H1B Report
NAICS industry sectorNAICS 54Rank #1Updated Jun 2026

Professional, Scientific & Technical Services

H-1B sponsorship activity by employers classified under NAICS 2-digit sector 54. 5,362,182 filings from 57,468 distinct sponsoring employers.

Filings
93,078
Rank #1 · FY2026
Employers
57,468
distinct sponsors · all years
Filings / employer
93
concentration hint · all years

Filings by fiscal year

H-1B filing volume in the Professional, Scientific & Technical Services sector year over year.

Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010162,393
FY2011184,930
FY2012237,548
FY2013270,996
FY2014334,578
FY2015420,866
FY2016442,248
FY2017408,878
FY2018415,563
FY2019418,841
FY2020341,992
FY2021433,810
FY2022318,868
FY2023324,927
FY2024279,362
FY2025273,304
FY202693,078

Top sponsoring employers

Largest H-1B sponsors in the Professional, Scientific & Technical Services sector.

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by employers in this sector.

Top hiring states

Worksite states with the most filings from the Professional, Scientific & Technical Services sector.

#StateFilings
1CA883,594
2TX633,577
3NJ399,234
4NY352,991
5IL277,392
6GA214,389
7PA188,662
8MA177,537
9NC176,265
10FL168,659
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