Establishment counts and wages for 93 industries in St. Louis, MO-IL (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 | 10,427 | — | 34.9% |
| Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 7,057 | — | 39.7% |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 7,027 | — | 18.9% |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | 6,438 | — | 36.3% |
| Accommodation & Food Services | 6,384 | — | 1.9% |
| Construction (all) | 6,259 | — | 14.8% |
| Finance & Insurance | 4,913 | $2,171 | 20.2% |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | 4,066 | $1,528 | 15.7% |
| Administrative & Support & Waste Services | 3,755 | — | 19.8% |
| Administrative & Support Services | 3,485 | — | 21.2% |
| Real Estate & Rental and Leasing | 3,226 | $1,237 | 24.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 3,224 | — | 8.5% |
| Social Assistance | 3,169 | — | 36.7% |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic & Professional Orgs | 2,848 | — | 40.7% |
| Real Estate | 2,754 | — | 27.2% |
| Personal & Laundry Services | 2,146 | — | 24.4% |
| Full-Service Restaurants | 2,019 | — | 3.4% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | 1,964 | — | 7.5% |
| Construction of Buildings | 1,920 | — | 13.2% |
| Credit Intermediation & Related Activities | 1,630 | — | 18.3% |
| Automotive Repair & Maintenance | 1,581 | $1,056 | 8.0% |
| Legal Services | 1,532 | — | 43.8% |
| Insurance Agencies & Brokerages | 1,509 | — | 36.1% |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts & Investments | 1,342 | — | 14.1% |
| Truck Transportation | 1,330 | — | 10.1% |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | 1,244 | — | 21.6% |
| Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers | 1,099 | — | 35.0% |
| Landscaping Services | 1,092 | — | 21.2% |
| Information | 1,078 | — | 24.6% |
| Computer Systems Design Services | 1,019 | — | 37.0% |
| Offices of Dentists | 1,017 | $1,407 | 27.1% |
| Food & Beverage Retailers | 991 | — | 4.3% |
| Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers | 986 | — | 3.6% |
| Accounting, Tax Prep & Bookkeeping Services | 971 | — | 40.7% |
| Clothing & Accessories Stores | 954 | — | -2.8% |
| Educational Services | 924 | — | 29.4% |
| Gasoline Stations | 923 | — | 2.0% |
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers | 894 | — | 7.5% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | 877 | — | 6.6% |
| Amusement, Gambling & Recreation | 873 | — | 6.2% |
| Architectural, Engineering & Related Services | 857 | — | 31.9% |
| Plumbing, Heating & Air-Conditioning Contractors | 806 | — | 15.7% |
| General Automotive Repair | 776 | — | 7.5% |
| Nursing & Residential Care Facilities | 746 | — | 14.9% |
| Health & Personal Care Stores | 720 | — | 0.9% |
| Other Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 666 | — | 40.8% |
| Child Day Care Services | 660 | — | 36.7% |
| Beauty Salons | 654 | — | 24.4% |
| Building Material & Garden Equipment Dealers | 609 | — | 7.7% |
| Janitorial Services | 593 | — | 21.2% |
| General Merchandise Stores | 512 | — | 3.4% |
| Rental & Leasing Services | 454 | — | -9.2% |
| Fabricated Metal Product Mfg | 442 | — | 9.8% |
| Support Activities for Transportation | 411 | — | 9.2% |
| Accommodation | 404 | — | -13.0% |
| Fitness & Recreational Sports Centers | 402 | — | 6.2% |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book & Music Stores | 366 | — | 5.2% |
| Furniture & Home Furnishings Stores | 345 | — | 0.3% |
| New Single-Family Housing Construction | 335 | — | 13.2% |
| Performing Arts & Spectator Sports | 314 | — | 26.5% |
| Veterinary Services | 278 | — | — |
| Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction | 273 | — | 11.2% |
| Specialized Design Services | 271 | — | 30.3% |
| Waste Management & Remediation Services | 270 | — | 7.8% |
| Food Manufacturing | 217 | — | -1.2% |
| Printing & Related Support | 211 | — | -2.6% |
| Warehousing & Storage | 205 | — | -7.2% |
| Tax Preparation Services | 188 | — | 39.3% |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 183 | — | 7.3% |
| Publishing Industries | 179 | — | 18.2% |
| Electronics & Appliance Stores | 172 | — | 5.5% |
| Machinery Manufacturing | 170 | — | 16.7% |
| Utilities | 156 | — | 9.6% |
| Chemical Manufacturing | 149 | — | 13.3% |
| Motion Picture & Sound Recording | 146 | — | 23.8% |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Mfg | 133 | — | 14.4% |
| Couriers & Messengers | 114 | — | 9.0% |
| Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services | 112 | — | 23.7% |
| Furniture & Related Product Mfg | 87 | — | 8.9% |
| Transportation Equipment Mfg | 81 | — | 3.5% |
| Hospitals | 74 | — | 16.6% |
| Other Information Services | 67 | — | 34.6% |
| Electrical Equipment & Appliance Mfg | 65 | — | 9.3% |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil & Gas Extraction | 63 | — | 15.0% |
| Wood Product Manufacturing | 63 | — | 13.1% |
| Mining (except Oil & Gas) | 57 | — | 5.4% |
| Computer & Electronic Product Mfg | 55 | — | -0.2% |
| Primary Metal Manufacturing | 36 | — | 16.2% |
| Pipeline Transportation | 24 | — | -0.6% |
| Water Transportation | 19 | — | -1.3% |
| Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets | 18 | — | 37.7% |
| Funds, Trusts & Other Financial Vehicles | 9 | — | 40.1% |
| 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.