Establishment counts and wages for 91 industries in Lexington-Fayette, KY (metro), 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 | 1,848 | — | 34.9% |
| Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 1,637 | — | 39.7% |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 1,304 | $942 | 18.9% |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | 1,276 | $1,564 | 36.3% |
| Accommodation & Food Services | 1,251 | $475 | 1.9% |
| Construction (all) | 1,128 | $1,426 | 14.8% |
| Finance & Insurance | 838 | $1,863 | 20.2% |
| Real Estate & Rental and Leasing | 801 | $1,025 | 24.3% |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | 743 | $1,301 | 15.7% |
| Real Estate | 710 | — | 27.2% |
| Administrative & Support & Waste Services | 692 | — | 19.8% |
| Administrative & Support Services | 655 | — | 21.2% |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic & Professional Orgs | 603 | — | 40.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 505 | — | 8.5% |
| Social Assistance | 409 | — | 36.7% |
| Personal & Laundry Services | 407 | — | 24.4% |
| Full-Service Restaurants | 400 | — | 3.4% |
| Credit Intermediation & Related Activities | 353 | $1,514 | 18.3% |
| Construction of Buildings | 336 | — | 13.2% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | 322 | $1,688 | 7.5% |
| Legal Services | 315 | $1,759 | 43.8% |
| Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers | 296 | — | 35.0% |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | 283 | $653 | 21.6% |
| Information | 267 | $1,690 | 24.6% |
| Offices of Dentists | 234 | $1,201 | 27.1% |
| Architectural, Engineering & Related Services | 226 | $1,903 | 31.9% |
| Automotive Repair & Maintenance | 220 | — | 8.0% |
| Insurance Agencies & Brokerages | 219 | — | 36.1% |
| Clothing & Accessories Stores | 218 | — | -2.8% |
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers | 217 | — | 7.5% |
| Accounting, Tax Prep & Bookkeeping Services | 206 | — | 40.7% |
| Food & Beverage Retailers | 204 | — | 4.3% |
| Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers | 198 | $1,198 | 3.6% |
| Truck Transportation | 198 | $1,230 | 10.1% |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts & Investments | 192 | — | 14.1% |
| Educational Services | 188 | — | 29.4% |
| Other Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 185 | $1,304 | 40.8% |
| Plumbing, Heating & Air-Conditioning Contractors | 184 | $1,392 | 15.7% |
| Computer Systems Design Services | 182 | $2,052 | 37.0% |
| Health & Personal Care Stores | 181 | — | 0.9% |
| Landscaping Services | 174 | $860 | 21.2% |
| Gasoline Stations | 173 | — | 2.0% |
| Nursing & Residential Care Facilities | 149 | — | 14.9% |
| Amusement, Gambling & Recreation | 141 | — | 6.2% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | 138 | $1,375 | 6.6% |
| Child Day Care Services | 127 | — | 36.7% |
| Performing Arts & Spectator Sports | 127 | — | 26.5% |
| Beauty Salons | 127 | — | 24.4% |
| Accommodation | 123 | — | -13.0% |
| Veterinary Services | 116 | $1,290 | — |
| Janitorial Services | 116 | — | 21.2% |
| Building Material & Garden Equipment Dealers | 112 | $832 | 7.7% |
| General Automotive Repair | 104 | — | 7.5% |
| General Merchandise Stores | 95 | — | 3.4% |
| Furniture & Home Furnishings Stores | 92 | — | 0.3% |
| Rental & Leasing Services | 90 | — | -9.2% |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book & Music Stores | 84 | — | 5.2% |
| Fabricated Metal Product Mfg | 76 | — | 9.8% |
| Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services | 74 | — | 23.7% |
| Fitness & Recreational Sports Centers | 69 | — | 6.2% |
| Specialized Design Services | 68 | — | 30.3% |
| Support Activities for Transportation | 53 | — | 9.2% |
| New Single-Family Housing Construction | 49 | — | 13.2% |
| Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction | 49 | — | 11.2% |
| Food Manufacturing | 49 | — | -1.2% |
| Printing & Related Support | 41 | — | -2.6% |
| Tax Preparation Services | 40 | — | 39.3% |
| Publishing Industries | 38 | — | 18.2% |
| Utilities | 37 | — | 9.6% |
| Warehousing & Storage | 37 | — | -7.2% |
| Waste Management & Remediation Services | 37 | — | 7.8% |
| Machinery Manufacturing | 36 | — | 16.7% |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 32 | — | 7.3% |
| Motion Picture & Sound Recording | 31 | — | 23.8% |
| Couriers & Messengers | 29 | — | 9.0% |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Mfg | 28 | — | 14.4% |
| Electronics & Appliance Stores | 28 | — | 5.5% |
| Furniture & Related Product Mfg | 22 | — | 8.9% |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil & Gas Extraction | 20 | — | 15.0% |
| Chemical Manufacturing | 19 | — | 13.3% |
| Transportation Equipment Mfg | 18 | — | 3.5% |
| Other Information Services | 15 | — | 34.6% |
| Wood Product Manufacturing | 14 | — | 13.1% |
| Hospitals | 14 | — | 16.6% |
| Computer & Electronic Product Mfg | 11 | — | -0.2% |
| Oil & Gas Extraction | 9 | — | 12.0% |
| Electrical Equipment & Appliance Mfg | 7 | — | 9.3% |
| Mining (except Oil & Gas) | 6 | — | 5.4% |
| Support Activities for Mining | 5 | — | 22.1% |
| Pipeline Transportation | 3 | — | -0.6% |
| Funds, Trusts & Other Financial Vehicles | 3 | — | 40.1% |
Margin is national (owner-operator basis, IRS SOI); counts & wages are local. Wages shown at state level. See methodology.