Industry comparison

Manufacturing (paper/chemicals) vs Health Care & Social Assistance

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

Summary

Health Care & Social Assistance and Manufacturing (paper/chemicals) represent two distinct patterns in H-1B sponsorship. Health Care & Social Assistance dominates by volume, with 383,320 total filings across 13,141 employers, averaging about 29 filings per employer. Manufacturing (paper/chemicals) trails significantly with 119,027 filings from 4,712 employers, but maintains a higher average of 25 filings per employer, reflecting concentrated sponsorship among fewer, larger firms.

The comparison highlights sectoral differences in workforce strategy. Health Care's larger employer base and filing volume reflect the sector's broad reliance on foreign talent across hospitals, clinics, and care facilities. Manufacturing's smaller footprint and tighter employer concentration suggest more selective H-1B use, concentrated among specialized chemical and paper producers. Health Care leads decisively in total sponsorship activity, while Manufacturing shows more intensive use among its participating employers.

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H-1B filings by sector
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NAICS 62 vs 32 H-1B

Sector A

Manufacturing (paper/chemicals)

NAICS 32Rank #8

Sector B

Health Care & Social Assistance

NAICS 62Rank #6

Key metrics

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

Metric	Manufacturing (paper/chemicals)	Health Care & Social Assistance
Total filings	119,027	383,320▲
National share %	1.28%	4.11%▲
Distinct sponsors	4,712	13,141▲
Filings / employer	25	29
Rank	#8	#6▲
Top sponsor	Bristol-Myers Squibb Company	General Hospital Corporation
Top occupation	Software Developers	Physicians, All Other

Filings by fiscal year

Year-over-year H-1B demand within each sector.

Manufacturing (paper/chemicals)

Time series
Period	Value
FY2010	4,986
FY2011	5,266
FY2012	5,421
FY2013	5,098
FY2014	5,815
FY2015	6,136
FY2016	6,406
FY2017	7,243
FY2018	7,664
FY2019	8,270
FY2020	7,489
FY2021	12,502
FY2022	8,500
FY2023	8,497
FY2024	7,756
FY2025	9,221
FY2026	2,757

Health Care & Social Assistance

Time series
Period	Value
FY2010	26,430
FY2011	23,800
FY2012	23,070
FY2013	21,135
FY2014	21,240
FY2015	21,154
FY2016	21,615
FY2017	21,197
FY2018	22,736
FY2019	20,895
FY2020	19,124
FY2021	30,749
FY2022	22,415
FY2023	26,181
FY2024	23,804
FY2025	27,620
FY2026	10,155