Establishment counts and wages for 94 industries in Illinois (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 | 37,946 | $2,428 | 39.7% |
| Health Care & Social Assistance | 37,597 | $1,237 | 34.9% |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 32,694 | $1,104 | 18.9% |
| Accommodation & Food Services | 30,226 | $599 | 1.9% |
| Construction (all) | 29,457 | $1,747 | 14.8% |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | 27,153 | $1,371 | 36.3% |
| Finance & Insurance | 19,310 | $2,995 | 20.2% |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | 18,685 | $1,688 | 15.7% |
| Administrative & Support & Waste Services | 16,966 | $1,165 | 19.8% |
| Administrative & Support Services | 15,998 | $1,138 | 21.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 15,961 | $2,064 | 8.5% |
| Truck Transportation | 15,020 | $1,281 | 10.1% |
| Real Estate & Rental and Leasing | 13,944 | $1,713 | 24.3% |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic & Professional Orgs | 12,358 | $1,286 | 40.7% |
| Real Estate | 12,121 | $1,798 | 27.2% |
| Personal & Laundry Services | 10,726 | $818 | 24.4% |
| Full-Service Restaurants | 9,928 | $605 | 3.4% |
| Construction of Buildings | 9,565 | $1,713 | 13.2% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | 9,136 | $2,055 | 7.5% |
| Automotive Repair & Maintenance | 7,445 | $1,046 | 8.0% |
| Legal Services | 7,405 | $2,984 | 43.8% |
| Social Assistance | 6,972 | $693 | 36.7% |
| Credit Intermediation & Related Activities | 6,610 | $2,321 | 18.3% |
| Computer Systems Design Services | 6,023 | $2,748 | 37.0% |
| Food & Beverage Retailers | 5,784 | $656 | 4.3% |
| Offices of Dentists | 5,781 | $1,251 | 27.1% |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | 5,759 | $922 | 21.6% |
| Insurance Agencies & Brokerages | 5,679 | $2,237 | 36.1% |
| Information | 5,616 | $2,754 | 24.6% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | 5,328 | $2,013 | 6.6% |
| Accounting, Tax Prep & Bookkeeping Services | 5,146 | $1,932 | 40.7% |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts & Investments | 5,099 | $5,709 | 14.1% |
| Landscaping Services | 5,034 | $1,005 | 21.2% |
| Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers | 4,933 | $1,935 | 35.0% |
| Educational Services | 4,444 | $1,280 | 29.4% |
| Clothing & Accessories Stores | 4,388 | — | -2.8% |
| Plumbing, Heating & Air-Conditioning Contractors | 4,070 | $1,684 | 15.7% |
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers | 4,010 | — | 7.5% |
| General Automotive Repair | 3,891 | $1,138 | 7.5% |
| Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers | 3,827 | $1,253 | 3.6% |
| Gasoline Stations | 3,819 | — | 2.0% |
| Amusement, Gambling & Recreation | 3,807 | $588 | 6.2% |
| Architectural, Engineering & Related Services | 3,641 | $2,082 | 31.9% |
| Other Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 3,464 | $1,719 | 40.8% |
| Beauty Salons | 3,346 | $685 | 24.4% |
| Nursing & Residential Care Facilities | 3,217 | $867 | 14.9% |
| Child Day Care Services | 3,138 | $672 | 36.7% |
| Health & Personal Care Stores | 3,137 | — | 0.9% |
| Fabricated Metal Product Mfg | 2,779 | $1,431 | 9.8% |
| Support Activities for Transportation | 2,613 | $1,450 | 9.2% |
| Janitorial Services | 2,520 | $719 | 21.2% |
| Building Material & Garden Equipment Dealers | 2,325 | $803 | 7.7% |
| General Merchandise Stores | 2,130 | — | 3.4% |
| Rental & Leasing Services | 1,761 | $1,463 | -9.2% |
| Performing Arts & Spectator Sports | 1,734 | $2,096 | 26.5% |
| Accommodation | 1,730 | $938 | -13.0% |
| Specialized Design Services | 1,689 | $1,528 | 30.3% |
| Fitness & Recreational Sports Centers | 1,621 | $437 | 6.2% |
| Furniture & Home Furnishings Stores | 1,556 | — | 0.3% |
| Food Manufacturing | 1,433 | $1,437 | -1.2% |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book & Music Stores | 1,364 | — | 5.2% |
| New Single-Family Housing Construction | 1,325 | $1,421 | 13.2% |
| Machinery Manufacturing | 1,266 | $1,913 | 16.7% |
| Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction | 1,207 | $2,106 | 11.2% |
| Veterinary Services | 1,159 | $1,100 | — |
| Publishing Industries | 1,139 | — | 18.2% |
| Printing & Related Support | 1,084 | $1,369 | -2.6% |
| Tax Preparation Services | 990 | $1,375 | 39.3% |
| Warehousing & Storage | 976 | $1,066 | -7.2% |
| Waste Management & Remediation Services | 968 | $1,804 | 7.8% |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 934 | $1,803 | 7.3% |
| Motion Picture & Sound Recording | 877 | $1,022 | 23.8% |
| Electronics & Appliance Stores | 699 | — | 5.5% |
| Utilities | 670 | $2,702 | 9.6% |
| Chemical Manufacturing | 665 | $2,926 | 13.3% |
| Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services | 627 | $3,590 | 23.7% |
| Couriers & Messengers | 594 | $1,008 | 9.0% |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Mfg | 568 | $1,609 | 14.4% |
| Furniture & Related Product Mfg | 513 | $1,239 | 8.9% |
| Computer & Electronic Product Mfg | 476 | $1,972 | -0.2% |
| Other Information Services | 446 | $4,337 | 34.6% |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil & Gas Extraction | 442 | $1,826 | 15.0% |
| Wood Product Manufacturing | 380 | $1,128 | 13.1% |
| Transportation Equipment Mfg | 350 | $1,546 | 3.5% |
| Electrical Equipment & Appliance Mfg | 280 | $1,715 | 9.3% |
| Hospitals | 255 | $1,606 | 16.6% |
| Primary Metal Manufacturing | 199 | $1,627 | 16.2% |
| Mining (except Oil & Gas) | 188 | $1,955 | 5.4% |
| Support Activities for Mining | 133 | $1,380 | 22.1% |
| Oil & Gas Extraction | 121 | $1,741 | 12.0% |
| Pipeline Transportation | 113 | $2,610 | -0.6% |
| Funds, Trusts & Other Financial Vehicles | 89 | $3,530 | 40.1% |
| Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets | 62 | $2,585 | 37.7% |
| Water Transportation | 33 | $1,718 | -1.3% |
Margin is national (owner-operator basis, IRS SOI); counts & wages are local. Wages shown at state level. See methodology.