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Natrona County

Table 17: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Annual Wage by Industry (NAICS) for Natrona 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 39,431 38,184 1,246 3.3 $2,321,628,917 $2,131,686,823 $189,942,094 8.9 $58,879 $55,826 $3,053 5.5
0  Ownership - Private 33,766 32,604 1,162 3.6 $1,996,368,569 $1,828,142,255 $168,226,314 9.2 $59,125 $56,071 $3,053 5.4
11  Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting  98 108 -9 -8.7 $3,807,330 $4,058,556 -$251,226 -6.2 $38,751 $37,726 $1,026 2.7
112  Animal Production & Aquaculture  74 84 -10 -12.0 $2,936,779 $3,253,231 -$316,452 -9.7 $39,778 $38,766 $1,012 2.6
21  Mining, Including Oil & Gas  2,149 1,905 244 12.8 $239,736,298 $206,056,583 $33,679,715 16.3 $111,535 $108,157 $3,379 3.1
211  Oil & Gas Extraction  366 360 6 1.6 $46,754,808 $43,195,381 $3,559,427 8.2 $127,805 $119,931 $7,874 6.6
212  Mining, Except Oil & Gas 95 101 -6 -5.8 $8,068,663 $7,743,522 $325,141 4.2 $85,157 $76,989 $8,169 10.6
213  Support Activities for Mining  1,689 1,444 244 16.9 $184,912,827 $155,117,680 $29,795,147 19.2 $109,492 $107,391 $2,101 2.0
22  Utilities  124 122 2 1.3 $13,446,051 $13,225,774 $220,277 1.7 $108,875 $108,479 $396 0.4
221  Utilities  124 122 2 1.3 $13,446,051 $13,225,774 $220,277 1.7 $108,875 $108,479 $396 0.4
23  Construction  2,966 2,873 93 3.2 $210,623,311 $181,030,415 $29,592,896 16.3 $71,009 $63,009 $7,999 12.7
236  Construction of Buildings  316 331 -15 -4.6 $15,359,239 $14,778,339 $580,900 3.9 $48,682 $44,670 $4,012 9.0
237  Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction  753 608 145 23.9 $66,458,073 $47,084,195 $19,373,878 41.1 $88,258 $77,473 $10,785 13.9
238  Specialty Trade Contractors  1,898 1,935 -37 -1.9 $128,805,999 $119,167,881 $9,638,118 8.1 $67,876 $61,601 $6,274 10.2
31  Manufacturing  1,891 1,761 130 7.4 $132,209,737 $124,747,063 $7,462,674 6.0 $69,900 $70,829 -$929 -1.3
311  Food Manufacturing  51 51 0 -0.2 $1,025,705 $1,064,087 -$38,382 -3.6 $20,179 $20,897 -$718 -3.4
312  Beverage & Tobacco Product Manufacturing  43 37 5 14.3 $888,163 $748,093 $140,070 18.7 $20,815 $20,040 $775 3.9
314  Textile Product Mills  21 21 -1 -2.7 $511,483 $494,264 $17,219 3.5 $24,650 $23,172 $1,478 6.4
323  Printing & Related Support Activities  47 48 0 -0.5 $1,653,317 $1,635,151 $18,166 1.1 $34,932 $34,366 $565 1.6
325  Chemical Manufacturing  83 80 3 4.1 $4,933,234 $4,722,036 $211,198 4.5 $59,315 $59,085 $231 0.4
326  Plastics & Rubber Products Manufacturing  178 157 22 13.9 $10,234,038 $8,905,706 $1,328,332 14.9 $57,359 $56,876 $483 0.8
327  Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing  56 56 1 1.4 $4,156,776 $3,744,490 $412,286 11.0 $73,898 $67,468 $6,430 9.5
332  Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing  476 456 21 4.6 $32,910,308 $31,550,236 $1,360,072 4.3 $69,103 $69,265 -$162 -0.2
333  Machinery Manufacturing  173 171 2 1.2 $12,212,302 $12,055,632 $156,670 1.3 $70,763 $70,708 $56 0.1
335  Electrical Equipment, Appliance, & Component Manufacturing  260 197 63 31.8 $20,443,038 $14,822,105 $5,620,933 37.9 $78,679 $75,174 $3,504 4.7
