Establishment counts and wages for 94 industries in Kentucky (state), with each industry's national profit margin. Public-domain Census, BLS & IRS data.
| Industry | Establishments | Avg wkly wage | Net margin (nat'l) |
|---|
| Health Care & Social Assistance | 12,636 | $1,207 | 34.9% |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 9,543 | $903 | 18.9% |
| Accommodation & Food Services | 8,754 | $460 | 1.9% |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | 8,700 | $1,520 | 36.3% |
| Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 8,370 | $1,644 | 39.7% |
| Construction (all) | 8,201 | $1,411 | 14.8% |
| Finance & Insurance | 6,269 | $1,778 | 20.2% |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | 5,532 | $1,346 | 15.7% |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic & Professional Orgs | 4,573 | $987 | 40.7% |
| Administrative & Support & Waste Services | 4,401 | $893 | 19.8% |
| Real Estate & Rental and Leasing | 4,393 | $1,113 | 24.3% |
| Administrative & Support Services | 4,050 | $867 | 21.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 3,912 | $1,627 | 8.5% |
| Real Estate | 3,726 | $1,085 | 27.2% |
| Credit Intermediation & Related Activities | 2,923 | $1,469 | 18.3% |
| Full-Service Restaurants | 2,808 | $476 | 3.4% |
| Social Assistance | 2,579 | $638 | 36.7% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | 2,511 | $1,666 | 7.5% |
| Personal & Laundry Services | 2,392 | $684 | 24.4% |
| Construction of Buildings | 2,233 | $1,524 | 13.2% |
| Information | 1,995 | $1,514 | 24.6% |
| Gasoline Stations | 1,990 | — | 2.0% |
| Legal Services | 1,934 | $1,540 | 43.8% |
| Automotive Repair & Maintenance | 1,922 | $982 | 8.0% |
| Food & Beverage Retailers | 1,895 | $570 | 4.3% |
| Truck Transportation | 1,881 | $1,246 | 10.1% |
| Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers | 1,871 | $1,123 | 3.6% |
| Insurance Agencies & Brokerages | 1,771 | $1,614 | 36.1% |
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers | 1,709 | — | 7.5% |
| General Merchandise Stores | 1,462 | — | 3.4% |
| Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers | 1,450 | $1,052 | 35.0% |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | 1,442 | $658 | 21.6% |
| Offices of Dentists | 1,440 | $1,163 | 27.1% |
| Accounting, Tax Prep & Bookkeeping Services | 1,393 | $1,497 | 40.7% |
| Plumbing, Heating & Air-Conditioning Contractors | 1,379 | $1,406 | 15.7% |
| Health & Personal Care Stores | 1,363 | — | 0.9% |
| Clothing & Accessories Stores | 1,343 | — | -2.8% |
| Building Material & Garden Equipment Dealers | 1,223 | $779 | 7.7% |
| Nursing & Residential Care Facilities | 1,219 | $812 | 14.9% |
| Landscaping Services | 1,130 | $894 | 21.2% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | 1,129 | $1,513 | 6.6% |
| Architectural, Engineering & Related Services | 1,001 | $1,842 | 31.9% |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts & Investments | 991 | $2,815 | 14.1% |
| Educational Services | 944 | $829 | 29.4% |
| Computer Systems Design Services | 931 | $1,976 | 37.0% |
| Child Day Care Services | 925 | $499 | 36.7% |
| General Automotive Repair | 906 | $1,030 | 7.5% |
| Accommodation | 897 | $589 | -13.0% |
| Amusement, Gambling & Recreation | 884 | $445 | 6.2% |
| Other Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 875 | $1,132 | 40.8% |
| Beauty Salons | 680 | $655 | 24.4% |
| Fabricated Metal Product Mfg | 667 | $1,362 | 9.8% |
| Janitorial Services | 659 | $611 | 21.2% |
| Rental & Leasing Services | 655 | $1,165 | -9.2% |
| Furniture & Home Furnishings Stores | 586 | — | 0.3% |
| Veterinary Services | 550 | $988 | — |
| Support Activities for Transportation | 539 | $1,547 | 9.2% |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book & Music Stores | 510 | — | 5.2% |
| Performing Arts & Spectator Sports | 469 | $1,148 | 26.5% |
| Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services | 441 | $1,833 | 23.7% |
| Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction | 436 | $1,520 | 11.2% |
| New Single-Family Housing Construction | 406 | $1,060 | 13.2% |
| Fitness & Recreational Sports Centers | 390 | $306 | 6.2% |
| Utilities | 364 | $2,160 | 9.6% |
| Wood Product Manufacturing | 358 | $972 | 13.1% |
| Waste Management & Remediation Services | 351 | $1,370 | 7.8% |
| Warehousing & Storage | 342 | $1,030 | -7.2% |
| Food Manufacturing | 320 | $1,277 | -1.2% |
| Tax Preparation Services | 319 | $675 | 39.3% |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil & Gas Extraction | 309 | $1,684 | 15.0% |
| Machinery Manufacturing | 287 | $1,449 | 16.7% |
| Publishing Industries | 271 | — | 18.2% |
| Specialized Design Services | 262 | $1,248 | 30.3% |
| Printing & Related Support | 261 | $1,048 | -2.6% |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Mfg | 246 | $1,359 | 14.4% |
| Electronics & Appliance Stores | 242 | — | 5.5% |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 238 | $1,227 | 7.3% |
| Transportation Equipment Mfg | 230 | $1,526 | 3.5% |
| Couriers & Messengers | 201 | $1,454 | 9.0% |
| Chemical Manufacturing | 191 | $1,881 | 13.3% |
| Mining (except Oil & Gas) | 167 | $1,772 | 5.4% |
| Motion Picture & Sound Recording | 157 | $663 | 23.8% |
| Hospitals | 138 | $1,348 | 16.6% |
| Furniture & Related Product Mfg | 134 | $997 | 8.9% |
| Other Information Services | 84 | $1,947 | 34.6% |
| Support Activities for Mining | 80 | $1,455 | 22.1% |
| Primary Metal Manufacturing | 74 | $1,735 | 16.2% |
| Electrical Equipment & Appliance Mfg | 67 | $1,544 | 9.3% |
| Oil & Gas Extraction | 62 | $1,342 | 12.0% |
| Computer & Electronic Product Mfg | 53 | $2,068 | -0.2% |
| Pipeline Transportation | 48 | $2,459 | -0.6% |
| Water Transportation | 19 | $1,937 | -1.3% |
| Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets | 12 | $1,671 | 37.7% |
| Funds, Trusts & Other Financial Vehicles | 9 | $2,136 | 40.1% |
Margin is national (owner-operator basis, IRS SOI); counts & wages are local. Wages shown at state level. See methodology.