Establishment counts and wages for 89 industries in Winston-Salem, 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) | 1,692 | $1,311 | 14.8% |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 1,592 | $782 | 18.9% |
| Health Care & Social Assistance | 1,353 | $1,340 | 34.9% |
| Accommodation & Food Services | 1,344 | $454 | 1.9% |
| Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 1,282 | — | 39.7% |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | 1,064 | $1,220 | 15.7% |
| Administrative & Support & Waste Services | 924 | $918 | 19.8% |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | 897 | $1,486 | 36.3% |
| Administrative & Support Services | 849 | — | 21.2% |
| Finance & Insurance | 774 | $2,093 | 20.2% |
| Real Estate & Rental and Leasing | 726 | $1,125 | 24.3% |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic & Professional Orgs | 723 | $873 | 40.7% |
| Wholesale Trade | 652 | — | 8.5% |
| Real Estate | 639 | — | 27.2% |
| Construction of Buildings | 541 | $1,577 | 13.2% |
| Full-Service Restaurants | 511 | — | 3.4% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | 393 | $1,452 | 7.5% |
| Personal & Laundry Services | 378 | $676 | 24.4% |
| Automotive Repair & Maintenance | 372 | $809 | 8.0% |
| Landscaping Services | 320 | $908 | 21.2% |
| Social Assistance | 313 | — | 36.7% |
| Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers | 290 | $1,107 | 3.6% |
| Credit Intermediation & Related Activities | 286 | $2,059 | 18.3% |
| Gasoline Stations | 283 | — | 2.0% |
| Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers | 276 | — | 35.0% |
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers | 267 | — | 7.5% |
| Insurance Agencies & Brokerages | 266 | — | 36.1% |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | 260 | $632 | 21.6% |
| Food & Beverage Retailers | 259 | — | 4.3% |
| Plumbing, Heating & Air-Conditioning Contractors | 252 | — | 15.7% |
| Truck Transportation | 250 | — | 10.1% |
| Legal Services | 232 | $1,666 | 43.8% |
| Accounting, Tax Prep & Bookkeeping Services | 216 | $1,238 | 40.7% |
| Clothing & Accessories Stores | 213 | — | -2.8% |
| General Automotive Repair | 201 | $971 | 7.5% |
| Health & Personal Care Stores | 187 | — | 0.9% |
| New Single-Family Housing Construction | 184 | — | 13.2% |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts & Investments | 184 | — | 14.1% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | 183 | — | 6.6% |
| Offices of Dentists | 176 | $1,450 | 27.1% |
| Information | 175 | $1,611 | 24.6% |
| Amusement, Gambling & Recreation | 169 | — | 6.2% |
| General Merchandise Stores | 166 | — | 3.4% |
| Architectural, Engineering & Related Services | 160 | $1,579 | 31.9% |
| Building Material & Garden Equipment Dealers | 158 | $896 | 7.7% |
| Educational Services | 155 | $2,346 | 29.4% |
| Computer Systems Design Services | 135 | $1,686 | 37.0% |
| Nursing & Residential Care Facilities | 134 | $776 | 14.9% |
| Janitorial Services | 122 | $502 | 21.2% |
| Fabricated Metal Product Mfg | 119 | $1,249 | 9.8% |
| Child Day Care Services | 119 | $534 | 36.7% |
| Beauty Salons | 118 | — | 24.4% |
| Other Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 115 | — | 40.8% |
| Furniture & Home Furnishings Stores | 105 | — | 0.3% |
| Fitness & Recreational Sports Centers | 92 | — | 6.2% |
| Accommodation | 91 | — | -13.0% |
| Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction | 87 | $1,403 | 11.2% |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book & Music Stores | 87 | — | 5.2% |
| Support Activities for Transportation | 86 | — | 9.2% |
| Rental & Leasing Services | 79 | — | -9.2% |
| Performing Arts & Spectator Sports | 78 | — | 26.5% |
| Waste Management & Remediation Services | 75 | — | 7.8% |
| Specialized Design Services | 72 | — | 30.3% |
| Veterinary Services | 68 | — | — |
| Tax Preparation Services | 64 | — | 39.3% |
| Food Manufacturing | 49 | — | -1.2% |
| Printing & Related Support | 49 | — | -2.6% |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 49 | — | 7.3% |
| Publishing Industries | 44 | — | 18.2% |
| Machinery Manufacturing | 43 | — | 16.7% |
| Wood Product Manufacturing | 42 | — | 13.1% |
| Furniture & Related Product Mfg | 41 | — | 8.9% |
| Warehousing & Storage | 36 | — | -7.2% |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Mfg | 35 | — | 14.4% |
| Transportation Equipment Mfg | 30 | — | 3.5% |
| Electronics & Appliance Stores | 28 | — | 5.5% |
| Utilities | 23 | — | 9.6% |
| Chemical Manufacturing | 21 | — | 13.3% |
| Couriers & Messengers | 19 | — | 9.0% |
| Motion Picture & Sound Recording | 19 | — | 23.8% |
| Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services | 15 | — | 23.7% |
| Electrical Equipment & Appliance Mfg | 11 | — | 9.3% |
| Other Information Services | 11 | — | 34.6% |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil & Gas Extraction | 9 | — | 15.0% |
| Computer & Electronic Product Mfg | 9 | — | -0.2% |
| Hospitals | 9 | — | 16.6% |
| Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets | 8 | $2,640 | 37.7% |
| Mining (except Oil & Gas) | 7 | — | 5.4% |
| Primary Metal Manufacturing | 4 | — | 16.2% |
Margin is national (owner-operator basis, IRS SOI); counts & wages are local. Wages shown at state level. See methodology.