Establishment counts and wages for 94 industries in Alabama (state), with each industry's national profit margin. Public-domain Census, BLS & IRS data.
| Industry | Establishments | Avg wkly wage | Net margin (nat'l) |
|---|
| Health Care & Social Assistance | 11,562 | $1,153 | 34.9% |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 11,361 | $977 | 18.9% |
| Accommodation & Food Services | 10,067 | $450 | 1.9% |
| Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 9,813 | $1,932 | 39.7% |
| Construction (all) | 8,982 | $1,407 | 14.8% |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | 8,215 | $1,477 | 36.3% |
| Finance & Insurance | 7,195 | $1,862 | 20.2% |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | 5,871 | $1,284 | 15.7% |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic & Professional Orgs | 5,777 | $1,065 | 40.7% |
| Real Estate & Rental and Leasing | 5,155 | $1,178 | 24.3% |
| Administrative & Support & Waste Services | 5,120 | $820 | 19.8% |
| Wholesale Trade | 4,843 | $1,687 | 8.5% |
| Administrative & Support Services | 4,699 | $788 | 21.2% |
| Real Estate | 4,303 | $1,166 | 27.2% |
| Credit Intermediation & Related Activities | 3,747 | $1,660 | 18.3% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | 3,160 | $1,670 | 7.5% |
| Gasoline Stations | 3,089 | — | 2.0% |
| Full-Service Restaurants | 2,771 | $490 | 3.4% |
| Personal & Laundry Services | 2,535 | $702 | 24.4% |
| Construction of Buildings | 2,492 | $1,601 | 13.2% |
| Legal Services | 2,374 | $2,024 | 43.8% |
| Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers | 2,327 | $1,207 | 3.6% |
| Social Assistance | 2,269 | $546 | 36.7% |
| Automotive Repair & Maintenance | 2,237 | $978 | 8.0% |
| Truck Transportation | 2,150 | $1,256 | 10.1% |
| Clothing & Accessories Stores | 1,948 | — | -2.8% |
| Information | 1,887 | $1,641 | 24.6% |
| Food & Beverage Retailers | 1,875 | $545 | 4.3% |
| Insurance Agencies & Brokerages | 1,737 | $1,801 | 36.1% |
| General Merchandise Stores | 1,705 | — | 3.4% |
| Plumbing, Heating & Air-Conditioning Contractors | 1,647 | $1,311 | 15.7% |
| Health & Personal Care Stores | 1,607 | — | 0.9% |
| Accounting, Tax Prep & Bookkeeping Services | 1,590 | $1,450 | 40.7% |
| Architectural, Engineering & Related Services | 1,587 | $2,203 | 31.9% |
| Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers | 1,582 | $1,337 | 35.0% |
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers | 1,564 | — | 7.5% |
| Offices of Dentists | 1,402 | $1,170 | 27.1% |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | 1,365 | $496 | 21.6% |
| Landscaping Services | 1,359 | $896 | 21.2% |
| Building Material & Garden Equipment Dealers | 1,296 | $829 | 7.7% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | 1,176 | $1,331 | 6.6% |
| Accommodation | 1,083 | $570 | -13.0% |
| Computer Systems Design Services | 1,068 | $2,195 | 37.0% |
| Educational Services | 995 | $890 | 29.4% |
| Child Day Care Services | 988 | $538 | 36.7% |
| Amusement, Gambling & Recreation | 980 | $430 | 6.2% |
| Nursing & Residential Care Facilities | 952 | $731 | 14.9% |
| General Automotive Repair | 941 | $1,046 | 7.5% |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts & Investments | 892 | $3,433 | 14.1% |
| Fabricated Metal Product Mfg | 891 | $1,307 | 9.8% |
| Other Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 882 | $970 | 40.8% |
| Furniture & Home Furnishings Stores | 847 | — | 0.3% |
| Rental & Leasing Services | 822 | $1,196 | -9.2% |
| Beauty Salons | 740 | $672 | 24.4% |
| Janitorial Services | 726 | $516 | 21.2% |
| Support Activities for Transportation | 663 | $1,322 | 9.2% |
| Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction | 619 | $1,574 | 11.2% |
| Veterinary Services | 564 | $864 | — |
| New Single-Family Housing Construction | 553 | $1,504 | 13.2% |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book & Music Stores | 545 | — | 5.2% |
| Fitness & Recreational Sports Centers | 495 | $297 | 6.2% |
| Waste Management & Remediation Services | 421 | $1,346 | 7.8% |
| Tax Preparation Services | 360 | $583 | 39.3% |
| Wood Product Manufacturing | 347 | $1,224 | 13.1% |
| Publishing Industries | 334 | — | 18.2% |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Mfg | 319 | $1,451 | 14.4% |
| Transportation Equipment Mfg | 311 | $1,551 | 3.5% |
| Printing & Related Support | 307 | $954 | -2.6% |
| Food Manufacturing | 305 | $956 | -1.2% |
| Warehousing & Storage | 297 | $954 | -7.2% |
| Performing Arts & Spectator Sports | 293 | $892 | 26.5% |
| Electronics & Appliance Stores | 284 | — | 5.5% |
| Utilities | 270 | $2,572 | 9.6% |
| Furniture & Related Product Mfg | 267 | $988 | 8.9% |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 266 | $1,236 | 7.3% |
| Specialized Design Services | 249 | $1,067 | 30.3% |
| Machinery Manufacturing | 235 | $1,425 | 16.7% |
| Chemical Manufacturing | 213 | $1,931 | 13.3% |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil & Gas Extraction | 210 | $2,029 | 15.0% |
| Couriers & Messengers | 174 | $928 | 9.0% |
| Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services | 152 | $1,900 | 23.7% |
| Mining (except Oil & Gas) | 132 | $2,067 | 5.4% |
| Motion Picture & Sound Recording | 127 | $629 | 23.8% |
| Hospitals | 126 | $1,237 | 16.6% |
| Other Information Services | 92 | $2,565 | 34.6% |
| Primary Metal Manufacturing | 91 | $2,046 | 16.2% |
| Computer & Electronic Product Mfg | 87 | $1,700 | -0.2% |
| Electrical Equipment & Appliance Mfg | 70 | $1,364 | 9.3% |
| Support Activities for Mining | 60 | $1,617 | 22.1% |
| Pipeline Transportation | 45 | $2,566 | -0.6% |
| Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets | 30 | $1,753 | 37.7% |
| Oil & Gas Extraction | 18 | $2,505 | 12.0% |
| Water Transportation | 12 | $1,995 | -1.3% |
| Funds, Trusts & Other Financial Vehicles | 9 | — | 40.1% |
Margin is national (owner-operator basis, IRS SOI); counts & wages are local. Wages shown at state level. See methodology.