Establishment counts and wages for 92 industries in Colorado Springs, CO (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 | 2,783 | $2,278 | 39.7% |
| Health Care & Social Assistance | 2,478 | $1,165 | 34.9% |
| Construction (all) | 2,129 | $1,389 | 14.8% |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 2,007 | $1,092 | 18.9% |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | 1,878 | $1,279 | 36.3% |
| Accommodation & Food Services | 1,712 | $573 | 1.9% |
| Real Estate & Rental and Leasing | 1,674 | $1,141 | 24.3% |
| Real Estate | 1,573 | — | 27.2% |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | 1,444 | $1,244 | 15.7% |
| Finance & Insurance | 1,181 | $1,799 | 20.2% |
| Administrative & Support & Waste Services | 1,039 | $1,047 | 19.8% |
| Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers | 1,011 | $1,080 | 35.0% |
| Administrative & Support Services | 949 | $1,030 | 21.2% |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic & Professional Orgs | 714 | — | 40.7% |
| Personal & Laundry Services | 695 | $717 | 24.4% |
| Construction of Buildings | 597 | $1,734 | 13.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 551 | $1,701 | 8.5% |
| Computer Systems Design Services | 520 | $2,592 | 37.0% |
| Full-Service Restaurants | 517 | $614 | 3.4% |
| Automotive Repair & Maintenance | 479 | $1,145 | 8.0% |
| Social Assistance | 468 | — | 36.7% |
| Architectural, Engineering & Related Services | 425 | $2,354 | 31.9% |
| Accounting, Tax Prep & Bookkeeping Services | 367 | $1,332 | 40.7% |
| Legal Services | 365 | $1,796 | 43.8% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | 361 | $1,763 | 7.5% |
| Educational Services | 360 | $876 | 29.4% |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | 360 | $585 | 21.6% |
| Insurance Agencies & Brokerages | 356 | — | 36.1% |
| Offices of Dentists | 350 | $1,210 | 27.1% |
| Information | 346 | $1,977 | 24.6% |
| Credit Intermediation & Related Activities | 342 | $1,813 | 18.3% |
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers | 324 | — | 7.5% |
| Food & Beverage Retailers | 312 | $736 | 4.3% |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts & Investments | 302 | — | 14.1% |
| Plumbing, Heating & Air-Conditioning Contractors | 270 | $1,369 | 15.7% |
| Landscaping Services | 268 | $919 | 21.2% |
| Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers | 247 | $1,351 | 3.6% |
| Beauty Salons | 236 | $713 | 24.4% |
| Truck Transportation | 229 | $1,084 | 10.1% |
| Other Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 228 | $1,447 | 40.8% |
| General Automotive Repair | 208 | — | 7.5% |
| Clothing & Accessories Stores | 199 | — | -2.8% |
| Amusement, Gambling & Recreation | 198 | $473 | 6.2% |
| Gasoline Stations | 189 | — | 2.0% |
| Child Day Care Services | 174 | — | 36.7% |
| Janitorial Services | 171 | $569 | 21.2% |
| Accommodation | 162 | $788 | -13.0% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | 148 | $1,459 | 6.6% |
| Health & Personal Care Stores | 139 | — | 0.9% |
| Performing Arts & Spectator Sports | 139 | — | 26.5% |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book & Music Stores | 130 | — | 5.2% |
| New Single-Family Housing Construction | 129 | $1,460 | 13.2% |
| Nursing & Residential Care Facilities | 121 | — | 14.9% |
| Building Material & Garden Equipment Dealers | 113 | $795 | 7.7% |
| Veterinary Services | 112 | $1,137 | — |
| Rental & Leasing Services | 98 | — | -9.2% |
| Fitness & Recreational Sports Centers | 95 | — | 6.2% |
| Fabricated Metal Product Mfg | 91 | — | 9.8% |
| Waste Management & Remediation Services | 90 | $1,285 | 7.8% |
| Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction | 88 | $1,472 | 11.2% |
| Furniture & Home Furnishings Stores | 87 | — | 0.3% |
| Specialized Design Services | 84 | — | 30.3% |
| General Merchandise Stores | 80 | — | 3.4% |
| Publishing Industries | 75 | — | 18.2% |
| Support Activities for Transportation | 62 | — | 9.2% |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 56 | — | 7.3% |
| Tax Preparation Services | 51 | — | 39.3% |
| Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services | 49 | — | 23.7% |
| Electronics & Appliance Stores | 45 | — | 5.5% |
| Motion Picture & Sound Recording | 42 | — | 23.8% |
| Food Manufacturing | 41 | — | -1.2% |
| Couriers & Messengers | 35 | — | 9.0% |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Mfg | 34 | — | 14.4% |
| Computer & Electronic Product Mfg | 33 | $1,901 | -0.2% |
| Printing & Related Support | 32 | — | -2.6% |
| Other Information Services | 26 | $1,683 | 34.6% |
| Furniture & Related Product Mfg | 23 | — | 8.9% |
| Utilities | 22 | $2,824 | 9.6% |
| Warehousing & Storage | 21 | — | -7.2% |
| Machinery Manufacturing | 20 | — | 16.7% |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil & Gas Extraction | 19 | — | 15.0% |
| Wood Product Manufacturing | 16 | — | 13.1% |
| Transportation Equipment Mfg | 16 | $1,851 | 3.5% |
| Chemical Manufacturing | 14 | $1,076 | 13.3% |
| Hospitals | 11 | — | 16.6% |
| Support Activities for Mining | 8 | — | 22.1% |
| Mining (except Oil & Gas) | 7 | — | 5.4% |
| Electrical Equipment & Appliance Mfg | 7 | $1,475 | 9.3% |
| Oil & Gas Extraction | 4 | — | 12.0% |
| Pipeline Transportation | 4 | — | -0.6% |
| Funds, Trusts & Other Financial Vehicles | 3 | — | 40.1% |
| Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets | 3 | $1,808 | 37.7% |
Margin is national (owner-operator basis, IRS SOI); counts & wages are local. Wages shown at state level. See methodology.