NAICS industry sectorNAICS 92Rank #22Updated Jun 2026

Public Administration

H-1B sponsorship activity by employers classified under NAICS 2-digit sector 92. 17,012 filings from 1,394 distinct sponsoring employers.

Filings

385

Rank #22 · FY2026

Employers

1,394

distinct sponsors · all years

Filings / employer

concentration hint · all years

Summary

Public Administration (NAICS 92) encompasses government agencies, public institutions, and non-profit administrative bodies. In FY2026, the sector filed 385 H-1B petitions. Across all years in the dataset, Public Administration has sponsored 17,012 H-1B workers through 1,394 distinct employers, averaging roughly 12 filings per employer.

This sponsorship pattern reflects selective, specialized hiring rather than broad workforce replacement. The distribution across many employers—rather than concentration in a few large sponsors—suggests that H-1B demand in public administration stems from specific skill gaps: IT infrastructure, public health expertise, specialized engineering, and administrative roles that are difficult to fill domestically. The modest filing volume relative to the sector's overall size indicates that public-sector H-1B use remains constrained by budget cycles, visa caps, and statutory limits on government hiring.

Public Administration H-1B sponsorship
Public Administration H-1B filings
government H-1B employers
Public Administration prevailing wage
NAICS 92 H-1B

Filings by fiscal year

H-1B filing volume in the Public Administration sector year over year.

Top sponsoring employers

Largest H-1B sponsors in the Public Administration sector.

#	Employer	Filings
1	Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System	265
2	New York Power Authority	208
3	California Air Resources Board	154
4	Virginia Department of Transportation	132
5	DISNEY WORLDWIDE SERVICES, INC.	131
6	New England Center for Children, Inc.	128
7	Universal Service Administrative Company	99
8	California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation	96
9	CareSource Management Services, LLC	96
10	Johns Hopkins Health System Corporation	83

Board of Governors of the …

265

New York Power Authority

208

California Air Resources B…

154

Virginia Department of Tra…

132

DISNEY WORLDWIDE SERVICES,…

131

New England Center for Chi…

128

Universal Service Administ…

California Department of C…

CareSource Management Serv…

Johns Hopkins Health Syste…

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by employers in this sector.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	15-1252	Software Developers	2,186
2	15-2051	Data Scientists	708
3	15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	635
4	19-3011	Economists	569
5	13-2051	Financial and Investment Analysts	380
6	13-2011	Accountants and Auditors	370
7	15-1211	Computer Systems Analysts	358
8	17-2051	Civil Engineers	357
9	19-3051	Urban and Regional Planners	303
10	15-1242	Database Administrators	288

Software Developers

2,186

Data Scientists

708

Computer Occupations, All …

635

Economists

569

Financial and Investment A…

380

Accountants and Auditors

370

Computer Systems Analysts

358

Civil Engineers

357

Urban and Regional Planners

303

Database Administrators

288

Top hiring states

Worksite states with the most filings from the Public Administration sector.

#	State	Filings
1	CA	2,345
2	NY	1,782
3	DC	1,191
4	TX	1,021
5	MA	845
6	VA	670
7	WA	655
8	FL	640
9	MD	542
10	PA	435

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1,782

1,191

1,021

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670

655

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Period	Value
FY2010	1,210
FY2011	1,106
FY2012	1,106
FY2013	897
FY2014	950
FY2015	1,007
FY2016	1,073
FY2017	962
FY2018	1,024
FY2019	1,063
FY2020	858
FY2021	1,174
FY2022	872
FY2023	1,086
FY2024	1,030
FY2025	1,209
FY2026	385