NAICS industry sectorNAICS 32Rank #8Updated Jun 2026
Manufacturing (paper/chemicals)
H-1B sponsorship activity by employers classified under NAICS 2-digit sector 32. 119,027 filings from 4,712 distinct sponsoring employers.
Filings
2,757
Rank #8 · FY2026
Employers
4,712
distinct sponsors · all years
Filings / employer
25
concentration hint · all years
Filings by fiscal year
H-1B filing volume in the Manufacturing (paper/chemicals) sector year over year.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | 4,986 |
| FY2011 | 5,266 |
| FY2012 | 5,421 |
| FY2013 | 5,098 |
| FY2014 | 5,815 |
| FY2015 | 6,136 |
| FY2016 | 6,406 |
| FY2017 | 7,243 |
| FY2018 | 7,664 |
| FY2019 | 8,270 |
| FY2020 | 7,489 |
| FY2021 | 12,502 |
| FY2022 | 8,500 |
| FY2023 | 8,497 |
| FY2024 | 7,756 |
| FY2025 | 9,221 |
| FY2026 | 2,757 |
Top sponsoring employers
Largest H-1B sponsors in the Manufacturing (paper/chemicals) sector.
| # | Employer | Filings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | 1,794 |
| 2 | Eli Lilly and Company | 1,437 |
| 3 | AbbVie Inc. | 1,411 |
| 4 | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | 1,267 |
| 5 | PFIZER INC. | 1,088 |
| 6 | The Sherwin-Williams Company | 924 |
| 7 | ConocoPhillips Company | 747 |
| 8 | BAYER U.S. LLC | 723 |
| 9 | GlaxoSmithKline LLC | 714 |
| 10 | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | 686 |
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
1,794
Eli Lilly and Company
1,437
AbbVie Inc.
1,411
ABBOTT LABORATORIES
1,267
PFIZER INC.
1,088
The Sherwin-Williams Company
924
ConocoPhillips Company
747
BAYER U.S. LLC
723
GlaxoSmithKline LLC
714
AstraZeneca Pharmaceutical…
686
Top occupations sponsored
SOC codes filed most by employers in this sector.
| # | SOC | Title | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15-1252 | Software Developers | 14,063 |
| 2 | 19-2031 | Chemists | 9,114 |
| 3 | 17-2112 | Industrial Engineers | 6,946 |
| 4 | 15-2051 | Data Scientists | 4,924 |
| 5 | 15-2041 | Statisticians | 3,899 |
| 6 | 19-1042 | Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 3,853 |
| 7 | 15-1299 | Computer Occupations, All Other | 3,827 |
| 8 | 17-2141 | Mechanical Engineers | 3,377 |
| 9 | 15-1253 | Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | 3,074 |
| 10 | 17-2041 | Chemical Engineers | 2,380 |
Software Developers
14,063
Chemists
9,114
Industrial Engineers
6,946
Data Scientists
4,924
Statisticians
3,899
Medical Scientists, Except…
3,853
Computer Occupations, All …
3,827
Mechanical Engineers
3,377
Software Quality Assurance…
3,074
Chemical Engineers
2,380
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