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Sheridan County

Table 21: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Annual Wage by Industry  for Sheridan County, 2024-2025
Average Monthly Employment Total Wages Average Annual Wage
Change   Change Change
NAICSb Code Ownership and Industry 2025 2024 N % 2025 2024 $ % 2025 2024 $ %
0  Ownership - Total 14,727 14,406 321 2.2 $883,438,012 $819,632,678 $63,805,334 7.8 $59,988 $56,894 $3,094 5.4
0  Ownership - Private 10,983 10,720 263 2.5 $610,483,797 $564,582,677 $45,901,120 8.1 $55,585 $52,668 $2,917 5.5
11  Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting  266 257 9 3.5 $14,831,826 $12,275,599 $2,556,227 20.8 $55,811 $47,826 $7,985 16.7
112  Animal Production & Aquaculture  182 177 5 2.8 $11,037,758 $8,415,949 $2,621,809 31.2 $60,814 $47,661 $13,153 27.6
21  Mining, Including Oil & Gas 26 28 -2 -5.6 $2,267,117 $2,291,902 -$24,785 -1.1 $85,811 $81,854 $3,957 4.8
213  Support Activities For Mining  17 17 0 -2.4 $999,672 $948,218 $51,454 5.4 $59,082 $54,715 $4,367 8.0
22  Utilities  46 43 3 7.2 $5,347,478 $5,067,052 $280,426 5.5 $116,048 $117,838 -$1,791 -1.5
221  Utilities  46 43 3 7.2 $5,347,478 $5,067,052 $280,426 5.5 $116,048 $117,838 -$1,791 -1.5
23  Construction  1,556 1,431 125 8.7 $111,861,474 $90,375,421 $21,486,053 23.8 $71,887 $63,159 $8,728 13.8
236  Construction of Buildings  562 500 62 12.4 $41,106,928 $33,655,061 $7,451,867 22.1 $73,187 $67,367 $5,820 8.6
237  Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction  167 178 -11 -6.4 $13,757,152 $13,783,238 -$26,086 -0.2 $82,378 $77,252 $5,127 6.6
238  Specialty Trade Contractors  827 753 75 9.9 $56,997,394 $42,937,122 $14,060,272 32.7 $68,886 $57,027 $11,858 20.8
31  Manufacturing  959 929 30 3.2 $58,833,548 $52,742,502 $6,091,046 11.5 $61,333 $56,758 $4,575 8.1
311  Food Manufacturing  35 37 -3 -6.8 $1,364,884 $1,273,146 $91,738 7.2 $39,562 $34,409 $5,153 15.0
323  Printing & Related Support Activities  24 22 2 7.9 $736,973 $753,448 -$16,475 -2.2 $30,810 $33,985 -$3,175 -9.3
332  Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing  265 259 6 2.1 $16,966,185 $16,314,141 $652,044 4.0 $64,084 $62,928 $1,156 1.8
339  Miscellaneous Manufacturing  8 8 0 -3.1 $259,294 $177,623 $81,671 46.0 $33,457 $22,203 $11,254 50.7
42  Wholesale Trade  278 265 14 5.2 $21,027,359 $18,414,371 $2,612,988 14.2 $75,524 $69,575 $5,949 8.6
423  Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods  143 141 1 0.8 $10,637,011 $9,887,561 $749,450 7.6 $74,646 $69,916 $4,729 6.8
44  Retail Trade  1,798 1,739 59 3.4 $70,910,785 $67,745,510 $3,165,275 4.7 $39,448 $38,955 $493 1.3
441  Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers  289 289 0 0.0 $18,437,243 $18,190,873 $246,370 1.4 $63,907 $63,036 $871 1.4
444  Building Material & Garden Equipment & Supplies Dealers  270 271 -1 -0.3 $10,524,613 $10,201,034 $323,579 3.2 $39,016 $37,712 $1,304 3.5
445  Food & Beverage Retailers  258 245 12 5.0 $8,196,984 $7,630,760 $566,224 7.4 $31,833 $31,114 $719 2.3
449  Furniture, Home Furnishings, Electronics, & Appliance Retailers  101 106 -5 -4.7 $3,976,536 $3,960,190 $16,346 0.4 $39,536 $37,537 $1,999 5.3
