Average Wages by Industry
What employees actually earn, by industry — based on Bureau of Labor Statistics QCEW data. 499 industries covered.
Accommodation & Food Services
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All Other Traveler Accommodation
17,529 employees
$45,143
avg/year
Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
1,514,663 employees
$40,778
avg/year
Rooming and Boarding Houses, Dormitories, and Workers' Camps
10,300 employees
$38,404
avg/year
Food Service Contractors
521,524 employees
$37,468
avg/year
Recreational and Vacation Camps (except Campgrounds)
38,385 employees
$34,469
avg/year
Caterers
163,779 employees
$33,008
avg/year
Bed-and-Breakfast Inns
14,132 employees
$30,728
avg/year
RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Campgrounds
37,200 employees
$30,011
avg/year
Full-Service Restaurants
5,331,268 employees
$29,723
avg/year
Mobile Food Services
40,284 employees
$26,044
avg/year
Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)
415,782 employees
$26,027
avg/year
Cafeterias, Grill Buffets, and Buffets
75,294 employees
$25,941
avg/year
Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars
941,560 employees
$22,920
avg/year
Limited-Service Restaurants
4,606,116 employees
$22,553
avg/year
Administrative Services
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Executive Search Services
43,139 employees
$141,980
avg/year
All Other Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services
76,956 employees
$121,508
avg/year
Office Administrative Services
611,619 employees
$104,261
avg/year
Travel Agencies
76,393 employees
$91,556
avg/year
Solid Waste Landfill
38,516 employees
$88,032
avg/year
All Other Business Support Services
87,194 employees
$87,710
avg/year
Remediation Services
97,626 employees
$80,369
avg/year
Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths)
141,536 employees
$80,288
avg/year
Convention and Visitors Bureaus
8,847 employees
$72,956
avg/year
Convention and Trade Show Organizers
53,528 employees
$72,251
avg/year
Professional Employer Organizations
449,947 employees
$72,075
avg/year
All Other Miscellaneous Waste Management Services
23,300 employees
$71,753
avg/year
Court Reporting and Stenotype Services
11,097 employees
$68,530
avg/year
Solid Waste Collection
181,814 employees
$68,302
avg/year
Materials Recovery Facilities
25,046 employees
$64,901
avg/year
Tour Operators
22,841 employees
$64,284
avg/year
Employment Placement Agencies
265,717 employees
$63,110
avg/year
Collection Agencies
92,711 employees
$62,572
avg/year
Facilities Support Services
168,448 employees
$61,475
avg/year
Septic Tank and Related Services
33,433 employees
$60,871
avg/year
Investigation Services
40,511 employees
$59,183
avg/year
Other Waste Collection
17,033 employees
$59,096
avg/year
All Other Support Services
216,717 employees
$58,886
avg/year
Packaging and Labeling Services
64,715 employees
$56,203
avg/year
Locksmiths
17,312 employees
$55,382
avg/year
Exterminating and Pest Control Services
147,231 employees
$54,678
avg/year
Other Business Service Centers (including Copy Shops)
43,060 employees
$53,959
avg/year
Telemarketing Bureaus and Other Contact Centers
358,899 employees
$53,414
avg/year
Repossession Services
6,493 employees
$53,079
avg/year
Document Preparation Services
39,424 employees
$51,221
avg/year
Telephone Answering Services
35,867 employees
$50,953
avg/year
Other Services to Buildings and Dwellings
111,437 employees
$49,501
avg/year
Temporary Help Services
2,808,706 employees
$48,893
avg/year
Landscaping Services
878,894 employees
$48,279
avg/year
Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services
37,039 employees
$44,272
avg/year
Security Guards and Patrol Services
783,706 employees
$37,663
avg/year
Private Mail Centers
36,140 employees
$34,419
avg/year
Janitorial Services
1,060,817 employees
$32,388
avg/year
Agriculture & Forestry
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Finfish Fishing
3,330 employees
$90,840
avg/year
Shellfish Fishing
1,978 employees
$78,435
avg/year
Support Activities for Forestry
20,905 employees
$63,832
avg/year
Logging
43,958 employees
$56,619
avg/year
Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating
27,639 employees
$54,525
avg/year
Postharvest Crop Activities (except Cotton Ginning)
84,774 employees
$52,010
avg/year
Farm Management Services
20,943 employees
$51,152
avg/year
Support Activities for Animal Production
31,226 employees
$46,147
avg/year
Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders
183,360 employees
$33,427
avg/year
Arts & Entertainment
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Sports Teams and Clubs
109,252 employees
$265,815
avg/year
Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers
59,575 employees
$151,858
avg/year
Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures
29,621 employees
$132,534
avg/year
Musical Groups and Artists
36,563 employees
$100,879
avg/year
