Establishment counts and wages for 92 industries in Montana (state), with each industry's national profit margin. Public-domain Census, BLS & IRS data.
| Industry | Establishments | Avg wkly wage | Net margin (nat'l) |
|---|
| Construction (all) | 6,766 | $1,372 | 14.8% |
| Health Care & Social Assistance | 4,488 | $1,249 | 34.9% |
| Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 4,386 | $1,964 | 39.7% |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | 4,106 | $1,256 | 15.7% |
| Accommodation & Food Services | 3,850 | $548 | 1.9% |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 3,607 | $842 | 18.9% |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | 2,755 | $1,444 | 36.3% |
| Real Estate & Rental and Leasing | 2,529 | $1,066 | 24.3% |
| Construction of Buildings | 2,283 | $1,376 | 13.2% |
| Real Estate | 2,263 | $1,065 | 27.2% |
| Administrative & Support & Waste Services | 2,231 | $1,064 | 19.8% |
| Administrative & Support Services | 2,058 | $1,047 | 21.2% |
| Finance & Insurance | 2,057 | $1,822 | 20.2% |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic & Professional Orgs | 1,644 | $806 | 40.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 1,582 | $1,602 | 8.5% |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | 1,387 | $521 | 21.6% |
| Social Assistance | 1,128 | $591 | 36.7% |
| Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers | 1,100 | $1,358 | 35.0% |
| New Single-Family Housing Construction | 1,075 | $1,209 | 13.2% |
| Full-Service Restaurants | 1,060 | $503 | 3.4% |
| Amusement, Gambling & Recreation | 1,035 | $462 | 6.2% |
| Automotive Repair & Maintenance | 926 | $981 | 8.0% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | 890 | $1,760 | 7.5% |
| Truck Transportation | 836 | $1,277 | 10.1% |
| Legal Services | 790 | $1,780 | 43.8% |
| Accommodation | 778 | $798 | -13.0% |
| Credit Intermediation & Related Activities | 767 | $1,561 | 18.3% |
| Architectural, Engineering & Related Services | 756 | $1,978 | 31.9% |
| Personal & Laundry Services | 752 | $678 | 24.4% |
| Accounting, Tax Prep & Bookkeeping Services | 736 | $1,200 | 40.7% |
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers | 716 | — | 7.5% |
| Plumbing, Heating & Air-Conditioning Contractors | 712 | $1,360 | 15.7% |
| Information | 697 | $1,704 | 24.6% |
| Landscaping Services | 694 | $847 | 21.2% |
| Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers | 654 | $1,210 | 3.6% |
| Insurance Agencies & Brokerages | 645 | $1,670 | 36.1% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | 550 | $1,373 | 6.6% |
| Building Material & Garden Equipment Dealers | 539 | $917 | 7.7% |
| Nursing & Residential Care Facilities | 538 | $803 | 14.9% |
| Offices of Dentists | 529 | $1,179 | 27.1% |
| Janitorial Services | 509 | $493 | 21.2% |
| Gasoline Stations | 489 | — | 2.0% |
| Child Day Care Services | 488 | $504 | 36.7% |
| General Automotive Repair | 486 | $969 | 7.5% |
| Educational Services | 475 | $793 | 29.4% |
| Food & Beverage Retailers | 465 | $656 | 4.3% |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts & Investments | 449 | $3,641 | 14.1% |
| Other Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 398 | $1,135 | 40.8% |
| Computer Systems Design Services | 394 | $3,107 | 37.0% |
| Clothing & Accessories Stores | 382 | — | -2.8% |
| Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction | 377 | $1,796 | 11.2% |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book & Music Stores | 332 | — | 5.2% |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil & Gas Extraction | 325 | $2,037 | 15.0% |
| Performing Arts & Spectator Sports | 273 | $889 | 26.5% |
| Rental & Leasing Services | 253 | $1,049 | -9.2% |
| Furniture & Home Furnishings Stores | 250 | — | 0.3% |
| Fabricated Metal Product Mfg | 243 | $1,200 | 9.8% |
| Health & Personal Care Stores | 240 | — | 0.9% |
| Veterinary Services | 230 | $946 | — |
| Beauty Salons | 224 | $694 | 24.4% |
| Support Activities for Transportation | 223 | $1,123 | 9.2% |
| Fitness & Recreational Sports Centers | 215 | $322 | 6.2% |
| Utilities | 198 | $2,113 | 9.6% |
| Support Activities for Mining | 180 | $1,691 | 22.1% |
| Food Manufacturing | 177 | $980 | -1.2% |
| Waste Management & Remediation Services | 173 | $1,290 | 7.8% |
| Publishing Industries | 153 | — | 18.2% |
| Wood Product Manufacturing | 149 | $1,225 | 13.1% |
| Specialized Design Services | 136 | $1,340 | 30.3% |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 132 | $1,105 | 7.3% |
| General Merchandise Stores | 129 | — | 3.4% |
| Motion Picture & Sound Recording | 108 | $1,000 | 23.8% |
| Furniture & Related Product Mfg | 106 | $1,074 | 8.9% |
| Printing & Related Support | 96 | $1,003 | -2.6% |
| Electronics & Appliance Stores | 94 | — | 5.5% |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Mfg | 87 | $1,504 | 14.4% |
| Couriers & Messengers | 80 | $1,053 | 9.0% |
| Mining (except Oil & Gas) | 78 | $2,117 | 5.4% |
| Tax Preparation Services | 69 | $810 | 39.3% |
| Oil & Gas Extraction | 67 | $2,410 | 12.0% |
| Hospitals | 67 | $1,542 | 16.6% |
| Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services | 58 | $2,645 | 23.7% |
| Machinery Manufacturing | 56 | $1,647 | 16.7% |
| Chemical Manufacturing | 49 | $1,432 | 13.3% |
| Transportation Equipment Mfg | 43 | $1,454 | 3.5% |
| Warehousing & Storage | 39 | $1,065 | -7.2% |
| Other Information Services | 37 | $3,305 | 34.6% |
| Computer & Electronic Product Mfg | 21 | $1,670 | -0.2% |
| Pipeline Transportation | 20 | $2,413 | -0.6% |
| Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets | 13 | $1,691 | 37.7% |
| Primary Metal Manufacturing | 12 | $1,173 | 16.2% |
| Electrical Equipment & Appliance Mfg | 8 | $1,396 | 9.3% |
Margin is national (owner-operator basis, IRS SOI); counts & wages are local. Wages shown at state level. See methodology.