Preston - Employment & Wages
3rd Quarter 2008
Industry Units Employment Total
Wages
Average
Weekly
Wage
TOTAL, ALL INDUSTRIES 671 7,386 55,495,569 578.00
TOTAL, PRIVATE SECTOR 602 5,223 39,998,358 589.08
NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING 26 418 6,687,391 1,230.69
  11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 19 58 325,417 431.62
    113 Forestry and logging* 15 36 199,935 427.23
CONSTRUCTION 116 763 7,661,370 772.38
  23 Construction 116 763 7,661,370 772.38
    236 Construction of buildings 62 208 1,350,900 499.62
      2361 Residential building construction* 54 152 791,807 400.69
          236115 New single-family general contractors 35 109 624,783 440.92
          236118 Residential remodelers 16 38 141,118 285.69
      2362 Nonresidential building construction 8 55 559,093 781.92
          236220 Commercial building construction 7 36 378,314 808.38
    237 Heavy and civil engineering construction 7 325 3,838,428 908.54
    238 Specialty trade contractors 47 230 2,472,042 826.77
      2381 Building foundation and exterior contractors 8 20 120,163 462.15
      2382 Building equipment contractors 9 50 619,026 952.38
      2389 Other specialty trade contractors 21 149 1,689,282 872.08
        23891 Site preparation contractors 18 127 1,506,114 912.23
        23899 All other specialty trade contractors 3 23 183,168 612.62
MANUFACTURING 34 783 6,265,637 615.54
  31-33 Manufacturing 34 783 6,265,637 615.54
    321 Wood product manufacturing 12 281 2,024,892 554.31
      3211 Sawmills and wood preservation* 8 201 1,593,921 610.00
      3219 Other wood product manufacturing 4 80 430,971 414.38
    323 Printing and related support activities* 3 12 54,876 351.77
      3273 Cement and concrete product manufacturing 3 27 166,659 474.85
    332 Fabricated metal product manufacturing 6 120 1,239,470 794.54
TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, AND UTILITIES 161 1,336 9,001,296 518.23
  22 Utilities* 8 135 2,056,762 1,171.92
          221310 Water supply and irrigation systems 3 15 104,126 534.00
  42 Wholesale trade 23 130 996,861 589.85
    423 Merchant wholesalers, durable goods 11 57 509,175 687.15
      4238 Machinery and supply merchant wholesalers 5 24 348,986 1,118.54
        42393 Recyclable material merchant wholesalers* 4 23 105,022 351.23
    424 Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods 9 64 406,529 488.62
      4247 Petroleum merchant wholesalers 3 16 45,662 219.54
  44-45 Retail trade 92 882 4,167,105 363.46
    441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 17 127 879,186 532.54
      4411 Automobile dealers 8 77 573,317 572.77
          441110 New car dealers 6 72 526,487 562.46
      4413 Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores 9 50 305,869 470.54
          441310 Automotive parts and accessories stores 7 39 250,584 494.23
    444 Building material and garden supply stores 9 69 402,004 448.15
      4441 Building material and supplies dealers 6 57 334,200 451.00
      4442 Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores* 3 13 67,804 401.23
    445 Food and beverage stores* 8 123 427,525 267.38
          445110 Supermarkets and other grocery stores 7 121 423,290 269.08
    446 Health and personal care stores* 7 58 365,459 484.69
          446110 Pharmacies and drug stores 6 57 363,392 490.38
    447 Gasoline stations* 20 175 564,367 248.08
          447110 Gasoline stations with convenience stores 17 139 409,780 226.77
    452 General merchandise stores* 10 254 1,141,381 345.69
          452990 All other general merchandise stores 9 57 201,026 271.31
    453 Miscellaneous store retailers 12 35 151,575 333.15
      4539 Other miscellaneous store retailers 4 20 112,529 432.77
      4543 Direct selling establishments* 3 17 115,792 523.92
  48-49 Transportation and warehousing 38 189 1,780,568 724.69
    484 Truck transportation 35 178 1,593,312 688.54
      4841 General freight trucking 8 30 277,669 712.00
          484110 General freight trucking, local 6 22 206,223 721.08
      4842 Specialized freight trucking* 27 148 1,315,643 683.77
INFORMATION 11 73 499,970 526.85
  51 Information 11 73 499,970 526.85
    511 Publishing industries, except Internet* 3 36 158,260 338.15
    515 Broadcasting, except Internet 3 18 125,031 534.31
        51711 Wired telecommunications carriers* 4 18 216,379 924.69
FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 48 258 1,714,726 511.23
  52 Finance and insurance 24 174 1,389,473 614.23
    522 Credit intermediation and related activities* 12 138 1,070,322 596.62
          522110 Commercial banking 11 132 1,041,886 607.15
        52421 Insurance agencies and brokerages* 10 32 263,329 633.00
  53 Real estate and rental and leasing 24 84 325,253 297.85
PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES 59 263 1,813,018 530.31
  54 Professional and technical services* 38 141 1,042,768 568.92
      5411 Legal services* 10 34 293,410 663.85
      5412 Accounting and bookkeeping services* 11 32 253,596 609.62
          541211 Offices of certified public accountants 6 25 205,823 633.31
      5413 Architectural and engineering services 6 41 272,436 511.15
        54133 Engineering services* 3 21 164,839 603.77
      5419 Other professional and technical services 3 16 123,806 595.23
  55 Management of companies and enterprises* 4 33 348,293 811.85
  56 Administrative and waste services 17 89 421,957 364.69
    561 Administrative and support services 14 52 191,916 283.92
      5617 Services to buildings and dwellings 10 26 92,556 273.85
    562 Waste management and remediation services 3 36 230,041 491.54
EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES 51 687 4,165,731 466.46
  62 Health care and social assistance 51 687 4,165,731 466.46
    621 Ambulatory health care services 31 317 2,124,208 515.46
      6211 Offices of physicians* 10 78 633,088 624.38
      6212 Offices of dentists* 6 45 206,495 353.00
      6213 Offices of other health practitioners 8 35 205,401 451.46
    623 Nursing and residential care facilities 8 241 1,560,182 498.00
      6232 Residential mental health facilities 5 77 438,740 438.31
    624 Social assistance 12 129 481,341 287.00
      6244 Child day care services* 4 24 69,216 221.85
LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY 51 488 1,407,305 221.85
  71 Arts, entertainment, and recreation* 13 64 265,386 319.00
      7132 Gambling industries* 4 25 112,746 346.92
      7139 Other amusement and recreation industries 9 40 152,640 293.54
  72 Accommodation and food services 38 424 1,141,919 207.15
    721 Accommodation* 4 97 355,705 282.08
    722 Food services and drinking places 34 327 786,214 184.92
      7221 Full-service restaurants* 13 109 275,417 194.38
      7222 Limited-service eating places* 15 205 469,399 176.15
OTHER SERVICES 42 145 734,819 389.85
  81 Other services, except public administration 42 145 734,819 389.85
    811 Repair and maintenance* 17 84 510,697 467.69
    813 Membership associations and organizations 10 32 72,394 174.00
      8134 Civic and social organizations* 6 25 60,948 187.54
GOVERNMENT 69 2,163 15,497,211 551.15
  FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 18 587 7,606,007 996.69
  STATE GOVERNMENT 15 406 3,062,490 580.23
    62 Health care and social assistance 2 203 1,332,958 505.08
  LOCAL GOVERNMENT 36 1,170 4,828,714 317.46
    61 Educational services 13 703 1,745,612 191.00
    62 Health care and social assistance 1 239 1,854,939 597.00
*This line contains full industry detail.
Date last revised: 02/26/09