Employment
466,903
Total employees (Census CBP)
Health Care and Social Assistance ·NAICS 62134
NAICS 62134 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists - Industry Benchmarks
$49,067/yr average annual pay, with 2,277 SBA loans on record for NAICS 62134.
- 5.3%
- Health Care and Social Assistance sector margin
- 467K
- Workers employed
- $49,067/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $825M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 62134
California leads Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Health Care and Social Assistance sector runs a 5.3% net margin.
- 5.3%
- Health Care and Social Assistance sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 467K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $49,067/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $825M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists 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 Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists
Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists sits inside Health Care and Social Assistance, a sector that runs a 5.3% net margin overall.
52,058 establishments employ 466,903 workers (9.0/location) at $49,067/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and New York.
Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists sits in the 90th percentile for employment among 5-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$49,067/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
52,058
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 2,376; establishment count increased by 1,175. 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)
- $22.9B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 9.0
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists NAICS 621340 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 45,901 |
| Texas | 42,525 |
| New York | 31,853 |
| Florida | 27,118 |
| Illinois | 24,701 |
| New Jersey | 20,701 |
| Pennsylvania | 20,345 |
| North Carolina | 16,240 |
| Michigan | 15,931 |
| Ohio | 15,614 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
2,277
Total Loan Volume
$825M
Avg Loan Size
$362K
Jobs Supported
25,750
Program Breakdown
7(a) 1,928 (85%)
504 349 (15%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
151 loans in this industry
New Business Share
30.8% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 197
2021 334
2022 326
2023 362
2024 455
2025 532
2026 71
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 62134 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Health Care and Social Assistance sector runs a 5.3% net margin (IRS SOI 2013 C corp).
How many businesses are in Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists?
52,058 business establishments. Together they employ 466,903 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists?
$49,067/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 9.0 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists employment?
California leads with 45,901 workers. Texas (42,525) and New York (31,853) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists receive?
Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists businesses received 2,277 SBA loans totaling $825 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $362K. These loans supported 25,750 jobs at origination. Most lending (85%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists, both at NAICS level 5 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists ranks #53 of 551 U.S. industries at the 5-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (466,903 here).
Read with this industry: Industry employment trends · Health Care and Social Assistance · Rankings
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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 62134 · 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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