NAICS industry sectorNAICS 62Rank #6Updated Sep 2026
Health Care & Social Assistance
H-1B sponsorship activity by employers classified under NAICS 2-digit sector 62. 393,204 filings from 14,451 distinct sponsoring employers.
Filings
20,039
Rank #6 · FY2026
Employers
14,451
distinct sponsors · all years
Filings / employer
27
concentration hint · all years
Filings by fiscal year
H-1B filing volume in the Health Care & Social Assistance sector year over year.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | 26,430 |
| FY2011 | 23,800 |
| FY2012 | 23,070 |
| FY2013 | 21,135 |
| FY2014 | 21,240 |
| FY2015 | 21,154 |
| FY2016 | 21,615 |
| FY2017 | 21,197 |
| FY2018 | 22,736 |
| FY2019 | 20,895 |
| FY2020 | 19,124 |
| FY2021 | 30,749 |
| FY2022 | 22,415 |
| FY2023 | 26,181 |
| FY2024 | 23,804 |
| FY2025 | 27,620 |
| FY2026 | 20,039 |
Top sponsoring employers
Largest H-1B sponsors in the Health Care & Social Assistance sector.
General Hospital Corporation
3,231
Memorial Sloan Kettering C…
2,850
Brigham and Women's Hospital
2,443
ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEAR…
2,335
Children's Hospital Corpor…
2,152
GENESIS ELDERCARE REHABILI…
2,095
MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER
1,806
Icahn School of Medicine a…
1,790
Henry Ford Health System
1,764
Cincinnati Children's Hosp…
1,408
Top occupations sponsored
SOC codes filed most by employers in this sector.
| # | SOC | Title | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29-1229 | Physicians, All Other | 83,269 |
| 2 | 29-1123 | Physical Therapists | 31,888 |
| 3 | 29-2011 | Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists | 19,195 |
| 4 | 29-1021 | Dentists, General | 17,624 |
| 5 | 15-1252 | Software Developers | 12,453 |
| 6 | 29-1216 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | 11,296 |
| 7 | 19-1042 | Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 9,682 |
| 8 | 29-1221 | Pediatricians, General | 8,379 |
| 9 | 29-1215 | Family Medicine Physicians | 8,197 |
| 10 | 15-2051 | Data Scientists | 8,051 |
Physicians, All Other
83,269
Physical Therapists
31,888
Medical and Clinical Labor…
19,195
Dentists, General
17,624
Software Developers
12,453
General Internal Medicine …
11,296
Medical Scientists, Except…
9,682
Pediatricians, General
8,379
Family Medicine Physicians
8,197
Data Scientists
8,051
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