Establishment counts and wages for 93 industries in Tennessee (state), 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 | 17,524 | $1,317 | 34.9% |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 15,554 | $976 | 18.9% |
| Accommodation & Food Services | 15,443 | $528 | 1.9% |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | 12,705 | $1,517 | 36.3% |
| Construction (all) | 12,692 | $1,530 | 14.8% |
| Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 12,568 | $2,018 | 39.7% |
| Finance & Insurance | 9,913 | $2,106 | 20.2% |
| Administrative & Support & Waste Services | 8,258 | $989 | 19.8% |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | 8,255 | $1,423 | 15.7% |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic & Professional Orgs | 7,721 | $1,045 | 40.7% |
| Administrative & Support Services | 7,612 | $957 | 21.2% |
| Real Estate & Rental and Leasing | 7,143 | $1,364 | 24.3% |
| Wholesale Trade | 6,463 | $1,840 | 8.5% |
| Real Estate | 5,908 | $1,392 | 27.2% |
| Full-Service Restaurants | 4,962 | $555 | 3.4% |
| Credit Intermediation & Related Activities | 4,957 | $1,814 | 18.3% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | 4,222 | $1,861 | 7.5% |
| Personal & Laundry Services | 4,062 | $748 | 24.4% |
| Construction of Buildings | 3,751 | $1,741 | 13.2% |
| Gasoline Stations | 3,442 | — | 2.0% |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | 3,294 | $1,366 | 21.6% |
| Social Assistance | 3,171 | $674 | 36.7% |
| Information | 2,980 | $2,223 | 24.6% |
| Automotive Repair & Maintenance | 2,943 | $1,049 | 8.0% |
| Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers | 2,889 | $1,335 | 3.6% |
| Food & Beverage Retailers | 2,836 | $586 | 4.3% |
| Truck Transportation | 2,768 | $1,332 | 10.1% |
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers | 2,648 | — | 7.5% |
| Clothing & Accessories Stores | 2,612 | — | -2.8% |
| Legal Services | 2,605 | $2,011 | 43.8% |
| Insurance Agencies & Brokerages | 2,565 | $1,898 | 36.1% |
| Offices of Dentists | 2,225 | $1,263 | 27.1% |
| Landscaping Services | 1,991 | $946 | 21.2% |
| Accounting, Tax Prep & Bookkeeping Services | 1,933 | $2,250 | 40.7% |
| Plumbing, Heating & Air-Conditioning Contractors | 1,899 | $1,452 | 15.7% |
| General Merchandise Stores | 1,881 | — | 3.4% |
| Health & Personal Care Stores | 1,872 | — | 0.9% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | 1,780 | $1,728 | 6.6% |
| Accommodation | 1,730 | $768 | -13.0% |
| Educational Services | 1,700 | $1,173 | 29.4% |
| Building Material & Garden Equipment Dealers | 1,687 | $888 | 7.7% |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts & Investments | 1,637 | $4,145 | 14.1% |
| Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers | 1,637 | $1,534 | 35.0% |
| Architectural, Engineering & Related Services | 1,636 | $2,092 | 31.9% |
| Amusement, Gambling & Recreation | 1,628 | $529 | 6.2% |
| Performing Arts & Spectator Sports | 1,513 | $3,297 | 26.5% |
| Computer Systems Design Services | 1,500 | $2,360 | 37.0% |
| Nursing & Residential Care Facilities | 1,479 | $855 | 14.9% |
| General Automotive Repair | 1,332 | $1,105 | 7.5% |
| Child Day Care Services | 1,242 | $557 | 36.7% |
| Rental & Leasing Services | 1,202 | $1,275 | -9.2% |
| Janitorial Services | 1,182 | $591 | 21.2% |
| Other Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 1,146 | $1,072 | 40.8% |
| Beauty Salons | 1,062 | $757 | 24.4% |
| Fabricated Metal Product Mfg | 1,036 | $1,560 | 9.8% |
| Furniture & Home Furnishings Stores | 998 | — | 0.3% |
| New Single-Family Housing Construction | 901 | $1,693 | 13.2% |
| Support Activities for Transportation | 889 | $1,401 | 9.2% |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book & Music Stores | 833 | — | 5.2% |
| Fitness & Recreational Sports Centers | 786 | $387 | 6.2% |
| Veterinary Services | 720 | $969 | — |
| Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction | 686 | $1,703 | 11.2% |
| Waste Management & Remediation Services | 646 | $1,571 | 7.8% |
| Motion Picture & Sound Recording | 631 | $1,799 | 23.8% |
| Warehousing & Storage | 605 | $1,104 | -7.2% |
| Couriers & Messengers | 536 | $1,590 | 9.0% |
| Publishing Industries | 536 | — | 18.2% |
| Printing & Related Support | 491 | $1,171 | -2.6% |
| Food Manufacturing | 464 | $1,290 | -1.2% |
| Specialized Design Services | 437 | $1,212 | 30.3% |
| Wood Product Manufacturing | 435 | $1,186 | 13.1% |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 433 | $1,553 | 7.3% |
| Tax Preparation Services | 406 | $790 | 39.3% |
| Machinery Manufacturing | 390 | $1,359 | 16.7% |
| Electronics & Appliance Stores | 368 | — | 5.5% |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Mfg | 351 | $1,441 | 14.4% |
| Transportation Equipment Mfg | 328 | $1,464 | 3.5% |
| Chemical Manufacturing | 307 | $1,843 | 13.3% |
| Furniture & Related Product Mfg | 290 | $1,021 | 8.9% |
| Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services | 248 | $2,882 | 23.7% |
| Utilities | 197 | $2,036 | 9.6% |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil & Gas Extraction | 182 | $1,929 | 15.0% |
| Other Information Services | 178 | $2,220 | 34.6% |
| Hospitals | 169 | $1,553 | 16.6% |
| Mining (except Oil & Gas) | 153 | $1,927 | 5.4% |
| Computer & Electronic Product Mfg | 111 | $1,717 | -0.2% |
| Primary Metal Manufacturing | 102 | $1,588 | 16.2% |
| Electrical Equipment & Appliance Mfg | 102 | $1,584 | 9.3% |
| Pipeline Transportation | 58 | $2,971 | -0.6% |
| Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets | 33 | $2,107 | 37.7% |
| Support Activities for Mining | 27 | $1,886 | 22.1% |
| Funds, Trusts & Other Financial Vehicles | 18 | $2,369 | 40.1% |
| Water Transportation | 16 | $2,111 | -1.3% |
Margin is national (owner-operator basis, IRS SOI); counts & wages are local. Wages shown at state level. See methodology.