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Lincoln County

Table 16: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Annual Wage by Industry (NAICS) for Lincoln County - 2022-2023
Total Covered Employment Total Wages Average Annual Wage
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NAICSa Code Industry and Ownership 2023 2022 N % 2023 2022 $ % 2023 2022 $ %
0  Ownership - Total 7,053 6,947 106 1.5 $421,463,617 $389,663,236 $31,800,381 8.2 $59,754 $56,090 $3,664 6.5
0  Ownership - Private 5,157 5,089 69 1.3 $303,962,039 $283,189,806 $20,772,233 7.3 $58,937 $55,648 $3,289 5.9
11  Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting  43 36 7 19.4 $1,936,908 $1,407,132 $529,776 37.6 $44,867 $38,903 $5,964 15.3
112  Animal Production & Aquaculture  31 24 7 31.5 $1,665,940 $1,128,992 $536,948 47.6 $53,740 $47,879 $5,861 12.2
21  Mining, Including Oil & Gas  604 594 10 1.7 $72,176,467 $65,371,485 $6,804,982 10.4 $119,482 $110,038 $9,443 8.6
211  Oil & Gas Extraction  292 292 0 0.1 $45,496,595 $40,850,944 $4,645,651 11.4 $155,634 $139,862 $15,772 11.3
22  Utilities  154 156 -1 -0.9 $16,960,116 $16,505,870 $454,246 2.8 $110,009 $106,147 $3,862 3.6
221  Utilities  154 156 -1 -0.9 $16,960,116 $16,505,870 $454,246 2.8 $110,009 $106,147 $3,862 3.6
23  Construction  996 1,037 -41 -3.9 $55,284,369 $54,041,017 $1,243,352 2.3 $55,506 $52,121 $3,385 6.5
236  Construction of Buildings  262 295 -33 -11.3 $12,375,821 $13,840,115 -$1,464,294 -10.6 $47,312 $46,928 $383 0.8
237  Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction  160 163 -3 -1.8 $10,097,878 $9,850,652 $247,226 2.5 $63,045 $60,370 $2,674 4.4
238  Specialty Trade Contractors  574 579 -5 -0.8 $32,810,670 $30,350,250 $2,460,420 8.1 $57,137 $52,441 $4,696 9.0
31  Manufacturing  202 168 35 20.6 $9,901,964 $8,065,443 $1,836,521 22.8 $48,978 $48,129 $849 1.8
42  Wholesale Trade  92 82 10 12.5 $8,699,774 $6,647,270 $2,052,504 30.9 $94,481 $81,233 $13,248 16.3
423  Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods  65 60 4 6.8 $6,727,796 $5,127,479 $1,600,317 31.2 $104,307 $84,864 $19,443 22.9
44  Retail Trade  895 917 -22 -2.4 $31,346,402 $30,473,693 $872,709 2.9 $35,017 $33,232 $1,785 5.4
441  Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers  105 105 -1 -0.6 $5,217,260 $4,745,376 $471,884 9.9 $49,807 $45,014 $4,793 10.6
444  Building Material & Garden Equipment & Supplies Dealers  193 203 -10 -4.9 $7,044,195 $7,362,564 -$318,369 -4.3 $36,531 $36,299 $231 0.6
445  Food & Beverage Retailers  305 328 -24 -7.2 $8,498,752 $8,196,497 $302,255 3.7 $27,911 $24,983 $2,927 11.7
449  Furniture, Home Furnishings, Electronics, & Appliance Retailers  31 31 0 0.0 $1,443,797 $1,476,106 -$32,309 -2.2 $46,695 $47,740 -$1,045 -2.2
455  General Merchandise Retailers  30 28 1 5.0 $640,030 $550,968 $89,062 16.2 $21,514 $19,448 $2,065 10.6
456  Health & Personal Care Retailers  3 13 -9 -74.0 $106,875 $454,758 -$347,883 -76.5 $32,885 $36,381 -$3,496 -9.6
457  Gasoline Stations & Fuel Dealers  184 178 6 3.2 $6,899,619 $6,025,437 $874,182 14.5 $37,600 $33,898 $3,702 10.9
458  Clothing, Clothing Accessories, Shoe, & Jewelry Retailers  16 8 8 107.5 $406,716 $1,164,949 -$758,233 -65.1 $25,293 $150,316 -$125,023 -83.2
