retail Trade (general)
- 115-1252Software Developers118,438
- 215-2051Data Scientists26,957
- 315-1299Computer Occupations, All Other12,373
- 411-3021Computer and Information Systems Managers11,549
- 515-2031Operations Research Analysts7,808
Top 5 hiring states — Manufacturing (metal/machinery/electronics)
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