Establishment counts and wages for 90 industries in Greensboro-High Point, NC (metro), with each industry's national profit margin. Public-domain Census, BLS & IRS data.
| Industry | Establishments | Avg wkly wage | Net margin (nat'l) |
|---|
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 1,911 | $883 | 18.9% |
| Construction (all) | 1,863 | $1,454 | 14.8% |
| Health Care & Social Assistance | 1,836 | $1,172 | 34.9% |
| Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 1,756 | $1,638 | 39.7% |
| Accommodation & Food Services | 1,746 | $453 | 1.9% |
| Wholesale Trade | 1,243 | $1,542 | 8.5% |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | 1,191 | $1,494 | 36.3% |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | 1,177 | $1,410 | 15.7% |
| Administrative & Support & Waste Services | 1,099 | $846 | 19.8% |
| Administrative & Support Services | 1,012 | $819 | 21.2% |
| Finance & Insurance | 1,003 | $2,028 | 20.2% |
| Real Estate & Rental and Leasing | 972 | $1,295 | 24.3% |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic & Professional Orgs | 866 | $887 | 40.7% |
| Real Estate | 847 | $1,284 | 27.2% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | 797 | $1,600 | 7.5% |
| Construction of Buildings | 599 | $1,686 | 13.2% |
| Full-Service Restaurants | 591 | $467 | 3.4% |
| Personal & Laundry Services | 486 | $676 | 24.4% |
| Social Assistance | 449 | — | 36.7% |
| Truck Transportation | 411 | $1,181 | 10.1% |
| Automotive Repair & Maintenance | 395 | $1,011 | 8.0% |
| Credit Intermediation & Related Activities | 366 | $1,817 | 18.3% |
| Gasoline Stations | 353 | — | 2.0% |
| Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers | 331 | $1,139 | 35.0% |
| Insurance Agencies & Brokerages | 330 | — | 36.1% |
| Food & Beverage Retailers | 324 | $569 | 4.3% |
| Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers | 321 | $1,263 | 3.6% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | 318 | $1,346 | 6.6% |
| Accounting, Tax Prep & Bookkeeping Services | 308 | $1,461 | 40.7% |
| Plumbing, Heating & Air-Conditioning Contractors | 303 | $1,382 | 15.7% |
| Landscaping Services | 294 | $818 | 21.2% |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | 291 | $473 | 21.6% |
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers | 289 | — | 7.5% |
| Legal Services | 282 | — | 43.8% |
| Clothing & Accessories Stores | 275 | — | -2.8% |
| Information | 269 | $1,477 | 24.6% |
| Offices of Dentists | 245 | $1,391 | 27.1% |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts & Investments | 234 | — | 14.1% |
| Educational Services | 228 | $1,021 | 29.4% |
| Computer Systems Design Services | 226 | $1,995 | 37.0% |
| General Automotive Repair | 221 | — | 7.5% |
| Health & Personal Care Stores | 212 | — | 0.9% |
| Child Day Care Services | 210 | $590 | 36.7% |
| New Single-Family Housing Construction | 199 | — | 13.2% |
| Amusement, Gambling & Recreation | 195 | $409 | 6.2% |
| Architectural, Engineering & Related Services | 186 | $1,692 | 31.9% |
| Nursing & Residential Care Facilities | 186 | — | 14.9% |
| Janitorial Services | 182 | $496 | 21.2% |
| General Merchandise Stores | 180 | — | 3.4% |
| Other Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 176 | $1,246 | 40.8% |
| Accommodation | 165 | $684 | -13.0% |
| Building Material & Garden Equipment Dealers | 158 | $825 | 7.7% |
| Beauty Salons | 158 | — | 24.4% |
| Fabricated Metal Product Mfg | 152 | $1,193 | 9.8% |
| Furniture & Home Furnishings Stores | 147 | — | 0.3% |
| Furniture & Related Product Mfg | 121 | — | 8.9% |
| Rental & Leasing Services | 119 | — | -9.2% |
| Support Activities for Transportation | 116 | $1,285 | 9.2% |
| Specialized Design Services | 101 | — | 30.3% |
| Fitness & Recreational Sports Centers | 95 | $346 | 6.2% |
| Veterinary Services | 90 | $1,195 | — |
| Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction | 87 | $1,331 | 11.2% |
| Waste Management & Remediation Services | 87 | $1,413 | 7.8% |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book & Music Stores | 85 | — | 5.2% |
| Tax Preparation Services | 82 | — | 39.3% |
| Printing & Related Support | 81 | — | -2.6% |
| Performing Arts & Spectator Sports | 80 | — | 26.5% |
| Warehousing & Storage | 70 | — | -7.2% |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 69 | — | 7.3% |
| Food Manufacturing | 56 | — | -1.2% |
| Chemical Manufacturing | 55 | — | 13.3% |
| Couriers & Messengers | 54 | — | 9.0% |
| Motion Picture & Sound Recording | 50 | — | 23.8% |
| Publishing Industries | 47 | — | 18.2% |
| Wood Product Manufacturing | 43 | $1,108 | 13.1% |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Mfg | 42 | $1,245 | 14.4% |
| Machinery Manufacturing | 39 | $1,490 | 16.7% |
| Utilities | 30 | $2,146 | 9.6% |
| Electronics & Appliance Stores | 30 | — | 5.5% |
| Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services | 24 | — | 23.7% |
| Transportation Equipment Mfg | 21 | — | 3.5% |
| Other Information Services | 21 | $1,415 | 34.6% |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil & Gas Extraction | 15 | — | 15.0% |
| Computer & Electronic Product Mfg | 15 | — | -0.2% |
| Mining (except Oil & Gas) | 12 | — | 5.4% |
| Electrical Equipment & Appliance Mfg | 11 | — | 9.3% |
| Hospitals | 10 | — | 16.6% |
| Pipeline Transportation | 9 | — | -0.6% |
| Primary Metal Manufacturing | 6 | — | 16.2% |
| Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets | 6 | — | 37.7% |
Margin is national (owner-operator basis, IRS SOI); counts & wages are local. Wages shown at state level. See methodology.