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Size of the US Technical and Trade Schools industry

NAICS 61151, Technical and Trade Schools. Every figure on this page was published by a federal statistical agency and carries its source and period. Palanor does not estimate: a period the agency didn’t publish shows as missing, and a figure it withheld shows as withheld.

Key figures

Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)
$15.3 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Revenue, not seasonally adjusted
$4.7 billion
2026-Q2 · Quarterly Services Survey
Employer firms, current dollars
Employment
132,299
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
12,326
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
6,896
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$5.8 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

How it has changed

Revenue, not seasonally adjusted · Quarterly Services SurveyLatest $4.7 billion · 2026-Q2
2010-Q1: $3.1 billion2010-Q2: $3.1 billion2010-Q3: $3.3 billion2010-Q4: $3.1 billion2011-Q1: $3.3 billion2011-Q2: $3.2 billion2011-Q3: $3.4 billion2011-Q4: $3.5 billion2012-Q1: $3.6 billion2012-Q2: $3.1 billion2012-Q3: $3.3 billion2012-Q4: $3.1 billion2013-Q1: $3.1 billion2013-Q2: $3.0 billion2013-Q3: $3.4 billion2013-Q4: $3.3 billion2014-Q1: $3.2 billion2014-Q2: $3.2 billion2014-Q3: $3.3 billion2014-Q4: $3.3 billion2015-Q1: $3.2 billion2015-Q2: $3.3 billion2015-Q3: $3.3 billion2015-Q4: $3.4 billion2016-Q1: $3.3 billion2016-Q2: $3.3 billion2016-Q3: $3.3 billion2016-Q4: $3.1 billion2017-Q1: $3.1 billion2017-Q2: $3.1 billion2017-Q3: $3.3 billion2017-Q4: $3.4 billion2018-Q1: $3.4 billion2018-Q2: $3.3 billion2018-Q3: $3.4 billion2018-Q4: $3.5 billion2019-Q1: $3.5 billion2019-Q2: $3.3 billion2019-Q3: $3.2 billion2019-Q4: $3.5 billion2020-Q1: $3.3 billion2020-Q2: $3.0 billion2020-Q3: $3.3 billion2020-Q4: $3.3 billion2021-Q1: $3.4 billion2021-Q2: $3.4 billion2021-Q3: $3.5 billion2021-Q4: $3.6 billion2022-Q1: $3.7 billion2022-Q2: $3.8 billion2022-Q3: $4.0 billion2022-Q4: $4.1 billion2023-Q1: $4.1 billion2023-Q2: $4.3 billion2023-Q3: $4.2 billion2023-Q4: $4.1 billion2024-Q1: $4.0 billion2024-Q2: $4.3 billion2024-Q3: $4.5 billion2024-Q4: $4.3 billion2025-Q1: $4.2 billion2025-Q2: $4.8 billion2025-Q3: $4.9 billion2025-Q4: $5.1 billion2026-Q1: $4.8 billion2026-Q2: $4.7 billion
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2026-Q2$4.7 billion
2026-Q1$4.8 billion
2025-Q4$5.1 billion
2025-Q3$4.9 billion
2025-Q2$4.8 billion
2025-Q1$4.2 billion
2024-Q4$4.3 billion
2024-Q3$4.5 billion
2024-Q2$4.3 billion
2024-Q1$4.0 billion
2023-Q4$4.1 billion
2023-Q3$4.2 billion
2023-Q2$4.3 billion
2023-Q1$4.1 billion
2022-Q4$4.1 billion
2022-Q3$4.0 billion
2022-Q2$3.8 billion
2022-Q1$3.7 billion
2021-Q4$3.6 billion
2021-Q3$3.5 billion
2021-Q2$3.4 billion
2021-Q1$3.4 billion
2020-Q4$3.3 billion
2020-Q3$3.3 billion
2020-Q2$3.0 billion
2020-Q1$3.3 billion
2019-Q4$3.5 billion
2019-Q3$3.2 billion
2019-Q2$3.3 billion
2019-Q1$3.5 billion
2018-Q4$3.5 billion
2018-Q3$3.4 billion
2018-Q2$3.3 billion
2018-Q1$3.4 billion
2017-Q4$3.4 billion
2017-Q3$3.3 billion
2017-Q2$3.1 billion
2017-Q1$3.1 billion
2016-Q4$3.1 billion
2016-Q3$3.3 billion
2016-Q2$3.3 billion
2016-Q1$3.3 billion
2015-Q4$3.4 billion
2015-Q3$3.3 billion
2015-Q2$3.3 billion
2015-Q1$3.2 billion
2014-Q4$3.3 billion
2014-Q3$3.3 billion
2014-Q2$3.2 billion
2014-Q1$3.2 billion
2013-Q4$3.3 billion
2013-Q3$3.4 billion
2013-Q2$3.0 billion
2013-Q1$3.1 billion
2012-Q4$3.1 billion
2012-Q3$3.3 billion
2012-Q2$3.1 billion
2012-Q1$3.6 billion
2011-Q4$3.5 billion
2011-Q3$3.4 billion
2011-Q2$3.2 billion
2011-Q1$3.3 billion
2010-Q4$3.1 billion
2010-Q3$3.3 billion
2010-Q2$3.1 billion
2010-Q1$3.1 billion

