Employment
3,926,820
Total employees (Census CBP)
Educational Services ·NAICS 611
NAICS 611 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Educational Services - Industry Benchmarks
$50,335/yr average annual pay, with 6,108 SBA loans on record for NAICS 611.
- 4.6%
- Educational Services sector margin
- 3.9M
- Workers employed
- $50,335/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $3.0B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 611
California leads Educational Services activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Educational Services sector runs a 4.6% net margin.
- 4.6%
- Educational Services sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 3.9M
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $50,335/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $3.0B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Educational Services's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Educational Services 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 Educational Services
Educational Services sits inside Educational Services, a sector that runs a 4.6% net margin overall.
118,004 establishments employ 3,926,820 workers (33.3/location) at $50,335/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by New York and Pennsylvania.
Educational Services sits in the 91st percentile for employment among 3-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$50,335/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
118,004
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 182,980; establishment count increased by 3,198. 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)
- $197.7B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 33.3
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Business Schools and Computer and Management Training NAICS 6114 | N/A |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools NAICS 6113 | N/A |
| Educational Support Services NAICS 6117 | N/A |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools NAICS 6111 | N/A |
| Junior Colleges NAICS 6112 | N/A |
| Other Schools and Instruction NAICS 6116 | N/A |
| Technical and Trade Schools NAICS 6115 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 461,832 |
| New York | 443,927 |
| Pennsylvania | 270,201 |
| Texas | 232,944 |
| Massachusetts | 230,184 |
| Florida | 192,432 |
| Illinois | 166,228 |
| New Jersey | 116,205 |
| Ohio | 113,541 |
| North Carolina | 111,428 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
6,108
Total Loan Volume
$3.0B
Avg Loan Size
$495K
Jobs Supported
67,828
Program Breakdown
7(a) 5,386 (88%)
504 722 (12%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
576 loans in this industry
New Business Share
39.0% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 685
2021 766
2022 853
2023 912
2024 1,225
2025 1,471
2026 196
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Educational Services?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 611 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Educational Services sector runs a 4.6% net margin (IRS SOI 2013 C corp).
How many businesses are in Educational Services?
118,004 business establishments. Together they employ 3,926,820 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Educational Services?
$50,335/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 33.3 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Educational Services employment?
California leads with 461,832 workers. New York (443,927) and Pennsylvania (270,201) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Educational Services receive?
Educational Services businesses received 6,108 SBA loans totaling $3.0 billion between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $495K. These loans supported 67,828 jobs at origination. Most lending (88%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Educational Services, both at NAICS level 3 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Educational Services ranks #7 of 77 U.S. industries at the 3-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (3,926,820 here).
Read with this industry: Industry employment trends · Educational Services · Rankings
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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 611 · 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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