Employment
14,624
Total employees (Census CBP)
Educational Services ·NAICS 611513
NAICS 611513 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Apprenticeship Training - Industry Benchmarks
$51,166/yr average annual pay, with 5 SBA loans on record for NAICS 611513.
- 4.6%
- Educational Services sector margin
- 15K
- Workers employed
- $51,166/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $1M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 611513
California leads Apprenticeship Training 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)
- 15K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $51,166/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $1M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Apprenticeship Training's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Apprenticeship Training 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 Apprenticeship Training
Apprenticeship Training sits inside Educational Services, a sector that runs a 4.6% net margin overall.
1,367 establishments employ 14,624 workers (10.7/location) at $51,166/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Illinois and Washington.
Apprenticeship Training sits in the 24th percentile for employment among 6-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$51,166/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
1,367
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 114; establishment count decreased by 125. 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)
- $748.3M
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 10.7
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 1,873 |
| Illinois | 929 |
| Washington | 733 |
| Indiana | 663 |
| New York | 645 |
| Pennsylvania | 583 |
| Oregon | 526 |
| Wisconsin | 377 |
| Minnesota | 365 |
| Nevada | 266 |
Showing top 10 of 49 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
5
Total Loan Volume
$1M
Avg Loan Size
$186K
Jobs Supported
41
Program Breakdown
7(a) 5 (100%)
504 0 (0%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
3 loans in this industry
New Business Share
60.0% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (2 yrs)
2020 1
2024 4
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Apprenticeship Training?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 611513 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 Apprenticeship Training?
1,367 business establishments. Together they employ 14,624 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Apprenticeship Training?
$51,166/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 10.7 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Apprenticeship Training employment?
California leads with 1,873 workers. Illinois (929) and Washington (733) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Apprenticeship Training receive?
Apprenticeship Training businesses received 5 SBA loans totaling $1 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $186K. These loans supported 41 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 Apprenticeship Training, both at NAICS level 6 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Apprenticeship Training ranks #612 of 801 U.S. industries at the 6-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (14,624 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 611513 · 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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