Employment
91,424
Total employees (Census CBP)
Other Services (except Public Administration) ·NAICS 813312
NAICS 813312 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations - Industry Benchmarks
$59,048/yr average annual pay, with 8 SBA loans on record for NAICS 813312.
- 10.5%
- Other Services (except Public Administration) sector margin
- 91K
- Workers employed
- $59,048/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $1M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 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 10.5% net margin.
- 10.5%
- 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
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 10.5% 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.
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.
Workforce scale
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 10.5% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
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.
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 71% 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.
- Newspaper Publishers 91,350
- Museums 91,534
- Home Furnishing Merchant Wholesalers 91,550
Benchmarking Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Other Services (except Public Administration)
- 8,311 establishments, 91,424 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 8 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 813312 · Data year: 2023
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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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