Establishment counts and wages for 89 industries in Asheville, NC (metro), 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 | 1,723 | — | 34.9% |
| Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 1,536 | — | 39.7% |
| Construction (all) | 1,516 | $1,280 | 14.8% |
| Accommodation & Food Services | 1,307 | $579 | 1.9% |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | 1,282 | $1,481 | 36.3% |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 1,227 | $844 | 18.9% |
| Real Estate & Rental and Leasing | 943 | $1,082 | 24.3% |
| Real Estate | 871 | — | 27.2% |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | 841 | $1,175 | 15.7% |
| Administrative & Support & Waste Services | 751 | — | 19.8% |
| Administrative & Support Services | 698 | — | 21.2% |
| Construction of Buildings | 617 | $1,382 | 13.2% |
| Finance & Insurance | 553 | $1,810 | 20.2% |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic & Professional Orgs | 533 | $891 | 40.7% |
| Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers | 483 | $1,296 | 35.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 472 | — | 8.5% |
| Full-Service Restaurants | 433 | — | 3.4% |
| Personal & Laundry Services | 390 | $751 | 24.4% |
| New Single-Family Housing Construction | 306 | $1,399 | 13.2% |
| Social Assistance | 306 | — | 36.7% |
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers | 294 | — | 7.5% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | 275 | $1,424 | 7.5% |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | 273 | $729 | 21.6% |
| Landscaping Services | 249 | $848 | 21.2% |
| Architectural, Engineering & Related Services | 237 | $1,586 | 31.9% |
| Automotive Repair & Maintenance | 231 | $993 | 8.0% |
| Educational Services | 229 | — | 29.4% |
| Credit Intermediation & Related Activities | 224 | $1,525 | 18.3% |
| Clothing & Accessories Stores | 220 | — | -2.8% |
| Information | 216 | $2,198 | 24.6% |
| Accounting, Tax Prep & Bookkeeping Services | 213 | $1,425 | 40.7% |
| Legal Services | 208 | $1,940 | 43.8% |
| Plumbing, Heating & Air-Conditioning Contractors | 205 | $1,227 | 15.7% |
| Accommodation | 204 | $697 | -13.0% |
| Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers | 181 | $1,222 | 3.6% |
| Offices of Dentists | 181 | — | 27.1% |
| Food & Beverage Retailers | 180 | — | 4.3% |
| Other Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 170 | — | 40.8% |
| Computer Systems Design Services | 166 | $1,981 | 37.0% |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts & Investments | 157 | — | 14.1% |
| Gasoline Stations | 155 | — | 2.0% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | 149 | — | 6.6% |
| Truck Transportation | 144 | — | 10.1% |
| Building Material & Garden Equipment Dealers | 141 | — | 7.7% |
| Insurance Agencies & Brokerages | 134 | — | 36.1% |
| Amusement, Gambling & Recreation | 131 | $527 | 6.2% |
| Performing Arts & Spectator Sports | 129 | — | 26.5% |
| Nursing & Residential Care Facilities | 128 | $881 | 14.9% |
| Health & Personal Care Stores | 120 | — | 0.9% |
| Janitorial Services | 111 | — | 21.2% |
| General Automotive Repair | 110 | — | 7.5% |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book & Music Stores | 105 | — | 5.2% |
| Beauty Salons | 104 | — | 24.4% |
| Furniture & Home Furnishings Stores | 103 | — | 0.3% |
| Specialized Design Services | 96 | $1,575 | 30.3% |
| General Merchandise Stores | 87 | — | 3.4% |
| Veterinary Services | 86 | — | — |
| Rental & Leasing Services | 69 | — | -9.2% |
| Fabricated Metal Product Mfg | 68 | $1,161 | 9.8% |
| Child Day Care Services | 66 | — | 36.7% |
| Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction | 58 | $1,587 | 11.2% |
| Fitness & Recreational Sports Centers | 55 | $387 | 6.2% |
| Waste Management & Remediation Services | 53 | — | 7.8% |
| Publishing Industries | 49 | — | 18.2% |
| Food Manufacturing | 47 | — | -1.2% |
| Motion Picture & Sound Recording | 45 | — | 23.8% |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 40 | $1,149 | 7.3% |
| Machinery Manufacturing | 34 | — | 16.7% |
| Support Activities for Transportation | 32 | — | 9.2% |
| Furniture & Related Product Mfg | 31 | — | 8.9% |
| Tax Preparation Services | 31 | — | 39.3% |
| Couriers & Messengers | 30 | $925 | 9.0% |
| Printing & Related Support | 29 | — | -2.6% |
| Other Information Services | 29 | — | 34.6% |
| Electronics & Appliance Stores | 25 | — | 5.5% |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Mfg | 24 | — | 14.4% |
| Utilities | 21 | — | 9.6% |
| Transportation Equipment Mfg | 20 | — | 3.5% |
| Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services | 19 | — | 23.7% |
| Chemical Manufacturing | 17 | — | 13.3% |
| Computer & Electronic Product Mfg | 16 | — | -0.2% |
| Warehousing & Storage | 16 | $992 | -7.2% |
| Wood Product Manufacturing | 9 | — | 13.1% |
| Hospitals | 7 | — | 16.6% |
| Electrical Equipment & Appliance Mfg | 6 | — | 9.3% |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil & Gas Extraction | 5 | — | 15.0% |
| Mining (except Oil & Gas) | 5 | — | 5.4% |
| Primary Metal Manufacturing | 4 | — | 16.2% |
| Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets | 3 | — | 37.7% |
Margin is national (owner-operator basis, IRS SOI); counts & wages are local. Wages shown at state level. See methodology.