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Quarterly Services Survey · Employer firms, current dollars · Agency label: Technical and Trade Schools

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 132,299 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 112,9482019-Q2: 111,0802019-Q3: 111,8282019-Q4: 114,6512020-Q1: 114,3362020-Q2: 95,3872020-Q3: 102,3382020-Q4: 105,8352021-Q1: 109,0732021-Q2: 109,5992021-Q3: 111,0032021-Q4: 115,3102022-Q1: 115,6332022-Q2: 114,2732022-Q3: 117,2472022-Q4: 118,7902023-Q1: 121,1532023-Q2: 120,8762023-Q3: 123,1072023-Q4: 126,2922024-Q1: 126,9662024-Q2: 125,2622024-Q3: 127,2632024-Q4: 128,7992025-Q1: 130,5712025-Q2: 128,2862025-Q3: 129,8172025-Q4: 131,3312026-Q1: 132,299NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1132,2992022
2025-Q4131,3312022
2025-Q3129,8172022
2025-Q2128,2862022
2025-Q1130,5712022
2024-Q4128,7992022
2024-Q3127,2632022
2024-Q2125,2622022
2024-Q1126,9662022
2023-Q4126,2922022
2023-Q3123,1072022
2023-Q2120,8762022
2023-Q1121,1532022
2022-Q4118,7902022
2022-Q3117,2472022
2022-Q2114,2732022
2022-Q1115,6332022
2021-Q4115,3102017
2021-Q3111,0032017
2021-Q2109,5992017
2021-Q1109,0732017
2020-Q4105,8352017
2020-Q3102,3382017
2020-Q295,3872017
2020-Q1114,3362017
2019-Q4114,6512017
2019-Q3111,8282017
2019-Q2111,0802017
2019-Q1112,9482017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter

Employment · County Business PatternsLatest 109,019 · 2023
2017: 108,3592018: 108,2782019: 103,9352020: 107,4562021: 99,2052022: 110,7462023: 109,019
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2023109,019
2022110,746
202199,205
2020107,456
2019103,935
2018108,278
2017108,359

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns · Paid employees in the pay period including March 12

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 12,326 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 9,9222019-Q2: 10,0242019-Q3: 10,1262019-Q4: 10,2682020-Q1: 10,3692020-Q2: 10,4272020-Q3: 10,5882020-Q4: 10,7572021-Q1: 10,8362021-Q2: 11,0802021-Q3: 11,2722021-Q4: 11,4272022-Q1: 11,5642022-Q2: 11,6812022-Q3: 11,8532022-Q4: 12,0142023-Q1: 12,0412023-Q2: 12,0712023-Q3: 12,1612023-Q4: 12,2102024-Q1: 12,1732024-Q2: 12,2562024-Q3: 12,2582024-Q4: 12,3102025-Q1: 12,1312025-Q2: 12,1472025-Q3: 12,2342025-Q4: 12,2742026-Q1: 12,326NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q112,3262022
2025-Q412,2742022
2025-Q312,2342022
2025-Q212,1472022
2025-Q112,1312022
2024-Q412,3102022
2024-Q312,2582022
2024-Q212,2562022
2024-Q112,1732022
2023-Q412,2102022
2023-Q312,1612022
2023-Q212,0712022
2023-Q112,0412022
2022-Q412,0142022
2022-Q311,8532022
2022-Q211,6812022
2022-Q111,5642022
2021-Q411,4272017
2021-Q311,2722017
2021-Q211,0802017
2021-Q110,8362017
2020-Q410,7572017
2020-Q310,5882017
2020-Q210,4272017
2020-Q110,3692017
2019-Q410,2682017
2019-Q310,1262017
2019-Q210,0242017
2019-Q19,9222017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 8,962 · 2023
2017: 8,3582018: 8,1992019: 8,2562020: 8,2952021: 8,4892022: 9,0282023: 8,962
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
20238,962
20229,028
20218,489
20208,295
20198,256
20188,199
20178,358

