Establishment counts and wages for 94 industries in Texas (state), 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 | 83,842 | $2,356 | 39.7% |
| Health Care & Social Assistance | 80,576 | $1,185 | 34.9% |
| Accommodation & Food Services | 66,844 | $524 | 1.9% |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | 62,312 | $1,284 | 36.3% |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 59,218 | $1,044 | 18.9% |
| Construction (all) | 56,287 | $1,604 | 14.8% |
| Finance & Insurance | 42,205 | $2,301 | 20.2% |
| Real Estate & Rental and Leasing | 38,872 | $1,583 | 24.3% |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | 35,485 | $1,414 | 15.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 33,316 | $2,089 | 8.5% |
| Administrative & Support & Waste Services | 32,936 | $1,183 | 19.8% |
| Real Estate | 32,915 | $1,578 | 27.2% |
| Administrative & Support Services | 30,625 | $1,166 | 21.2% |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic & Professional Orgs | 21,389 | $1,193 | 40.7% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | 21,001 | $2,117 | 7.5% |
| Full-Service Restaurants | 20,819 | $551 | 3.4% |
| Personal & Laundry Services | 19,383 | $757 | 24.4% |
| Credit Intermediation & Related Activities | 16,505 | $2,110 | 18.3% |
| Construction of Buildings | 16,334 | $1,912 | 13.2% |
| Legal Services | 15,206 | $2,518 | 43.8% |
| Computer Systems Design Services | 14,905 | $2,906 | 37.0% |
| Truck Transportation | 14,177 | $1,430 | 10.1% |
| Automotive Repair & Maintenance | 13,817 | $1,051 | 8.0% |
| Social Assistance | 12,842 | $599 | 36.7% |
| Insurance Agencies & Brokerages | 12,210 | $1,835 | 36.1% |
| Offices of Dentists | 11,902 | $1,207 | 27.1% |
| Information | 11,777 | $2,539 | 24.6% |
| Food & Beverage Retailers | 11,504 | $665 | 4.3% |
| Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers | 11,405 | $1,808 | 35.0% |
| Accounting, Tax Prep & Bookkeeping Services | 11,224 | $1,826 | 40.7% |
| Gasoline Stations | 10,670 | — | 2.0% |
| Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers | 10,604 | $1,378 | 3.6% |
| Clothing & Accessories Stores | 10,558 | — | -2.8% |
| Architectural, Engineering & Related Services | 10,351 | $2,344 | 31.9% |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts & Investments | 9,871 | $4,040 | 14.1% |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | 9,823 | $887 | 21.6% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | 9,159 | $1,942 | 6.6% |
| Plumbing, Heating & Air-Conditioning Contractors | 8,966 | $1,443 | 15.7% |
| Educational Services | 8,966 | $1,153 | 29.4% |
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers | 8,831 | — | 7.5% |
| Health & Personal Care Stores | 7,284 | — | 0.9% |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil & Gas Extraction | 7,174 | $3,114 | 15.0% |
| Accommodation | 6,596 | $746 | -13.0% |
| Amusement, Gambling & Recreation | 6,526 | $549 | 6.2% |
| General Automotive Repair | 6,340 | $1,164 | 7.5% |
| Child Day Care Services | 6,242 | $553 | 36.7% |
| Beauty Salons | 5,740 | $711 | 24.4% |
| Other Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 5,707 | $1,348 | 40.8% |
| Rental & Leasing Services | 5,595 | $1,545 | -9.2% |
| Landscaping Services | 5,568 | $992 | 21.2% |
| General Merchandise Stores | 5,530 | — | 3.4% |
| Support Activities for Transportation | 5,497 | $1,386 | 9.2% |
| Building Material & Garden Equipment Dealers | 5,329 | $888 | 7.7% |
| New Single-Family Housing Construction | 4,840 | $2,033 | 13.2% |
| Nursing & Residential Care Facilities | 4,710 | $839 | 14.9% |
| Support Activities for Mining | 4,682 | $2,407 | 22.1% |
| Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction | 4,468 | $1,768 | 11.2% |
| Fabricated Metal Product Mfg | 4,368 | $1,523 | 9.8% |
| Janitorial Services | 3,858 | $601 | 21.2% |
| Furniture & Home Furnishings Stores | 3,492 | — | 0.3% |
| Fitness & Recreational Sports Centers | 3,465 | $446 | 6.2% |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book & Music Stores | 2,817 | — | 5.2% |
| Veterinary Services | 2,816 | $1,099 | — |
| Performing Arts & Spectator Sports | 2,774 | $2,182 | 26.5% |
| Tax Preparation Services | 2,566 | $1,204 | 39.3% |
| Specialized Design Services | 2,461 | $1,434 | 30.3% |
| Waste Management & Remediation Services | 2,311 | $1,501 | 7.8% |
| Food Manufacturing | 2,276 | $1,106 | -1.2% |
| Publishing Industries | 2,214 | — | 18.2% |
| Utilities | 2,206 | $2,687 | 9.6% |
| Warehousing & Storage | 2,003 | $1,064 | -7.2% |
| Oil & Gas Extraction | 1,994 | $4,822 | 12.0% |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 1,704 | $1,430 | 7.3% |
| Printing & Related Support | 1,669 | $1,100 | -2.6% |
| Machinery Manufacturing | 1,633 | $1,912 | 16.7% |
| Electronics & Appliance Stores | 1,620 | — | 5.5% |
| Motion Picture & Sound Recording | 1,521 | $869 | 23.8% |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Mfg | 1,486 | $1,457 | 14.4% |
| Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services | 1,412 | $3,360 | 23.7% |
| Chemical Manufacturing | 1,277 | $2,616 | 13.3% |
| Couriers & Messengers | 1,176 | $960 | 9.0% |
| Furniture & Related Product Mfg | 862 | $1,112 | 8.9% |
| Other Information Services | 848 | $2,733 | 34.6% |
| Computer & Electronic Product Mfg | 838 | $3,032 | -0.2% |
| Wood Product Manufacturing | 767 | $1,216 | 13.1% |
| Pipeline Transportation | 763 | $3,679 | -0.6% |
| Transportation Equipment Mfg | 747 | $1,991 | 3.5% |
| Hospitals | 712 | $1,529 | 16.6% |
| Mining (except Oil & Gas) | 498 | $1,760 | 5.4% |
| Electrical Equipment & Appliance Mfg | 420 | $1,864 | 9.3% |
| Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets | 362 | $2,840 | 37.7% |
| Primary Metal Manufacturing | 252 | $1,711 | 16.2% |
| Funds, Trusts & Other Financial Vehicles | 204 | $4,841 | 40.1% |
| Water Transportation | 154 | $2,352 | -1.3% |
Margin is national (owner-operator basis, IRS SOI); counts & wages are local. Wages shown at state level. See methodology.