Establishment counts and wages for 90 industries in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY (metro), with each industry's national profit margin. Public-domain Census, BLS & IRS data.
| Industry | Establishments | Avg wkly wage | Net margin (nat'l) |
|---|
| Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 2,576 | $2,213 | 39.7% |
| Health Care & Social Assistance | 2,450 | $1,217 | 34.9% |
| Accommodation & Food Services | 2,378 | $601 | 1.9% |
| Construction (all) | 2,327 | $1,760 | 14.8% |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 2,227 | $947 | 18.9% |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | 1,471 | $1,651 | 15.7% |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | 1,464 | $1,581 | 36.3% |
| Finance & Insurance | 1,200 | $2,392 | 20.2% |
| Administrative & Support & Waste Services | 1,191 | — | 19.8% |
| Administrative & Support Services | 1,071 | $962 | 21.2% |
| Real Estate & Rental and Leasing | 899 | $1,261 | 24.3% |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic & Professional Orgs | 893 | $1,021 | 40.7% |
| Full-Service Restaurants | 803 | $580 | 3.4% |
| Wholesale Trade | 793 | — | 8.5% |
| Real Estate | 766 | — | 27.2% |
| Construction of Buildings | 755 | $1,694 | 13.2% |
| Personal & Laundry Services | 755 | — | 24.4% |
| Computer Systems Design Services | 583 | $2,432 | 37.0% |
| Social Assistance | 560 | — | 36.7% |
| Food & Beverage Retailers | 555 | $681 | 4.3% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | 531 | $1,993 | 7.5% |
| Automotive Repair & Maintenance | 479 | $1,085 | 8.0% |
| Legal Services | 478 | $2,239 | 43.8% |
| Credit Intermediation & Related Activities | 465 | $1,737 | 18.3% |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | 462 | $596 | 21.6% |
| Nursing & Residential Care Facilities | 411 | — | 14.9% |
| Information | 404 | $1,963 | 24.6% |
| Landscaping Services | 386 | — | 21.2% |
| Architectural, Engineering & Related Services | 353 | $2,343 | 31.9% |
| Gasoline Stations | 346 | — | 2.0% |
| Educational Services | 331 | $1,313 | 29.4% |
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers | 320 | — | 7.5% |
| Offices of Dentists | 317 | $1,404 | 27.1% |
| Clothing & Accessories Stores | 310 | — | -2.8% |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts & Investments | 309 | — | 14.1% |
| Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers | 302 | $1,381 | 3.6% |
| Insurance Agencies & Brokerages | 295 | $2,289 | 36.1% |
| Amusement, Gambling & Recreation | 283 | — | 6.2% |
| Accounting, Tax Prep & Bookkeeping Services | 279 | $1,965 | 40.7% |
| General Automotive Repair | 278 | — | 7.5% |
| Child Day Care Services | 276 | $592 | 36.7% |
| Plumbing, Heating & Air-Conditioning Contractors | 251 | — | 15.7% |
| Health & Personal Care Stores | 235 | — | 0.9% |
| Building Material & Garden Equipment Dealers | 218 | $921 | 7.7% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | 209 | — | 6.6% |
| Truck Transportation | 206 | $1,416 | 10.1% |
| Janitorial Services | 201 | — | 21.2% |
| Beauty Salons | 198 | — | 24.4% |
| Other Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 179 | $1,380 | 40.8% |
| Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers | 178 | — | 35.0% |
| Accommodation | 169 | $874 | -13.0% |
| Performing Arts & Spectator Sports | 144 | — | 26.5% |
| General Merchandise Stores | 140 | — | 3.4% |
| Rental & Leasing Services | 132 | — | -9.2% |
| Fitness & Recreational Sports Centers | 124 | — | 6.2% |
| Waste Management & Remediation Services | 120 | — | 7.8% |
| Furniture & Home Furnishings Stores | 115 | — | 0.3% |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book & Music Stores | 115 | — | 5.2% |
| New Single-Family Housing Construction | 113 | — | 13.2% |
| Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction | 101 | $2,398 | 11.2% |
| Veterinary Services | 90 | $1,399 | — |
| Support Activities for Transportation | 83 | — | 9.2% |
| Food Manufacturing | 81 | $1,153 | -1.2% |
| Fabricated Metal Product Mfg | 81 | $1,610 | 9.8% |
| Tax Preparation Services | 76 | — | 39.3% |
| Publishing Industries | 74 | — | 18.2% |
| Utilities | 65 | — | 9.6% |
| Specialized Design Services | 55 | — | 30.3% |
| Printing & Related Support | 53 | — | -2.6% |
| Motion Picture & Sound Recording | 50 | — | 23.8% |
| Electronics & Appliance Stores | 49 | — | 5.5% |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 48 | — | 7.3% |
| Warehousing & Storage | 48 | — | -7.2% |
| Other Information Services | 46 | — | 34.6% |
| Couriers & Messengers | 43 | — | 9.0% |
| Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services | 41 | $2,687 | 23.7% |
| Chemical Manufacturing | 39 | — | 13.3% |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Mfg | 35 | — | 14.4% |
| Machinery Manufacturing | 35 | — | 16.7% |
| Computer & Electronic Product Mfg | 35 | — | -0.2% |
| Wood Product Manufacturing | 26 | — | 13.1% |
| Furniture & Related Product Mfg | 23 | — | 8.9% |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil & Gas Extraction | 17 | — | 15.0% |
| Electrical Equipment & Appliance Mfg | 17 | — | 9.3% |
| Hospitals | 15 | — | 16.6% |
| Mining (except Oil & Gas) | 13 | — | 5.4% |
| Transportation Equipment Mfg | 10 | — | 3.5% |
| Pipeline Transportation | 6 | — | -0.6% |
| Support Activities for Mining | 4 | — | 22.1% |
| Primary Metal Manufacturing | 4 | — | 16.2% |
Margin is national (owner-operator basis, IRS SOI); counts & wages are local. Wages shown at state level. See methodology.