2024 plan-year Industry rank #13 of 21 DOL Form 5500

Other Services Retirement Plans

8,303 ERISA-covered retirement plans in the Other Services industry, holding $166.6B for 2,295,397 participants per 2024 Form 5500 filings.

$166.6B across 8,303 plans

According to DOL Form 5500 filings (plan year 2024), the Other Services industry sponsors 8,303 ERISA-covered retirement plans holding $166.6B for 2,295,397 participants, ranking #13 of 21 industries by plan assets, with 60.4% structured as 401(k)s.

  • #13 of 21 industries
  • 60.4% 401(k) plans

The industry in one line

Other Services sponsors 8,303 ERISA-covered retirement plans holding $166.6B for 2,295,397 participants, the 13th-largest industry by plan assets.

$166.6B
total plan assets
8,303
employer plans
$20M
average plan size
60.4%
of plans are 401(k)s
Plans
8,303
401(k) Plans
5,012
60.4% of plans
Total Assets
$166.6B
Participants
2,295,397

What the Other Services Industry Plan Filings Show

The Other Services industry sponsors 8,303 ERISA-covered retirement plans according to 2024 Form 5500 filings, ranking #13 of 21 industries on PlainRetire by total plan assets. Within the industry, 60.4% of plans are 401(k) defined-contribution arrangements (5,012 plans), with the remainder split across defined-benefit pension plans, profit-sharing arrangements, ESOPs, and money-purchase plans. The average plan in Other Services holds $20M in end-of-year assets and covers 276 participants.

Industry-level totals reflect aggregate sponsor disclosures on Form 5500 Schedule H and Schedule I and provide a useful frame for benchmarking individual employer plans. They are not a substitute for plan-specific Summary Plan Description review when evaluating any single plan. Industry classification is self-reported by sponsors based on the primary economic activity of the sponsoring employer. Plans whose sponsor industry has changed across years (mergers, restructurings) carry the most-recent classification on file.

Plan Type Breakdown (Other Services)

Plan Type Plans Participants Total Assets
401(k) 5,012 1,284,449 $78.9B
Defined Benefit (Pension) 323 135,189 $45.3B
Other 670 679,445 $26.0B
Money Purchase 116 88,981 $7.7B
Profit Sharing 2,095 96,063 $6.8B
ESOP 85 11,254 $1.9B
IRA-Based 2 16 $392K

Largest Other Services Plans by Assets

Top 30 Other Services retirement plans ranked by 2024 end-of-year total assets.

