By Industry
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Which industries make the most profit per worker?
Each number below is the average profit per employee across all public companies in that sector, based on their most recent SEC 10-K filings. Note: averages are based only on the roughly 500 major US-listed public companies cataloged on this site, not a comprehensive survey of every company in each industry. Click any industry to see the full company-by-company ranking.
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Energy
9 companies
$239K
avg per employee
Pharma
14 companies
$213K
avg per employee
Technology
49 companies
$199K
avg per employee
Finance
19 companies
$175K
avg per employee
Utilities
16 companies
$162K
avg per employee
Telecom
5 companies
$134K
avg per employee
Mining & Metals
14 companies
$128K
avg per employee
Banking
19 companies
$125K
avg per employee
Insurance
18 companies
$104K
avg per employee
Media
8 companies
$98K
avg per employee
Real Estate
8 companies
$71K
avg per employee
Transportation
25 companies
$53K
avg per employee
Food & Beverage
31 companies
$51K
avg per employee
Agriculture
5 companies
$44K
avg per employee
Healthcare
28 companies
$44K
avg per employee
Hospitality
16 companies
$44K
avg per employee
Consumer Goods
10 companies
$41K
avg per employee
Industrials
37 companies
$39K
avg per employee
Chemicals
14 companies
$38K
avg per employee
Waste & Environment
3 companies
$38K
avg per employee
Defense
14 companies
$33K
avg per employee
Automotive
16 companies
$26K
avg per employee
Retail
44 companies
$19K
avg per employee