Establishment counts and wages for 93 industries in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA (metro), with each industry's national profit margin. Public-domain Census, BLS & IRS data.
| Industry | Establishments | Avg wkly wage | Net margin (nat'l) |
|---|
| Construction (all) | 5,278 | — | 14.8% |
| Health Care & Social Assistance | 4,723 | $1,191 | 34.9% |
| Accommodation & Food Services | 4,589 | $565 | 1.9% |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 4,493 | $859 | 18.9% |
| Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 4,120 | $1,973 | 39.7% |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | 3,504 | $1,549 | 15.7% |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | 2,878 | $1,476 | 36.3% |
| Administrative & Support & Waste Services | 2,745 | $1,030 | 19.8% |
| Administrative & Support Services | 2,556 | $981 | 21.2% |
| Finance & Insurance | 2,025 | $2,143 | 20.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 1,806 | $1,791 | 8.5% |
| Real Estate & Rental and Leasing | 1,801 | $1,268 | 24.3% |
| Personal & Laundry Services | 1,738 | — | 24.4% |
| Construction of Buildings | 1,630 | $1,660 | 13.2% |
| Full-Service Restaurants | 1,603 | — | 3.4% |
| Real Estate | 1,552 | — | 27.2% |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic & Professional Orgs | 1,410 | $814 | 40.7% |
| Landscaping Services | 1,137 | $1,060 | 21.2% |
| Food & Beverage Retailers | 1,108 | $616 | 4.3% |
| Social Assistance | 1,096 | — | 36.7% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | 1,052 | $1,793 | 7.5% |
| Automotive Repair & Maintenance | 1,017 | — | 8.0% |
| Legal Services | 1,004 | $1,856 | 43.8% |
| Credit Intermediation & Related Activities | 869 | $1,795 | 18.3% |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | 837 | $716 | 21.6% |
| Plumbing, Heating & Air-Conditioning Contractors | 772 | $1,549 | 15.7% |
| Nursing & Residential Care Facilities | 724 | — | 14.9% |
| Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers | 702 | $1,326 | 3.6% |
| Truck Transportation | 666 | $1,320 | 10.1% |
| Accounting, Tax Prep & Bookkeeping Services | 647 | $1,918 | 40.7% |
| Information | 632 | $1,976 | 24.6% |
| Clothing & Accessories Stores | 623 | — | -2.8% |
| Educational Services | 620 | $1,234 | 29.4% |
| Amusement, Gambling & Recreation | 586 | — | 6.2% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | 575 | $1,685 | 6.6% |
| Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers | 574 | $1,335 | 35.0% |
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers | 559 | — | 7.5% |
| Beauty Salons | 555 | — | 24.4% |
| Architectural, Engineering & Related Services | 554 | $1,797 | 31.9% |
| Offices of Dentists | 532 | — | 27.1% |
| General Automotive Repair | 516 | — | 7.5% |
| Gasoline Stations | 508 | — | 2.0% |
| Computer Systems Design Services | 469 | $2,258 | 37.0% |
| Child Day Care Services | 465 | — | 36.7% |
| Insurance Agencies & Brokerages | 463 | — | 36.1% |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts & Investments | 461 | — | 14.1% |
| Health & Personal Care Stores | 440 | — | 0.9% |
| Janitorial Services | 412 | $668 | 21.2% |
| Building Material & Garden Equipment Dealers | 360 | — | 7.7% |
| Fabricated Metal Product Mfg | 342 | — | 9.8% |
| Other Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 299 | $1,418 | 40.8% |
| Accommodation | 280 | — | -13.0% |
| New Single-Family Housing Construction | 267 | — | 13.2% |
| General Merchandise Stores | 262 | — | 3.4% |
| Fitness & Recreational Sports Centers | 253 | — | 6.2% |
| Rental & Leasing Services | 241 | — | -9.2% |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 228 | — | 7.3% |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book & Music Stores | 223 | — | 5.2% |
| Food Manufacturing | 215 | $1,151 | -1.2% |
| Furniture & Home Furnishings Stores | 207 | — | 0.3% |
| Waste Management & Remediation Services | 189 | $1,524 | 7.8% |
| Support Activities for Transportation | 183 | — | 9.2% |
| Performing Arts & Spectator Sports | 175 | — | 26.5% |
| Specialized Design Services | 170 | $1,360 | 30.3% |
| Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction | 144 | — | 11.2% |
| Tax Preparation Services | 144 | — | 39.3% |
| Veterinary Services | 141 | — | — |
| Printing & Related Support | 132 | — | -2.6% |
| Publishing Industries | 131 | — | 18.2% |
| Machinery Manufacturing | 107 | — | 16.7% |
| Electronics & Appliance Stores | 107 | — | 5.5% |
| Chemical Manufacturing | 90 | — | 13.3% |
| Motion Picture & Sound Recording | 87 | — | 23.8% |
| Warehousing & Storage | 80 | — | -7.2% |
| Utilities | 77 | — | 9.6% |
| Couriers & Messengers | 77 | — | 9.0% |
| Other Information Services | 74 | $1,216 | 34.6% |
| Computer & Electronic Product Mfg | 67 | $1,741 | -0.2% |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Mfg | 64 | — | 14.4% |
| Furniture & Related Product Mfg | 60 | — | 8.9% |
| Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services | 57 | $2,839 | 23.7% |
| Transportation Equipment Mfg | 56 | — | 3.5% |
| Primary Metal Manufacturing | 55 | — | 16.2% |
| Wood Product Manufacturing | 51 | — | 13.1% |
| Electrical Equipment & Appliance Mfg | 45 | — | 9.3% |
| Hospitals | 25 | — | 16.6% |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil & Gas Extraction | 21 | — | 15.0% |
| Mining (except Oil & Gas) | 16 | — | 5.4% |
| Water Transportation | 15 | — | -1.3% |
| Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets | 8 | — | 37.7% |
| Funds, Trusts & Other Financial Vehicles | 6 | — | 40.1% |
| Pipeline Transportation | 5 | — | -0.6% |
| Support Activities for Mining | 4 | — | 22.1% |
Margin is national (owner-operator basis, IRS SOI); counts & wages are local. Wages shown at state level. See methodology.