NAICS industry sectorNAICS 31Rank #14Updated May 2026

Manufacturing (food/textile)

H-1B sponsorship activity by employers classified under NAICS 2-digit sector 31. 18,519 filings from 1,284 distinct sponsoring employers.

Filings

18,519

Rank #14

Employers

1,284

distinct sponsors

Filings / employer

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Summary

Manufacturing (food/textile) is NAICS sector 31, encompassing food processing, beverage production, and textile manufacturing. The sector filed 18,519 H-1B applications across 1,284 distinct employers, indicating significant and distributed labor demand across the industry.

With an average of approximately 14 filings per employer, H-1B sponsorship in food and textile manufacturing reflects sustained recruitment for specialized roles. The breadth of participating employers—over 1,200 companies—suggests that visa-sponsored hiring is not concentrated among a few large players but distributed across a diverse ecosystem of production facilities, mills, and food processing plants across the country.

This pattern indicates consistent demand for skilled technical positions, production management, and specialized manufacturing roles that employers in this sector find difficult to fill with domestic labor alone.

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Filings by fiscal year

H-1B filing volume in the Manufacturing (food/textile) sector year over year.

Top sponsoring employers

Largest H-1B sponsors in the Manufacturing (food/textile) sector.

#	Employer	Filings
1	NIKE, Inc.	1,035
2	Starbucks Coffee Company	545
3	Archer Daniels Midland Company	275
4	Niagara Bottling, LLC	257
5	PEPSICO, INC.	146
6	NIKE USA Inc.	137
7	VF SERVICES, LLC	78
8	Tyson Foods, Inc.	72
9	NESTLE USA, INC	65
10	NESTLE REGIONAL GLOBE OFFICE NORTH AMERICA, INC	64

NIKE, Inc.

1,035

Starbucks Coffee Company

545

Archer Daniels Midland Com…

275

Niagara Bottling, LLC

257

PEPSICO, INC.

146

NIKE USA Inc.

137

VF SERVICES, LLC

Tyson Foods, Inc.

NESTLE USA, INC

NESTLE REGIONAL GLOBE OFFI…

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by employers in this sector.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	15-1252	Software Developers	3,750
2	15-2051	Data Scientists	1,412
3	15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	959
4	17-2112	Industrial Engineers	772
5	11-3021	Computer and Information Systems Managers	523
6	15-1211	Computer Systems Analysts	504
7	15-1253	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	457
8	11-3051	Industrial Production Managers	421
9	13-1081	Logisticians	395
10	19-1012	Food Scientists and Technologists	345

Software Developers

3,750

Data Scientists

1,412

Computer Occupations, All …

959

Industrial Engineers

772

Computer and Information S…

523

Computer Systems Analysts

504

Software Quality Assurance…

457

Industrial Production Mana…

421

Logisticians

395

Food Scientists and Techno…

345

Top hiring states

Worksite states with the most filings from the Manufacturing (food/textile) sector.

#	State	Filings
1	CA	2,867
2	OR	2,859
3	NY	1,609
4	WA	1,419
5	IL	1,238
6	TX	1,010
7	NJ	759
8	NC	660
9	GA	592
10	KY	494

2,867

2,859

1,609

1,419

1,238

1,010

759

660

592

494

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