Establishment counts and wages for 88 industries in Lancaster, PA (metro), with each industry's national profit margin. Public-domain Census, BLS & IRS data.
| Industry | Establishments | Avg wkly wage | Net margin (nat'l) |
|---|
| Construction (all) | 1,919 | $1,493 | 14.8% |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 1,791 | $874 | 18.9% |
| Health Care & Social Assistance | 1,310 | $1,208 | 34.9% |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | 1,236 | $1,451 | 15.7% |
| Accommodation & Food Services | 1,109 | $465 | 1.9% |
| Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 1,074 | $1,571 | 39.7% |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | 922 | $1,552 | 36.3% |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic & Professional Orgs | 762 | $708 | 40.7% |
| Administrative & Support & Waste Services | 733 | $842 | 19.8% |
| Administrative & Support Services | 663 | $770 | 21.2% |
| Construction of Buildings | 638 | $1,573 | 13.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 603 | $1,354 | 8.5% |
| Finance & Insurance | 590 | $1,971 | 20.2% |
| Real Estate & Rental and Leasing | 478 | $1,135 | 24.3% |
| Automotive Repair & Maintenance | 443 | $1,053 | 8.0% |
| Personal & Laundry Services | 442 | $630 | 24.4% |
| Real Estate | 407 | $1,081 | 27.2% |
| Truck Transportation | 388 | $1,420 | 10.1% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | 368 | $1,409 | 7.5% |
| Full-Service Restaurants | 319 | $486 | 3.4% |
| Social Assistance | 281 | $713 | 36.7% |
| Food & Beverage Retailers | 278 | $500 | 4.3% |
| General Automotive Repair | 260 | $1,118 | 7.5% |
| Credit Intermediation & Related Activities | 255 | $1,831 | 18.3% |
| Landscaping Services | 246 | $875 | 21.2% |
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers | 231 | — | 7.5% |
| Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers | 218 | $1,245 | 3.6% |
| Clothing & Accessories Stores | 208 | — | -2.8% |
| Plumbing, Heating & Air-Conditioning Contractors | 207 | $1,465 | 15.7% |
| Fabricated Metal Product Mfg | 200 | $1,421 | 9.8% |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | 194 | $491 | 21.6% |
| Information | 188 | $1,286 | 24.6% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | 183 | $1,188 | 6.6% |
| Accounting, Tax Prep & Bookkeeping Services | 182 | $1,439 | 40.7% |
| Offices of Dentists | 181 | $1,274 | 27.1% |
| Beauty Salons | 174 | $579 | 24.4% |
| Building Material & Garden Equipment Dealers | 171 | $876 | 7.7% |
| Wood Product Manufacturing | 159 | $1,252 | 13.1% |
| Architectural, Engineering & Related Services | 159 | $1,579 | 31.9% |
| Accommodation | 155 | $549 | -13.0% |
| Educational Services | 152 | $934 | 29.4% |
| Insurance Agencies & Brokerages | 149 | $1,720 | 36.1% |
| Food Manufacturing | 147 | $1,309 | -1.2% |
| Gasoline Stations | 146 | — | 2.0% |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts & Investments | 146 | — | 14.1% |
| Computer Systems Design Services | 140 | $2,239 | 37.0% |
| Other Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 134 | $1,073 | 40.8% |
| Legal Services | 132 | $1,972 | 43.8% |
| Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers | 125 | $1,131 | 35.0% |
| Janitorial Services | 125 | $661 | 21.2% |
| Health & Personal Care Stores | 123 | — | 0.9% |
| Furniture & Related Product Mfg | 113 | $1,152 | 8.9% |
| Furniture & Home Furnishings Stores | 113 | — | 0.3% |
| Amusement, Gambling & Recreation | 113 | $374 | 6.2% |
| New Single-Family Housing Construction | 112 | $1,633 | 13.2% |
| Nursing & Residential Care Facilities | 103 | $843 | 14.9% |
| Child Day Care Services | 100 | $633 | 36.7% |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book & Music Stores | 97 | — | 5.2% |
| General Merchandise Stores | 78 | — | 3.4% |
| Machinery Manufacturing | 77 | $1,385 | 16.7% |
| Rental & Leasing Services | 70 | — | -9.2% |
| Waste Management & Remediation Services | 70 | $1,471 | 7.8% |
| Veterinary Services | 60 | $1,068 | — |
| Performing Arts & Spectator Sports | 60 | $709 | 26.5% |
| Fitness & Recreational Sports Centers | 58 | $324 | 6.2% |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 51 | $1,439 | 7.3% |
| Specialized Design Services | 51 | $1,128 | 30.3% |
| Printing & Related Support | 49 | $1,326 | -2.6% |
| Warehousing & Storage | 48 | $1,108 | -7.2% |
| Support Activities for Transportation | 46 | $1,229 | 9.2% |
| Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction | 45 | $1,648 | 11.2% |
| Tax Preparation Services | 45 | — | 39.3% |
| Electronics & Appliance Stores | 32 | — | 5.5% |
| Publishing Industries | 29 | — | 18.2% |
| Utilities | 28 | $2,076 | 9.6% |
| Transportation Equipment Mfg | 28 | $1,323 | 3.5% |
| Motion Picture & Sound Recording | 28 | $686 | 23.8% |
| Other Information Services | 28 | $508 | 34.6% |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Mfg | 27 | $1,542 | 14.4% |
| Computer & Electronic Product Mfg | 22 | $1,476 | -0.2% |
| Couriers & Messengers | 20 | $1,109 | 9.0% |
| Primary Metal Manufacturing | 19 | $1,585 | 16.2% |
| Chemical Manufacturing | 17 | $1,603 | 13.3% |
| Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services | 16 | $1,602 | 23.7% |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil & Gas Extraction | 14 | $1,670 | 15.0% |
| Mining (except Oil & Gas) | 12 | $1,662 | 5.4% |
| Electrical Equipment & Appliance Mfg | 12 | $1,300 | 9.3% |
| Hospitals | 4 | $1,520 | 16.6% |
Margin is national (owner-operator basis, IRS SOI); counts & wages are local. Wages shown at state level. See methodology.