Engineering services in North Carolina 3,540 establishments · 35,857 employees · 2024
Firms (NC)
3,540
Employment
35,857
Avg Annual Pay
$107,996
State Rank
#5 of 52
How North Carolina compares to national
Metric
North Carolina
National
North Carolina vs. U.S.
Establishments
3,540
100,242
3.5% of U.S. total
Avg annual pay
$107,996
$122,821
-$14,825 (-12.1%)
Location quotient
1.14
1.00
14% denser than national
Avg firm size (employees)
10.1
11.7
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Year-over-year firm growth
+2.2%
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An establishment is a single physical location where business is conducted. A firm with multiple locations counts as multiple establishments. "Avg pay" is wages and salaries per employee, including bonuses and tips — for proprietorships, the owner's take is largely outside this number. The location quotient (LQ) of 1.14 means engineering services are 14% over-represented in North Carolina's business mix relative to the U.S. average.
Source. BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages — 2024 annual averages, private-ownership only, NAICS 541330. Establishment counts include any firm with at least one paid employee covered by state unemployment insurance.
SMB Density · firm counts, employment, and wages by industry × state · data from BLS QCEW 2024 annual (private ownership, state-level; mostly 6-digit NAICS, 3 specialty-trade industries at 5-digit aggregation) · data.json