Establishment counts and wages for 92 industries in Delaware (state), 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 | 4,429 | $2,418 | 39.7% |
| Health Care & Social Assistance | 3,066 | $1,351 | 34.9% |
| Construction (all) | 2,518 | $1,492 | 14.8% |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 2,499 | $920 | 18.9% |
| Accommodation & Food Services | 2,444 | $520 | 1.9% |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | 2,020 | $1,395 | 36.3% |
| Finance & Insurance | 1,999 | $2,491 | 20.2% |
| Administrative & Support & Waste Services | 1,833 | $1,101 | 19.8% |
| Administrative & Support Services | 1,741 | $1,081 | 21.2% |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | 1,638 | $1,419 | 15.7% |
| Real Estate & Rental and Leasing | 1,440 | $1,382 | 24.3% |
| Computer Systems Design Services | 1,407 | $2,399 | 37.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 1,289 | $1,891 | 8.5% |
| Real Estate | 1,211 | $1,411 | 27.2% |
| Information | 1,070 | $2,004 | 24.6% |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic & Professional Orgs | 1,047 | $956 | 40.7% |
| Full-Service Restaurants | 899 | $524 | 3.4% |
| Personal & Laundry Services | 866 | $726 | 24.4% |
| Construction of Buildings | 770 | $1,651 | 13.2% |
| Social Assistance | 766 | $651 | 36.7% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | 746 | $1,728 | 7.5% |
| Credit Intermediation & Related Activities | 738 | $2,499 | 18.3% |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts & Investments | 689 | $2,785 | 14.1% |
| Food & Beverage Retailers | 639 | $611 | 4.3% |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | 603 | $572 | 21.6% |
| Clothing & Accessories Stores | 497 | — | -2.8% |
| Legal Services | 486 | $3,178 | 43.8% |
| Landscaping Services | 456 | $951 | 21.2% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | 438 | $1,950 | 6.6% |
| Automotive Repair & Maintenance | 433 | $1,069 | 8.0% |
| Educational Services | 421 | $1,082 | 29.4% |
| Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers | 417 | $1,590 | 35.0% |
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers | 401 | — | 7.5% |
| Publishing Industries | 395 | — | 18.2% |
| Accounting, Tax Prep & Bookkeeping Services | 386 | $1,724 | 40.7% |
| Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers | 362 | $1,250 | 3.6% |
| Truck Transportation | 356 | $1,314 | 10.1% |
| Child Day Care Services | 349 | $611 | 36.7% |
| Plumbing, Heating & Air-Conditioning Contractors | 344 | $1,551 | 15.7% |
| Architectural, Engineering & Related Services | 334 | $2,004 | 31.9% |
| Amusement, Gambling & Recreation | 327 | $521 | 6.2% |
| Insurance Agencies & Brokerages | 315 | $2,051 | 36.1% |
| Other Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 313 | $1,276 | 40.8% |
| Health & Personal Care Stores | 302 | — | 0.9% |
| Offices of Dentists | 294 | $1,598 | 27.1% |
| Janitorial Services | 279 | $565 | 21.2% |
| Beauty Salons | 277 | $661 | 24.4% |
| Nursing & Residential Care Facilities | 261 | $920 | 14.9% |
| Building Material & Garden Equipment Dealers | 250 | $850 | 7.7% |
| Gasoline Stations | 239 | — | 2.0% |
| General Automotive Repair | 238 | $1,192 | 7.5% |
| Performing Arts & Spectator Sports | 237 | $888 | 26.5% |
| Accommodation | 214 | $659 | -13.0% |
| Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services | 206 | $2,889 | 23.7% |
| Furniture & Home Furnishings Stores | 195 | — | 0.3% |
| General Merchandise Stores | 176 | — | 3.4% |
| New Single-Family Housing Construction | 175 | $1,861 | 13.2% |
| Rental & Leasing Services | 171 | — | -9.2% |
| Support Activities for Transportation | 170 | $1,584 | 9.2% |
| Fitness & Recreational Sports Centers | 170 | $312 | 6.2% |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book & Music Stores | 157 | — | 5.2% |
| Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction | 110 | $1,583 | 11.2% |
| Fabricated Metal Product Mfg | 102 | $1,294 | 9.8% |
| Warehousing & Storage | 97 | $964 | -7.2% |
| Other Information Services | 93 | $1,086 | 34.6% |
| Motion Picture & Sound Recording | 92 | $581 | 23.8% |
| Waste Management & Remediation Services | 92 | $1,463 | 7.8% |
| Utilities | 88 | $2,607 | 9.6% |
| Specialized Design Services | 86 | $1,382 | 30.3% |
| Food Manufacturing | 81 | $1,035 | -1.2% |
| Veterinary Services | 81 | $1,139 | — |
| Electronics & Appliance Stores | 77 | — | 5.5% |
| Chemical Manufacturing | 76 | $2,275 | 13.3% |
| Couriers & Messengers | 73 | $845 | 9.0% |
| Tax Preparation Services | 68 | $892 | 39.3% |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 59 | $1,347 | 7.3% |
| Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets | 58 | — | 37.7% |
| Funds, Trusts & Other Financial Vehicles | 55 | — | 40.1% |
| Printing & Related Support | 48 | $1,155 | -2.6% |
| Computer & Electronic Product Mfg | 48 | $2,214 | -0.2% |
| Machinery Manufacturing | 36 | $1,421 | 16.7% |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Mfg | 32 | $1,425 | 14.4% |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil & Gas Extraction | 27 | — | 15.0% |
| Electrical Equipment & Appliance Mfg | 23 | $1,682 | 9.3% |
| Furniture & Related Product Mfg | 20 | $1,139 | 8.9% |
| Hospitals | 19 | $1,856 | 16.6% |
| Transportation Equipment Mfg | 18 | $1,665 | 3.5% |
| Mining (except Oil & Gas) | 15 | — | 5.4% |
| Wood Product Manufacturing | 13 | $1,162 | 13.1% |
| Support Activities for Mining | 11 | — | 22.1% |
| Water Transportation | 11 | $1,409 | -1.3% |
| 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.