H1B Report
NAICS industry sectorNAICS 48Rank #15Updated May 2026

Transportation

H-1B sponsorship activity by employers classified under NAICS 2-digit sector 48. 17,638 filings from 1,095 distinct sponsoring employers.

Filings
17,638
Rank #15
Employers
1,095
distinct sponsors
Filings / employer
16
concentration hint
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Filings by fiscal year

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

Top sponsoring employers

Largest H-1B sponsors in the Transportation sector.

American Airlines, Inc.
832
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
383
J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc.
362
Southwest Airlines Co.
278
Uber Freight US LLC
196
SkyWest Airlines
154
Carnival Corporation
136
Spirit Airlines
113
National Railroad Passenge…
107
JetBlue Airways
92

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by employers in this sector.

#SOCTitleFilings
115-1252Software Developers6,035
253-2011Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers1,552
315-2051Data Scientists1,139
415-1299Computer Occupations, All Other763
513-1081Logisticians516
615-2031Operations Research Analysts465
713-1161Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists393
815-1253Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers371
913-2011Accountants and Auditors364
1011-3021Computer and Information Systems Managers311
Software Developers
6,035
Airline Pilots, Copilots, …
1,552
Data Scientists
1,139
Computer Occupations, All …
763
Logisticians
516
Operations Research Analysts
465
Market Research Analysts a…
393
Software Quality Assurance…
371
Accountants and Auditors
364
Computer and Information S…
311

Top hiring states

Worksite states with the most filings from the Transportation sector.

#StateFilings
1TX4,096
2FL1,947
3CA1,823
4GA1,320
5AR963
6IL942
7NY697
8WA647
9OH494
10NJ482
TX
4,096
FL
1,947
CA
1,823
GA
1,320
AR
963
IL
942
NY
697
WA
647
OH
494
NJ
482
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