Other Spectator Sports
21,708 employees
$67,536
avg/year
Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events without Facilities
39,978 employees
$66,587
avg/year
Other Gambling Industries
51,528 employees
$52,352
avg/year
Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities
124,096 employees
$48,830
avg/year
Museums
97,558 employees
$48,610
avg/year
Marinas
40,479 employees
$45,422
avg/year
Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters
69,805 employees
$44,943
avg/year
Zoos and Botanical Gardens
46,728 employees
$41,865
avg/year
Dance Companies
14,071 employees
$41,238
avg/year
Historical Sites
14,185 employees
$40,079
avg/year
Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions
13,556 employees
$39,723
avg/year
Amusement and Theme Parks
203,361 employees
$36,015
avg/year
Golf Courses and Country Clubs
413,213 employees
$34,397
avg/year
All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries
238,089 employees
$27,959
avg/year
Bowling Centers
68,222 employees
$25,063
avg/year
Amusement Arcades
32,542 employees
$23,540
avg/year
Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers
620,848 employees
$21,530
avg/year
Construction
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New Housing For-Sale Builders
53,615 employees
$122,394
avg/year
Land Subdivision
36,910 employees
$113,454
avg/year
New Multifamily Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders)
45,811 employees
$102,107
avg/year
Commercial and Institutional Building Construction
721,408 employees
$96,510
avg/year
Industrial Building Construction
154,210 employees
$96,078
avg/year
Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction
137,555 employees
$95,635
avg/year
Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction
238,931 employees
$95,232
avg/year
Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
127,598 employees
$93,500
avg/year
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
360,223 employees
$88,070
avg/year
Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction
203,821 employees
$80,777
avg/year
New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders)
380,925 employees
$78,145
avg/year
Residential Remodelers
446,077 employees
$59,816
avg/year
Education
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Computer Training
22,074 employees
$99,789
avg/year
Professional and Management Development Training
54,319 employees
$97,179
avg/year
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
1,260,085 employees
$80,939
avg/year
Flight Training
25,172 employees
$79,711
avg/year
Educational Support Services
203,905 employees
$64,646
avg/year
Apprenticeship Training
15,760 employees
$58,390
avg/year
Other Technical and Trade Schools
62,749 employees
$56,816
avg/year
Elementary and Secondary Schools
934,096 employees
$51,708
avg/year
Cosmetology and Barber Schools
18,670 employees
$42,491
avg/year
All Other Miscellaneous Schools and Instruction
78,641 employees
$37,160
avg/year
Language Schools
16,811 employees
$30,212
avg/year
Exam Preparation and Tutoring
100,305 employees
$29,809
avg/year
Automobile Driving Schools
16,085 employees
$28,910
avg/year
Sports and Recreation Instruction
173,273 employees
$23,027
avg/year
Fine Arts Schools
117,290 employees
$22,952
avg/year
Finance & Insurance
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Miscellaneous Intermediation
34,190 employees
$272,351
avg/year
Other Financial Vehicles
10,973 employees
$224,605
avg/year
Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities
34,849 employees
$191,584
avg/year
Financial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities
131,670 employees
$176,383
avg/year
Trust, Fiduciary, and Custody Activities
20,990 employees
$133,177
avg/year
Direct Life Insurance Carriers
222,248 employees
$125,129
avg/year
Sales Financing
85,169 employees
$119,901
avg/year
Real Estate Credit
194,803 employees
$114,067
avg/year
Commercial Banking
1,388,187 employees
$113,615
avg/year
Direct Property and Casualty Insurance Carriers
449,834 employees
$111,936
avg/year
Other Activities Related to Credit Intermediation
72,282 employees
$107,094
avg/year
Direct Title Insurance Carriers
56,991 employees
$106,940
avg/year
All Other Insurance Related Activities
99,833 employees
$106,739
avg/year
Mortgage and Nonmortgage Loan Brokers
86,531 employees
$105,948
avg/year
Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers
427,385 employees
$103,869
avg/year
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages
970,751 employees
$98,918
avg/year
Consumer Lending
92,166 employees
$97,958
avg/year
Claims Adjusting
63,269 employees
$97,938
avg/year
Third Party Administration of Insurance and Pension Funds
216,324 employees
$90,992
avg/year
Credit Unions
306,071 employees
$70,380
avg/year
Health Care
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Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists)
2,818,189 employees
