NAICS industry sectorNAICS 48Rank #15Updated Sep 2026
Transportation
H-1B sponsorship activity by employers classified under NAICS 2-digit sector 48. 40,282 filings from 1,957 distinct sponsoring employers.
Filings
2,510
Rank #15 · FY2026
Employers
1,957
distinct sponsors · all years
Filings / employer
21
concentration hint · all years
Filings by fiscal year
H-1B filing volume in the Transportation sector year over year.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | 1,953 |
| FY2011 | 1,889 |
| FY2012 | 1,926 |
| FY2013 | 1,695 |
| FY2014 | 1,751 |
| FY2015 | 1,896 |
| FY2016 | 1,986 |
| FY2017 | 2,181 |
| FY2018 | 2,464 |
| FY2019 | 2,393 |
| FY2020 | 2,048 |
| FY2021 | 3,277 |
| FY2022 | 2,963 |
| FY2023 | 3,261 |
| FY2024 | 2,739 |
| FY2025 | 3,350 |
| FY2026 | 2,510 |
Top sponsoring employers
Largest H-1B sponsors in the Transportation sector.
American Airlines, Inc.
3,167
J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc.
937
FedEx Corporate Services, …
763
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
615
Mediterranean Shipping Com…
537
SkyWest Airlines
452
Southwest Airlines Co.
448
Carnival Corporation
416
United Airlines, Inc.
324
National Railroad Passenge…
297
Top occupations sponsored
SOC codes filed most by employers in this sector.
| # | SOC | Title | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15-1252 | Software Developers | 10,286 |
| 2 | 53-2011 | Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | 2,211 |
| 3 | 13-1081 | Logisticians | 1,902 |
| 4 | 13-1161 | Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | 1,842 |
| 5 | 15-2051 | Data Scientists | 1,812 |
| 6 | 15-2031 | Operations Research Analysts | 1,648 |
| 7 | 13-2011 | Accountants and Auditors | 1,530 |
| 8 | 15-1299 | Computer Occupations, All Other | 1,379 |
| 9 | 13-1111 | Management Analysts | 901 |
| 10 | 13-2051 | Financial and Investment Analysts | 866 |
Software Developers
10,286
Airline Pilots, Copilots, …
2,211
Logisticians
1,902
Market Research Analysts a…
1,842
Data Scientists
1,812
Operations Research Analysts
1,648
Accountants and Auditors
1,530
Computer Occupations, All …
1,379
Management Analysts
901
Financial and Investment A…
866
Compare Transportation with another sector
Side-by-side view of KPIs, outcomes, top breakdowns and yearly trend.
Explore by rank
Pre-built leaderboards for the most-asked questions.
Understand the data
Definitions and methodology behind these H-1B figures.