Employment
168,215
Total employees (Census CBP)
Administrative and Support and Waste Management ·NAICS 5629
NAICS 5629 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Remediation and Other Waste Management Services - Industry Benchmarks
$71,243/yr average annual pay, with 1,780 SBA loans on record for NAICS 5629.
- 5.6%
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management sector margin
- 168K
- Workers employed
- $71,243/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $830M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 5629
California leads Remediation and Other Waste Management Services 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 5.6% net margin.
- 5.6%
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 168K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $71,243/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $830M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Remediation and Other Waste Management Services
Remediation and Other Waste Management Services sits inside Administrative and Support and Waste Management, a sector that runs a 5.6% net margin overall.
12,847 establishments employ 168,215 workers (13.1/location) at $71,243/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and New York.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$71,243/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
12,847
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 1,553; establishment count increased by 143. 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)
- $12.0B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 13.1
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| All Other Waste Management Services NAICS 56299 | N/A |
| Materials Recovery Facilities NAICS 56292 | N/A |
| Remediation Services NAICS 56291 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 16,957 |
| Texas | 15,497 |
| New York | 10,989 |
| Florida | 8,159 |
| Washington | 8,012 |
| Pennsylvania | 7,216 |
| New Jersey | 6,480 |
| Ohio | 5,618 |
| Tennessee | 4,558 |
| Massachusetts | 4,280 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
1,780
Total Loan Volume
$830M
Avg Loan Size
$466K
Jobs Supported
16,855
Program Breakdown
7(a) 1,690 (95%)
504 90 (5%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
221 loans in this industry
New Business Share
46.5% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 213
2021 300
2022 232
2023 272
2024 344
2025 361
2026 58
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Remediation and Other Waste Management Services?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 5629 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Administrative and Support and Waste Management sector runs a 5.6% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Remediation and Other Waste Management Services?
12,847 business establishments. Together they employ 168,215 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Remediation and Other Waste Management Services?
$71,243/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 13.1 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Remediation and Other Waste Management Services employment?
California leads with 16,957 workers. Texas (15,497) and New York (10,989) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Remediation and Other Waste Management Services receive?
Remediation and Other Waste Management Services businesses received 1,780 SBA loans totaling $830 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $466K. These loans supported 16,855 jobs at origination. Most lending (95%) 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 46% of that same 259-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 Remediation and Other Waste Management Services
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Administrative and Support and Waste Management
- 12,847 establishments, 168,215 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 1,780 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 5629 · 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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