Establishment counts and wages for 90 industries in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI (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 | 5,999 | $1,170 | 34.9% |
| Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 3,832 | $2,019 | 39.7% |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 3,820 | $895 | 18.9% |
| Accommodation & Food Services | 3,630 | $457 | 1.9% |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | 3,591 | $1,668 | 36.3% |
| Construction (all) | 3,262 | $1,658 | 14.8% |
| Administrative & Support & Waste Services | 2,551 | $871 | 19.8% |
| Finance & Insurance | 2,456 | $2,515 | 20.2% |
| Administrative & Support Services | 2,406 | $851 | 21.2% |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | 2,302 | $1,596 | 15.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 2,003 | $1,796 | 8.5% |
| Real Estate & Rental and Leasing | 1,674 | $1,316 | 24.3% |
| Social Assistance | 1,546 | — | 36.7% |
| Real Estate | 1,479 | $1,336 | 27.2% |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic & Professional Orgs | 1,424 | $955 | 40.7% |
| Personal & Laundry Services | 1,338 | $681 | 24.4% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | 1,336 | $1,883 | 7.5% |
| Full-Service Restaurants | 1,157 | $472 | 3.4% |
| Construction of Buildings | 856 | $1,665 | 13.2% |
| Nursing & Residential Care Facilities | 819 | — | 14.9% |
| Credit Intermediation & Related Activities | 816 | $1,779 | 18.3% |
| Automotive Repair & Maintenance | 795 | $1,043 | 8.0% |
| Truck Transportation | 748 | $1,226 | 10.1% |
| Insurance Agencies & Brokerages | 741 | $1,917 | 36.1% |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | 721 | $948 | 21.6% |
| Legal Services | 701 | $2,491 | 43.8% |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts & Investments | 688 | $3,956 | 14.1% |
| Child Day Care Services | 659 | $592 | 36.7% |
| Offices of Dentists | 654 | $1,393 | 27.1% |
| Landscaping Services | 633 | $953 | 21.2% |
| Food & Beverage Retailers | 623 | $585 | 4.3% |
| Educational Services | 607 | $1,452 | 29.4% |
| Information | 598 | $2,084 | 24.6% |
| Accounting, Tax Prep & Bookkeeping Services | 581 | $1,756 | 40.7% |
| Computer Systems Design Services | 574 | $2,271 | 37.0% |
| Fabricated Metal Product Mfg | 569 | $1,413 | 9.8% |
| Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers | 541 | $1,791 | 35.0% |
| Gasoline Stations | 510 | — | 2.0% |
| Architectural, Engineering & Related Services | 505 | $1,957 | 31.9% |
| Clothing & Accessories Stores | 498 | — | -2.8% |
| Amusement, Gambling & Recreation | 490 | $394 | 6.2% |
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers | 482 | — | 7.5% |
| Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers | 478 | $1,185 | 3.6% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | 451 | $1,512 | 6.6% |
| Beauty Salons | 432 | $647 | 24.4% |
| General Automotive Repair | 428 | — | 7.5% |
| Health & Personal Care Stores | 422 | — | 0.9% |
| Janitorial Services | 413 | $523 | 21.2% |
| Plumbing, Heating & Air-Conditioning Contractors | 401 | $1,763 | 15.7% |
| Machinery Manufacturing | 333 | $1,745 | 16.7% |
| Other Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 311 | $1,184 | 40.8% |
| Building Material & Garden Equipment Dealers | 290 | $772 | 7.7% |
| Fitness & Recreational Sports Centers | 247 | $307 | 6.2% |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book & Music Stores | 215 | — | 5.2% |
| Furniture & Home Furnishings Stores | 208 | — | 0.3% |
| Performing Arts & Spectator Sports | 191 | — | 26.5% |
| Rental & Leasing Services | 190 | $1,239 | -9.2% |
| Support Activities for Transportation | 184 | — | 9.2% |
| Accommodation | 184 | $628 | -13.0% |
| Printing & Related Support | 181 | $1,437 | -2.6% |
| Food Manufacturing | 180 | $1,186 | -1.2% |
| General Merchandise Stores | 173 | — | 3.4% |
| Tax Preparation Services | 149 | — | 39.3% |
| Waste Management & Remediation Services | 145 | $1,395 | 7.8% |
| Veterinary Services | 142 | $1,125 | — |
| New Single-Family Housing Construction | 141 | — | 13.2% |
| Specialized Design Services | 132 | $1,369 | 30.3% |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 126 | $1,263 | 7.3% |
| Publishing Industries | 118 | — | 18.2% |
| Warehousing & Storage | 107 | — | -7.2% |
| Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction | 104 | $2,119 | 11.2% |
| Chemical Manufacturing | 102 | $1,587 | 13.3% |
| Electronics & Appliance Stores | 99 | — | 5.5% |
| Motion Picture & Sound Recording | 94 | — | 23.8% |
| Furniture & Related Product Mfg | 92 | $1,199 | 8.9% |
| Computer & Electronic Product Mfg | 80 | $2,161 | -0.2% |
| Couriers & Messengers | 74 | $746 | 9.0% |
| Utilities | 72 | — | 9.6% |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Mfg | 72 | — | 14.4% |
| Electrical Equipment & Appliance Mfg | 72 | $1,958 | 9.3% |
| Transportation Equipment Mfg | 68 | $1,440 | 3.5% |
| Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services | 48 | — | 23.7% |
| Wood Product Manufacturing | 47 | — | 13.1% |
| Primary Metal Manufacturing | 46 | — | 16.2% |
| Hospitals | 43 | — | 16.6% |
| Other Information Services | 32 | — | 34.6% |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil & Gas Extraction | 19 | — | 15.0% |
| Mining (except Oil & Gas) | 17 | — | 5.4% |
| Funds, Trusts & Other Financial Vehicles | 6 | — | 40.1% |
| Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets | 5 | $1,631 | 37.7% |
Margin is national (owner-operator basis, IRS SOI); counts & wages are local. Wages shown at state level. See methodology.