Employment
81,648
Total employees (Census CBP)
Administrative and Support and Waste Management ·NAICS 561920
NAICS 561920 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Convention and Trade Show Organizers - Industry Benchmarks
$54,363/yr average annual pay, with 260 SBA loans on record for NAICS 561920.
- 3.9%
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management sector margin
- 82K
- Workers employed
- $54,363/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $169M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 561920
California leads Convention and Trade Show Organizers activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Administrative and Support and Waste Management sector runs a 3.9% net margin.
- 3.9%
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 82K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $54,363/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $169M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Convention and Trade Show Organizers's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Convention and Trade Show Organizers 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 Convention and Trade Show Organizers
Convention and Trade Show Organizers sits inside Administrative and Support and Waste Management, a sector that runs a 3.9% net margin overall.
6,270 establishments employ 81,648 workers (13.0/location) at $54,363/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Nevada and Florida.
Convention and Trade Show Organizers sits in the 68th percentile for employment among 6-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$54,363/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
6,270
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 2,837; establishment count increased by 123. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
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Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $4.4B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 13.0
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 12,110 |
| Nevada | 10,394 |
| Florida | 6,195 |
| Texas | 5,927 |
| Illinois | 4,221 |
| Massachusetts | 2,797 |
| Colorado | 2,396 |
| Tennessee | 1,948 |
| Michigan | 1,727 |
| New Jersey | 1,572 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
260
Total Loan Volume
$169M
Avg Loan Size
$648K
Jobs Supported
2,219
Program Breakdown
7(a) 226 (87%)
504 34 (13%)
Top SBA Lender
TD Bank, National Association
21 loans in this industry
New Business Share
32.7% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 43
2021 32
2022 27
2023 43
2024 52
2025 58
2026 5
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Convention and Trade Show Organizers?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 561920 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Administrative and Support and Waste Management sector runs a 3.9% net margin (IRS SOI 2013 C corp).
How many businesses are in Convention and Trade Show Organizers?
6,270 business establishments. Together they employ 81,648 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Convention and Trade Show Organizers?
$54,363/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 13.0 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Convention and Trade Show Organizers employment?
California leads with 12,110 workers. Nevada (10,394) and Florida (6,195) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Convention and Trade Show Organizers receive?
Convention and Trade Show Organizers businesses received 260 SBA loans totaling $169 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $648K. These loans supported 2,219 jobs at origination. Most lending (87%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Convention and Trade Show Organizers, both at NAICS level 6 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Convention and Trade Show Organizers ranks #259 of 801 U.S. industries at the 6-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (81,648 here).
Read with this industry: Industry employment trends · Administrative and Support and Waste Management · 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 561920 · 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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