Establishment counts and wages for 93 industries in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, 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 | 15,561 | $2,675 | 39.7% |
| Health Care & Social Assistance | 10,010 | — | 34.9% |
| Construction (all) | 9,143 | $1,698 | 14.8% |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 8,090 | — | 18.9% |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | 7,736 | — | 36.3% |
| Accommodation & Food Services | 7,349 | — | 1.9% |
| Real Estate & Rental and Leasing | 7,182 | $1,747 | 24.3% |
| Real Estate | 6,603 | — | 27.2% |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | 6,428 | — | 15.7% |
| Finance & Insurance | 5,880 | — | 20.2% |
| Administrative & Support & Waste Services | 4,757 | — | 19.8% |
| Administrative & Support Services | 4,412 | — | 21.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 3,797 | $2,262 | 8.5% |
| Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers | 3,660 | — | 35.0% |
| Personal & Laundry Services | 3,598 | — | 24.4% |
| Computer Systems Design Services | 2,471 | $3,244 | 37.0% |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic & Professional Orgs | 2,402 | — | 40.7% |
| Full-Service Restaurants | 2,385 | — | 3.4% |
| Construction of Buildings | 2,317 | — | 13.2% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | 2,253 | $2,360 | 7.5% |
| Legal Services | 2,242 | — | 43.8% |
| Architectural, Engineering & Related Services | 2,111 | — | 31.9% |
| Information | 2,050 | — | 24.6% |
| Accounting, Tax Prep & Bookkeeping Services | 1,929 | — | 40.7% |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts & Investments | 1,882 | — | 14.1% |
| Insurance Agencies & Brokerages | 1,764 | — | 36.1% |
| Credit Intermediation & Related Activities | 1,754 | — | 18.3% |
| Educational Services | 1,685 | — | 29.4% |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | 1,671 | — | 21.6% |
| Social Assistance | 1,660 | — | 36.7% |
| Offices of Dentists | 1,623 | $1,336 | 27.1% |
| Automotive Repair & Maintenance | 1,588 | — | 8.0% |
| Food & Beverage Retailers | 1,401 | — | 4.3% |
| Plumbing, Heating & Air-Conditioning Contractors | 1,183 | — | 15.7% |
| Beauty Salons | 1,181 | — | 24.4% |
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers | 1,170 | — | 7.5% |
| Truck Transportation | 1,169 | — | 10.1% |
| Clothing & Accessories Stores | 1,098 | — | -2.8% |
| Other Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 1,090 | $1,723 | 40.8% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | 1,088 | — | 6.6% |
| Landscaping Services | 1,005 | — | 21.2% |
| Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers | 956 | — | 3.6% |
| Amusement, Gambling & Recreation | 954 | — | 6.2% |
| Janitorial Services | 721 | — | 21.2% |
| General Automotive Repair | 708 | — | 7.5% |
| Specialized Design Services | 664 | — | 30.3% |
| Performing Arts & Spectator Sports | 660 | — | 26.5% |
| Gasoline Stations | 648 | — | 2.0% |
| Health & Personal Care Stores | 585 | — | 0.9% |
| Child Day Care Services | 577 | — | 36.7% |
| Nursing & Residential Care Facilities | 569 | — | 14.9% |
| Fitness & Recreational Sports Centers | 553 | — | 6.2% |
| Rental & Leasing Services | 527 | — | -9.2% |
| Publishing Industries | 489 | — | 18.2% |
| Accommodation | 489 | — | -13.0% |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book & Music Stores | 480 | — | 5.2% |
| Building Material & Garden Equipment Dealers | 469 | — | 7.7% |
| Support Activities for Transportation | 399 | — | 9.2% |
| Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction | 398 | — | 11.2% |
| Veterinary Services | 376 | — | — |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil & Gas Extraction | 355 | — | 15.0% |
| Fabricated Metal Product Mfg | 354 | — | 9.8% |
| Furniture & Home Furnishings Stores | 348 | — | 0.3% |
| Waste Management & Remediation Services | 345 | — | 7.8% |
| Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services | 336 | — | 23.7% |
| New Single-Family Housing Construction | 328 | — | 13.2% |
| Tax Preparation Services | 315 | — | 39.3% |
| Motion Picture & Sound Recording | 308 | — | 23.8% |
| Food Manufacturing | 282 | — | -1.2% |
| General Merchandise Stores | 268 | — | 3.4% |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 252 | — | 7.3% |
| Printing & Related Support | 226 | — | -2.6% |
| Warehousing & Storage | 217 | — | -7.2% |
| Other Information Services | 175 | — | 34.6% |
| Couriers & Messengers | 167 | — | 9.0% |
| Oil & Gas Extraction | 166 | — | 12.0% |
| Support Activities for Mining | 155 | — | 22.1% |
| Chemical Manufacturing | 152 | — | 13.3% |
| Electronics & Appliance Stores | 147 | — | 5.5% |
| Machinery Manufacturing | 127 | — | 16.7% |
| Utilities | 125 | — | 9.6% |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Mfg | 109 | — | 14.4% |
| Furniture & Related Product Mfg | 107 | — | 8.9% |
| Computer & Electronic Product Mfg | 96 | — | -0.2% |
| Transportation Equipment Mfg | 81 | — | 3.5% |
| Wood Product Manufacturing | 55 | — | 13.1% |
| Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets | 52 | $2,699 | 37.7% |
| Hospitals | 45 | — | 16.6% |
| Electrical Equipment & Appliance Mfg | 43 | — | 9.3% |
| Mining (except Oil & Gas) | 34 | — | 5.4% |
| Funds, Trusts & Other Financial Vehicles | 24 | — | 40.1% |
| Pipeline Transportation | 15 | — | -0.6% |
| Primary Metal Manufacturing | 12 | — | 16.2% |
Margin is national (owner-operator basis, IRS SOI); counts & wages are local. Wages shown at state level. See methodology.