Establishment counts and wages for 90 industries in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA (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) | 1,933 | $964 | 18.9% |
| Health Care & Social Assistance | 1,875 | $1,341 | 34.9% |
| Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 1,519 | $2,019 | 39.7% |
| Accommodation & Food Services | 1,368 | — | 1.9% |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | 1,218 | $1,576 | 36.3% |
| Construction (all) | 1,077 | $1,507 | 14.8% |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic & Professional Orgs | 962 | $1,076 | 40.7% |
| Administrative & Support & Waste Services | 804 | — | 19.8% |
| Finance & Insurance | 781 | $1,994 | 20.2% |
| Administrative & Support Services | 764 | — | 21.2% |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | 671 | $1,509 | 15.7% |
| Personal & Laundry Services | 611 | $631 | 24.4% |
| Real Estate & Rental and Leasing | 546 | $1,351 | 24.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 534 | — | 8.5% |
| Social Assistance | 498 | $718 | 36.7% |
| Real Estate | 437 | — | 27.2% |
| Full-Service Restaurants | 428 | $488 | 3.4% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | 365 | $1,594 | 7.5% |
| Construction of Buildings | 360 | — | 13.2% |
| Truck Transportation | 319 | $1,475 | 10.1% |
| Legal Services | 302 | $2,155 | 43.8% |
| Automotive Repair & Maintenance | 284 | $1,078 | 8.0% |
| Credit Intermediation & Related Activities | 271 | $1,779 | 18.3% |
| Computer Systems Design Services | 268 | $2,311 | 37.0% |
| Food & Beverage Retailers | 255 | $482 | 4.3% |
| Beauty Salons | 255 | $657 | 24.4% |
| Information | 243 | $1,478 | 24.6% |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | 235 | — | 21.6% |
| Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers | 230 | $1,204 | 3.6% |
| Insurance Agencies & Brokerages | 222 | — | 36.1% |
| Clothing & Accessories Stores | 215 | — | -2.8% |
| Architectural, Engineering & Related Services | 199 | $2,014 | 31.9% |
| Educational Services | 195 | $1,015 | 29.4% |
| Gasoline Stations | 190 | — | 2.0% |
| Accounting, Tax Prep & Bookkeeping Services | 189 | $1,722 | 40.7% |
| Offices of Dentists | 187 | $1,388 | 27.1% |
| Landscaping Services | 181 | $879 | 21.2% |
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers | 178 | — | 7.5% |
| General Automotive Repair | 175 | — | 7.5% |
| Health & Personal Care Stores | 172 | — | 0.9% |
| Accommodation | 172 | — | -13.0% |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts & Investments | 171 | — | 14.1% |
| Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers | 168 | — | 35.0% |
| Child Day Care Services | 166 | $628 | 36.7% |
| Amusement, Gambling & Recreation | 156 | — | 6.2% |
| Nursing & Residential Care Facilities | 148 | $882 | 14.9% |
| Plumbing, Heating & Air-Conditioning Contractors | 142 | $1,650 | 15.7% |
| Janitorial Services | 141 | — | 21.2% |
| Building Material & Garden Equipment Dealers | 135 | $893 | 7.7% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | 130 | $1,545 | 6.6% |
| Other Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 126 | $1,186 | 40.8% |
| General Merchandise Stores | 107 | — | 3.4% |
| Warehousing & Storage | 106 | $1,089 | -7.2% |
| Rental & Leasing Services | 104 | — | -9.2% |
| Support Activities for Transportation | 100 | — | 9.2% |
| Furniture & Home Furnishings Stores | 83 | — | 0.3% |
| Food Manufacturing | 77 | $1,126 | -1.2% |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book & Music Stores | 76 | — | 5.2% |
| Fitness & Recreational Sports Centers | 73 | — | 6.2% |
| Fabricated Metal Product Mfg | 65 | $1,332 | 9.8% |
| Performing Arts & Spectator Sports | 61 | — | 26.5% |
| Veterinary Services | 59 | $1,020 | — |
| New Single-Family Housing Construction | 50 | — | 13.2% |
| Utilities | 47 | — | 9.6% |
| Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction | 46 | — | 11.2% |
| Wood Product Manufacturing | 46 | $1,027 | 13.1% |
| Printing & Related Support | 46 | — | -2.6% |
| Waste Management & Remediation Services | 40 | — | 7.8% |
| Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services | 39 | — | 23.7% |
| Tax Preparation Services | 38 | — | 39.3% |
| Electronics & Appliance Stores | 36 | — | 5.5% |
| Other Information Services | 34 | $539 | 34.6% |
| Specialized Design Services | 32 | — | 30.3% |
| Couriers & Messengers | 30 | — | 9.0% |
| Publishing Industries | 29 | — | 18.2% |
| Machinery Manufacturing | 28 | — | 16.7% |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 28 | — | 7.3% |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Mfg | 23 | — | 14.4% |
| Furniture & Related Product Mfg | 19 | — | 8.9% |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil & Gas Extraction | 18 | — | 15.0% |
| Motion Picture & Sound Recording | 17 | — | 23.8% |
| Mining (except Oil & Gas) | 14 | — | 5.4% |
| Computer & Electronic Product Mfg | 14 | — | -0.2% |
| Transportation Equipment Mfg | 11 | — | 3.5% |
| Hospitals | 11 | $1,752 | 16.6% |
| Electrical Equipment & Appliance Mfg | 8 | — | 9.3% |
| Pipeline Transportation | 8 | — | -0.6% |
| Chemical Manufacturing | 7 | $2,136 | 13.3% |
| Primary Metal Manufacturing | 6 | — | 16.2% |
| Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets | 5 | $2,369 | 37.7% |
Margin is national (owner-operator basis, IRS SOI); counts & wages are local. Wages shown at state level. See methodology.