H1B Report
Industry comparison

Utilities vs Information

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

Sector A
Utilities
NAICS 22Rank #20
Sector B
Information
NAICS 51Rank #3

Key metrics

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

MetricUtilitiesInformation
Total filings23,810624,447
National share %0.26%6.69%
Distinct sponsors1,01311,007
Filings / employer2457
Rank#20#3
Top sponsorSIEMENS ENERGY, INC.Microsoft Corporation
Top occupationSoftware DevelopersSoftware Developers

Filings by fiscal year

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

Utilities
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20101,165
FY20111,125
FY20121,192
FY20131,080
FY20141,221
FY20151,199
FY20161,167
FY20171,315
FY20181,285
FY20191,459
FY20201,227
FY20212,095
FY20221,680
FY20231,855
FY20241,861
FY20252,169
FY2026715
Information
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201018,990
FY201120,340
FY201221,781
FY201321,714
FY201424,089
FY201527,468
FY201630,224
FY201732,458
FY201837,065
FY201939,766
FY202040,038
FY202170,034
FY202260,549
FY202354,770
FY202449,619
FY202555,080
FY202620,462

Top 5 occupations — Utilities

Top 5 occupations — Information

Top 5 hiring states — Utilities

Top 5 hiring states — Information

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