Employment
108,755
Total employees (Census CBP)
Educational Services ·NAICS 611691
NAICS 611691 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Exam Preparation and Tutoring - Industry Benchmarks
$27,718/yr average annual pay, with 351 SBA loans on record for NAICS 611691.
- 4.6%
- Educational Services sector margin
- 109K
- Workers employed
- $27,718/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $98M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 611691
California leads Exam Preparation and Tutoring 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)
- 109K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $27,718/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $98M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Exam Preparation and Tutoring's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Exam Preparation and Tutoring 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 Exam Preparation and Tutoring
Exam Preparation and Tutoring sits inside Educational Services, a sector that runs a 4.6% net margin overall.
9,820 establishments employ 108,755 workers (11.1/location) at $27,718/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and New York.
Exam Preparation and Tutoring sits in the 75th percentile for employment among 6-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$27,718/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
9,820
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 469; establishment count decreased by 465. 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)
- $3.0B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 11.1
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 25,485 |
| Texas | 9,176 |
| New York | 8,902 |
| New Jersey | 6,750 |
| Florida | 5,611 |
| Massachusetts | 4,174 |
| Illinois | 3,860 |
| Georgia | 3,043 |
| Ohio | 2,913 |
| Virginia | 2,692 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
351
Total Loan Volume
$98M
Avg Loan Size
$278K
Jobs Supported
4,323
Program Breakdown
7(a) 348 (99%)
504 3 (1%)
Top SBA Lender
United Midwest Savings Bank National Association
22 loans in this industry
New Business Share
41.3% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 44
2021 50
2022 44
2023 52
2024 81
2025 75
2026 5
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Exam Preparation and Tutoring?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 611691 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 Exam Preparation and Tutoring?
9,820 business establishments. Together they employ 108,755 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Exam Preparation and Tutoring?
$27,718/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 11.1 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Exam Preparation and Tutoring employment?
California leads with 25,485 workers. Texas (9,176) and New York (8,902) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Exam Preparation and Tutoring receive?
Exam Preparation and Tutoring businesses received 351 SBA loans totaling $98 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $278K. These loans supported 4,323 jobs at origination. Most lending (99%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Exam Preparation and Tutoring, both at NAICS level 6 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Exam Preparation and Tutoring ranks #202 of 801 U.S. industries at the 6-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (108,755 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 611691 · 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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