Establishment counts and wages for 90 industries in Raleigh-Cary, NC (metro), with each industry's national profit margin. Public-domain Census, BLS & IRS data.
| Industry | Establishments | Avg wkly wage | Net margin (nat'l) |
|---|
| Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 6,345 | — | 39.7% |
| Construction (all) | 4,424 | $1,576 | 14.8% |
| Health Care & Social Assistance | 4,184 | $1,331 | 34.9% |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 3,516 | $1,058 | 18.9% |
| Accommodation & Food Services | 3,299 | $496 | 1.9% |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | 3,036 | $1,436 | 36.3% |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | 2,727 | $1,393 | 15.7% |
| Real Estate & Rental and Leasing | 2,616 | $1,399 | 24.3% |
| Administrative & Support & Waste Services | 2,477 | $1,112 | 19.8% |
| Real Estate | 2,374 | $1,447 | 27.2% |
| Administrative & Support Services | 2,331 | $1,106 | 21.2% |
| Finance & Insurance | 2,125 | $2,367 | 20.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 1,574 | $2,131 | 8.5% |
| Construction of Buildings | 1,464 | $2,018 | 13.2% |
| Personal & Laundry Services | 1,300 | $718 | 24.4% |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic & Professional Orgs | 1,279 | $1,404 | 40.7% |
| Computer Systems Design Services | 1,278 | $2,898 | 37.0% |
| Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers | 1,227 | $1,552 | 35.0% |
| Full-Service Restaurants | 1,167 | $540 | 3.4% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | 1,003 | $2,160 | 7.5% |
| Social Assistance | 890 | $692 | 36.7% |
| Architectural, Engineering & Related Services | 810 | $2,074 | 31.9% |
| Information | 781 | $2,856 | 24.6% |
| Legal Services | 765 | $2,215 | 43.8% |
| Credit Intermediation & Related Activities | 737 | $2,262 | 18.3% |
| Automotive Repair & Maintenance | 718 | $1,053 | 8.0% |
| Educational Services | 685 | $932 | 29.4% |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | 682 | $630 | 21.6% |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts & Investments | 645 | — | 14.1% |
| Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers | 617 | $1,392 | 3.6% |
| Offices of Dentists | 609 | $1,471 | 27.1% |
| Landscaping Services | 603 | $965 | 21.2% |
| Accounting, Tax Prep & Bookkeeping Services | 599 | $1,833 | 40.7% |
| Plumbing, Heating & Air-Conditioning Contractors | 566 | $1,457 | 15.7% |
| Insurance Agencies & Brokerages | 563 | $2,194 | 36.1% |
| Truck Transportation | 562 | $1,134 | 10.1% |
| Food & Beverage Retailers | 524 | $568 | 4.3% |
| Clothing & Accessories Stores | 495 | — | -2.8% |
| New Single-Family Housing Construction | 469 | $2,132 | 13.2% |
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers | 467 | — | 7.5% |
| Amusement, Gambling & Recreation | 464 | $446 | 6.2% |
| Beauty Salons | 456 | $759 | 24.4% |
| Gasoline Stations | 424 | — | 2.0% |
| Other Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 417 | $1,650 | 40.8% |
| Janitorial Services | 407 | $584 | 21.2% |
| Health & Personal Care Stores | 401 | — | 0.9% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | 396 | $1,921 | 6.6% |
| Child Day Care Services | 392 | — | 36.7% |
| General Automotive Repair | 363 | — | 7.5% |
| Fitness & Recreational Sports Centers | 280 | — | 6.2% |
| Building Material & Garden Equipment Dealers | 274 | $916 | 7.7% |
| Specialized Design Services | 254 | — | 30.3% |
| Accommodation | 249 | $607 | -13.0% |
| Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction | 233 | $1,620 | 11.2% |
| Nursing & Residential Care Facilities | 229 | — | 14.9% |
| Rental & Leasing Services | 223 | — | -9.2% |
| Publishing Industries | 221 | — | 18.2% |
| General Merchandise Stores | 215 | — | 3.4% |
| Furniture & Home Furnishings Stores | 214 | — | 0.3% |
| Performing Arts & Spectator Sports | 203 | — | 26.5% |
| Veterinary Services | 194 | $1,014 | — |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book & Music Stores | 179 | — | 5.2% |
| Support Activities for Transportation | 162 | $1,108 | 9.2% |
| Waste Management & Remediation Services | 146 | $1,254 | 7.8% |
| Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services | 120 | — | 23.7% |
| Food Manufacturing | 104 | — | -1.2% |
| Fabricated Metal Product Mfg | 101 | — | 9.8% |
| Motion Picture & Sound Recording | 101 | — | 23.8% |
| Printing & Related Support | 100 | $1,107 | -2.6% |
| Electronics & Appliance Stores | 87 | — | 5.5% |
| Other Information Services | 83 | — | 34.6% |
| Utilities | 82 | — | 9.6% |
| Tax Preparation Services | 81 | — | 39.3% |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 72 | — | 7.3% |
| Couriers & Messengers | 72 | — | 9.0% |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Mfg | 59 | $1,537 | 14.4% |
| Computer & Electronic Product Mfg | 49 | — | -0.2% |
| Warehousing & Storage | 48 | $836 | -7.2% |
| Furniture & Related Product Mfg | 41 | $1,075 | 8.9% |
| Chemical Manufacturing | 37 | — | 13.3% |
| Wood Product Manufacturing | 35 | $1,095 | 13.1% |
| Machinery Manufacturing | 34 | $1,624 | 16.7% |
| Hospitals | 29 | — | 16.6% |
| Electrical Equipment & Appliance Mfg | 20 | — | 9.3% |
| Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets | 19 | — | 37.7% |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil & Gas Extraction | 18 | — | 15.0% |
| Mining (except Oil & Gas) | 16 | — | 5.4% |
| Transportation Equipment Mfg | 12 | — | 3.5% |
| Pipeline Transportation | 6 | — | -0.6% |
| Funds, Trusts & Other Financial Vehicles | 5 | — | 40.1% |
Margin is national (owner-operator basis, IRS SOI); counts & wages are local. Wages shown at state level. See methodology.