$107,644
avg/year
Diagnostic Imaging Centers
82,690 employees
$80,938
avg/year
All Other Miscellaneous Ambulatory Health Care Services
95,121 employees
$80,891
avg/year
General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
4,885,638 employees
$80,747
avg/year
Medical Laboratories
231,384 employees
$79,042
avg/year
All Other Outpatient Care Centers
232,000 employees
$78,119
avg/year
Offices of Physicians, Mental Health Specialists
78,119 employees
$76,065
avg/year
Freestanding Ambulatory Surgical and Emergency Centers
176,997 employees
$71,905
avg/year
Kidney Dialysis Centers
129,139 employees
$70,046
avg/year
Family Planning Centers
28,462 employees
$67,075
avg/year
Emergency and Other Relief Services
36,332 employees
$66,306
avg/year
Offices of Dentists
1,026,380 employees
$62,938
avg/year
Offices of All Other Miscellaneous Health Practitioners
150,035 employees
$60,327
avg/year
Other Community Housing Services
46,888 employees
$58,222
avg/year
Offices of Podiatrists
33,521 employees
$58,065
avg/year
Ambulance Services
166,392 employees
$57,112
avg/year
Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers
294,758 employees
$55,361
avg/year
Offices of Optometrists
150,984 employees
$51,909
avg/year
Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists
470,254 employees
$50,614
avg/year
Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities
249,057 employees
$49,640
avg/year
Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)
207,374 employees
$49,317
avg/year
Other Individual and Family Services
499,374 employees
$48,633
avg/year
Community Food Services
47,560 employees
$47,092
avg/year
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)
1,418,010 employees
$47,034
avg/year
Other Residential Care Facilities
158,970 employees
$45,415
avg/year
Temporary Shelters
88,998 employees
$45,285
avg/year
Child and Youth Services
223,166 employees
$44,152
avg/year
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities
382,759 employees
$42,271
avg/year
Offices of Chiropractors
146,285 employees
$41,805
avg/year
Continuing Care Retirement Communities
468,626 employees
$40,174
avg/year
Home Health Care Services
1,629,522 employees
$39,780
avg/year
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
282,804 employees
$37,676
avg/year
Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly
475,150 employees
$36,683
avg/year
Child Day Care Services
954,796 employees
$31,747
avg/year
Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities
2,230,715 employees
$26,496
avg/year
Information
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Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services
486,208 employees
$171,216
avg/year
Record Production and Distribution
7,261 employees
$163,236
avg/year
Music Publishers
5,840 employees
$122,338
avg/year
Motion Picture and Video Production
205,865 employees
$114,869
avg/year
Teleproduction and Other Postproduction Services
17,409 employees
$109,755
avg/year
Other Sound Recording Industries
2,638 employees
$91,084
avg/year
Sound Recording Studios
4,984 employees
$72,043
avg/year
Motion Picture Theaters (except Drive-Ins)
120,677 employees
$19,903
avg/year
Management of Companies
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Manufacturing
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Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing
203,618 employees
$201,376
avg/year
Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing
41,356 employees
$154,403
avg/year
Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing
227,929 employees
$137,404
avg/year
Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals
37,823 employees
$135,930
avg/year
Medicinal and Botanical Manufacturing
42,309 employees
$132,191
avg/year
Electromedical and Electrotherapeutic Apparatus Manufacturing
75,159 employees
$124,819
avg/year
Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing
51,542 employees
$121,838
avg/year
Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
46,325 employees
$116,858
avg/year
All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
42,178 employees
$111,571
avg/year
Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing
60,882 employees
$110,159
avg/year
Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing
27,707 employees
$100,602
avg/year
Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing
142,943 employees
$98,333
avg/year
Relay and Industrial Control Manufacturing
42,490 employees
$94,418
avg/year
All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing
35,803 employees
$93,281
avg/year
All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing
42,361 employees
$92,889
avg/year
Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing
100,420 employees
$91,266
avg/year
Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing
103,860 employees
$89,033
avg/year
Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables
57,481 employees
