Establishment counts and wages for 93 industries in Wisconsin (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 | 17,592 | $1,200 | 34.9% |
| Accommodation & Food Services | 15,530 | $424 | 1.9% |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 14,764 | $845 | 18.9% |
| Construction (all) | 14,679 | $1,533 | 14.8% |
| Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 11,680 | $1,896 | 39.7% |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | 10,242 | $1,725 | 36.3% |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | 10,100 | $1,450 | 15.7% |
| Finance & Insurance | 8,673 | $1,999 | 20.2% |
| Administrative & Support & Waste Services | 8,048 | $896 | 19.8% |
| Administrative & Support Services | 7,421 | $873 | 21.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 6,489 | $1,735 | 8.5% |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic & Professional Orgs | 6,073 | $808 | 40.7% |
| Real Estate & Rental and Leasing | 5,635 | $1,170 | 24.3% |
| Full-Service Restaurants | 4,988 | $428 | 3.4% |
| Real Estate | 4,937 | $1,157 | 27.2% |
| Personal & Laundry Services | 4,415 | $653 | 24.4% |
| Social Assistance | 4,256 | $561 | 36.7% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | 4,030 | $1,804 | 7.5% |
| Construction of Buildings | 3,923 | $1,568 | 13.2% |
| Truck Transportation | 3,913 | $1,232 | 10.1% |
| Automotive Repair & Maintenance | 3,272 | $1,016 | 8.0% |
| Credit Intermediation & Related Activities | 3,190 | $1,583 | 18.3% |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | 2,992 | $743 | 21.6% |
| Nursing & Residential Care Facilities | 2,921 | $731 | 14.9% |
| Insurance Agencies & Brokerages | 2,587 | $1,729 | 36.1% |
| Gasoline Stations | 2,533 | — | 2.0% |
| Landscaping Services | 2,490 | $899 | 21.2% |
| Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers | 2,410 | $1,133 | 3.6% |
| Information | 2,400 | $2,168 | 24.6% |
| Amusement, Gambling & Recreation | 2,140 | $411 | 6.2% |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts & Investments | 2,108 | $3,505 | 14.1% |
| Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers | 2,071 | $1,366 | 35.0% |
| Food & Beverage Retailers | 2,024 | $555 | 4.3% |
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers | 2,001 | — | 7.5% |
| Legal Services | 1,972 | $2,162 | 43.8% |
| Plumbing, Heating & Air-Conditioning Contractors | 1,944 | $1,581 | 15.7% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | 1,924 | $1,568 | 6.6% |
| Fabricated Metal Product Mfg | 1,904 | $1,340 | 9.8% |
| Offices of Dentists | 1,902 | $1,409 | 27.1% |
| General Automotive Repair | 1,871 | $1,070 | 7.5% |
| Accounting, Tax Prep & Bookkeeping Services | 1,855 | $1,591 | 40.7% |
| Educational Services | 1,782 | $1,201 | 29.4% |
| Computer Systems Design Services | 1,719 | $2,303 | 37.0% |
| Clothing & Accessories Stores | 1,624 | — | -2.8% |
| Beauty Salons | 1,592 | $609 | 24.4% |
| Accommodation | 1,591 | $562 | -13.0% |
| Child Day Care Services | 1,588 | $573 | 36.7% |
| Architectural, Engineering & Related Services | 1,587 | $1,901 | 31.9% |
| Building Material & Garden Equipment Dealers | 1,516 | $751 | 7.7% |
| Health & Personal Care Stores | 1,337 | — | 0.9% |
| Janitorial Services | 1,267 | $519 | 21.2% |
| Other Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 1,212 | $1,095 | 40.8% |
| Food Manufacturing | 1,040 | $1,228 | -1.2% |
| New Single-Family Housing Construction | 1,001 | $1,266 | 13.2% |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book & Music Stores | 950 | — | 5.2% |
| Machinery Manufacturing | 942 | $1,541 | 16.7% |
| General Merchandise Stores | 922 | — | 3.4% |
| Fitness & Recreational Sports Centers | 836 | $304 | 6.2% |
| Furniture & Home Furnishings Stores | 832 | — | 0.3% |
| Veterinary Services | 702 | $1,012 | — |
| Rental & Leasing Services | 674 | $1,116 | -9.2% |
| Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction | 656 | $1,909 | 11.2% |
| Performing Arts & Spectator Sports | 641 | $1,740 | 26.5% |
| Waste Management & Remediation Services | 627 | $1,302 | 7.8% |
| Printing & Related Support | 591 | $1,231 | -2.6% |
| Support Activities for Transportation | 566 | $1,229 | 9.2% |
| Wood Product Manufacturing | 521 | $1,058 | 13.1% |
| Publishing Industries | 481 | — | 18.2% |
| Tax Preparation Services | 460 | $907 | 39.3% |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 455 | $1,222 | 7.3% |
| Warehousing & Storage | 448 | $1,005 | -7.2% |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Mfg | 418 | $1,369 | 14.4% |
| Furniture & Related Product Mfg | 384 | $1,125 | 8.9% |
| Utilities | 382 | $2,348 | 9.6% |
| Electronics & Appliance Stores | 377 | — | 5.5% |
| Specialized Design Services | 371 | $1,359 | 30.3% |
| Chemical Manufacturing | 362 | $1,871 | 13.3% |
| Motion Picture & Sound Recording | 265 | $528 | 23.8% |
| Couriers & Messengers | 258 | $831 | 9.0% |
| Transportation Equipment Mfg | 257 | $1,412 | 3.5% |
| Computer & Electronic Product Mfg | 230 | $1,690 | -0.2% |
| Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services | 186 | $2,436 | 23.7% |
| Electrical Equipment & Appliance Mfg | 176 | $1,614 | 9.3% |
| Hospitals | 173 | $1,403 | 16.6% |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil & Gas Extraction | 154 | $1,621 | 15.0% |
| Primary Metal Manufacturing | 135 | $1,429 | 16.2% |
| Mining (except Oil & Gas) | 134 | — | 5.4% |
| Other Information Services | 93 | $4,984 | 34.6% |
| Pipeline Transportation | 39 | $2,628 | -0.6% |
| Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets | 24 | $2,255 | 37.7% |
| Funds, Trusts & Other Financial Vehicles | 20 | $1,641 | 40.1% |
| Support Activities for Mining | 19 | — | 22.1% |
| Water Transportation | 5 | $871 | -1.3% |
Margin is national (owner-operator basis, IRS SOI); counts & wages are local. Wages shown at state level. See methodology.