Preston - Employment & Wages
4th Quarter 2008
Industry Units Employment Total
Wages
Average
Weekly
Wage
TOTAL, ALL INDUSTRIES 663 7,252 61,906,188 656.62
TOTAL, PRIVATE SECTOR 594 5,019 40,204,830 616.23
NATURAL RESOURCES AND MINING 24 427 6,576,255 1,184.69
  11 Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting 17 59 293,521 382.69
    113 Forestry and logging* 14 36 188,528 402.85
CONSTRUCTION 114 710 7,546,681 817.62
  23 Construction 114 710 7,546,681 817.62
    236 Construction of buildings 60 176 1,177,201 514.54
      2361 Residential building construction* 52 132 732,480 426.85
          236115 New single-family general contractors 35 98 625,692 491.15
          236118 Residential remodelers 14 27 81,223 231.38
      2362 Nonresidential building construction 8 44 444,721 777.46
          236220 Commercial building construction 7 27 318,246 906.69
    237 Heavy and civil engineering construction 7 329 4,030,004 942.23
    238 Specialty trade contractors 47 205 2,339,476 877.85
      2382 Building equipment contractors 10 51 530,060 799.46
      2389 Other specialty trade contractors 22 132 1,703,995 993.00
MANUFACTURING 34 739 6,091,837 634.08
  31-33 Manufacturing 34 739 6,091,837 634.08
    321 Wood product manufacturing 12 245 1,777,235 558.00
      3211 Sawmills and wood preservation* 8 168 1,353,305 619.62
      3219 Other wood product manufacturing 4 77 423,930 423.54
    323 Printing and related support activities* 3 13 67,766 401.00
    327 Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing 5 151 1,159,746 590.77
    332 Fabricated metal product manufacturing 6 119 1,236,996 799.62
TRADE, TRANSPORTATION, AND UTILITIES 159 1,311 9,563,917 561.15
  22 Utilities* 8 134 2,429,043 1,394.38
          221310 Water supply and irrigation systems 3 15 119,567 613.15
  42 Wholesale trade 23 118 763,120 497.46
    423 Merchant wholesalers, durable goods 11 47 257,030 420.69
      4239 Misc. durable goods merchant wholesalers* 4 20 82,198 316.15
    424 Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods 9 62 423,550 525.46
      4247 Petroleum merchant wholesalers 3 15 47,581 244.00
  44-45 Retail trade 92 889 4,603,600 398.31
    441 Motor vehicle and parts dealers 17 130 893,965 529.00
      4411 Automobile dealers 8 79 577,102 561.92
          441110 New car dealers 6 74 535,292 556.46
      4413 Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores 9 51 316,863 477.92
          441310 Automotive parts and accessories stores 7 39 267,270 527.15
    444 Building material and garden supply stores 9 68 450,536 509.69
      4441 Building material and supplies dealers 6 56 386,569 531.00
      4442 Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores* 3 12 63,967 410.08
    445 Food and beverage stores* 8 123 465,961 291.38
          445110 Supermarkets and other grocery stores 7 122 462,377 291.54
    446 Health and personal care stores* 7 57 410,071 553.38
          446110 Pharmacies and drug stores 6 56 407,207 559.38
    447 Gasoline stations* 20 174 569,317 251.69
          447110 Gasoline stations with convenience stores 17 137 393,977 221.23
    452 General merchandise stores* 11 266 1,303,578 377.00
          452990 All other general merchandise stores 10 65 220,072 260.46
    453 Miscellaneous store retailers 11 33 160,226 373.46
      4539 Other miscellaneous store retailers 4 19 112,010 453.46
      4543 Direct selling establishments 3 17 234,986 1,063.31
  48-49 Transportation and warehousing 36 171 1,768,154 795.38
      4841 General freight trucking 8 25 260,936 802.85
      4842 Specialized freight trucking* 26 135 1,344,983 766.38
INFORMATION 12 75 579,576 594.46
  51 Information 12 75 579,576 594.46
    511 Publishing industries, except Internet* 3 38 206,467 417.92
    515 Broadcasting, except Internet 3 18 118,523 506.54
    517 Telecommunications 6 20 254,586 979.15
FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 47 263 1,696,698 496.23
  52 Finance and insurance 23 180 1,369,746 585.38
    522 Credit intermediation and related activities* 12 145 1,138,225 603.85
          522110 Commercial banking 11 139 1,109,729 614.15
      5242 Insurance agencies, brokerages, and related* 10 32 192,320 462.31
  53 Real estate and rental and leasing 24 83 326,952 303.00
PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS SERVICES 59 268 1,992,263 571.85
  54 Professional and technical services* 38 141 1,114,746 608.15
      5411 Legal services* 10 34 275,708 623.77
      5412 Accounting and bookkeeping services* 11 33 305,973 713.23
          541211 Offices of certified public accountants 6 26 257,124 760.69
      5413 Architectural and engineering services 6 36 281,687 601.92
        54133 Engineering services* 3 18 177,891 760.23
      5419 Other professional and technical services 3 15 128,107 656.92
  56 Administrative and waste services 17 82 411,802 386.31
    561 Administrative and support services 14 49 196,363 308.23
      5617 Services to buildings and dwellings 10 23 98,698 330.08
    562 Waste management and remediation services 3 33 215,439 502.15
EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES 51 674 4,174,635 476.46
  62 Health care and social assistance 51 674 4,174,635 476.46
    621 Ambulatory health care services 31 298 2,134,831 551.08
      6211 Offices of physicians* 10 78 654,590 645.54
      6212 Offices of dentists* 6 47 231,580 379.00
      6213 Offices of other health practitioners 8 38 251,434 509.00
    623 Nursing and residential care facilities 8 239 1,511,091 486.38
      6232 Residential mental health facilities 5 72 423,988 453.00
    624 Social assistance 12 136 528,713 299.08
      6241 Individual and family services 5 48 195,373 313.08
      6244 Child day care services* 4 24 61,681 197.69
LEISURE AND HOSPITALITY 50 413 1,190,998 221.85
  71 Arts, entertainment, and recreation* 12 50 204,978 315.38
      7132 Gambling industries* 4 26 126,508 374.31
      7139 Other amusement and recreation industries 8 23 78,470 262.46
  72 Accommodation and food services 38 363 986,020 208.92
    721 Accommodation* 4 72 280,653 299.85
    722 Food services and drinking places 34 291 705,367 186.46
      7221 Full-service restaurants* 14 111 301,877 209.23
      7222 Limited-service eating places* 15 176 393,405 171.92
OTHER SERVICES 42 137 785,114 440.85
  81 Other services, except public administration 42 137 785,114 440.85
    811 Repair and maintenance* 16 77 511,670 511.15
    813 Membership associations and organizations 10 29 79,611 211.15
      8134 Civic and social organizations* 6 22 65,273 228.23
GOVERNMENT 69 2,233 21,701,358 747.54
  FEDERAL GOVERNMENT 18 583 8,827,181 1,164.69
  STATE GOVERNMENT 15 401 2,950,892 566.08
    62 Health care and social assistance 2 203 1,206,516 457.15
  LOCAL GOVERNMENT 36 1,249 9,923,285 611.15
    61 Educational services 13 774 6,497,223 645.69
    62 Health care and social assistance 1 248 2,184,941 677.69
*This line contains full industry detail.
Date last revised: 05/28/09