336  Transportation Equipment Manufacturing  135 149 -14 -9.3 $9,664,214 $9,780,984 -$116,770 -1.2 $71,454 $65,569 $5,885 9.0
339  Miscellaneous Manufacturing  51 55 -4 -7.5 $2,234,415 $2,346,234 -$111,819 -4.8 $44,097 $42,854 $1,244 2.9
42  Wholesale Trade  2,160 2,087 73 3.5 $178,272,311 $162,265,726 $16,006,585 9.9 $82,550 $77,763 $4,787 6.2
423  Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods  1,682 1,626 56 3.4 $144,745,636 $130,578,294 $14,167,342 10.8 $86,073 $80,298 $5,774 7.2
424  Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods  460 435 25 5.7 $31,918,852 $29,792,644 $2,126,208 7.1 $69,439 $68,489 $950 1.4
425  Electronic Markets & Agents & Brokers  18 26 -7 -28.4 $1,607,823 $1,894,788 -$286,965 -15.1 $88,100 $74,305 $13,794 18.6
44  Retail Trade  4,618 4,705 -87 -1.8 $174,137,338 $169,684,090 $4,453,248 2.6 $37,708 $36,068 $1,640 4.5
441  Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers  695 688 7 1.0 $43,214,368 $42,841,236 $373,132 0.9 $62,179 $62,239 -$60 -0.1
444  Building Material & Garden Equipment & Supplies Dealers  605 626 -21 -3.4 $25,896,092 $25,124,820 $771,272 3.1 $42,809 $40,125 $2,685 6.7
445  Food & Beverage Retailers  566 565 1 0.2 $18,008,769 $16,657,762 $1,351,007 8.1 $31,846 $29,509 $2,337 7.9
449  Furniture, Home Furnishings, Electronics, & Appliance Retailers  269 295 -26 -8.7 $12,343,113 $12,839,410 -$496,297 -3.9 $45,872 $43,560 $2,311 5.3
455  General Merchandise Retailers  1,130 1,185 -55 -4.7 $34,680,955 $34,687,635 -$6,680 0.0 $30,686 $29,262 $1,425 4.9
456  Health & Personal Care Retailers  206 210 -4 -1.9 $8,271,477 $7,812,234 $459,243 5.9 $40,168 $37,215 $2,953 7.9
457  Gasoline Stations & Fuel Dealers  392 382 10 2.6 $12,201,500 $11,804,160 $397,340 3.4 $31,100 $30,867 $233 0.8
458  Clothing, Clothing Accessories, Shoe, & Jewelry Retailers  232 233 -1 -0.5 $5,000,199 $4,339,413 $660,786 15.2 $21,553 $18,618 $2,935 15.8
459  Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, & Miscellaneous Retailers  523 520 3 0.6 $14,520,865 $13,577,420 $943,445 6.9 $27,760 $26,114 $1,646 6.3
48  Transportation & Warehousing  1,883 1,628 255 15.6 $135,691,774 $111,277,270 $24,414,504 21.9 $72,068 $68,342 $3,726 5.5
481  Air Transportation  57 55 2 3.8 $3,274,531 $2,725,131 $549,400 20.2 $57,448 $49,620 $7,828 15.8
484  Truck Transportation  664 688 -24 -3.5 $49,424,283 $48,078,323 $1,345,960 2.8 $74,415 $69,873 $4,542 6.5
485  Transit & Ground Passenger Transportation  24 24 0 -1.0 $401,011 $405,651 -$4,640 -1.1 $16,885 $16,902 -$17 -0.1
486  Pipeline Transportation  135 135 0 0.2 $18,085,817 $17,060,691 $1,025,126 6.0 $133,642 $126,375 $7,267 5.8
488  Support Activities for Transportation  588 343 245 71.6 $44,806,294 $25,436,964 $19,369,330 76.1 $76,191 $74,214 $1,976 2.7
492  Couriers & Messengers  409 376 33 8.9 $19,439,919 $17,289,914 $2,150,005 12.4 $47,540 $46,035 $1,504 3.3
51  Information  358 339 19 5.6 $19,220,917 $17,075,142 $2,145,775 12.6 $53,715 $50,381 $3,334 6.6
513  Publishing Industries 55 54 1 1.8 $3,660,774 $3,014,337 $646,437 21.4 $66,463 $55,738 $10,724 19.2
516  Broadcasting & Content Providers 76 79 -2 -3.0 $3,711,189 $3,659,840 $51,349 1.4 $48,671 $46,575 $2,097 4.5
517  Telecommunications  135 126 9 7.2 $9,433,623 $8,380,941 $1,052,682 12.6 $70,008 $66,690 $3,318 5.0