$87,076
avg/year
Other Electronic Component Manufacturing
63,808 employees
$86,430
avg/year
Construction Machinery Manufacturing
74,549 employees
$86,130
avg/year
Paint and Coating Manufacturing
41,948 employees
$83,865
avg/year
Conveyor and Conveying Equipment Manufacturing
36,296 employees
$80,223
avg/year
Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing
68,761 employees
$76,383
avg/year
Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing
102,728 employees
$75,837
avg/year
Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing
104,581 employees
$75,761
avg/year
Bolt, Nut, Screw, Rivet, and Washer Manufacturing
35,860 employees
$75,310
avg/year
Motor Vehicle Gasoline Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing
56,770 employees
$74,936
avg/year
Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing
95,985 employees
$74,756
avg/year
Machine Tool Manufacturing
42,572 employees
$74,624
avg/year
Metal Tank (Heavy Gauge) Manufacturing
37,408 employees
$74,232
avg/year
Prefabricated Metal Building and Component Manufacturing
36,922 employees
$74,222
avg/year
Hardware Manufacturing
24,120 employees
$73,920
avg/year
Metal Heat Treating
18,120 employees
$73,671
avg/year
Fabricated Pipe and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing
31,871 employees
$73,347
avg/year
Printed Circuit Assembly (Electronic Assembly) Manufacturing
59,939 employees
$73,178
avg/year
Plate Work Manufacturing
47,435 employees
$72,839
avg/year
Motor Vehicle Electrical and Electronic Equipment Manufacturing
60,857 employees
$72,467
avg/year
Toilet Preparation Manufacturing
57,350 employees
$72,228
avg/year
Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing
54,217 employees
$72,195
avg/year
Cutting Tool and Machine Tool Accessory Manufacturing
21,164 employees
$71,558
avg/year
Special Die and Tool, Die Set, Jig, and Fixture Manufacturing
52,588 employees
$71,379
avg/year
Other Animal Food Manufacturing
36,531 employees
$71,176
avg/year
All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing
71,553 employees
$70,360
avg/year
Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping
82,209 employees
$70,137
avg/year
Sporting and Athletic Goods Manufacturing
44,045 employees
$70,114
avg/year
Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing
96,596 employees
$69,515
avg/year
All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing
43,111 employees
$69,206
avg/year
Other Concrete Product Manufacturing
56,567 employees
$67,655
avg/year
All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
83,587 employees
$67,646
avg/year
Saw Blade and Handtool Manufacturing
25,885 employees
$67,591
avg/year
Distilleries
26,625 employees
$67,277
avg/year
Industrial Mold Manufacturing
33,125 employees
$67,191
avg/year
Ornamental and Architectural Metal Work Manufacturing
43,381 employees
$66,597
avg/year
Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing
58,523 employees
$66,128
avg/year
Machine Shops
263,674 employees
$65,818
avg/year
All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing
24,546 employees
$65,817
avg/year
Glass Product Manufacturing Made of Purchased Glass
45,001 employees
$65,732
avg/year
Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing
152,420 employees
$65,704
avg/year
Precision Turned Product Manufacturing
39,169 employees
$65,670
avg/year
Wood Window and Door Manufacturing
57,794 employees
$65,665
avg/year
Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing
114,779 employees
$65,593
avg/year
Custom Architectural Woodwork and Millwork Manufacturing
26,335 employees
$65,553
avg/year
Fruit and Vegetable Canning
55,694 employees
$65,222
avg/year
Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing
24,468 employees
$64,877
avg/year
Metal Crown, Closure, and Other Metal Stamping (except Automotive)
48,982 employees
$64,659
avg/year
All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing
307,663 employees
$64,617
avg/year
Pottery, Ceramics, and Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing
13,782 employees
$63,515
avg/year
Metal Window and Door Manufacturing
68,024 employees
$63,249
avg/year
Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books)
261,525 employees
$62,979
avg/year
Showcase, Partition, Shelving, and Locker Manufacturing
37,929 employees
$61,534
avg/year
Sawmills
81,510 employees
$61,401
avg/year
Institutional Furniture Manufacturing
23,148 employees
$61,375
avg/year
Sign Manufacturing
76,289 employees
$61,114
avg/year
Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers
59,573 employees
$60,838
avg/year
Coffee and Tea Manufacturing
27,368 employees
$60,835
avg/year
Jewelry and Silverware Manufacturing
21,989 employees
$59,693
avg/year
Support Activities for Printing
16,513 employees
$59,645
avg/year
Prefabricated Wood Building Manufacturing
17,915 employees
$59,394
avg/year
Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring
53,661 employees
$59,372
