Establishment counts and wages for 93 industries in Arkansas (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 | 9,072 | $1,077 | 34.9% |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 7,041 | $899 | 18.9% |
| Accommodation & Food Services | 6,577 | $425 | 1.9% |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | 6,521 | $1,405 | 36.3% |
| Construction (all) | 6,366 | $1,267 | 14.8% |
| Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 6,260 | $1,573 | 39.7% |
| Finance & Insurance | 4,527 | $1,622 | 20.2% |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | 4,230 | $1,186 | 15.7% |
| Real Estate & Rental and Leasing | 3,532 | $1,005 | 24.3% |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic & Professional Orgs | 3,520 | $984 | 40.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 3,259 | $1,727 | 8.5% |
| Administrative & Support & Waste Services | 3,148 | $883 | 19.8% |
| Real Estate | 3,021 | $973 | 27.2% |
| Administrative & Support Services | 2,857 | $856 | 21.2% |
| Full-Service Restaurants | 2,015 | $462 | 3.4% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | 1,995 | $1,616 | 7.5% |
| Credit Intermediation & Related Activities | 1,957 | $1,460 | 18.3% |
| Social Assistance | 1,839 | $567 | 36.7% |
| Construction of Buildings | 1,720 | $1,429 | 13.2% |
| Truck Transportation | 1,640 | $1,339 | 10.1% |
| Personal & Laundry Services | 1,586 | $658 | 24.4% |
| Legal Services | 1,525 | $1,366 | 43.8% |
| Insurance Agencies & Brokerages | 1,517 | $1,333 | 36.1% |
| Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers | 1,512 | $1,115 | 3.6% |
| Automotive Repair & Maintenance | 1,444 | $915 | 8.0% |
| Gasoline Stations | 1,386 | — | 2.0% |
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers | 1,183 | — | 7.5% |
| Information | 1,174 | $1,600 | 24.6% |
| Accounting, Tax Prep & Bookkeeping Services | 1,150 | $1,266 | 40.7% |
| Plumbing, Heating & Air-Conditioning Contractors | 1,145 | $1,166 | 15.7% |
| Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers | 1,145 | $1,065 | 35.0% |
| Food & Beverage Retailers | 1,106 | $615 | 4.3% |
| Clothing & Accessories Stores | 1,017 | — | -2.8% |
| General Merchandise Stores | 1,009 | — | 3.4% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | 997 | $1,809 | 6.6% |
| Offices of Dentists | 917 | $1,129 | 27.1% |
| Accommodation | 912 | $493 | -13.0% |
| Building Material & Garden Equipment Dealers | 900 | $755 | 7.7% |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | 872 | $601 | 21.6% |
| Health & Personal Care Stores | 862 | — | 0.9% |
| Architectural, Engineering & Related Services | 785 | $1,656 | 31.9% |
| Landscaping Services | 753 | $828 | 21.2% |
| Child Day Care Services | 728 | $520 | 36.7% |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts & Investments | 714 | $3,086 | 14.1% |
| Educational Services | 700 | $854 | 29.4% |
| Amusement, Gambling & Recreation | 637 | $534 | 6.2% |
| General Automotive Repair | 606 | $958 | 7.5% |
| Nursing & Residential Care Facilities | 592 | $733 | 14.9% |
| Computer Systems Design Services | 566 | $2,017 | 37.0% |
| New Single-Family Housing Construction | 528 | $1,192 | 13.2% |
| Other Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 526 | $1,030 | 40.8% |
| Rental & Leasing Services | 502 | $1,086 | -9.2% |
| Janitorial Services | 471 | $493 | 21.2% |
| Fabricated Metal Product Mfg | 456 | $1,299 | 9.8% |
| Beauty Salons | 453 | $574 | 24.4% |
| Furniture & Home Furnishings Stores | 444 | — | 0.3% |
| Support Activities for Transportation | 425 | $1,277 | 9.2% |
| Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction | 416 | $1,362 | 11.2% |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book & Music Stores | 392 | — | 5.2% |
| Utilities | 348 | $2,122 | 9.6% |
| Veterinary Services | 337 | $834 | — |
| Waste Management & Remediation Services | 291 | $1,262 | 7.8% |
| Tax Preparation Services | 287 | $686 | 39.3% |
| Wood Product Manufacturing | 274 | $1,109 | 13.1% |
| Food Manufacturing | 269 | $976 | -1.2% |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil & Gas Extraction | 267 | $1,445 | 15.0% |
| Fitness & Recreational Sports Centers | 257 | $365 | 6.2% |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Mfg | 215 | $1,272 | 14.4% |
| Warehousing & Storage | 200 | $900 | -7.2% |
| Machinery Manufacturing | 188 | $1,161 | 16.7% |
| Publishing Industries | 186 | — | 18.2% |
| Printing & Related Support | 179 | $1,006 | -2.6% |
| Performing Arts & Spectator Sports | 177 | $771 | 26.5% |
| Electronics & Appliance Stores | 174 | — | 5.5% |
| Specialized Design Services | 166 | $1,388 | 30.3% |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 156 | $933 | 7.3% |
| Couriers & Messengers | 138 | $930 | 9.0% |
| Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services | 129 | $2,172 | 23.7% |
| Transportation Equipment Mfg | 122 | $1,178 | 3.5% |
| Motion Picture & Sound Recording | 120 | $666 | 23.8% |
| Hospitals | 120 | $1,257 | 16.6% |
| Support Activities for Mining | 116 | $1,386 | 22.1% |
| Furniture & Related Product Mfg | 110 | $965 | 8.9% |
| Chemical Manufacturing | 95 | $1,517 | 13.3% |
| Mining (except Oil & Gas) | 87 | $1,414 | 5.4% |
| Oil & Gas Extraction | 64 | $1,790 | 12.0% |
| Pipeline Transportation | 55 | $2,256 | -0.6% |
| Other Information Services | 51 | $1,140 | 34.6% |
| Electrical Equipment & Appliance Mfg | 48 | $1,232 | 9.3% |
| Primary Metal Manufacturing | 46 | $1,865 | 16.2% |
| Computer & Electronic Product Mfg | 34 | $1,270 | -0.2% |
| Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets | 9 | $2,025 | 37.7% |
| Funds, Trusts & Other Financial Vehicles | 3 | $1,831 | 40.1% |
Margin is national (owner-operator basis, IRS SOI); counts & wages are local. Wages shown at state level. See methodology.