Employment
91,424
Total employees (Census CBP)
Other Services (except Public Administration) ·NAICS 813312
NAICS 813312 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations - Industry Benchmarks
$59,048/yr average annual pay, with 8 SBA loans on record for NAICS 813312.
- 4.0%
- Other Services (except Public Administration) sector margin
- 91K
- Workers employed
- $59,048/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $1M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 813312
California leads Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Other Services (except Public Administration) sector runs a 4.0% net margin.
- 4.0%
- Other Services (except Public Administration) sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 91K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $59,048/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $1M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations 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 Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations
Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations sits inside Other Services (except Public Administration), a sector that runs a 4.0% net margin overall.
8,311 establishments employ 91,424 workers (11.0/location) at $59,048/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by New York and District of Columbia.
Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations sits in the 71st percentile for employment among 6-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$59,048/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
8,311
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 4,006; establishment count increased by 7. 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)
- $5.4B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 11.0
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 12,812 |
| New York | 6,246 |
| District of Columbia | 5,171 |
| Virginia | 4,384 |
| Texas | 3,587 |
| Pennsylvania | 3,404 |
| Massachusetts | 3,179 |
| Colorado | 2,818 |
| Florida | 2,772 |
| Oregon | 2,688 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
8
Total Loan Volume
$1M
Avg Loan Size
$163K
Jobs Supported
69
Program Breakdown
7(a) 8 (100%)
504 0 (0%)
Top SBA Lender
Ives Bank
3 loans in this industry
New Business Share
25.0% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (4 yrs)
2021 1
2023 4
2024 2
2025 1
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 813312 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Other Services (except Public Administration) sector runs a 4.0% net margin (IRS SOI 2013 C corp).
How many businesses are in Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations?
8,311 business establishments. Together they employ 91,424 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations?
$59,048/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 11.0 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations employment?
California leads with 12,812 workers. New York (6,246) and District of Columbia (5,171) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations receive?
Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations businesses received 8 SBA loans totaling $1 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $163K. These loans supported 69 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 Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations, both at NAICS level 6 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations ranks #233 of 801 U.S. industries at the 6-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (91,424 here).
Read with this industry: Industry employment trends · Other Services (except Public Administration) · Rankings
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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 813312 · 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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