519  Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, & Other Information Services 12 6 6 90.7 $617,918 $312,153 $305,765 98.0 $51,839 $49,944 $1,894 3.8
52  Finance & Insurance  1,022 1,057 -35 -3.3 $80,134,841 $79,945,472 $189,369 0.2 $78,397 $75,604 $2,793 3.7
522  Credit Intermediation & Related Activities  563 632 -70 -11.0 $37,298,888 $41,340,301 -$4,041,413 -9.8 $66,300 $65,368 $931 1.4
523  Securities, Commodity Contracts, & Other Financial Investments & Related Activities  127 103 24 23.1 $18,149,104 $17,595,188 $553,916 3.1 $142,816 $170,413 -$27,597 -16.2
524  Insurance Carriers & Related Activities  330 319 11 3.4 $24,589,469 $20,901,373 $3,688,096 17.6 $74,627 $65,573 $9,054 13.8
53  Real Estate & Rental & Leasing  1,027 922 105 11.4 $64,527,176 $53,665,180 $10,861,996 20.2 $62,851 $58,205 $4,646 8.0
532  Rental & Leasing Services  609 556 53 9.4 $41,792,647 $35,502,333 $6,290,314 17.7 $68,634 $63,805 $4,829 7.6
54  Professional & Technical Services  1,522 1,407 116 8.2 $123,042,879 $110,988,027 $12,054,852 10.9 $80,821 $78,887 $1,933 2.5
541  Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services  1,522 1,407 116 8.2 $123,042,879 $110,988,027 $12,054,852 10.9 $80,821 $78,887 $1,933 2.5
55  Management of Companies & Enterprises  91 83 8 9.8 $8,439,647 $7,732,751 $706,896 9.1 $93,173 $93,730 -$557 -0.6
551  Management of Companies & Enterprises  91 83 8 9.8 $8,439,647 $7,732,751 $706,896 9.1 $93,173 $93,730 -$557 -0.6
56  Administrative & Waste Services  1,385 1,359 26 1.9 $64,506,331 $60,464,151 $4,042,180 6.7 $46,575 $44,502 $2,073 4.7
561  Administrative & Support Services  1,308 1,286 22 1.7 $59,762,154 $56,079,595 $3,682,559 6.6 $45,687 $43,608 $2,079 4.8
562  Waste Management & Remediation Services  77 73 4 5.8 $4,744,177 $4,384,556 $359,621 8.2 $61,677 $60,335 $1,342 2.2
61  Educational Services  258 251 8 3.1 $7,187,030 $6,598,920 $588,110 8.9 $27,821 $26,343 $1,478 5.6
611  Educational Services  258 251 8 3.1 $7,187,030 $6,598,920 $588,110 8.9 $27,821 $26,343 $1,478 5.6
62  Health Care & Social Assistance  5,964 5,809 155 2.7 $359,176,287 $348,371,076 $10,805,211 3.1 $60,226 $59,968 $257 0.4
621  Ambulatory Health Care Services  2,335 2,268 67 3.0 $173,988,287 $172,614,777 $1,373,510 0.8 $74,505 $76,098 -$1,593 -2.1
622  Hospitals  1,526 1,462 64 4.4 $110,173,804 $104,491,182 $5,682,622 5.4 $72,221 $71,488 $734 1.0
623  Nursing & Residential Care Facilities  870 856 15 1.7 $38,712,490 $36,686,537 $2,025,953 5.5 $44,476 $42,879 $1,597 3.7
624  Social Assistance  1,233 1,224 9 0.7 $36,301,706 $34,578,580 $1,723,126 5.0 $29,450 $28,258 $1,192 4.2
71  Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation  765 714 51 7.2 $18,050,992 $15,387,550 $2,663,442 17.3 $23,594 $21,551 $2,042 9.5
711  Performing Arts & Spectator Sports  174 175 -1 -0.7 $2,832,065 $2,676,557 $155,508 5.8 $16,260 $15,266 $995 6.5
712  Museums, Historical Sites, Zoos, & Parks  29 28 2 6.3 $1,226,546 $1,176,563 $49,983 4.2 $41,691 $42,521 -$830 -2.0
713  Amusements, Gambling, & Recreation  562 511 51 9.9 $13,992,381 $11,534,430 $2,457,951 21.3 $24,920 $22,572 $2,347 10.4
72  Accommodation & Food Services  4,071 4,091 -19 -0.5 $91,290,779 $88,759,993 $2,530,786 2.9 $22,424 $21,699 $725 3.3