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $2.1 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $1.4 billion2019-Q2: $1.4 billion2019-Q3: $1.4 billion2019-Q4: $1.5 billion2020-Q1: $1.5 billion2020-Q2: $1.3 billion2020-Q3: $1.3 billion2020-Q4: $1.5 billion2021-Q1: $1.4 billion2021-Q2: $1.5 billion2021-Q3: $1.5 billion2021-Q4: $1.7 billion2022-Q1: $1.6 billion2022-Q2: $1.6 billion2022-Q3: $1.7 billion2022-Q4: $1.8 billion2023-Q1: $1.8 billion2023-Q2: $1.8 billion2023-Q3: $1.8 billion2023-Q4: $1.9 billion2024-Q1: $1.9 billion2024-Q2: $1.9 billion2024-Q3: $1.9 billion2024-Q4: $2.1 billion2025-Q1: $2.1 billion2025-Q2: $2.0 billion2025-Q3: $2.1 billion2025-Q4: $2.2 billion2026-Q1: $2.1 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
Show the numbers
PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$2.1 billion2022
2025-Q4$2.2 billion2022
2025-Q3$2.1 billion2022
2025-Q2$2.0 billion2022
2025-Q1$2.1 billion2022
2024-Q4$2.1 billion2022
2024-Q3$1.9 billion2022
2024-Q2$1.9 billion2022
2024-Q1$1.9 billion2022
2023-Q4$1.9 billion2022
2023-Q3$1.8 billion2022
2023-Q2$1.8 billion2022
2023-Q1$1.8 billion2022
2022-Q4$1.8 billion2022
2022-Q3$1.7 billion2022
2022-Q2$1.6 billion2022
2022-Q1$1.6 billion2022
2021-Q4$1.7 billion2017
2021-Q3$1.5 billion2017
2021-Q2$1.5 billion2017
2021-Q1$1.4 billion2017
2020-Q4$1.5 billion2017
2020-Q3$1.3 billion2017
2020-Q2$1.3 billion2017
2020-Q1$1.5 billion2017
2019-Q4$1.5 billion2017
2019-Q3$1.4 billion2017
2019-Q2$1.4 billion2017
2019-Q1$1.4 billion2017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $5.8 billion · 2023
2017: $4.5 billion2018: $4.6 billion2019: $4.7 billion2020: $4.7 billion2021: $5.1 billion2022: $5.7 billion2023: $5.8 billion
Show the numbers
PeriodValue
2023$5.8 billion
2022$5.7 billion
2021$5.1 billion
2020$4.7 billion
2019$4.7 billion
2018$4.6 billion
2017$4.5 billion

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

The ledger

Every published measure

MeasureSourceLatestPeriodHistory
EmploymentPrivate-sector jobs in the third month of each quarterQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages132,2992026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages12,3262026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$2.1 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$5.8 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns109,01920232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns8,96220232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$5.0 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census111,97720222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census8,34720222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census6,89620222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$15.3 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
Revenue, not seasonally adjustedEmployer firms, current dollarsQuarterly Services Survey$4.7 billion2026-Q22010-Q1–2026-Q2 · 66 published

Breakdown

Industries within Technical and Trade Schools

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
611511Cosmetology and Barber Schools$2.0 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census17,7882026-Q1 · QCEW
611512Flight Training$4.1 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census29,8382026-Q1 · QCEW
611513Apprenticeship Training$2.2 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census18,3452026-Q1 · QCEW
611519Other Technical and Trade Schools$7.0 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census66,3282026-Q1 · QCEW

Sources

Where every number comes from

Figures are in current dollars and are the agencies’ own, revised when they revise. Each program defines its universe differently (employer firms, private ownership, all establishments), so figures from different sources are not meant to add up. This page is not endorsed by the Census Bureau, BEA or BLS. The same data is in the Palanor API (/v1/industries) and the MCP (palanor_get_industry). All industries.