NAICS industry sectorNAICS 23Rank #12Updated Sep 2026

Construction

H-1B sponsorship activity by employers classified under NAICS 2-digit sector 23. 63,380 filings from 5,923 distinct sponsoring employers.

Filings

4,871

Rank #12 · FY2026

Employers

5,923

distinct sponsors · all years

Filings / employer

concentration hint · all years

Summary

Construction (NAICS 23) is the design, building, and infrastructure sector covering general contractors, specialty trades, and heavy engineering. The sector has filed 63,380 H-1B petitions across 5,923 distinct employers over all years tracked, indicating broad-based labour demand across company sizes.

In FY2026, Construction filed 4,871 H-1B petitions. The participation of nearly 6,000 employers signals that H-1B sponsorship is distributed across thousands of construction firms—from large national contractors to regional and local operations—rather than concentrated in a handful of sponsors. This pattern reflects structural labour shortages in skilled trades, project management, engineering, and specialized construction roles that domestic supply has not fully met.

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Filings by fiscal year

H-1B filing volume in the Construction sector year over year.

Time series
Period	Value
FY2010	3,058
FY2011	2,691
FY2012	2,698
FY2013	2,249
FY2014	2,421
FY2015	2,964
FY2016	3,160
FY2017	3,391
FY2018	3,965
FY2019	4,419
FY2020	3,555
FY2021	4,882
FY2022	4,129
FY2023	4,722
FY2024	4,416
FY2025	5,789
FY2026	4,871

Top sponsoring employers

Largest H-1B sponsors in the Construction sector.

#	Employer	Filings
1	Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.	1,354
2	DPR Construction, A General Partnership	705
3	Fluor Enterprises, Inc.	650
4	California Department of Transportation	646
5	CORE TECH INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION	440
6	Turner Construction Company	387
7	CORE TECH CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION	372
8	CH2M Hill Inc.	371
9	Kiewit Engineering Group Inc.	346
10	M. A. Mortenson Company	235

Jacobs Engineering Group I…

1,354

DPR Construction, A Genera…

705

Fluor Enterprises, Inc.

650

California Department of T…

646

CORE TECH INTERNATIONAL CO…

440

Turner Construction Company

387

CORE TECH CONSTRUCTION COR…

372

CH2M Hill Inc.

371

Kiewit Engineering Group I…

346

M. A. Mortenson Company

235

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by employers in this sector.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	17-2051	Civil Engineers	16,572
2	13-1051	Cost Estimators	5,556
3	15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	5,232
4	11-9021	Construction Managers	4,570
5	15-1252	Software Developers	3,190
6	17-2141	Mechanical Engineers	3,086
7	17-2071	Electrical Engineers	2,486
8	13-2011	Accountants and Auditors	2,081
9	17-1011	Architects, Except Landscape and Naval	1,033
10	17-2112	Industrial Engineers	981

Civil Engineers

16,572

Cost Estimators

5,556

Computer Occupations, All …

5,232

Construction Managers

4,570

Software Developers

3,190

Mechanical Engineers

3,086

Electrical Engineers

2,486

Accountants and Auditors

2,081

Architects, Except Landsca…

1,033

Industrial Engineers

981

Top hiring states

Worksite states with the most filings from the Construction sector.

#	State	Filings
1	CA	10,206
2	NY	7,934
3	TX	7,621
4	FL	4,367
5	GU	4,278
6	NJ	2,442
7	GA	1,929
8	VA	1,802
9	IL	1,758
10	AZ	1,391

10,206

7,934

7,621

4,367

4,278

2,442

1,929

1,802

1,758

1,391

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