Establishment counts and wages for 91 industries in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA (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 | 1,569 | $2,720 | 39.7% |
| Health Care & Social Assistance | 1,558 | $1,339 | 34.9% |
| Construction (all) | 1,294 | $1,411 | 14.8% |
| Accommodation & Food Services | 1,265 | $675 | 1.9% |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | 1,082 | $1,700 | 36.3% |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 1,052 | $966 | 18.9% |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | 871 | $1,289 | 15.7% |
| Real Estate & Rental and Leasing | 825 | $1,250 | 24.3% |
| Real Estate | 752 | $1,279 | 27.2% |
| Administrative & Support & Waste Services | 717 | $983 | 19.8% |
| Administrative & Support Services | 685 | $920 | 21.2% |
| Finance & Insurance | 596 | $2,449 | 20.2% |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic & Professional Orgs | 431 | $992 | 40.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 412 | $1,732 | 8.5% |
| Full-Service Restaurants | 404 | $679 | 3.4% |
| Construction of Buildings | 387 | $1,551 | 13.2% |
| Social Assistance | 351 | $686 | 36.7% |
| Personal & Laundry Services | 333 | $759 | 24.4% |
| Food & Beverage Retailers | 314 | $738 | 4.3% |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | 300 | $703 | 21.6% |
| Architectural, Engineering & Related Services | 263 | $2,138 | 31.9% |
| Landscaping Services | 261 | $941 | 21.2% |
| Information | 256 | $2,821 | 24.6% |
| Legal Services | 255 | $1,997 | 43.8% |
| Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers | 242 | $1,745 | 35.0% |
| Offices of Dentists | 240 | $1,289 | 27.1% |
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers | 229 | — | 7.5% |
| Automotive Repair & Maintenance | 227 | $1,065 | 8.0% |
| Credit Intermediation & Related Activities | 223 | $2,115 | 18.3% |
| Educational Services | 219 | $1,054 | 29.4% |
| Clothing & Accessories Stores | 216 | — | -2.8% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | 214 | $1,831 | 7.5% |
| Accounting, Tax Prep & Bookkeeping Services | 214 | $1,483 | 40.7% |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts & Investments | 197 | $3,562 | 14.1% |
| Plumbing, Heating & Air-Conditioning Contractors | 185 | $1,518 | 15.7% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | 181 | $1,667 | 6.6% |
| Computer Systems Design Services | 170 | $5,050 | 37.0% |
| Accommodation | 157 | $922 | -13.0% |
| Child Day Care Services | 147 | $754 | 36.7% |
| Insurance Agencies & Brokerages | 143 | $1,757 | 36.1% |
| Performing Arts & Spectator Sports | 139 | $1,176 | 26.5% |
| Truck Transportation | 132 | $1,255 | 10.1% |
| Other Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 132 | $1,262 | 40.8% |
| Amusement, Gambling & Recreation | 129 | $577 | 6.2% |
| Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers | 121 | $1,300 | 3.6% |
| Janitorial Services | 119 | $582 | 21.2% |
| Nursing & Residential Care Facilities | 119 | $977 | 14.9% |
| General Automotive Repair | 117 | $1,185 | 7.5% |
| New Single-Family Housing Construction | 102 | $1,560 | 13.2% |
| Building Material & Garden Equipment Dealers | 100 | $972 | 7.7% |
| Health & Personal Care Stores | 97 | — | 0.9% |
| Gasoline Stations | 88 | — | 2.0% |
| Beauty Salons | 83 | $660 | 24.4% |
| Fitness & Recreational Sports Centers | 76 | $370 | 6.2% |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book & Music Stores | 74 | — | 5.2% |
| Specialized Design Services | 74 | $1,539 | 30.3% |
| Rental & Leasing Services | 68 | — | -9.2% |
| Veterinary Services | 66 | $1,256 | — |
| Publishing Industries | 64 | — | 18.2% |
| Motion Picture & Sound Recording | 60 | $1,008 | 23.8% |
| Furniture & Home Furnishings Stores | 59 | — | 0.3% |
| Fabricated Metal Product Mfg | 58 | $1,327 | 9.8% |
| Computer & Electronic Product Mfg | 54 | $2,734 | -0.2% |
| Food Manufacturing | 48 | $1,123 | -1.2% |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 47 | $2,582 | 7.3% |
| Support Activities for Transportation | 43 | $1,544 | 9.2% |
| General Merchandise Stores | 40 | — | 3.4% |
| Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction | 36 | $2,160 | 11.2% |
| Tax Preparation Services | 33 | $1,038 | 39.3% |
| Waste Management & Remediation Services | 32 | $1,562 | 7.8% |
| Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services | 30 | $3,383 | 23.7% |
| Printing & Related Support | 29 | $970 | -2.6% |
| Electronics & Appliance Stores | 28 | — | 5.5% |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil & Gas Extraction | 24 | $2,013 | 15.0% |
| Machinery Manufacturing | 23 | $1,840 | 16.7% |
| Furniture & Related Product Mfg | 23 | $1,482 | 8.9% |
| Couriers & Messengers | 19 | $952 | 9.0% |
| Chemical Manufacturing | 18 | $1,648 | 13.3% |
| Other Information Services | 18 | $5,880 | 34.6% |
| Utilities | 17 | $2,620 | 9.6% |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Mfg | 17 | $1,270 | 14.4% |
| Transportation Equipment Mfg | 17 | $2,146 | 3.5% |
| Oil & Gas Extraction | 10 | $2,177 | 12.0% |
| Wood Product Manufacturing | 10 | $1,018 | 13.1% |
| Electrical Equipment & Appliance Mfg | 9 | $1,851 | 9.3% |
| Mining (except Oil & Gas) | 8 | $1,708 | 5.4% |
| Warehousing & Storage | 8 | $1,157 | -7.2% |
| Support Activities for Mining | 6 | $2,257 | 22.1% |
| Hospitals | 6 | $1,863 | 16.6% |
| Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets | 5 | — | 37.7% |
| Funds, Trusts & Other Financial Vehicles | 4 | $2,334 | 40.1% |
Margin is national (owner-operator basis, IRS SOI); counts & wages are local. Wages shown at state level. See methodology.