459  Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, & Miscellaneous Retailers  30 23 6 26.3 $1,089,158 $497,038 $592,120 119.1 $36,821 $21,223 $15,598 73.5
48  Transportation & Warehousing  144 164 -20 -12.1 $9,860,400 $10,985,954 -$1,125,554 -10.2 $68,632 $67,192 $1,440 2.1
481  Air Transportation  5 8 -2 -30.7 $578,635 $949,511 -$370,876 -39.1 $110,216 $125,265 -$15,049 -12.0
484  Truck Transportation  97 110 -13 -12.2 $5,886,990 $6,873,953 -$986,963 -14.4 $60,741 $62,304 -$1,563 -2.5
486  Pipeline Transportation  23 19 4 22.2 $2,620,131 $2,051,703 $568,428 27.7 $114,316 $109,424 $4,892 4.5
488  Support Activities for Transportation  13 15 -3 -17.1 $584,541 $686,010 -$101,469 -14.8 $46,466 $45,221 $1,244 2.8
51  Information  127 127 0 0.0 $11,310,106 $9,318,029 $1,992,077 21.4 $89,351 $73,614 $15,738 21.4
513  Publishing Industries 25 18 8 43.2 $2,565,532 $1,289,196 $1,276,336 99.0 $101,928 $73,333 $28,595 39.0
517  Telecommunications  82 84 -2 -2.2 $7,766,497 $7,090,047 $676,450 9.5 $94,425 $84,325 $10,100 12.0
518  Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, & Related Services 6 4 2 43.1 $640,771 $593,073 $47,698 8.0 $105,390 $139,547 -$34,157 -24.5
52  Finance & Insurance  154 154 -1 -0.4 $13,174,500 $13,309,342 -$134,842 -1.0 $85,827 $86,329 -$502 -0.6
522  Credit Intermediation & Related Activities  94 97 -3 -3.5 $6,866,295 $8,287,008 -$1,420,713 -17.1 $73,303 $85,363 -$12,060 -14.1
523  Securities, Commodity Contracts, & Other Financial Investments & Related Activities  14 15 -1 -7.8 $3,335,670 $2,934,906 $400,764 13.7 $244,014 $197,903 $46,111 23.3
524  Insurance Carriers & Related Activities  46 42 4 9.3 $2,972,535 $2,087,428 $885,107 42.4 $64,382 $49,407 $14,976 30.3
53  Real Estate & Rental & Leasing  61 75 -15 -19.3 $2,844,438 $4,157,090 -$1,312,652 -31.6 $47,016 $55,428 -$8,412 -15.2
531  Real Estate  45 48 -3 -7.0 $1,640,202 $2,557,612 -$917,410 -35.9 $36,792 $53,373 -$16,580 -31.1
54  Professional & Technical Services  261 242 19 7.8 $24,320,864 $23,059,847 $1,261,017 5.5 $93,034 $95,124 -$2,090 -2.2
541  Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services  261 242 19 7.8 $24,320,864 $23,059,847 $1,261,017 5.5 $93,034 $95,124 -$2,090 -2.2
55  Management of Companies & Enterprises  33 31 1 4.0 $3,891,291 $3,436,007 $455,284 13.3 $119,438 $109,671 $9,767 8.9
551  Management of Companies & Enterprises  33 31 1 4.0 $3,891,291 $3,436,007 $455,284 13.3 $119,438 $109,671 $9,767 8.9
56  Administrative & Waste Services  188 160 29 17.8 $10,155,920 $6,906,844 $3,249,076 47.0 $53,900 $43,189 $10,711 24.8
561  Administrative & Support Services  165 136 28 20.8 $9,013,388 $5,817,407 $3,195,981 54.9 $54,766 $42,697 $12,069 28.3
562  Waste Management & Remediation Services  24 24 0 0.7 $1,142,532 $1,089,437 $53,095 4.9 $47,945 $46,026 $1,919 4.2
61  Educational Services  24 22 1 6.4 $653,979 $653,957 $22 0.0 $27,829 $29,618 -$1,789 -6.0
611  Educational Services  24 22 1 6.4 $653,979 $653,957 $22 0.0 $27,829 $29,618 -$1,789 -6.0
62  Health Care & Social Assistance  417 392 25 6.4 $12,524,097 $11,486,111 $1,037,986 9.0 $30,046 $29,307 $739 2.5
71  Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation  30 24 6 24.8 $561,397 $558,975 $2,422 0.4 $18,870 $23,457 -$4,586 -19.6
713  Amusements, Gambling, & Recreation  26 20 6 26.9 $481,247 $455,825 $25,422 5.6 $18,567 $22,322 -$3,756 -16.8
