Establishment counts and wages for 89 industries in Worcester, MA (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) | 2,610 | $1,737 | 14.8% |
| Health Care & Social Assistance | 2,418 | $1,315 | 34.9% |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 1,983 | $871 | 18.9% |
| Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 1,823 | $2,272 | 39.7% |
| Accommodation & Food Services | 1,820 | $565 | 1.9% |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | 1,756 | $1,630 | 15.7% |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | 1,415 | $1,570 | 36.3% |
| Administrative & Support & Waste Services | 1,260 | $1,034 | 19.8% |
| Administrative & Support Services | 1,140 | $950 | 21.2% |
| Finance & Insurance | 856 | $2,277 | 20.2% |
| Wholesale Trade | 783 | $1,911 | 8.5% |
| Construction of Buildings | 780 | $1,974 | 13.2% |
| Real Estate & Rental and Leasing | 779 | $1,651 | 24.3% |
| Personal & Laundry Services | 702 | $643 | 24.4% |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic & Professional Orgs | 656 | $712 | 40.7% |
| Real Estate | 644 | $1,367 | 27.2% |
| Full-Service Restaurants | 602 | $582 | 3.4% |
| Social Assistance | 584 | $719 | 36.7% |
| Food & Beverage Retailers | 538 | $592 | 4.3% |
| Automotive Repair & Maintenance | 522 | $1,123 | 8.0% |
| Landscaping Services | 514 | $1,120 | 21.2% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | 497 | $1,964 | 7.5% |
| Nursing & Residential Care Facilities | 402 | $1,023 | 14.9% |
| Credit Intermediation & Related Activities | 369 | $1,777 | 18.3% |
| Offices of Dentists | 351 | $1,416 | 27.1% |
| Legal Services | 342 | $1,889 | 43.8% |
| Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers | 332 | $1,421 | 3.6% |
| Plumbing, Heating & Air-Conditioning Contractors | 328 | $1,712 | 15.7% |
| Educational Services | 327 | $1,241 | 29.4% |
| Computer Systems Design Services | 323 | $2,782 | 37.0% |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | 302 | $565 | 21.6% |
| Truck Transportation | 289 | $1,443 | 10.1% |
| Gasoline Stations | 281 | — | 2.0% |
| Information | 259 | $2,392 | 24.6% |
| General Automotive Repair | 258 | $1,115 | 7.5% |
| Architectural, Engineering & Related Services | 247 | $1,980 | 31.9% |
| Accounting, Tax Prep & Bookkeeping Services | 244 | $2,075 | 40.7% |
| Insurance Agencies & Brokerages | 236 | $2,465 | 36.1% |
| Child Day Care Services | 232 | $706 | 36.7% |
| Amusement, Gambling & Recreation | 223 | $499 | 6.2% |
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers | 220 | — | 7.5% |
| Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers | 215 | $1,482 | 35.0% |
| Beauty Salons | 215 | $605 | 24.4% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | 196 | $1,734 | 6.6% |
| Janitorial Services | 194 | $662 | 21.2% |
| Building Material & Garden Equipment Dealers | 193 | $961 | 7.7% |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts & Investments | 190 | — | 14.1% |
| Fabricated Metal Product Mfg | 164 | $1,544 | 9.8% |
| Health & Personal Care Stores | 164 | — | 0.9% |
| Other Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 164 | $1,501 | 40.8% |
| Clothing & Accessories Stores | 163 | — | -2.8% |
| Rental & Leasing Services | 128 | — | -9.2% |
| Waste Management & Remediation Services | 120 | $1,719 | 7.8% |
| Fitness & Recreational Sports Centers | 115 | $429 | 6.2% |
| General Merchandise Stores | 103 | — | 3.4% |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book & Music Stores | 91 | — | 5.2% |
| New Single-Family Housing Construction | 87 | $1,878 | 13.2% |
| Support Activities for Transportation | 86 | $1,219 | 9.2% |
| Machinery Manufacturing | 79 | $1,914 | 16.7% |
| Furniture & Home Furnishings Stores | 79 | — | 0.3% |
| Veterinary Services | 78 | $1,473 | — |
| Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction | 74 | $2,026 | 11.2% |
| Accommodation | 72 | $693 | -13.0% |
| Tax Preparation Services | 65 | $941 | 39.3% |
| Food Manufacturing | 64 | $970 | -1.2% |
| Performing Arts & Spectator Sports | 62 | $667 | 26.5% |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 58 | $1,628 | 7.3% |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Mfg | 52 | $1,666 | 14.4% |
| Publishing Industries | 52 | — | 18.2% |
| Computer & Electronic Product Mfg | 51 | $2,260 | -0.2% |
| Warehousing & Storage | 50 | $1,214 | -7.2% |
| Chemical Manufacturing | 49 | $2,548 | 13.3% |
| Printing & Related Support | 48 | $1,124 | -2.6% |
| Specialized Design Services | 46 | $1,293 | 30.3% |
| Utilities | 45 | $2,845 | 9.6% |
| Electronics & Appliance Stores | 44 | — | 5.5% |
| Furniture & Related Product Mfg | 37 | $1,273 | 8.9% |
| Electrical Equipment & Appliance Mfg | 33 | $1,886 | 9.3% |
| Motion Picture & Sound Recording | 31 | $869 | 23.8% |
| Couriers & Messengers | 29 | $1,150 | 9.0% |
| Wood Product Manufacturing | 21 | $1,374 | 13.1% |
| Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services | 21 | $4,686 | 23.7% |
| Other Information Services | 17 | $2,172 | 34.6% |
| Hospitals | 17 | $1,834 | 16.6% |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil & Gas Extraction | 13 | $1,469 | 15.0% |
| Mining (except Oil & Gas) | 11 | $1,468 | 5.4% |
| Primary Metal Manufacturing | 10 | $2,128 | 16.2% |
| Transportation Equipment Mfg | 9 | $1,425 | 3.5% |
| Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets | 7 | — | 37.7% |
Margin is national (owner-operator basis, IRS SOI); counts & wages are local. Wages shown at state level. See methodology.