# Plan Sponsor State Type Participants Assets
1 Cintas Partners' Plan Cintas Corporation OH 401(k) 51,470 $4.1B
2 Young Men's Christian Association Retirement Fund Retirement Plan Young Men's Christian Association Retirement Fund NY Money Purchase 47,199 $3.9B
3 Int'l Brotherhood of Electrical Workers' Pension Benefit Fund International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers' Pension Benefit Fund DC Other 450,729 $2.8B
4 Club Pension Plan Automobile Club of So California CA Defined Benefit (Pension) 10,966 $2.6B
5 Finra Savings Plus Plan FINRA DC 401(k) 4,201 $2.5B
6 Automotive Industries Pension Plan Board of Trustees Automotive Industries Pension Plan CA Defined Benefit (Pension) 3,054 $2.1B
7 Howard Hughes Medical Institute Retirement Savings Plan Howard Hughes Medical Institute MD Other 2,666 $2.0B
8 Liuna Staff and Affiliates Pension Fund Board of Trustees of Liuna Staff and Affiliates Pension Fund DC Defined Benefit (Pension) 3,559 $1.9B
9 The Sci 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan Service Corporation Intl TX 401(k) 22,263 $1.8B
10 The Cultural Institutions Pension Plan The Cultural Institutions Retirement System NY Defined Benefit (Pension) 6,961 $1.7B
11 Afscme Employees Pension Plan American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees DC Defined Benefit (Pension) 1,688 $1.6B
12 SEIU Affiliates Officers and Employees Pension Plan Bd of Trustees SEIU Affiliates Officers and Employees Pension Plan DC Defined Benefit (Pension) 8,921 $1.6B
13 Aarp Employees' Pension Plan AARP DC Defined Benefit (Pension) 1,995 $1.6B
14 Western Pennsylvania Teamsters and Employers Pension Fund W PA Teamsters & Employers Pension PA Defined Benefit (Pension) 3,456 $1.6B
15 Boy Scouts of America Master Pension Trust - Boy Scouts of America Retirement Plan for Employees Boy Scouts of America TX Defined Benefit (Pension) 2,033 $1.5B
16 Retirement Plan for Draper Employees The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. MA Defined Benefit (Pension) 2,288 $1.3B
17 Nature Conservancy Savings & Retirement Plan The Nature Conservancy VA 401(k) 4,207 $1.3B
18 Automobile Mechanics' Local No. 701 Pension Fund Trustees of Automobile Mechanics' Local No. 701 Pension Fund IL Defined Benefit (Pension) 3,962 $1.2B
19 The General Pension Plan of the International Union of Operating Engineers Pension Bd of the General Pension Plan of the Int'l Union of Operating DC Defined Benefit (Pension) 2,205 $1.2B
20 Ufcw Intl Union Pension Plan for Employees Executive Committee of the U.F.C.W Intl Union DC Defined Benefit (Pension) 2,113 $1.2B
21 Vizient 401(k) Savings Plan Vizient, Inc. TX 401(k) 4,733 $1.1B
22 International UAW Staff Retirement Income Plan International Union, UAW MI Defined Benefit (Pension) 542 $1.0B
23 Aarp Employees 401(k) Plan AARP DC 401(k) 2,539 $999M
24 Employees' Retirement Plan of the National Education Association The National Education Association DC Defined Benefit (Pension) 988 $910M
25 International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Pension Plan International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers MD Defined Benefit (Pension) 661 $888M
26 Caliber Holdings LLC Retirement Savings Plan Wand Newco 3, Inc. TX 401(k) 35,161 $862M
27 Automotive Machinists Pension Plan Automotive Machinists Pension Trust WA Defined Benefit (Pension) 505 $844M
28 Pension Fund of Operating Engineers Local 513 Board of Trustees of Pension Fund of Operating Engineers Local 513 MO Defined Benefit (Pension) 2,483 $811M
29 United Steelworkers International Union Staff Pension Plan United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allie PA Defined Benefit (Pension) 700 $789M
30 AFL-CIO Staff Retirement Plan AFL-CIO Staff Retirement Plan Congress of Industrial Organizations DC Defined Benefit (Pension) 1,161 $776M

Nationwide industries with similar retirement plan scale

Two DOL Form 5500-derived peer sets for Other Services: nearest tracked industries by plan filing count (8,303 plans here) and nearest by aggregate plan assets ($166.6B here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood.

Similar plan count

Nearest other industries by reported employer plan filings.

Similar total assets

Nearest other industries by aggregate end-of-year plan assets (plan-count peers above are excluded).

Questions about Other Services plans

How many retirement plans are in the Other Services industry? ▼
Other Services sponsors 8,303 ERISA-covered retirement plans according to 2024 Form 5500 filings, including 5,012 401(k) plans (60.4% of plans in the industry). Total assets across all plans in the industry sum to $166.6B, covering 2,295,397 participants.
What's the average plan size in the Other Services industry? ▼
The average Other Services retirement plan holds $20M in assets and covers 276 participants. This is an arithmetic mean across all 8,303 plans in the industry, actual plan sizes vary widely, with a small number of very large plans pulling the average up. See the table above for the largest plans by assets.
Where does this industry data come from? ▼
Industry classification comes from each plan sponsor's Form 5500 filing with the U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA). Sponsors self-classify into one of approximately 20 industry categories based on the primary economic activity of the sponsoring employer. The category labels follow the DOL plan-sponsor industry taxonomy.
What plan types are most common in the Other Services industry? ▼
In Other Services, the most common plan type by total assets is 401(k) (5,012 plans, $78.9B in assets). Other common types include: Defined Benefit (Pension) (323), Other (670), Money Purchase (116).

Related guides

See also these PlainRetire explainers for interpreting Form 5500 industry totals and comparing plans.

Explore from Other Services

Administrative & Support Services

Closest peer by total plan assets ($135.7B, 4,704 plans)
Cintas Partners' Plan

Largest Other Services plan on file · $4.1B
401(k)

Dominant type here by assets · 5,012 plans, $78.9B
All industries

Industry #13 of 21 by total Form 5500 plan assets

What to do with Other Services plan data

8,303 plans across the Other Services sector offer a baseline for benchmarking your own plan.

Industry classification is self-reported by plan sponsors on Form 5500. Plans may span multiple sectors.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor EBSA Form 5500 public-disclosure dataset, 2024 plan year. Industry classification self-reported by sponsors.

Reference: IRS Publication 560, Retirement Plans for Small Business.

Every figure on PlainRetire is rendered directly from the Department of Labor's Form 5500 annual return filings, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-08-25.