Retail Trade (general) vs Health Care & Social Assistance
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 | Retail Trade (general) | Health Care & Social Assistance |
|---|---|---|
| Total filings | 161,910▲ | 149,893 |
| National share % | 4.23%▲ | 3.91% |
| Distinct sponsors | 1,806 | 9,010▲ |
| Filings / employer | 90 | 17 |
| Rank | #6▲ | #7 |
| Top sponsor | AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (WA) | ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL |
| Top occupation | Software Developers | Physicians, All Other |
Filings by fiscal year
Year-over-year H-1B demand within each sector.
Retail Trade (general)
Health Care & Social Assistance
Top 5 sponsors — Retail Trade (general)
- 1AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (WA)34,435
- 2AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (VA)30,460
- 3WAL-MART ASSOCIATES, INC.9,464
- 4eBay Inc.1,855
- 5Amazon Web Services, Inc.890
Top 5 sponsors — Health Care & Social Assistance
Top 5 occupations — Retail Trade (general)
- 115-1252Software Developers78,953
- 215-2051Data Scientists20,915
- 311-3021Computer and Information Systems Managers8,024
- 415-1299Computer Occupations, All Other7,983
- 515-2031Operations Research Analysts5,569
Top 5 occupations — Health Care & Social Assistance
- 129-1229Physicians, All Other28,178
- 229-2011Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists10,077
- 329-1123Physical Therapists7,951
- 415-1252Software Developers6,986
- 529-1021Dentists, General6,745
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