Employment
54,264
Total employees (Census CBP)
Educational Services ·NAICS 611519
NAICS 611519 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Other Technical and Trade Schools - Industry Benchmarks
$52,089/yr average annual pay, with 316 SBA loans on record for NAICS 611519.
- 4.6%
- Educational Services sector margin
- 54K
- Workers employed
- $52,089/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $181M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 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 4.6% net margin.
- 4.6%
- Educational Services sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 54K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $52,089/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $181M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Other Technical and Trade Schools's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Other Technical and Trade Schools 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 Other Technical and Trade Schools
Other Technical and Trade Schools sits inside Educational Services, a sector that runs a 4.6% 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.
Other Technical and Trade Schools sits in the 58th percentile for employment among 6-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
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.
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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 4.6% net margin (IRS SOI 2013 C corp).
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.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Other Technical and Trade Schools, both at NAICS level 6 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Other Technical and Trade Schools ranks #339 of 801 U.S. industries at the 6-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (54,264 here).
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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 611519 · CBP 2023 · IRS SOI
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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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