457  Gasoline Stations & Fuel Dealers  185 170 15 8.7 $6,773,681 $6,367,733 $405,948 6.4 $36,565 $37,365 -$800 -2.1
458  Clothing, Clothing Accessories, Shoe, & Jewelry Retailers  67 59 8 13.6 $1,903,494 $1,802,139 $101,355 5.6 $28,271 $30,416 -$2,145 -7.1
459  Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, & Miscellaneous Retailers  183 190 -7 -3.8 $5,948,108 $5,781,883 $166,225 2.9 $32,578 $30,458 $2,120 7.0
48  Transportation & Warehousing  379 375 5 1.3 $27,313,424 $25,996,051 $1,317,373 5.1 $72,020 $69,415 $2,604 3.8
484  Truck Transportation  119 123 -4 -3.6 $5,987,543 $5,799,682 $187,861 3.2 $50,494 $47,152 $3,342 7.1
488  Support Activities For Transportation  19 14 5 35.5 $2,256,933 $2,772,104 -$515,171 -18.6 $116,217 $193,448 -$77,231 -39.9
492  Couriers & Messengers  91 93 -2 -2.2 $4,435,101 $4,139,248 $295,853 7.1 $48,829 $44,590 $4,239 9.5
51  Information  169 163 5 3.3 $12,776,956 $11,553,744 $1,223,212 10.6 $75,679 $70,700 $4,980 7.0
513  Publishing Industries 43 45 -2 -4.6 $4,440,061 $3,587,234 $852,827 23.8 $103,450 $79,716 $23,733 29.8
517  Telecommunications  72 65 7 11.5 $6,065,117 $5,481,003 $584,114 10.7 $84,331 $84,977 -$645 -0.8
518  Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services  4 4 1 20.9 $276,123 $171,739 $104,384 60.8 $63,770 $47,972 $15,798 32.9
52  Finance & Insurance  486 466 20 4.2 $51,802,972 $43,616,518 $8,186,454 18.8 $106,663 $93,564 $13,099 14.0
522  Credit Intermediation & Related Activities  296 284 12 4.2 $21,895,185 $19,561,541 $2,333,644 11.9 $74,095 $68,959 $5,137 7.4
523  Securities, Commodity Contracts, & Other Financial Investments & Related Activities  96 91 4 4.8 $20,595,107 $14,550,580 $6,044,527 41.5 $215,272 $159,458 $55,814 35.0
53  Real Estate & Rental & Leasing  197 194 3 1.6 $10,993,427 $10,836,778 $156,649 1.4 $55,711 $55,788 -$77 -0.1
531  Real Estate  129 132 -2 -1.8 $5,632,605 $6,431,505 -$798,900 -12.4 $43,522 $48,816 -$5,294 -10.8
54  Professional & Technical Services  821 818 3 0.4 $69,488,443 $65,926,054 $3,562,389 5.4 $84,631 $80,577 $4,053 5.0
541  Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services  821 818 3 0.4 $69,488,443 $65,926,054 $3,562,389 5.4 $84,631 $80,577 $4,053 5.0
55  Management of Companies & Enterprises  65 86 -20 -23.8 $15,117,609 $21,473,942 -$6,356,333 -29.6 $231,972 $251,157 -$19,185 -7.6
551  Management of Companies & Enterprises  65 86 -20 -23.8 $15,117,609 $21,473,942 -$6,356,333 -29.6 $231,972 $251,157 -$19,185 -7.6
56  Administrative & Waste Services  360 348 12 3.5 $17,254,575 $15,566,159 $1,688,416 10.8 $47,985 $44,784 $3,201 7.1
561  Administrative & Support Services  344 332 12 3.7 $16,564,535 $14,967,344 $1,597,191 10.7 $48,118 $45,082 $3,035 6.7
562  Waste Management & Remediation Services  15 16 0 -1.6 $690,040 $598,815 $91,225 15.2 $45,012 $38,435 $6,578 17.1
61  Educational Services  53 46 7 14.5 $1,983,052 $1,699,152 $283,900 16.7 $37,715 $37,002 $713 1.9
611  Educational Services  53 46 7 14.5 $1,983,052 $1,699,152 $283,900 16.7 $37,715 $37,002 $713 1.9