72  Accommodation & Food Services  590 571 19 3.3 $12,651,646 $11,930,102 $721,544 6.0 $21,443 $20,881 $562 2.7
721  Accommodation  175 160 16 9.7 $4,841,811 $4,343,191 $498,620 11.5 $27,641 $27,201 $440 1.6
722  Food Services & Drinking Places  415 412 3 0.8 $7,809,835 $7,586,911 $222,924 2.9 $18,827 $18,430 $397 2.2
81  Other Services, Except Public Administration  142 136 5 4.0 $5,272,781 $4,602,763 $670,018 14.6 $37,263 $33,824 $3,440 10.2
811  Repair & Maintenance  75 77 -2 -2.4 $3,174,417 $3,136,985 $37,432 1.2 $42,140 $40,650 $1,490 3.7
813  Membership Associations & Organizations  41 35 7 18.8 $1,439,319 $928,372 $510,947 55.0 $35,105 $26,909 $8,196 30.5
   
0  Ownership - Federal Government 127 113 14 11.9 $9,099,077 $7,688,055 $1,411,022 18.4 $71,742 $67,838 $3,905 5.8
48  Transportation & Warehousing  25 22 3 14.8 $1,576,056 $1,312,755 $263,301 20.1 $62,616 $59,888 $2,728 4.6
491  Postal Service  25 22 3 14.8 $1,576,056 $1,312,755 $263,301 20.1 $62,616 $59,888 $2,728 4.6
92  Public Administration  90 81 9 11.0 $6,875,520 $5,881,655 $993,865 16.9 $76,753 $72,910 $3,843 5.3
924  Administration of Environmental Programs  85 77 9 11.4 $6,652,514 $5,670,924 $981,590 17.3 $77,880 $73,965 $3,915 5.3
   
0  Ownership - State Government 106 106 0 -0.2 $6,281,341 $5,903,088 $378,253 6.4 $59,494 $55,779 $3,715 6.7
92  Public Administration  102 102 0 -0.2 $6,008,618 $5,653,541 $355,077 6.3 $59,152 $55,519 $3,632 6.5
922  Justice, Public Order, & Safety Activities  12 11 1 7.4 $955,766 $847,525 $108,241 12.8 $79,647 $75,875 $3,772 5.0
923  Administration of Human Resource Programs  19 17 1 7.7 $978,489 $822,710 $155,779 18.9 $52,664 $47,693 $4,970 10.4
926  Administration of Economic Programs  54 58 -5 -7.8 $2,995,243 $3,072,580 -$77,337 -2.5 $55,986 $52,976 $3,010 5.7
   
0  Ownership - Local Government 1,664 1,639 25 1.5 $102,121,160 $92,882,287 $9,238,873 9.9 $61,389 $56,670 $4,719 8.3
22  Utilities  15 16 -1 -3.1 $662,690 $663,789 -$1,099 -0.2 $42,976 $41,695 $1,281 3.1
221  Utilities  15 16 -1 -3.1 $662,690 $663,789 -$1,099 -0.2 $42,976 $41,695 $1,281 3.1
51  Information  31 31 -1 -1.6 $775,017 $691,679 $83,338 12.0 $25,410 $22,312 $3,098 13.9
519  Other Information Services  31 31 -1 -1.6 $775,017 $691,679 $83,338 12.0 $25,410 $22,312 $3,098 13.9
61  Educational Services  688 689 -2 -0.3 $36,842,736 $33,092,895 $3,749,841 11.3 $53,589 $48,013 $5,577 11.6
611  Educational Services  688 689 -2 -0.3 $36,842,736 $33,092,895 $3,749,841 11.3 $53,589 $48,013 $5,577 11.6
62  Health Care & Social Assistance  627 613 14 2.3 $49,912,231 $46,306,064 $3,606,167 7.8 $79,637 $75,602 $4,035 5.3
92  Public Administration  282 269 13 4.7 $13,056,426 $11,261,022 $1,795,404 15.9 $46,368 $41,875 $4,493 10.7
921  Executive, Legislative & General Government  257 245 12 4.8 $12,211,182 $10,475,518 $1,735,664 16.6 $47,575 $42,757 $4,818 11.3
924  Administration of Environmental Programs  16 14 2 16.2 $575,710 $531,105 $44,605 8.4 $35,604 $38,154 -$2,551 -6.7
aNorth American Industry Classification System. 
Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, developed through a cooperative program between Research & Planning and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Extract Date: April 2024. 
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 4/19/24.