Establishment counts and wages for 90 industries in Durham-Chapel Hill, NC (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 | 2,246 | $2,587 | 39.7% |
| Health Care & Social Assistance | 1,755 | $1,403 | 34.9% |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 1,398 | $1,084 | 18.9% |
| Construction (all) | 1,363 | $1,456 | 14.8% |
| Accommodation & Food Services | 1,333 | $536 | 1.9% |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | 1,152 | $1,477 | 36.3% |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | 871 | $1,282 | 15.7% |
| Administrative & Support & Waste Services | 834 | $1,103 | 19.8% |
| Real Estate & Rental and Leasing | 825 | $1,319 | 24.3% |
| Administrative & Support Services | 796 | $1,097 | 21.2% |
| Real Estate | 762 | — | 27.2% |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic & Professional Orgs | 697 | $1,476 | 40.7% |
| Finance & Insurance | 683 | $2,834 | 20.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 470 | $2,431 | 8.5% |
| Construction of Buildings | 438 | $1,716 | 13.2% |
| Social Assistance | 436 | — | 36.7% |
| Full-Service Restaurants | 432 | $541 | 3.4% |
| Personal & Laundry Services | 397 | $771 | 24.4% |
| Computer Systems Design Services | 368 | — | 37.0% |
| Educational Services | 361 | $2,047 | 29.4% |
| Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers | 344 | $1,549 | 35.0% |
| Information | 304 | $3,768 | 24.6% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | 293 | — | 7.5% |
| Legal Services | 269 | $1,919 | 43.8% |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | 269 | $641 | 21.6% |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts & Investments | 258 | — | 14.1% |
| Offices of Dentists | 233 | $1,478 | 27.1% |
| Food & Beverage Retailers | 222 | $567 | 4.3% |
| Credit Intermediation & Related Activities | 222 | $1,705 | 18.3% |
| Automotive Repair & Maintenance | 222 | $1,018 | 8.0% |
| Landscaping Services | 221 | $933 | 21.2% |
| Architectural, Engineering & Related Services | 207 | $2,126 | 31.9% |
| Other Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 205 | $1,524 | 40.8% |
| Accounting, Tax Prep & Bookkeeping Services | 197 | $1,861 | 40.7% |
| Child Day Care Services | 192 | $652 | 36.7% |
| Gasoline Stations | 191 | — | 2.0% |
| Clothing & Accessories Stores | 182 | — | -2.8% |
| Plumbing, Heating & Air-Conditioning Contractors | 179 | — | 15.7% |
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers | 171 | — | 7.5% |
| Truck Transportation | 171 | $1,298 | 10.1% |
| Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers | 164 | $1,182 | 3.6% |
| New Single-Family Housing Construction | 163 | $1,359 | 13.2% |
| Insurance Agencies & Brokerages | 156 | — | 36.1% |
| Nursing & Residential Care Facilities | 148 | — | 14.9% |
| Amusement, Gambling & Recreation | 148 | — | 6.2% |
| Health & Personal Care Stores | 144 | — | 0.9% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | 142 | $2,006 | 6.6% |
| General Automotive Repair | 130 | — | 7.5% |
| Janitorial Services | 129 | $574 | 21.2% |
| Beauty Salons | 126 | — | 24.4% |
| Accommodation | 112 | $665 | -13.0% |
| Building Material & Garden Equipment Dealers | 107 | $790 | 7.7% |
| Publishing Industries | 106 | — | 18.2% |
| Performing Arts & Spectator Sports | 104 | $1,154 | 26.5% |
| Veterinary Services | 91 | $940 | — |
| Fitness & Recreational Sports Centers | 88 | — | 6.2% |
| General Merchandise Stores | 85 | — | 3.4% |
| Furniture & Home Furnishings Stores | 68 | — | 0.3% |
| Specialized Design Services | 67 | $12,022 | 30.3% |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book & Music Stores | 61 | — | 5.2% |
| Rental & Leasing Services | 55 | — | -9.2% |
| Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction | 54 | $1,826 | 11.2% |
| Motion Picture & Sound Recording | 52 | — | 23.8% |
| Fabricated Metal Product Mfg | 47 | — | 9.8% |
| Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services | 42 | $3,660 | 23.7% |
| Support Activities for Transportation | 41 | $1,038 | 9.2% |
| Waste Management & Remediation Services | 38 | $1,322 | 7.8% |
| Utilities | 37 | $2,175 | 9.6% |
| Food Manufacturing | 37 | — | -1.2% |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 37 | — | 7.3% |
| Chemical Manufacturing | 33 | — | 13.3% |
| Tax Preparation Services | 33 | — | 39.3% |
| Computer & Electronic Product Mfg | 29 | — | -0.2% |
| Other Information Services | 29 | — | 34.6% |
| Electronics & Appliance Stores | 28 | — | 5.5% |
| Couriers & Messengers | 27 | — | 9.0% |
| Furniture & Related Product Mfg | 26 | — | 8.9% |
| Printing & Related Support | 25 | — | -2.6% |
| Warehousing & Storage | 25 | — | -7.2% |
| Wood Product Manufacturing | 20 | — | 13.1% |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Mfg | 20 | $1,281 | 14.4% |
| Hospitals | 19 | — | 16.6% |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil & Gas Extraction | 11 | — | 15.0% |
| Machinery Manufacturing | 9 | — | 16.7% |
| Mining (except Oil & Gas) | 8 | — | 5.4% |
| Transportation Equipment Mfg | 8 | — | 3.5% |
| Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets | 8 | — | 37.7% |
| Electrical Equipment & Appliance Mfg | 4 | — | 9.3% |
| Support Activities for Mining | 3 | — | 22.1% |
| Funds, Trusts & Other Financial Vehicles | 3 | — | 40.1% |
Margin is national (owner-operator basis, IRS SOI); counts & wages are local. Wages shown at state level. See methodology.