Nicholas - Employment & Wages 2008
Industry Units Employment Total
Wages
Average
Weekly
Wage
TOTAL, ALL INDUSTRIES 691 8,704 277,618,010 613.37
TOTAL, PRIVATE SECTOR 610 6,902 214,570,846 597.85
NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING 47 1,043 55,899,378 1,030.67
  11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 26 79 1,512,120 368.10
    113 Forestry and logging 22 73 1,359,546 358.15
        11331 Logging* 21 72 1,352,012 361.12
  21 Mining 21 964 54,387,258 1,084.96
    212 Mining, except oil and gas* 14 633 39,082,752 1,187.35
          212112 Bituminous coal underground mining 6 447 28,548,937 1,228.23
    213 Support activities for mining* 7 330 15,304,506 891.87
CONSTRUCTION 65 251 8,550,036 655.08
  23 Construction 65 251 8,550,036 655.08
    236 Construction of buildings 30 116 3,587,342 594.71
      2361 Residential building construction* 22 54 1,148,733 409.10
          236115 New single-family general contractors 13 33 733,785 427.62
          236118 Residential remodelers 9 21 414,948 379.98
      2362 Nonresidential building construction* 8 62 2,438,609 756.38
      2381 Building foundation and exterior contractors 4 18 488,594 522.00
      2382 Building equipment contractors 8 31 937,106 581.33
      2389 Other specialty trade contractors 12 42 1,470,795 673.44
          238912 Nonresidential site preparation contractors 6 36 1,294,852 691.69
MANUFACTURING 33 898 31,249,506 669.21
  31-33 Manufacturing 33 898 31,249,506 669.21
    321 Wood product manufacturing 14 529 17,929,615 651.79
      3211 Sawmills and wood preservation* 8 186 5,327,369 550.81
    332 Fabricated metal product manufacturing 6 49 2,630,457 1,032.37
        33271 Machine shops* 5 49 2,628,101 1,031.44
TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, AND UTILITIES 162 1,872 47,000,518 482.83
  22 Utilities* 3 22 1,421,951 1,242.96
  42 Wholesale trade 18 195 8,144,386 803.19
    423 Merchant wholesalers, durable goods 9 115 4,779,956 799.33
      4238 Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers 4 53 3,116,917 1,130.96
      4239 Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers* 3 31 681,371 422.69
    424 Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods 9 80 3,364,430 808.75
      4244 Grocery and Related Product Wholesalers 5 29 1,240,415 822.56
  44-45 Retail trade 108 1,444 30,331,815 403.94
    441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 20 173 5,007,730 556.65
      4411 Automobile dealers 11 88 3,256,724 711.69
        44111 New car dealers* 4 65 2,706,918 800.87
        44112 Used car dealers* 7 23 549,806 459.71
          441310 Automotive parts and accessories stores 7 70 1,246,773 342.52
    442 Furniture and home furnishings stores 5 23 604,932 505.79
    443 Electronics and appliance stores* 6 25 897,354 690.27
    444 Building material and garden supply stores 9 171 4,040,249 454.37
    445 Food and beverage stores 7 144 1,741,548 232.58
          445110 Supermarkets and other grocery stores 4 124 1,527,882 236.96
    446 Health and personal care stores* 8 91 3,214,559 679.33
        44611 Pharmacies and drug stores* 6 88 3,176,359 694.13
    447 Gasoline stations* 22 233 3,424,638 282.65
    448 Clothing and clothing accessories stores 5 52 675,146 249.69
          452990 All other general merchandise stores 9 75 1,055,997 270.77
    453 Miscellaneous store retailers 10 59 1,215,228 396.10
      4539 Other miscellaneous store retailers 7 51 1,172,218 442.02
          453930 Manufactured, mobile, home dealers 4 40 1,028,151 494.31
  48-49 Transportation and warehousing 33 211 7,102,366 647.33
    484 Truck transportation 30 200 6,832,812 657.00
      4842 Specialized freight trucking* 24 184 6,379,138 666.71
INFORMATION 9 45 1,614,305 689.87
  51 Information 9 45 1,614,305 689.87
FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 55 410 15,523,891 728.13
  52 Finance and insurance 31 247 5,627,661 438.15
      5221 Depository credit intermediation* 10 82 2,492,050 584.44
    524 Insurance carriers and related activities 15 151 2,800,406 356.65
  53 Real estate and rental and leasing 24 163 9,896,230 1,167.56
      5322 Consumer goods rental 7 30 661,848 424.27
        53223 Video tape and disc rental* 3 12 159,590 255.75
        53229 Other consumer goods rental 4 18 502,258 536.60
PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES 58 391 15,141,927 744.73
  54 Professional and technical services* 36 171 5,259,525 591.48
      5411 Legal services* 10 44 1,297,733 567.19
      5413 Architectural and engineering services 8 88 2,717,947 593.96
        54137 Other surveying and mapping services* 3 47 1,430,378 585.27
      5419 Other professional and technical services 3 12 276,389 442.92
  56 Administrative and waste services 20 193 8,322,108 829.23
      5611 Office administrative services* 5 97 6,395,476 1,267.94
        56173 Landscaping services* 6 28 610,071 419.00
EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES 58 922 21,552,299 449.54
  62 Health care and social assistance 57 920 21,546,572 450.38
    621 Ambulatory health care services 38 440 12,788,027 558.92
      6211 Offices of physicians* 17 114 4,084,264 688.98
      6212 Offices of dentists* 8 58 1,976,391 655.31
      6213 Offices of other health practitioners 9 61 1,239,261 390.69
    623 Nursing and residential care facilities 5 226 3,992,445 339.73
      6241 Individual and family services 5 146 2,143,701 282.37
        62431 Vocational rehabilitation services* 6 48 758,582 303.92
LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY 62 787 9,129,080 223.08
  71 Arts, entertainment, and recreation* 7 26 363,720 269.02
      7139 Other amusement and recreation industries 3 16 138,493 166.46
  72 Accommodation and food services 55 761 8,765,360 221.50
    721 Accommodation 12 138 1,802,734 251.21
          721110 Hotels and motels, except casino hotels 8 119 1,583,099 255.83
    722 Food services and drinking places 42 623 6,962,626 214.92
      7221 Full-service restaurants* 17 271 3,290,490 233.50
      7222 Limited-service eating places* 22 339 3,555,850 201.71
          722211 Limited-service restaurants 19 330 3,486,109 203.15
OTHER SERVICES 61 281 8,873,656 607.29
  81 Other services, except public administration 61 281 8,873,656 607.29
    811 Repair and maintenance 32 207 7,879,191 732.00
      8111 Automotive repair and maintenance 18 61 1,248,941 393.73
        81111 Automotive mechanical and electrical repair 11 33 667,799 389.15
          811111 General automotive repair 8 26 564,744 417.71
      8113 Commercial machinery repair and maintenance* 11 144 6,578,407 878.52
    812 Personal and laundry services 8 32 718,242 431.63
      8122 Death care services 4 16 480,395 577.40
    813 Membership associations and organizations 9 28 116,451 79.98
GOVERNMENT 81 1,803 63,047,164 672.46
  FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 25 106 4,851,105 880.10
  STATE GOVERNMENT 16 194 6,444,298 638.81
    61 Educational services 2 36 1,323,267 706.87
    62 Health care and social assistance 2 48 1,534,070 614.62
  LOCAL GOVERNMENT 40 1,502 51,751,761 662.60
    61 Educational services 18 750 24,875,986 637.85
    62 Health care and social assistance 3 489 19,900,933 782.63
*This line contains full industry detail.
Date last revised: 05/28/09