Employment
221,161
Total employees (Census CBP)
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction ·NAICS 213112
NAICS 213112 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations - Industry Benchmarks
$105,315/yr average annual pay, with 344 SBA loans on record for NAICS 213112.
- 17.6%
- 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 July 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 17.6% net margin.
- 17.6%
- 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
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 17.6% 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.
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.
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 FY2020–2026SBA 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
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 17.6% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
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.
Comparable industry benchmarks
These links are calculated from the current national dataset. They are comparison paths, not recommendations or evidence that businesses operate alike.
How this ranks: Its Census employment total exceeds 86% of that same 801-industry cohort. Calculated by ranking this industry's reported value against every other industry at the same NAICS digit-level, not the whole dataset: comparing a 6-digit detail industry to a 2-digit sector would mix incompatible scales.
Closest workforce scale
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.
Benchmarking Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
- 9,627 establishments, 221,161 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 344 SBA loans on record. SBA lending rankings
Disclaimer: Public IRS/Census data, not financial or tax advice. See our full disclaimer.
Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 213112 · Data year: 2023
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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