Employment
109,019
Total employees (Census CBP)
Educational Services ·NAICS 61151
NAICS 61151 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Technical and Trade Schools - Industry Benchmarks
$52,858/yr average annual pay, with 614 SBA loans on record for NAICS 61151.
- 9.3%
- Educational Services sector margin
- 109K
- Workers employed
- $52,858/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $360M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 61151
California leads Technical and Trade Schools activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Educational Services sector runs a 9.3% net margin.
- 9.3%
- Educational Services sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 109K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $52,858/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $360M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Technical and Trade Schools
Technical and Trade Schools sits inside Educational Services, a sector that runs a 9.3% net margin overall.
8,962 establishments employ 109,019 workers (12.2/location) at $52,858/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Florida and Texas.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$52,858/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
8,962
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 1,727; establishment count decreased by 66. 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)
- $5.8B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 12.2
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Apprenticeship Training NAICS 611513 | N/A |
| Cosmetology and Barber Schools NAICS 611511 | N/A |
| Flight Training NAICS 611512 | N/A |
| Other Technical and Trade Schools NAICS 611519 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 15,333 |
| Florida | 11,051 |
| Texas | 9,269 |
| New York | 5,480 |
| Illinois | 4,331 |
| Arizona | 3,968 |
| Ohio | 3,314 |
| New Jersey | 3,115 |
| Georgia | 2,879 |
| Washington | 2,784 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
614
Total Loan Volume
$360M
Avg Loan Size
$587K
Jobs Supported
6,933
Program Breakdown
7(a) 532 (87%)
504 82 (13%)
Top SBA Lender
Newtek Bank, National Association
79 loans in this industry
New Business Share
29.0% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 71
2021 78
2022 70
2023 91
2024 113
2025 173
2026 18
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Technical and Trade Schools?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 61151 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Educational Services sector runs a 9.3% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Technical and Trade Schools?
8,962 business establishments. Together they employ 109,019 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Technical and Trade Schools?
$52,858/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 12.2 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Technical and Trade Schools employment?
California leads with 15,333 workers. Florida (11,051) and Texas (9,269) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Technical and Trade Schools receive?
Technical and Trade Schools businesses received 614 SBA loans totaling $360 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $587K. These loans supported 6,933 jobs at origination. Most lending (87%) 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 63% of that same 551-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.
- Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers 109,915
- Investment Advice 110,125
- Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers 110,154
Benchmarking Technical and Trade Schools
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Educational Services
- 8,962 establishments, 109,019 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 614 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 61151 · Data year: 2023
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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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