Establishment counts and wages for 90 industries in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA (metro), with each industry's national profit margin. Public-domain Census, BLS & IRS data.
| Industry | Establishments | Avg wkly wage | Net margin (nat'l) |
|---|
| Health Care & Social Assistance | 1,919 | $1,130 | 34.9% |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 1,430 | $729 | 18.9% |
| Accommodation & Food Services | 1,409 | $423 | 1.9% |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | 1,275 | $1,469 | 36.3% |
| Construction (all) | 1,092 | $1,367 | 14.8% |
| Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 1,005 | — | 39.7% |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | 724 | $1,317 | 15.7% |
| Administrative & Support & Waste Services | 678 | $802 | 19.8% |
| Finance & Insurance | 667 | $1,607 | 20.2% |
| Administrative & Support Services | 605 | $761 | 21.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 545 | $1,368 | 8.5% |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic & Professional Orgs | 543 | $590 | 40.7% |
| Full-Service Restaurants | 528 | $407 | 3.4% |
| Personal & Laundry Services | 501 | — | 24.4% |
| Real Estate & Rental and Leasing | 424 | $978 | 24.3% |
| Social Assistance | 420 | $675 | 36.7% |
| Food & Beverage Retailers | 405 | $501 | 4.3% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | 342 | $1,421 | 7.5% |
| Real Estate | 333 | $905 | 27.2% |
| Automotive Repair & Maintenance | 324 | $922 | 8.0% |
| Construction of Buildings | 308 | — | 13.2% |
| Legal Services | 308 | $1,683 | 43.8% |
| Truck Transportation | 306 | $1,293 | 10.1% |
| Credit Intermediation & Related Activities | 280 | $1,436 | 18.3% |
| Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers | 266 | $1,133 | 3.6% |
| Information | 236 | $1,296 | 24.6% |
| Gasoline Stations | 231 | — | 2.0% |
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers | 215 | — | 7.5% |
| Nursing & Residential Care Facilities | 208 | $853 | 14.9% |
| Landscaping Services | 206 | — | 21.2% |
| Beauty Salons | 200 | $525 | 24.4% |
| General Automotive Repair | 193 | $944 | 7.5% |
| Insurance Agencies & Brokerages | 191 | $1,395 | 36.1% |
| Accounting, Tax Prep & Bookkeeping Services | 188 | $1,148 | 40.7% |
| Health & Personal Care Stores | 183 | — | 0.9% |
| Offices of Dentists | 181 | $1,136 | 27.1% |
| Child Day Care Services | 180 | $594 | 36.7% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | 177 | — | 6.6% |
| Plumbing, Heating & Air-Conditioning Contractors | 175 | — | 15.7% |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | 173 | $584 | 21.6% |
| Clothing & Accessories Stores | 172 | — | -2.8% |
| Educational Services | 140 | $970 | 29.4% |
| Building Material & Garden Equipment Dealers | 138 | $729 | 7.7% |
| Amusement, Gambling & Recreation | 134 | $411 | 6.2% |
| General Merchandise Stores | 127 | — | 3.4% |
| Architectural, Engineering & Related Services | 125 | $1,671 | 31.9% |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts & Investments | 122 | — | 14.1% |
| Fabricated Metal Product Mfg | 108 | $1,431 | 9.8% |
| Other Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 106 | $1,105 | 40.8% |
| Janitorial Services | 102 | — | 21.2% |
| Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers | 99 | — | 35.0% |
| Accommodation | 92 | $593 | -13.0% |
| Rental & Leasing Services | 90 | $1,089 | -9.2% |
| Warehousing & Storage | 84 | — | -7.2% |
| Furniture & Home Furnishings Stores | 74 | — | 0.3% |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book & Music Stores | 74 | — | 5.2% |
| Computer Systems Design Services | 73 | $1,665 | 37.0% |
| Waste Management & Remediation Services | 73 | $1,291 | 7.8% |
| Support Activities for Transportation | 70 | — | 9.2% |
| Food Manufacturing | 68 | — | -1.2% |
| New Single-Family Housing Construction | 61 | — | 13.2% |
| Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction | 60 | — | 11.2% |
| Fitness & Recreational Sports Centers | 58 | — | 6.2% |
| Veterinary Services | 55 | $1,084 | — |
| Printing & Related Support | 51 | — | -2.6% |
| Tax Preparation Services | 47 | — | 39.3% |
| Utilities | 43 | $2,703 | 9.6% |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Mfg | 42 | $1,249 | 14.4% |
| Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services | 40 | — | 23.7% |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil & Gas Extraction | 39 | — | 15.0% |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 33 | $1,162 | 7.3% |
| Couriers & Messengers | 31 | $914 | 9.0% |
| Other Information Services | 31 | $547 | 34.6% |
| Performing Arts & Spectator Sports | 30 | — | 26.5% |
| Electronics & Appliance Stores | 27 | — | 5.5% |
| Chemical Manufacturing | 25 | — | 13.3% |
| Machinery Manufacturing | 23 | — | 16.7% |
| Specialized Design Services | 22 | — | 30.3% |
| Wood Product Manufacturing | 21 | $1,005 | 13.1% |
| Mining (except Oil & Gas) | 20 | — | 5.4% |
| Furniture & Related Product Mfg | 19 | $1,064 | 8.9% |
| Publishing Industries | 16 | — | 18.2% |
| Motion Picture & Sound Recording | 16 | — | 23.8% |
| Hospitals | 16 | $1,310 | 16.6% |
| Support Activities for Mining | 13 | — | 22.1% |
| Transportation Equipment Mfg | 13 | — | 3.5% |
| Oil & Gas Extraction | 6 | — | 12.0% |
| Electrical Equipment & Appliance Mfg | 6 | — | 9.3% |
| Primary Metal Manufacturing | 5 | — | 16.2% |
| Pipeline Transportation | 5 | — | -0.6% |
Margin is national (owner-operator basis, IRS SOI); counts & wages are local. Wages shown at state level. See methodology.