avg/year
Travel Trailer and Camper Manufacturing
44,882 employees
$59,250
avg/year
Musical Instrument Manufacturing
11,654 employees
$59,103
avg/year
Boat Building
49,448 employees
$58,795
avg/year
Animal (except Poultry) Slaughtering
147,424 employees
$57,614
avg/year
Meat Processed from Carcasses
150,589 employees
$57,553
avg/year
Cut Stone and Stone Product Manufacturing
35,365 employees
$57,351
avg/year
All Other Miscellaneous Wood Product Manufacturing
27,567 employees
$56,812
avg/year
Textile and Fabric Finishing Mills
17,794 employees
$56,790
avg/year
Other Millwork (including Flooring)
33,688 employees
$56,164
avg/year
Dental Laboratories
43,650 employees
$55,663
avg/year
Commercial Bakeries
142,340 employees
$55,529
avg/year
Wineries
78,291 employees
$54,437
avg/year
Wood Kitchen Cabinet and Countertop Manufacturing
117,097 employees
$52,731
avg/year
Cut Stock, Resawing Lumber, and Planing
13,149 employees
$52,430
avg/year
Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing
64,312 employees
$52,196
avg/year
Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing
12,981 employees
$52,162
avg/year
Textile Bag and Canvas Mills
23,938 employees
$52,131
avg/year
Confectionery Manufacturing from Purchased Chocolate
31,852 employees
$51,063
avg/year
Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing
64,555 employees
$51,055
avg/year
Nonupholstered Wood Household Furniture Manufacturing
27,564 employees
$49,406
avg/year
Curtain and Linen Mills
13,917 employees
$47,706
avg/year
Breweries
109,645 employees
$47,386
avg/year
All Other Miscellaneous Textile Product Mills
30,039 employees
$47,282
avg/year
Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing
48,990 employees
$47,172
avg/year
Cut and Sew Apparel Contractors
22,686 employees
$45,519
avg/year
Commercial Screen Printing
77,641 employees
$44,314
avg/year
Retail Bakeries
100,859 employees
$29,061
avg/year
Mining & Oil/Gas
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Crude Petroleum Extraction
83,522 employees
$221,671
avg/year
Natural Gas Extraction
31,983 employees
$165,915
avg/year
Drilling Oil and Gas Wells
47,742 employees
$117,039
avg/year
Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations
219,681 employees
$107,193
avg/year
Construction Sand and Gravel Mining
31,121 employees
$80,824
avg/year
Crushed and Broken Limestone Mining and Quarrying
23,278 employees
$78,789
avg/year
Other Services
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Professional Organizations
87,753 employees
$105,061
avg/year
Business Associations
116,966 employees
$102,516
avg/year
Grantmaking Foundations
76,779 employees
$99,077
avg/year
Voluntary Health Organizations
40,196 employees
$88,877
avg/year
Political Organizations
8,834 employees
$82,791
avg/year
Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance
235,845 employees
$80,601
avg/year
Other Grantmaking and Giving Services
44,075 employees
$70,605
avg/year
Human Rights Organizations
57,675 employees
$66,967
avg/year
Other Social Advocacy Organizations
122,450 employees
$66,268
avg/year
Automotive Body, Paint, and Interior Repair and Maintenance
255,721 employees
$65,103
avg/year
Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations
78,928 employees
$63,585
avg/year
Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations
105,860 employees
$56,399
avg/year
Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations)
106,738 employees
$56,284
avg/year
General Automotive Repair
390,423 employees
$55,359
avg/year
Automotive Glass Replacement Shops
38,120 employees
$53,916
avg/year
Appliance Repair and Maintenance
23,573 employees
$53,829
avg/year
Cemeteries and Crematories
31,118 employees
$52,931
avg/year
All Other Personal Services
92,042 employees
$52,468
avg/year
All Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance
29,329 employees
$50,452
avg/year
Linen Supply
62,518 employees
$48,912
avg/year
Diet and Weight Reducing Centers
11,860 employees
$47,489
avg/year
Other Personal and Household Goods Repair and Maintenance
40,498 employees
$47,481
avg/year
Funeral Homes and Funeral Services
105,300 employees
$46,581
avg/year
Reupholstery and Furniture Repair
13,199 employees
$45,573
avg/year
Home and Garden Equipment Repair and Maintenance
5,832 employees
$43,083
avg/year
Footwear and Leather Goods Repair
1,878 employees
$39,476
avg/year
Automotive Oil Change and Lubrication Shops
71,493 employees
$39,465
avg/year
Religious Organizations
197,051 employees
$37,647
avg/year
Barber Shops
33,534 employees
$37,431
avg/year
Parking Lots and Garages
125,200 employees
$35,003
avg/year
Beauty Salons
366,345 employees
$34,430
avg/year
Other Personal Care Services
172,176 employees
$33,650
avg/year
Car Washes
182,694 employees
$31,171
avg/year
Drycleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin-Operated)
91,736 employees
$30,735
avg/year
Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services
