Employment
48,056
Total employees (Census CBP)
Educational Services ·NAICS 6112
NAICS 6112 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Junior Colleges - Industry Benchmarks
$44,636/yr average annual pay, with 7 SBA loans on record for NAICS 6112.
- 4.6%
- Educational Services sector margin
- 48K
- Workers employed
- $44,636/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $5M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 6112
California leads Junior Colleges 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)
- 48K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $44,636/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $5M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Junior Colleges's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Junior Colleges 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 Junior Colleges
Junior Colleges sits inside Educational Services, a sector that runs a 4.6% net margin overall.
693 establishments employ 48,056 workers (69.3/location) at $44,636/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Florida and Pennsylvania.
Junior Colleges sits in the 18th percentile for employment among 4-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$44,636/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
693
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 1,099; establishment count decreased by 2. 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)
- $2.1B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 69.3
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Junior Colleges NAICS 61121 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 4,495 |
| Florida | 4,146 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,546 |
| New Jersey | 2,449 |
| Colorado | 1,938 |
| North Carolina | 1,655 |
| Utah | 932 |
| Arizona | 869 |
| Illinois | 798 |
| Michigan | 685 |
Showing top 10 of 41 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
7
Total Loan Volume
$5M
Avg Loan Size
$682K
Jobs Supported
264
Program Breakdown
7(a) 7 (100%)
504 0 (0%)
Top SBA Lender
Newtek Bank, National Association
5 loans in this industry
New Business Share
14.3% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (3 yrs)
2023 1
2024 3
2025 3
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Junior Colleges?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 6112 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 Junior Colleges?
693 business establishments. Together they employ 48,056 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Junior Colleges?
$44,636/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 69.3 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Junior Colleges employment?
California leads with 4,495 workers. Florida (4,146) and Pennsylvania (2,546) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Junior Colleges receive?
Junior Colleges businesses received 7 SBA loans totaling $5 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $682K. These loans supported 264 jobs at origination. Most lending (100%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Junior Colleges, both at NAICS level 4 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Junior Colleges ranks #212 of 259 U.S. industries at the 4-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (48,056 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 6112 · 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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