Establishment counts and wages for 94 industries in Mississippi (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 | 7,038 | $1,016 | 34.9% |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 6,523 | $895 | 18.9% |
| Accommodation & Food Services | 6,301 | $428 | 1.9% |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | 4,809 | $1,332 | 36.3% |
| Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 4,621 | $1,407 | 39.7% |
| Finance & Insurance | 4,519 | $1,462 | 20.2% |
| Construction (all) | 4,169 | $1,294 | 14.8% |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic & Professional Orgs | 3,629 | $1,075 | 40.7% |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | 2,680 | $1,195 | 15.7% |
| Real Estate & Rental and Leasing | 2,526 | $945 | 24.3% |
| Credit Intermediation & Related Activities | 2,514 | $1,320 | 18.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 2,512 | $1,461 | 8.5% |
| Administrative & Support & Waste Services | 2,510 | $736 | 19.8% |
| Administrative & Support Services | 2,264 | $706 | 21.2% |
| Real Estate | 2,040 | $921 | 27.2% |
| Gasoline Stations | 1,895 | — | 2.0% |
| Full-Service Restaurants | 1,752 | $439 | 3.4% |
| Social Assistance | 1,612 | $489 | 36.7% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | 1,530 | $1,522 | 7.5% |
| Truck Transportation | 1,446 | $1,150 | 10.1% |
| Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers | 1,437 | $1,040 | 3.6% |
| Food & Beverage Retailers | 1,366 | $488 | 4.3% |
| Legal Services | 1,355 | $1,487 | 43.8% |
| Clothing & Accessories Stores | 1,323 | — | -2.8% |
| Automotive Repair & Maintenance | 1,293 | $901 | 8.0% |
| Insurance Agencies & Brokerages | 1,233 | $1,423 | 36.1% |
| Personal & Laundry Services | 1,199 | $649 | 24.4% |
| General Merchandise Stores | 1,166 | — | 3.4% |
| Information | 1,087 | $1,266 | 24.6% |
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers | 1,084 | — | 7.5% |
| Construction of Buildings | 1,074 | $1,379 | 13.2% |
| Health & Personal Care Stores | 973 | — | 0.9% |
| Offices of Dentists | 915 | $1,076 | 27.1% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | 831 | $1,333 | 6.6% |
| Building Material & Garden Equipment Dealers | 816 | $747 | 7.7% |
| Child Day Care Services | 808 | $482 | 36.7% |
| Accommodation | 806 | $614 | -13.0% |
| Accounting, Tax Prep & Bookkeeping Services | 801 | $1,111 | 40.7% |
| Plumbing, Heating & Air-Conditioning Contractors | 709 | $1,192 | 15.7% |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | 701 | $437 | 21.6% |
| Architectural, Engineering & Related Services | 620 | $1,710 | 31.9% |
| Landscaping Services | 601 | $814 | 21.2% |
| Educational Services | 591 | $849 | 29.4% |
| Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers | 577 | $940 | 35.0% |
| Utilities | 556 | $1,900 | 9.6% |
| Amusement, Gambling & Recreation | 538 | $396 | 6.2% |
| General Automotive Repair | 532 | $945 | 7.5% |
| Nursing & Residential Care Facilities | 497 | $707 | 14.9% |
| Rental & Leasing Services | 475 | $990 | -9.2% |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts & Investments | 457 | $2,773 | 14.1% |
| Other Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 436 | $967 | 40.8% |
| Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction | 415 | $1,458 | 11.2% |
| Janitorial Services | 382 | $408 | 21.2% |
| Furniture & Home Furnishings Stores | 373 | — | 0.3% |
| Computer Systems Design Services | 370 | $1,697 | 37.0% |
| Fabricated Metal Product Mfg | 340 | $1,157 | 9.8% |
| Support Activities for Transportation | 328 | $1,311 | 9.2% |
| Beauty Salons | 302 | $629 | 24.4% |
| Veterinary Services | 283 | $749 | — |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil & Gas Extraction | 261 | $1,734 | 15.0% |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book & Music Stores | 257 | — | 5.2% |
| Fitness & Recreational Sports Centers | 255 | $299 | 6.2% |
| New Single-Family Housing Construction | 250 | $1,016 | 13.2% |
| Waste Management & Remediation Services | 246 | $1,186 | 7.8% |
| Warehousing & Storage | 216 | $923 | -7.2% |
| Wood Product Manufacturing | 210 | $1,182 | 13.1% |
| Food Manufacturing | 195 | $865 | -1.2% |
| Tax Preparation Services | 192 | $521 | 39.3% |
| Electronics & Appliance Stores | 183 | — | 5.5% |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Mfg | 162 | $1,290 | 14.4% |
| Support Activities for Mining | 160 | $1,698 | 22.1% |
| Furniture & Related Product Mfg | 153 | $811 | 8.9% |
| Publishing Industries | 133 | — | 18.2% |
| Printing & Related Support | 128 | $812 | -2.6% |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 126 | $1,007 | 7.3% |
| Hospitals | 120 | $1,227 | 16.6% |
| Machinery Manufacturing | 119 | $1,167 | 16.7% |
| Chemical Manufacturing | 106 | $1,577 | 13.3% |
| Couriers & Messengers | 105 | $807 | 9.0% |
| Performing Arts & Spectator Sports | 92 | $828 | 26.5% |
| Specialized Design Services | 87 | $997 | 30.3% |
| Pipeline Transportation | 86 | $2,154 | -0.6% |
| Transportation Equipment Mfg | 81 | $1,414 | 3.5% |
| Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services | 74 | $1,531 | 23.7% |
| Oil & Gas Extraction | 60 | $2,673 | 12.0% |
| Motion Picture & Sound Recording | 46 | $553 | 23.8% |
| Mining (except Oil & Gas) | 41 | $1,387 | 5.4% |
| Electrical Equipment & Appliance Mfg | 41 | $1,174 | 9.3% |
| Other Information Services | 40 | $1,791 | 34.6% |
| Computer & Electronic Product Mfg | 24 | $1,342 | -0.2% |
| Primary Metal Manufacturing | 22 | $1,678 | 16.2% |
| Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets | 11 | $1,735 | 37.7% |
| Water Transportation | 10 | $1,942 | -1.3% |
| Funds, Trusts & Other Financial Vehicles | 9 | $1,544 | 40.1% |
Margin is national (owner-operator basis, IRS SOI); counts & wages are local. Wages shown at state level. See methodology.