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The Bureau of Labor Statistics developed research data on employment, wages, and establishment figures for nonprofit institutions. Among the private industries for which nonprofit data are available for 2012, health care and social assistance had the highest annual average employment (7.7 million) and the highest average number of establishments (127,000). Annual wages were the highest among those working in the finance and insurance industry ($77,144).
Industry | Annual average employment | Annual wages per employee | Average establishments |
---|---|---|---|
Total private |
11,426,870 | 46,568 | 267,855 |
Agriculture |
1,788 | 30,656 | 238 |
Construction |
8,526 | 42,624 | 829 |
Manufacturing |
6,266 | 32,480 | 199 |
Wholesale trade |
3,720 | 43,873 | 680 |
Retail trade |
69,768 | 20,617 | 4,800 |
Transportation and warehousing |
18,393 | 30,632 | 860 |
Information |
63,351 | 45,572 | 4,202 |
Finance and insurance |
27,849 | 77,144 | 1,108 |
Real estate and rental leasing |
35,825 | 32,235 | 3,676 |
Professional, scientific, and technical services |
251,288 | 71,221 | 10,530 |
Management of companies and enterprises |
219,506 | 61,031 | 4,117 |
Administrative and support, and waste management |
77,766 | 45,509 | 3,988 |
Educational services |
1,812,270 | 48,458 | 28,236 |
Health care and social assistance |
7,716,964 | 47,324 | 126,796 |
Arts, entertainment, and recreation |
289,111 | 28,106 | 13,500 |
Accommodation and food services |
33,637 | 19,214 | 1,676 |
Other services |
784,675 | 33,257 | 59,071 |
Note: Data for agriculture, mining, and unclassified industries do not meet BLS disclosure standards. |
In 2012, the educational services industry had the second-highest annual average nonprofit employment at 1.8 million, followed by other services. The other services industry includes religious, grantmaking, civic, and professional organizations, which accounted for the majority of that industry's nonprofit employment (785,000) and had the second-highest average number of establishments (59,000) among nonprofit organizations. The manufacturing industry had the lowest number of nonprofit establishments (199), while the agriculture industry had the lowest employment (1,800).
Employees in the professional, scientific, and technical services industry had the second-highest annual wages ($71,221) in 2012, followed by those in the management of companies and enterprises industry. Those who worked in the accommodation and food services industry earned the least per year ($19,200).
These data come from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages program. For more information about employment in the nonprofit industry, see "Research Data on the Nonprofit Sector." For more detailed 2012 nonprofit establishment, employment, and wage data, access National Nonprofit Private Industry Establishment, Employment, and Wages by 2-digit and 3-digit North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS), 2012 annual averages [XLSX]. These data focus only on nonprofit organizations in the 501(c)3 classification.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Health care and social assistance had highest nonprofit employment in 2012 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2014/ted_20141029.htm (visited November 07, 2024).