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
10 companies
$247K
avg per employee
Pharma
13 companies
$207K
avg per employee
Technology
49 companies
$198K
avg per employee
Finance
19 companies
$175K
avg per employee
Utilities
16 companies
$153K
avg per employee
Mining & Metals
13 companies
$133K
avg per employee
Banking
20 companies
$125K
avg per employee
Telecom
5 companies
$117K
avg per employee
Insurance
19 companies
$108K
avg per employee
Media
9 companies
$94K
avg per employee
Real Estate
6 companies
$72K
avg per employee
Transportation
24 companies
$54K
avg per employee
Food & Beverage
33 companies
$49K
avg per employee
Consumer Goods
9 companies
$44K
avg per employee
Agriculture
5 companies
$44K
avg per employee
Hospitality
14 companies
$42K
avg per employee
Healthcare
29 companies
$41K
avg per employee
Chemicals
13 companies
$39K
avg per employee
Industrials
37 companies
$38K
avg per employee
Waste & Environment
3 companies
$37K
avg per employee
Defense
14 companies
$33K
avg per employee
Automotive
15 companies
$22K
avg per employee
Retail
42 companies
$19K
avg per employee