721  Accommodation  657 690 -33 -4.8 $16,602,709 $17,343,600 -$740,891 -4.3 $25,267 $25,124 $144 0.6
722  Food Services & Drinking Places  3,414 3,400 14 0.4 $74,688,070 $71,416,393 $3,271,677 4.6 $21,877 $21,004 $873 4.2
81  Other Services, Except Public Administration  1,404 1,373 31 2.2 $72,102,878 $65,885,961 $6,216,917 9.4 $51,374 $47,998 $3,375 7.0
811  Repair & Maintenance  734 727 7 1.0 $48,683,665 $44,700,915 $3,982,750 8.9 $66,304 $61,466 $4,838 7.9
812  Personal & Laundry Services  281 275 6 2.2 $9,579,569 $8,646,552 $933,017 10.8 $34,131 $31,490 $2,641 8.4
813  Membership Associations & Organizations  375 357 19 5.3 $13,549,288 $12,324,443 $1,224,845 9.9 $36,091 $34,563 $1,528 4.4
814  Private Households  13 14 -1 -7.6 $290,356 $214,051 $76,305 35.6 $22,047 $15,021 $7,026 46.8
999  Unclassified  10 12 -2 -19.2 $764,662 $922,555 -$157,893 -17.1 $77,789 $75,806 $1,983 2.6
   
0  Ownership - Federal Government 666 655 11 1.6 $57,123,580 $54,540,748 $2,582,832 4.7 $85,771 $83,215 $2,556 3.1
48  Transportation & Warehousing  184 183 0 0.1 $12,158,433 $11,755,448 $402,985 3.4 $66,230 $64,090 $2,139 3.3
491  Postal Service  184 183 0 0.1 $12,158,433 $11,755,448 $402,985 3.4 $66,230 $64,090 $2,139 3.3
92  Public Administration  424 409 15 3.6 $38,417,343 $36,101,179 $2,316,164 6.4 $90,714 $88,338 $2,376 2.7
922  Justice, Public Order, & Safety Activities  54 48 6 11.9 $5,991,922 $5,149,875 $842,047 16.4 $111,999 $107,670 $4,328 4.0
924  Administration of Environmental Programs  236 233 3 1.4 $21,607,684 $20,944,156 $663,528 3.2 $91,655 $90,051 $1,604 1.8
926  Administration of Economic Programs  104 98 6 5.9 $8,287,365 $7,688,568 $598,797 7.8 $79,940 $78,519 $1,421 1.8
   
0  Ownership - State Government 731 705 26 3.7 $47,858,549 $42,492,101 $5,366,448 12.6 $65,455 $60,294 $5,161 8.6
61  Educational Services  59 60 -1 -1.3 $4,949,551 $4,695,910 $253,641 5.4 $83,537 $78,265 $5,272 6.7
611  Educational Services  59 60 -1 -1.3 $4,949,551 $4,695,910 $253,641 5.4 $83,537 $78,265 $5,272 6.7
92  Public Administration  595 570 25 4.4 $37,302,400 $32,663,537 $4,638,863 14.2 $62,693 $57,304 $5,389 9.4
921  Executive, Legislative & General Government  16 11 5 43.7 $844,174 $578,619 $265,555 45.9 $53,026 $52,222 $804 1.5
922  Justice, Public Order, & Safety Activities  111 108 4 3.6 $8,214,079 $7,187,578 $1,026,501 14.3 $73,722 $66,861 $6,861 10.3
923  Administration of Human Resource Programs  231 223 8 3.7 $12,965,537 $11,497,930 $1,467,607 12.8 $56,169 $51,637 $4,533 8.8
924  Administration of Environmental Programs  96 95 1 0.9 $6,387,446 $5,870,853 $516,593 8.8 $66,884 $62,014 $4,870 7.9
926  Administration of Economic Programs  133 123 10 8.0 $8,439,289 $7,006,598 $1,432,691 20.4 $63,334 $56,812 $6,522 11.5
   
0  Ownership - Local Government 4,268 4,220 48 1.1 $220,278,219 $206,511,719 $13,766,500 6.7 $51,612 $48,933 $2,679 5.5
92  Public Administration  1,175 1,177 -1 -0.1 $68,911,214 $63,609,838 $5,301,376 8.3 $58,635 $54,063 $4,572 8.5
921  Executive, Legislative & General Government  1,104 1,091 13 1.2 $64,442,091 $59,374,797 $5,067,294 8.5 $58,367 $54,422 $3,945 7.2
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.