Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction ·NAICS 213112

NAICS 213112 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023

Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations - Industry Benchmarks

$105,315/yr average annual pay, with 344 SBA loans on record for NAICS 213112.

3.5%
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction sector margin
221K
Workers employed
$105,315/yr
Avg payroll / employee
$277M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Data updated August 2026

The verdict · NAICS 213112

Texas leads Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction sector runs a 3.5% net margin.

3.5%
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction sector margin (IRS SOI)
221K
Workers employed (Census CBP)
$105,315/yr
Avg payroll / employee
$277M
SBA lending, FY20–26

Use Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.

Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations is reported here with financial measures from IRS Statistics of Income and workforce measures from Census County Business Patterns. The page keeps those source systems distinct, shows unavailable fields rather than estimating them, and links the underlying industry context so readers can compare the same NAICS activity before interpreting a margin or payroll figure.

Source: IRS SOI (C corporation headline) and Census County Business Patterns 2023

Benchmarking Insights for Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations

Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations sits inside Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction, a sector that runs a 3.5% net margin overall.

9,627 establishments employ 221,161 workers (23.0/location) at $105,315/yr average annual pay. Texas leads employment, followed by Louisiana and Oklahoma.

Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations sits in the 86th percentile for employment among 6-digit NAICS industries with reported data.

Employment

221,161

Total employees (Census CBP)

Avg Payroll / Employee

$105,315/yr

Annual compensation

Establishments

9,627

Business locations

Release-over-release change

What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023

Employment increased by 30,403; establishment count increased by 415. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.

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Workforce scale

Financial Detail

Annual Payroll (Total)
$23.3B
Avg Employees per Establishment
23.0

Top States by Employment

State Employment
Texas 116,465
Louisiana 25,466
Oklahoma 15,320
North Dakota 10,155
Colorado 8,530
New Mexico 8,495
Pennsylvania 7,981
Wyoming 4,556
California 3,828
Alaska 3,767

Showing top 10 of 43 states

SBA Lending Activity

SBA FY2020–2026

SBA Loans Approved

344

Total Loan Volume

$277M

Avg Loan Size

$805K

Jobs Supported

6,169

Program Breakdown

7(a) 330 (96%)
504 14 (4%)

Top SBA Lender

Western Commerce Bank

58 loans in this industry

New Business Share

25.6% of borrowers were new/startup businesses

Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)

2020
49
2021
67
2022
55
2023
55
2024
52
2025
61
2026
5

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Frequently Asked Questions

How profitable is Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 213112 level. Texas leads this industry nationally. The broader Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction sector runs a 3.5% net margin (IRS SOI 2013 C corp).
How many businesses are in Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations?
9,627 business establishments. Together they employ 221,161 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations?
$105,315/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 23.0 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations employment?
Texas leads with 116,465 workers. Louisiana (25,466) and Oklahoma (15,320) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations receive?
Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations businesses received 344 SBA loans totaling $277 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $805K. These loans supported 6,169 jobs at origination. Most lending (96%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.

Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers

Two IRS/Census peer sets for Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations, both at NAICS level 6 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.

According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations ranks #111 of 801 U.S. industries at the 6-digit NAICS level by total employment.

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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023

NAICS 213112 · CBP 2023 · IRS SOI

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, which released its 2023 County Business Patterns dataset in June 2025, PlainBizBench benchmarks 2,002 U.S. industries against Internal Revenue Service Statistics of Income data. See our methodology for the full compilation process.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns / SUSB Industry employment scale, payroll, and firm-size benchmarks · 2023

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