H1B Report
NAICS industry sectorNAICS 71Rank #20Updated May 2026

Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

H-1B sponsorship activity by employers classified under NAICS 2-digit sector 71. 7,038 filings from 1,123 distinct sponsoring employers.

Filings
7,038
Rank #20
Employers
1,123
distinct sponsors
Filings / employer
6
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Filings by fiscal year

H-1B filing volume in the Arts, Entertainment & Recreation sector year over year.

Top sponsoring employers

Largest H-1B sponsors in the Arts, Entertainment & Recreation sector.

DK Crown Holdings Inc.
104
LNW Gaming Inc.
95
Live Nation Worldwide, Inc.
83
The Metropolitan Museum of…
41
IGT
38
SciPlay Games, LLC
35
Smithsonian Institution
35
The Museum of Modern Art
31
Light & Wonder, Inc.
29
Konami Gaming, Inc.
28

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by employers in this sector.

Software Developers
1,140
Data Scientists
401
Coaches and Scouts
275
Computer Occupations, All …
233
Market Research Analysts a…
200
Computer and Information S…
199
Marketing Managers
184
General and Operations Man…
170
Curators
147
Software Quality Assurance…
119

Top hiring states

Worksite states with the most filings from the Arts, Entertainment & Recreation sector.

#StateFilings
1NY1,445
2CA1,370
3FL505
4NV457
5TX376
6NJ338
7MA329
8GA277
9IL243
10CO196
NY
1,445
CA
1,370
FL
505
NV
457
TX
376
NJ
338
MA
329
GA
277
IL
243
CO
196
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