Establishment counts and wages for 94 industries in Virginia (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 | 32,231 | $2,614 | 39.7% |
| Health Care & Social Assistance | 23,812 | $1,272 | 34.9% |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 23,627 | $1,164 | 18.9% |
| Construction (all) | 21,118 | $1,514 | 14.8% |
| Accommodation & Food Services | 19,418 | $539 | 1.9% |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | 17,305 | $1,488 | 36.3% |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | 13,057 | $1,414 | 15.7% |
| Real Estate & Rental and Leasing | 11,611 | $1,505 | 24.3% |
| Administrative & Support & Waste Services | 11,577 | $1,227 | 19.8% |
| Administrative & Support Services | 10,896 | $1,221 | 21.2% |
| Finance & Insurance | 10,642 | $2,483 | 20.2% |
| Real Estate | 10,362 | $1,561 | 27.2% |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic & Professional Orgs | 9,765 | $1,670 | 40.7% |
| Computer Systems Design Services | 9,439 | $3,051 | 37.0% |
| Personal & Laundry Services | 7,933 | $763 | 24.4% |
| Full-Service Restaurants | 7,154 | $555 | 3.4% |
| Construction of Buildings | 6,882 | $1,715 | 13.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 6,529 | $2,108 | 8.5% |
| Social Assistance | 4,487 | $700 | 36.7% |
| Automotive Repair & Maintenance | 4,416 | $1,061 | 8.0% |
| Credit Intermediation & Related Activities | 4,398 | $2,467 | 18.3% |
| Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers | 4,254 | $1,659 | 35.0% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | 4,170 | $2,149 | 7.5% |
| Legal Services | 4,090 | $2,245 | 43.8% |
| Information | 4,006 | $2,846 | 24.6% |
| Food & Beverage Retailers | 3,938 | $624 | 4.3% |
| Architectural, Engineering & Related Services | 3,485 | $2,396 | 31.9% |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | 3,465 | $702 | 21.6% |
| Offices of Dentists | 3,402 | $1,393 | 27.1% |
| Truck Transportation | 3,387 | $1,181 | 10.1% |
| Educational Services | 3,269 | $1,026 | 29.4% |
| Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers | 3,238 | $1,263 | 3.6% |
| Landscaping Services | 3,096 | $955 | 21.2% |
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers | 3,086 | — | 7.5% |
| Accounting, Tax Prep & Bookkeeping Services | 3,037 | $2,105 | 40.7% |
| Clothing & Accessories Stores | 2,929 | — | -2.8% |
| Gasoline Stations | 2,817 | — | 2.0% |
| Plumbing, Heating & Air-Conditioning Contractors | 2,765 | $1,423 | 15.7% |
| Other Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 2,734 | $1,688 | 40.8% |
| Insurance Agencies & Brokerages | 2,728 | $1,905 | 36.1% |
| Beauty Salons | 2,602 | $738 | 24.4% |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts & Investments | 2,527 | $4,424 | 14.1% |
| General Automotive Repair | 2,297 | $1,154 | 7.5% |
| Amusement, Gambling & Recreation | 2,284 | $482 | 6.2% |
| Janitorial Services | 2,136 | $572 | 21.2% |
| Health & Personal Care Stores | 2,028 | — | 0.9% |
| Child Day Care Services | 1,977 | $624 | 36.7% |
| Nursing & Residential Care Facilities | 1,886 | $876 | 14.9% |
| Accommodation | 1,867 | $711 | -13.0% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | 1,783 | $1,564 | 6.6% |
| Building Material & Garden Equipment Dealers | 1,641 | $779 | 7.7% |
| General Merchandise Stores | 1,572 | — | 3.4% |
| New Single-Family Housing Construction | 1,424 | $1,665 | 13.2% |
| Furniture & Home Furnishings Stores | 1,259 | — | 0.3% |
| Fitness & Recreational Sports Centers | 1,220 | $363 | 6.2% |
| Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction | 1,179 | $1,631 | 11.2% |
| Rental & Leasing Services | 1,159 | $1,252 | -9.2% |
| Support Activities for Transportation | 1,069 | $1,354 | 9.2% |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book & Music Stores | 1,052 | — | 5.2% |
| Veterinary Services | 992 | $1,060 | — |
| Performing Arts & Spectator Sports | 953 | $1,855 | 26.5% |
| Publishing Industries | 837 | — | 18.2% |
| Specialized Design Services | 747 | $2,680 | 30.3% |
| Fabricated Metal Product Mfg | 722 | $1,482 | 9.8% |
| Waste Management & Remediation Services | 681 | $1,367 | 7.8% |
| Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services | 641 | $3,586 | 23.7% |
| Tax Preparation Services | 625 | $843 | 39.3% |
| Food Manufacturing | 523 | $1,127 | -1.2% |
| Electronics & Appliance Stores | 508 | — | 5.5% |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 452 | $1,500 | 7.3% |
| Warehousing & Storage | 439 | $1,100 | -7.2% |
| Printing & Related Support | 421 | $1,052 | -2.6% |
| Wood Product Manufacturing | 411 | $1,094 | 13.1% |
| Motion Picture & Sound Recording | 407 | $979 | 23.8% |
| Utilities | 377 | $2,556 | 9.6% |
| Other Information Services | 353 | $2,931 | 34.6% |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Mfg | 351 | $1,327 | 14.4% |
| Couriers & Messengers | 349 | $840 | 9.0% |
| Furniture & Related Product Mfg | 321 | $1,004 | 8.9% |
| Machinery Manufacturing | 252 | $1,525 | 16.7% |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil & Gas Extraction | 237 | $1,761 | 15.0% |
| Chemical Manufacturing | 196 | $1,837 | 13.3% |
| Computer & Electronic Product Mfg | 196 | $2,501 | -0.2% |
| Transportation Equipment Mfg | 173 | $1,522 | 3.5% |
| Mining (except Oil & Gas) | 164 | $1,751 | 5.4% |
| Hospitals | 134 | $1,546 | 16.6% |
| Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets | 90 | $2,205 | 37.7% |
| Electrical Equipment & Appliance Mfg | 86 | $1,496 | 9.3% |
| Pipeline Transportation | 61 | $2,748 | -0.6% |
| Support Activities for Mining | 59 | $1,687 | 22.1% |
| Water Transportation | 45 | $3,853 | -1.3% |
| Primary Metal Manufacturing | 35 | $1,618 | 16.2% |
| Funds, Trusts & Other Financial Vehicles | 26 | — | 40.1% |
| Oil & Gas Extraction | 14 | $2,291 | 12.0% |
Margin is national (owner-operator basis, IRS SOI); counts & wages are local. Wages shown at state level. See methodology.