Manufacturing (metal/machinery/electronics) vs Sector 12
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) | Sector 12 |
|---|---|---|
| Total filings | 314,824▲ | 2 |
| National share % | 8.22%▲ | 0.00% |
| Distinct sponsors | 7,385▲ | 0 |
| Filings / employer | 43 | 0 |
| Rank | #3▲ | #27 |
| Top sponsor | Apple Inc. | — |
| Top occupation | Software Developers | Software Developers |
Filings by fiscal year
Year-over-year H-1B demand within each sector.
Manufacturing (metal/machinery/electronics)
Sector 12
Top 5 sponsors — Manufacturing (metal/machinery/electronics)
- 1Apple Inc.13,405
- 2Intel Corporation 7,641
- 3Tesla, Inc.5,513
- 4Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.4,657
- 5Cisco Systems, Inc.4,519
Top 5 sponsors — Sector 12
No sponsor breakdown.
Top 5 occupations — Manufacturing (metal/machinery/electronics)
- 115-1252Software Developers93,589
- 217-2072Electronics Engineers, Except Computer33,872
- 317-2141Mechanical Engineers21,786
- 417-2112Industrial Engineers21,508
- 515-1299Computer Occupations, All Other13,978
Top 5 occupations — Sector 12
- 115-1252Software Developers2
Top 5 hiring states — Manufacturing (metal/machinery/electronics)
Top 5 hiring states — Sector 12
- 1UT2
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