Ranking of US Industry Groups By Total Revenue in 2018 Q1, Seasonally Adjusted (QSS)

Updated on July 18, 2025.

According to data from the US Census Bureau's quarterly services survey, for 2018 Q1, among US Industry Groups, NAICS 2211 Electric power generation, transmission and distribution had the highest total revenue ($116.71B) (seasonally adjusted), followed by NAICS 5613 Employment services ($96.57B), and NAICS 5413 Architectural, engineering, and related services ($86.74B).

The chart below shows the top 10 industry groups with high total revenue, and the table below shows the ranking for all industry groups in the survey.

Related Topics: US Census QSS Topic List.

Data Source: US Census Bureau (QSS).

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Ranking of US Industry Groups By Total Revenue in 2018 Q1, Seas. Adj. ($)

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Ranking of US Industry Groups By Total Revenue in 2018 Q1, Seas. Adj.

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Rank	Industry Group	Total Revenue ($)
1	NAICS 2211 Electric power generation, transmission and distribution	116705000000
2	NAICS 5613 Employment services	96567000000
3	NAICS 5413 Architectural, engineering, and related services	86742000000
4	NAICS 5411 Legal services	78889000000
5	NAICS 5416 Management, scientific, and technical consulting services	67048000000
6	NAICS 5112 Software publishers	61982000000
7	NAICS 4841 General freight trucking	48125000000
8	NAICS 5412 Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services	44464000000
9	NAICS 5417 Scientific research and development services	41764000000
10	NAICS 2212 Natural gas distribution	26284000000
11	NAICS 5418 Advertising, public relations, and related services	25509000000
12	NAICS 4842 Specialized freight trucking	23753000000
13	NAICS 5152 Cable and other subscription programming	21489000000
14	NAICS 5151 Radio and television broadcasting	20545000000
15	NAICS 5615 Travel arrangement and reservation services	12100000000
16	NAICS 2213 Water, sewage and other systems	3680000000