Establishment counts and wages for 89 industries in Wilmington, NC (metro), with each industry's national profit margin. Public-domain Census, BLS & IRS data.
| Industry | Establishments | Avg wkly wage | Net margin (nat'l) |
|---|
| Construction (all) | 1,734 | $1,300 | 14.8% |
| Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 1,541 | $1,906 | 39.7% |
| Accommodation & Food Services | 1,360 | $479 | 1.9% |
| Health Care & Social Assistance | 1,353 | $1,276 | 34.9% |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 1,170 | $805 | 18.9% |
| Real Estate & Rental and Leasing | 1,089 | $1,119 | 24.3% |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | 1,025 | $1,386 | 36.3% |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | 985 | $1,182 | 15.7% |
| Real Estate | 967 | $1,118 | 27.2% |
| Administrative & Support & Waste Services | 816 | — | 19.8% |
| Administrative & Support Services | 767 | $939 | 21.2% |
| Finance & Insurance | 645 | $2,024 | 20.2% |
| Construction of Buildings | 640 | $1,463 | 13.2% |
| Full-Service Restaurants | 521 | $513 | 3.4% |
| Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers | 519 | $1,134 | 35.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 468 | $1,513 | 8.5% |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic & Professional Orgs | 400 | $739 | 40.7% |
| Personal & Laundry Services | 399 | $636 | 24.4% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | 305 | $1,653 | 7.5% |
| New Single-Family Housing Construction | 304 | $1,388 | 13.2% |
| Legal Services | 273 | $1,505 | 43.8% |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | 267 | $552 | 21.6% |
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers | 262 | — | 7.5% |
| Credit Intermediation & Related Activities | 257 | $1,988 | 18.3% |
| Landscaping Services | 257 | $847 | 21.2% |
| Social Assistance | 247 | — | 36.7% |
| Automotive Repair & Maintenance | 246 | $1,027 | 8.0% |
| Clothing & Accessories Stores | 237 | — | -2.8% |
| Plumbing, Heating & Air-Conditioning Contractors | 232 | — | 15.7% |
| Architectural, Engineering & Related Services | 220 | $1,668 | 31.9% |
| Food & Beverage Retailers | 211 | $544 | 4.3% |
| Accounting, Tax Prep & Bookkeeping Services | 205 | $1,257 | 40.7% |
| Offices of Dentists | 188 | $1,381 | 27.1% |
| Amusement, Gambling & Recreation | 187 | $547 | 6.2% |
| Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers | 183 | $1,350 | 3.6% |
| Information | 183 | — | 24.6% |
| Insurance Agencies & Brokerages | 180 | $1,530 | 36.1% |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts & Investments | 161 | — | 14.1% |
| Gasoline Stations | 155 | — | 2.0% |
| Other Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 153 | $1,179 | 40.8% |
| Educational Services | 151 | $754 | 29.4% |
| Truck Transportation | 150 | $1,121 | 10.1% |
| Health & Personal Care Stores | 136 | — | 0.9% |
| Building Material & Garden Equipment Dealers | 132 | $793 | 7.7% |
| Janitorial Services | 129 | $532 | 21.2% |
| Beauty Salons | 124 | $636 | 24.4% |
| Computer Systems Design Services | 123 | $2,033 | 37.0% |
| General Automotive Repair | 121 | — | 7.5% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | 117 | $1,224 | 6.6% |
| General Merchandise Stores | 114 | — | 3.4% |
| Rental & Leasing Services | 113 | — | -9.2% |
| Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction | 109 | $1,427 | 11.2% |
| Furniture & Home Furnishings Stores | 109 | — | 0.3% |
| Accommodation | 103 | $551 | -13.0% |
| Child Day Care Services | 92 | $558 | 36.7% |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book & Music Stores | 80 | — | 5.2% |
| Nursing & Residential Care Facilities | 76 | — | 14.9% |
| Specialized Design Services | 72 | — | 30.3% |
| Support Activities for Transportation | 67 | — | 9.2% |
| Performing Arts & Spectator Sports | 67 | — | 26.5% |
| Fitness & Recreational Sports Centers | 63 | $328 | 6.2% |
| Veterinary Services | 61 | $1,161 | — |
| Waste Management & Remediation Services | 49 | — | 7.8% |
| Fabricated Metal Product Mfg | 48 | $1,332 | 9.8% |
| Motion Picture & Sound Recording | 44 | — | 23.8% |
| Tax Preparation Services | 39 | — | 39.3% |
| Publishing Industries | 37 | — | 18.2% |
| Printing & Related Support | 36 | — | -2.6% |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 35 | — | 7.3% |
| Food Manufacturing | 31 | $753 | -1.2% |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Mfg | 29 | $1,715 | 14.4% |
| Electronics & Appliance Stores | 28 | — | 5.5% |
| Furniture & Related Product Mfg | 24 | — | 8.9% |
| Warehousing & Storage | 23 | — | -7.2% |
| Utilities | 22 | — | 9.6% |
| Chemical Manufacturing | 17 | — | 13.3% |
| Machinery Manufacturing | 16 | — | 16.7% |
| Wood Product Manufacturing | 15 | — | 13.1% |
| Couriers & Messengers | 15 | — | 9.0% |
| Other Information Services | 12 | — | 34.6% |
| Transportation Equipment Mfg | 9 | — | 3.5% |
| Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services | 9 | $2,731 | 23.7% |
| Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets | 9 | — | 37.7% |
| Computer & Electronic Product Mfg | 8 | — | -0.2% |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil & Gas Extraction | 5 | — | 15.0% |
| Mining (except Oil & Gas) | 5 | — | 5.4% |
| Hospitals | 5 | — | 16.6% |
| Water Transportation | 3 | — | -1.3% |
| Funds, Trusts & Other Financial Vehicles | 3 | — | 40.1% |
Margin is national (owner-operator basis, IRS SOI); counts & wages are local. Wages shown at state level. See methodology.