183,828 employees
$29,702
avg/year
Civic and Social Organizations
346,103 employees
$29,205
avg/year
Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners
38,545 employees
$27,726
avg/year
Nail Salons
147,206 employees
$26,331
avg/year
Professional Services
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Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology)
290,361 employees
$212,757
avg/year
Custom Computer Programming Services
1,109,609 employees
$164,018
avg/year
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
539,511 employees
$153,557
avg/year
Research and Development in Nanotechnology
25,353 employees
$141,807
avg/year
Computer Systems Design Services
1,140,714 employees
$137,304
avg/year
Public Relations Agencies
65,871 employees
$135,066
avg/year
Other Computer Related Services
130,377 employees
$134,831
avg/year
Computer Facilities Management Services
79,634 employees
$133,634
avg/year
Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
837,042 employees
$132,128
avg/year
Offices of Lawyers
1,083,382 employees
$128,835
avg/year
Media Buying Agencies
17,723 employees
$126,345
avg/year
Advertising Agencies
222,750 employees
$122,559
avg/year
Industrial Design Services
19,044 employees
$121,770
avg/year
Media Representatives
18,890 employees
$120,097
avg/year
Engineering Services
1,135,084 employees
$117,110
avg/year
Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
212,865 employees
$116,008
avg/year
Other Management Consulting Services
123,462 employees
$113,196
avg/year
Offices of Certified Public Accountants
548,165 employees
$113,117
avg/year
Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling
74,127 employees
$108,899
avg/year
Human Resources Consulting Services
95,255 employees
$108,860
avg/year
Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services
13,983 employees
$108,373
avg/year
All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
241,624 employees
$103,725
avg/year
Architectural Services
204,608 employees
$103,514
avg/year
Marketing Consulting Services
322,813 employees
$101,831
avg/year
Other Specialized Design Services
19,487 employees
$95,089
avg/year
Payroll Services
224,295 employees
$93,696
avg/year
Testing Laboratories
174,645 employees
$92,860
avg/year
Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities
68,231 employees
$91,844
avg/year
Environmental Consulting Services
98,086 employees
$91,687
avg/year
All Other Legal Services
39,120 employees
$89,348
avg/year
Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting Services
163,704 employees
$88,681
avg/year
Graphic Design Services
57,649 employees
$83,360
avg/year
Outdoor Advertising
30,689 employees
$81,795
avg/year
Landscape Architectural Services
34,928 employees
$77,018
avg/year
Advertising Material Distribution Services
16,748 employees
$76,401
avg/year
Other Accounting Services
283,877 employees
$74,147
avg/year
Direct Mail Advertising
33,276 employees
$73,255
avg/year
Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services
55,206 employees
$73,188
avg/year
Drafting Services
9,608 employees
$71,487
avg/year
Title Abstract and Settlement Offices
58,862 employees
$70,927
avg/year
Interior Design Services
55,644 employees
$70,269
avg/year
Building Inspection Services
26,530 employees
$66,378
avg/year
Commercial Photography
11,521 employees
$61,734
avg/year
Translation and Interpretation Services
37,996 employees
$59,512
avg/year
Veterinary Services
460,717 employees
$54,535
avg/year
Other Services Related to Advertising
90,200 employees
$53,340
avg/year
Tax Preparation Services
97,192 employees
$51,631
avg/year
Photography Studios, Portrait
36,211 employees
$35,826
avg/year
Real Estate
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Commercial Air, Rail, and Water Transportation Equipment Rental and Leasing
5,423 employees
$147,684
avg/year
Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except Copyrighted Works)
22,653 employees
$135,389
avg/year
Other Activities Related to Real Estate
88,543 employees
$111,771
avg/year
Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses)
157,066 employees
$101,863
avg/year
Nonresidential Property Managers
171,389 employees
$96,526
avg/year
Construction, Mining, and Forestry Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing
93,714 employees
$94,676
avg/year
Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers
355,726 employees
$85,046
avg/year
Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing
79,848 employees
$79,761
avg/year
Offices of Real Estate Appraisers
30,201 employees
$71,138
avg/year
General Rental Centers
32,170 employees
$65,415
avg/year
Lessors of Other Real Estate Property
42,524 employees
$64,478
avg/year
Truck, Utility Trailer, and RV (Recreational Vehicle) Rental and Leasing
95,182 employees
$64,388
avg/year
Residential Property Managers
526,208 employees
$61,602
avg/year
Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings
