Establishment counts and wages for 91 industries in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY (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 | 3,163 | $1,176 | 34.9% |
| Accommodation & Food Services | 2,855 | $510 | 1.9% |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 2,852 | $750 | 18.9% |
| Construction (all) | 2,702 | $1,488 | 14.8% |
| Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 2,520 | $1,665 | 39.7% |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | 1,976 | $1,428 | 36.3% |
| Administrative & Support & Waste Services | 1,801 | $1,061 | 19.8% |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | 1,734 | $1,467 | 15.7% |
| Administrative & Support Services | 1,690 | $1,013 | 21.2% |
| Finance & Insurance | 1,328 | $1,883 | 20.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 1,148 | $1,757 | 8.5% |
| Real Estate & Rental and Leasing | 1,110 | $1,122 | 24.3% |
| Personal & Laundry Services | 1,047 | $678 | 24.4% |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic & Professional Orgs | 1,039 | $665 | 40.7% |
| Real Estate | 956 | $1,109 | 27.2% |
| Full-Service Restaurants | 911 | $543 | 3.4% |
| Construction of Buildings | 871 | $1,364 | 13.2% |
| Food & Beverage Retailers | 781 | $574 | 4.3% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | 734 | $1,717 | 7.5% |
| Social Assistance | 658 | $702 | 36.7% |
| Automotive Repair & Maintenance | 608 | $940 | 8.0% |
| Landscaping Services | 583 | $899 | 21.2% |
| Legal Services | 578 | $1,683 | 43.8% |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | 525 | $1,538 | 21.6% |
| Nursing & Residential Care Facilities | 513 | $839 | 14.9% |
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers | 456 | — | 7.5% |
| Clothing & Accessories Stores | 444 | — | -2.8% |
| Credit Intermediation & Related Activities | 433 | $1,849 | 18.3% |
| Insurance Agencies & Brokerages | 417 | — | 36.1% |
| Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers | 412 | $1,300 | 3.6% |
| Truck Transportation | 400 | $1,324 | 10.1% |
| Educational Services | 394 | $849 | 29.4% |
| Accounting, Tax Prep & Bookkeeping Services | 377 | $1,418 | 40.7% |
| Offices of Dentists | 377 | $1,204 | 27.1% |
| General Automotive Repair | 366 | $1,043 | 7.5% |
| Amusement, Gambling & Recreation | 365 | $475 | 6.2% |
| Information | 354 | $1,527 | 24.6% |
| Health & Personal Care Stores | 352 | — | 0.9% |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts & Investments | 352 | — | 14.1% |
| Beauty Salons | 337 | $594 | 24.4% |
| Architectural, Engineering & Related Services | 333 | $1,822 | 31.9% |
| Gasoline Stations | 328 | — | 2.0% |
| Plumbing, Heating & Air-Conditioning Contractors | 308 | $1,511 | 15.7% |
| Janitorial Services | 303 | $536 | 21.2% |
| Computer Systems Design Services | 297 | $2,319 | 37.0% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | 296 | $1,820 | 6.6% |
| Child Day Care Services | 271 | $609 | 36.7% |
| Fabricated Metal Product Mfg | 257 | $1,399 | 9.8% |
| Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers | 252 | $1,133 | 35.0% |
| Building Material & Garden Equipment Dealers | 244 | $803 | 7.7% |
| Other Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 241 | $1,107 | 40.8% |
| General Merchandise Stores | 227 | — | 3.4% |
| Accommodation | 195 | $607 | -13.0% |
| Support Activities for Transportation | 175 | $1,177 | 9.2% |
| Fitness & Recreational Sports Centers | 169 | $384 | 6.2% |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book & Music Stores | 156 | — | 5.2% |
| Rental & Leasing Services | 149 | $1,160 | -9.2% |
| Performing Arts & Spectator Sports | 130 | $3,742 | 26.5% |
| Furniture & Home Furnishings Stores | 128 | — | 0.3% |
| Machinery Manufacturing | 123 | $1,608 | 16.7% |
| Food Manufacturing | 117 | $1,320 | -1.2% |
| Veterinary Services | 115 | $1,058 | — |
| Waste Management & Remediation Services | 111 | $1,693 | 7.8% |
| Tax Preparation Services | 109 | $665 | 39.3% |
| New Single-Family Housing Construction | 103 | — | 13.2% |
| Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction | 97 | $2,058 | 11.2% |
| Printing & Related Support | 97 | $1,234 | -2.6% |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 84 | $1,353 | 7.3% |
| Specialized Design Services | 69 | $1,093 | 30.3% |
| Warehousing & Storage | 68 | $691 | -7.2% |
| Chemical Manufacturing | 67 | $1,931 | 13.3% |
| Electronics & Appliance Stores | 66 | — | 5.5% |
| Publishing Industries | 61 | — | 18.2% |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Mfg | 58 | $1,390 | 14.4% |
| Couriers & Messengers | 50 | $829 | 9.0% |
| Computer & Electronic Product Mfg | 48 | $1,559 | -0.2% |
| Motion Picture & Sound Recording | 48 | — | 23.8% |
| Utilities | 42 | $2,550 | 9.6% |
| Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services | 36 | $1,891 | 23.7% |
| Wood Product Manufacturing | 32 | $932 | 13.1% |
| Other Information Services | 32 | — | 34.6% |
| Transportation Equipment Mfg | 31 | $1,927 | 3.5% |
| Furniture & Related Product Mfg | 31 | — | 8.9% |
| Electrical Equipment & Appliance Mfg | 29 | $1,896 | 9.3% |
| Hospitals | 16 | $1,555 | 16.6% |
| Primary Metal Manufacturing | 14 | $1,655 | 16.2% |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil & Gas Extraction | 12 | $2,107 | 15.0% |
| Mining (except Oil & Gas) | 10 | $2,050 | 5.4% |
| Pipeline Transportation | 9 | — | -0.6% |
| Water Transportation | 6 | — | -1.3% |
| Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets | 5 | $1,407 | 37.7% |
Margin is national (owner-operator basis, IRS SOI); counts & wages are local. Wages shown at state level. See methodology.