Transportation 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 | Transportation | Retail Trade (general) |
|---|---|---|
| Total filings | 17,638 | 161,910▲ |
| National share % | 0.46% | 4.23%▲ |
| Distinct sponsors | 1,095 | 1,806▲ |
| Filings / employer | 16 | 90 |
| Rank | #15 | #6▲ |
| Top sponsor | American Airlines, Inc. | AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC (WA) |
| Top occupation | Software Developers | Software Developers |
Filings by fiscal year
Year-over-year H-1B demand within each sector.
Transportation
Retail Trade (general)
Top 5 sponsors — Transportation
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 occupations — Transportation
- 115-1252Software Developers6,035
- 253-2011Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers1,552
- 315-2051Data Scientists1,139
- 415-1299Computer Occupations, All Other763
- 513-1081Logisticians516
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
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