367,512 employees
$61,308
avg/year
Passenger Car Rental
108,465 employees
$53,739
avg/year
Lessors of Miniwarehouses and Self-Storage Units
59,108 employees
$52,654
avg/year
All Other Consumer Goods Rental
61,404 employees
$50,687
avg/year
Recreational Goods Rental
19,234 employees
$40,137
avg/year
Retail Trade
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New Car Dealers
1,101,638 employees
$83,658
avg/year
Recreational Vehicle Dealers
55,607 employees
$67,975
avg/year
Boat Dealers
39,927 employees
$64,885
avg/year
Used Car Dealers
171,122 employees
$60,100
avg/year
Paint and Wallpaper Stores
42,530 employees
$56,233
avg/year
Fruit and Vegetable Markets
36,410 employees
$36,852
avg/year
Home Centers
753,829 employees
$35,718
avg/year
Baked Goods Stores
20,854 employees
$32,691
avg/year
Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores
2,600,578 employees
$32,103
avg/year
Confectionery and Nut Stores
21,229 employees
$26,734
avg/year
Transportation
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Other Nonscheduled Air Transportation
6,778 employees
$130,882
avg/year
Nonscheduled Chartered Passenger Air Transportation
40,544 employees
$128,183
avg/year
Taxi Service
40,498 employees
$109,845
avg/year
Navigational Services to Shipping
16,666 employees
$104,822
avg/year
Other Support Activities for Water Transportation
8,008 employees
$88,329
avg/year
Freight Transportation Arrangement
270,919 employees
$81,751
avg/year
Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance
134,143 employees
$77,759
avg/year
Other Support Activities for Air Transportation
137,158 employees
$76,725
avg/year
All Other Support Activities for Transportation
15,773 employees
$75,565
avg/year
General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Less Than Truckload
258,925 employees
$73,194
avg/year
Support Activities for Rail Transportation
37,165 employees
$69,052
avg/year
Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Local
224,934 employees
$66,653
avg/year
General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload
538,997 employees
$64,727
avg/year
General Freight Trucking, Local
297,265 employees
$60,521
avg/year
Other Support Activities for Road Transportation
41,024 employees
$57,371
avg/year
Motor Vehicle Towing
73,623 employees
$54,228
avg/year
Packing and Crating
21,340 employees
$51,870
avg/year
Charter Bus Industry
22,334 employees
$51,617
avg/year
All Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation
35,040 employees
$51,200
avg/year
Used Household and Office Goods Moving
98,498 employees
$48,088
avg/year
Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Land
10,593 employees
$44,012
avg/year
Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water
17,134 employees
$42,997
avg/year
Special Needs Transportation
68,757 employees
$41,880
avg/year
Limousine Service
29,222 employees
$41,681
avg/year
Other Airport Operations
117,492 employees
$41,676
avg/year
School and Employee Bus Transportation
183,567 employees
$36,558
avg/year
Utilities
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Warehousing
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Other Warehousing and Storage
52,020 employees
$66,341
avg/year
Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage
73,514 employees
$62,476
avg/year
Local Messengers and Local Delivery
177,204 employees
$60,231
avg/year
Couriers and Express Delivery Services
892,149 employees
$52,166
avg/year
General Warehousing and Storage
1,725,148 employees
$50,926
avg/year
Wholesale Trade
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Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Merchant Wholesalers
235,217 employees
$181,791
avg/year
Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers
258,672 employees
$162,338
avg/year
Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
308,489 employees
$127,436
avg/year
Other Electronic Parts and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
144,238 employees
$127,432
avg/year
Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers
511,666 employees
$125,899
avg/year
Petroleum and Petroleum Products Merchant Wholesalers (except Bulk Stations and Terminals)
67,454 employees
$116,846
avg/year
Printing and Writing Paper Merchant Wholesalers
11,696 employees
$114,093
avg/year
Transportation Equipment and Supplies (except Motor Vehicle) Merchant Wholesalers
38,132 employees
$110,559
avg/year
Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers
120,869 employees
$109,389
avg/year
Household Appliances, Electric Housewares, and Consumer Electronics Merchant Wholesalers
34,959 employees
$107,734
avg/year
Other Professional Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
38,245 employees
$105,840
avg/year
Warm Air Heating and Air-Conditioning Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
83,248 employees
$104,067
avg/year
Plastics Materials and Basic Forms and Shapes Merchant Wholesalers
