Establishment counts and wages for 94 industries in North Carolina (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) | 28,390 | $1,429 | 14.8% |
| Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 28,189 | $2,132 | 39.7% |
| Health Care & Social Assistance | 27,809 | $1,216 | 34.9% |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 26,271 | $939 | 18.9% |
| Accommodation & Food Services | 24,293 | $487 | 1.9% |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | 18,981 | $1,413 | 36.3% |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | 17,542 | $1,305 | 15.7% |
| Real Estate & Rental and Leasing | 15,796 | $1,335 | 24.3% |
| Administrative & Support & Waste Services | 14,976 | $1,074 | 19.8% |
| Real Estate | 14,088 | $1,356 | 27.2% |
| Administrative & Support Services | 13,995 | $1,067 | 21.2% |
| Finance & Insurance | 13,591 | $2,504 | 20.2% |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic & Professional Orgs | 11,698 | $1,155 | 40.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 11,177 | $1,928 | 8.5% |
| Construction of Buildings | 9,306 | $1,706 | 13.2% |
| Full-Service Restaurants | 8,543 | $500 | 3.4% |
| Personal & Laundry Services | 7,392 | $703 | 24.4% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | 6,935 | $1,947 | 7.5% |
| Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers | 6,880 | $1,418 | 35.0% |
| Social Assistance | 6,182 | $675 | 36.7% |
| Automotive Repair & Maintenance | 5,292 | $960 | 8.0% |
| Credit Intermediation & Related Activities | 5,150 | $2,548 | 18.3% |
| Truck Transportation | 4,948 | $1,189 | 10.1% |
| Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers | 4,590 | $1,230 | 3.6% |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | 4,517 | $794 | 21.6% |
| Landscaping Services | 4,361 | $905 | 21.2% |
| Gasoline Stations | 4,256 | — | 2.0% |
| Legal Services | 4,178 | $1,984 | 43.8% |
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers | 4,159 | — | 7.5% |
| Food & Beverage Retailers | 4,158 | $552 | 4.3% |
| Information | 4,150 | $2,510 | 24.6% |
| Computer Systems Design Services | 4,038 | $2,529 | 37.0% |
| Plumbing, Heating & Air-Conditioning Contractors | 3,973 | $1,325 | 15.7% |
| Insurance Agencies & Brokerages | 3,914 | $1,961 | 36.1% |
| Clothing & Accessories Stores | 3,856 | — | -2.8% |
| Accounting, Tax Prep & Bookkeeping Services | 3,809 | $1,756 | 40.7% |
| New Single-Family Housing Construction | 3,592 | $1,597 | 13.2% |
| Architectural, Engineering & Related Services | 3,577 | $1,952 | 31.9% |
| Offices of Dentists | 3,551 | $1,367 | 27.1% |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts & Investments | 3,523 | $3,603 | 14.1% |
| Educational Services | 3,467 | $1,300 | 29.4% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | 3,107 | $1,733 | 6.6% |
| Amusement, Gambling & Recreation | 2,935 | $486 | 6.2% |
| Health & Personal Care Stores | 2,897 | — | 0.9% |
| General Automotive Repair | 2,793 | $1,042 | 7.5% |
| General Merchandise Stores | 2,651 | — | 3.4% |
| Child Day Care Services | 2,612 | $598 | 36.7% |
| Building Material & Garden Equipment Dealers | 2,471 | $882 | 7.7% |
| Nursing & Residential Care Facilities | 2,452 | $795 | 14.9% |
| Other Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 2,436 | $1,383 | 40.8% |
| Accommodation | 2,308 | $630 | -13.0% |
| Janitorial Services | 2,277 | $587 | 21.2% |
| Beauty Salons | 2,226 | $713 | 24.4% |
| Furniture & Home Furnishings Stores | 1,769 | — | 0.3% |
| Rental & Leasing Services | 1,604 | $1,242 | -9.2% |
| Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction | 1,542 | $1,521 | 11.2% |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book & Music Stores | 1,420 | — | 5.2% |
| Fitness & Recreational Sports Centers | 1,415 | $342 | 6.2% |
| Fabricated Metal Product Mfg | 1,385 | $1,312 | 9.8% |
| Performing Arts & Spectator Sports | 1,368 | $1,844 | 26.5% |
| Support Activities for Transportation | 1,224 | $1,251 | 9.2% |
| Veterinary Services | 1,223 | $1,017 | — |
| Specialized Design Services | 1,192 | $2,900 | 30.3% |
| Waste Management & Remediation Services | 981 | $1,245 | 7.8% |
| Publishing Industries | 898 | — | 18.2% |
| Tax Preparation Services | 785 | $1,232 | 39.3% |
| Food Manufacturing | 765 | $1,004 | -1.2% |
| Furniture & Related Product Mfg | 682 | $987 | 8.9% |
| Printing & Related Support | 652 | $1,081 | -2.6% |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 616 | $1,337 | 7.3% |
| Utilities | 606 | $2,157 | 9.6% |
| Motion Picture & Sound Recording | 594 | $854 | 23.8% |
| Warehousing & Storage | 580 | $974 | -7.2% |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Mfg | 577 | $1,410 | 14.4% |
| Wood Product Manufacturing | 558 | $1,216 | 13.1% |
| Electronics & Appliance Stores | 528 | — | 5.5% |
| Machinery Manufacturing | 486 | $1,562 | 16.7% |
| Couriers & Messengers | 470 | $852 | 9.0% |
| Chemical Manufacturing | 456 | $2,103 | 13.3% |
| Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services | 450 | $2,854 | 23.7% |
| Transportation Equipment Mfg | 344 | $1,498 | 3.5% |
| Other Information Services | 335 | $4,513 | 34.6% |
| Computer & Electronic Product Mfg | 211 | $2,689 | -0.2% |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil & Gas Extraction | 199 | $2,075 | 15.0% |
| Hospitals | 194 | $1,511 | 16.6% |
| Mining (except Oil & Gas) | 171 | $2,114 | 5.4% |
| Electrical Equipment & Appliance Mfg | 138 | $1,521 | 9.3% |
| Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets | 104 | $1,775 | 37.7% |
| Primary Metal Manufacturing | 73 | $1,723 | 16.2% |
| Pipeline Transportation | 38 | $2,152 | -0.6% |
| Funds, Trusts & Other Financial Vehicles | 33 | $2,530 | 40.1% |
| Support Activities for Mining | 25 | $1,740 | 22.1% |
| Water Transportation | 16 | $1,989 | -1.3% |
| Oil & Gas Extraction | 3 | $2,706 | 12.0% |
Margin is national (owner-operator basis, IRS SOI); counts & wages are local. Wages shown at state level. See methodology.