NAICS industry sectorNAICS 62Rank #6Updated Jun 2026

Health Care & Social Assistance

H-1B sponsorship activity by employers classified under NAICS 2-digit sector 62. 383,320 filings from 13,141 distinct sponsoring employers.

Filings

10,155

Rank #6 · FY2026

Employers

13,141

distinct sponsors · all years

Filings / employer

concentration hint · all years

Summary

Health Care & Social Assistance (NAICS 62) is the largest U.S. economic sector, encompassing hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, home health agencies, and social service organizations. In FY2026, the sector filed 10,155 H-1B petitions, continuing a pattern of steady demand for specialized foreign talent in clinical, therapeutic, and administrative roles.

Across all years on record, Health Care & Social Assistance accounts for 383,320 total H-1B filings through 13,141 distinct employers. This broad employer base—far larger than most other sectors—reflects the decentralized nature of healthcare delivery: hospitals, regional health systems, private practices, and community organizations all compete for skilled workers. The high count of participating employers relative to filing volume suggests that H-1B sponsorship, while common, is distributed across many institutions rather than concentrated in a few large employers.

The sustained sponsorship activity underscores persistent labor shortages in nursing, medical technology, specialty medicine, and allied health professions. Domestic training pipelines have not kept pace with demand, making H-1B workers integral to staffing many U.S. healthcare facilities.

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Health Care & Social Assistance NAICS 62

Filings by fiscal year

H-1B filing volume in the Health Care & Social Assistance sector year over year.

Time series
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	10,155

Top sponsoring employers

Largest H-1B sponsors in the Health Care & Social Assistance sector.

#	Employer	Filings
1	General Hospital Corporation	3,140
2	Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center	2,781
3	Brigham and Women's Hospital	2,389
4	ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL	2,253
5	Children's Hospital Corporation	2,076
6	GENESIS ELDERCARE REHABILITATION SERVICES, LLC	2,072
7	Henry Ford Health System	1,722
8	MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER	1,715
9	Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai	1,703
10	Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center	1,354

General Hospital Corporation

3,140

Memorial Sloan Kettering C…

2,781

Brigham and Women's Hospital

2,389

ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEAR…

2,253

Children's Hospital Corpor…

2,076

GENESIS ELDERCARE REHABILI…

2,072

Henry Ford Health System

1,722

MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER

1,715

Icahn School of Medicine a…

1,703

Cincinnati Children's Hosp…

1,354

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by employers in this sector.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	29-1229	Physicians, All Other	80,884
2	29-1123	Physical Therapists	31,306
3	29-2011	Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technologists	18,690
4	29-1021	Dentists, General	16,923
5	15-1252	Software Developers	12,161
6	29-1216	General Internal Medicine Physicians	11,006
7	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	9,471
8	29-1221	Pediatricians, General	8,142
9	29-1215	Family Medicine Physicians	7,933
10	15-2051	Data Scientists	7,692

Physicians, All Other

80,884

Physical Therapists

31,306

Medical and Clinical Labor…

18,690

Dentists, General

16,923

Software Developers

12,161

General Internal Medicine …

11,006

Medical Scientists, Except…

9,471

Pediatricians, General

8,142

Family Medicine Physicians

7,933

Data Scientists

7,692

Top hiring states

Worksite states with the most filings from the Health Care & Social Assistance sector.

#	State	Filings
1	NY	49,485
2	CA	34,832
3	MA	31,763
4	TX	21,480
5	PA	21,067
6	IL	17,126
7	FL	16,634
8	MI	15,824
9	OH	12,826
10	MD	9,063

49,485

34,832

31,763

21,480

21,067

17,126

16,634

15,824

12,826

9,063

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