30,043 employees
$103,251
avg/year
Electrical Apparatus and Equipment, Wiring Supplies, and Related Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
194,518 employees
$101,889
avg/year
Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers
98,707 employees
$100,121
avg/year
Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals
34,756 employees
$99,039
avg/year
Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
339,723 employees
$98,300
avg/year
Construction and Mining (except Oil Well) Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
102,606 employees
$97,372
avg/year
Footwear Merchant Wholesalers
24,006 employees
$96,265
avg/year
Industrial and Personal Service Paper Merchant Wholesalers
65,323 employees
$95,734
avg/year
Toy and Hobby Goods and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
24,030 employees
$94,781
avg/year
Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers
130,834 employees
$93,454
avg/year
Industrial Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
105,845 employees
$90,567
avg/year
Roofing, Siding, and Insulation Material Merchant Wholesalers
44,861 employees
$90,493
avg/year
Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies (Hydronics) Merchant Wholesalers
119,883 employees
$89,765
avg/year
Ophthalmic Goods Merchant Wholesalers
22,422 employees
$88,770
avg/year
Refrigeration Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
15,393 employees
$87,334
avg/year
Automobile and Other Motor Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers
137,451 employees
$85,910
avg/year
Lumber, Plywood, Millwork, and Wood Panel Merchant Wholesalers
114,011 employees
$85,556
avg/year
Other Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers
35,550 employees
$84,217
avg/year
Office Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
69,015 employees
$83,974
avg/year
Packaged Frozen Food Merchant Wholesalers
34,519 employees
$83,159
avg/year
Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
116,892 employees
$82,892
avg/year
Furniture Merchant Wholesalers
51,033 employees
$82,445
avg/year
Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers
90,702 employees
$82,113
avg/year
Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
119,610 employees
$81,970
avg/year
Other Commercial Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
58,685 employees
$81,034
avg/year
Jewelry, Watch, Precious Stone, and Precious Metal Merchant Wholesalers
36,043 employees
$80,461
avg/year
Paint, Varnish, and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
23,614 employees
$79,627
avg/year
Brick, Stone, and Related Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers
66,669 employees
$78,822
avg/year
Hardware Merchant Wholesalers
91,625 employees
$78,342
avg/year
Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers
242,193 employees
$78,038
avg/year
Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers
62,520 employees
$77,021
avg/year
Sporting and Recreational Goods and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
65,564 employees
$76,975
avg/year
Confectionery Merchant Wholesalers
62,867 employees
$76,686
avg/year
Dairy Product (except Dried or Canned) Merchant Wholesalers
33,532 employees
$76,610
avg/year
Tobacco and Tobacco Product Merchant Wholesalers
24,989 employees
$76,526
avg/year
Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers
39,448 employees
$75,382
avg/year
General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers
257,737 employees
$74,708
avg/year
Meat and Meat Product Merchant Wholesalers
47,616 employees
$73,740
avg/year
Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers
83,712 employees
$73,331
avg/year
Motor Vehicle Supplies and New Parts Merchant Wholesalers
180,832 employees
$72,289
avg/year
Service Establishment Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
56,788 employees
$71,543
avg/year
Tire and Tube Merchant Wholesalers
33,752 employees
$70,794
avg/year
Piece Goods, Notions, and Other Dry Goods Merchant Wholesalers
22,560 employees
$70,667
avg/year
Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
101,035 employees
$67,685
avg/year
Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers
95,422 employees
$67,647
avg/year
Beer and Ale Merchant Wholesalers
116,462 employees
$67,505
avg/year
Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers
27,521 employees
$67,151
avg/year
Book, Periodical, and Newspaper Merchant Wholesalers
27,958 employees
$66,033
avg/year
Other Farm Product Raw Material Merchant Wholesalers
15,243 employees
$63,931
avg/year
Stationery and Office Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
40,207 employees
$62,231
avg/year
Motor Vehicle Parts (Used) Merchant Wholesalers
22,791 employees
$60,086
avg/year
Flower, Nursery Stock, and Florists' Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
48,295 employees
$50,487
avg/year
Livestock Merchant Wholesalers
16,001 employees
$29,660
avg/year