Employment
54,264
Total employees (Census CBP)
Educational Services ·NAICS 611519
NAICS 611519 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Other Technical and Trade Schools - Industry Benchmarks
$52,089/yr average annual pay, with 316 SBA loans on record for NAICS 611519.
- 9.3%
- Educational Services sector margin
- 54K
- Workers employed
- $52,089/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $181M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 611519
California leads Other 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)
- 54K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $52,089/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $181M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Other Technical and Trade Schools
Other Technical and Trade Schools sits inside Educational Services, a sector that runs a 9.3% net margin overall.
4,657 establishments employ 54,264 workers (11.7/location) at $52,089/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by New York and Texas.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$52,089/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
4,657
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 3,864; establishment count decreased by 25. 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)
- $2.8B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 11.7
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 9,708 |
| New York | 3,908 |
| Texas | 3,724 |
| Florida | 3,385 |
| Illinois | 2,226 |
| New Jersey | 1,901 |
| Massachusetts | 1,840 |
| Michigan | 1,709 |
| Ohio | 1,290 |
| Louisiana | 1,081 |
Showing top 10 of 50 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
316
Total Loan Volume
$181M
Avg Loan Size
$574K
Jobs Supported
3,916
Program Breakdown
7(a) 262 (83%)
504 54 (17%)
Top SBA Lender
Newtek Bank, National Association
70 loans in this industry
New Business Share
25.6% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 34
2021 30
2022 39
2023 40
2024 48
2025 120
2026 5
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Other Technical and Trade Schools?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 611519 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 Other Technical and Trade Schools?
4,657 business establishments. Together they employ 54,264 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Other Technical and Trade Schools?
$52,089/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 11.7 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Other Technical and Trade Schools employment?
California leads with 9,708 workers. New York (3,908) and Texas (3,724) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Other Technical and Trade Schools receive?
Other Technical and Trade Schools businesses received 316 SBA loans totaling $181 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $574K. These loans supported 3,916 jobs at origination. Most lending (83%) 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 58% of that same 801-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 Other Technical and Trade Schools
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Educational Services
- 4,657 establishments, 54,264 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 316 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 611519 · 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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