62  Health Care & Social Assistance  1,394 1,466 -72 -4.9 $58,351,651 $61,230,539 -$2,878,888 -4.7 $41,864 $41,772 $92 0.2
621  Ambulatory Health Care Services  506 541 -34 -6.3 $27,699,992 $29,487,417 -$1,787,425 -6.1 $54,707 $54,556 $152 0.3
623  Nursing & Residential Care Facilities  310 347 -37 -10.6 $13,417,627 $15,046,123 -$1,628,496 -10.8 $43,306 $43,402 -$95 -0.2
624  Social Assistance  578 579 -1 -0.2 $17,234,032 $16,696,999 $537,033 3.2 $29,834 $28,854 $980 3.4
71  Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation  244 225 19 8.2 $8,222,191 $7,236,962 $985,229 13.6 $33,743 $32,140 $1,603 5.0
713  Amusements, Gambling, & Recreation  189 174 16 9.1 $6,089,868 $5,114,906 $974,962 19.1 $32,165 $29,467 $2,698 9.2
72  Accommodation & Food Services  1,368 1,335 33 2.5 $33,397,747 $32,933,061 $464,686 1.4 $24,422 $24,678 -$256 -1.0
721  Accommodation  351 351 0 -0.1 $9,418,780 $9,027,846 $390,934 4.3 $26,866 $25,733 $1,133 4.4
722  Food Services & Drinking Places  1,017 984 33 3.4 $23,978,967 $23,905,215 $73,752 0.3 $23,580 $24,302 -$722 -3.0
81  Other Services, Except Public Administration  517 504 13 2.6 $18,428,615 $17,307,793 $1,120,822 6.5 $35,674 $34,375 $1,299 3.8
811  Repair & Maintenance  187 178 9 4.9 $8,355,814 $7,730,703 $625,111 8.1 $44,762 $43,431 $1,332 3.1
812  Personal & Laundry Services  102 96 6 5.7 $2,858,439 $2,440,162 $418,277 17.1 $28,115 $25,373 $2,741 10.8
813  Membership Associations & Organizations  206 195 11 5.7 $6,529,115 $6,025,121 $503,994 8.4 $31,721 $30,938 $783 2.5
814  Private Households  22 35 -12 -35.2 $685,247 $1,111,807 -$426,560 -38.4 $30,564 $32,152 -$1,588 -4.9
   
0  Ownership - Federal Government 822 881 -59 -6.7 $80,150,403 $83,426,075 -$3,275,672 -3.9 $97,536 $94,686 $2,850 3.0
48  Transportation & Warehousing  48 51 -3 -6.5 $3,575,159 $3,406,263 $168,896 5.0 $74,872 $66,685 $8,188 12.3
491  Postal Service  48 51 -3 -6.5 $3,575,159 $3,406,263 $168,896 5.0 $74,872 $66,685 $8,188 12.3
92  Public Administration  85 99 -14 -14.0 $7,741,317 $8,854,760 -$1,113,443 -12.6 $90,627 $89,145 $1,482 1.7
   
0  Ownership - State Government 305 305 0 0.1 $19,909,998 $19,305,405 $604,593 3.1 $65,279 $63,348 $1,930 3.0
92  Public Administration  298 297 2 0.6 $19,278,565 $18,672,163 $606,402 3.2 $64,622 $62,939 $1,682 2.7
921  Executive, Legislative & General Government  4 4 1 21.4 $256,263 $219,405 $36,858 16.8 $60,297 $62,687 -$2,390 -3.8
922  Justice, Public Order, & Safety Activities  30 29 1 3.4 $2,351,522 $2,177,505 $174,017 8.0 $77,736 $74,445 $3,292 4.4
923  Administration of Human Resource Programs  98 101 -3 -2.7 $5,685,552 $5,645,146 $40,406 0.7 $58,117 $56,126 $1,991 3.5
924  Administration of Environmental Programs  61 60 1 1.0 $4,478,522 $4,309,565 $168,957 3.9 $73,818 $71,730 $2,087 2.9
926  Administration of Economic Programs  104 101 3 2.5 $6,449,800 $6,259,134 $190,666 3.0 $62,167 $61,819 $348 0.6
   
0  Ownership - Local Government 2,617 2,501 116 4.7 $172,893,814 $152,318,521 $20,575,293 13.5 $66,061 $60,909 $5,152 8.5
61  Educational Services  1,104 1,103 1 0.1 $61,810,215 $58,143,704 $3,666,511 6.3 $55,971 $52,718 $3,253 6.2
611  Educational Services  1,104 1,103 1 0.1 $61,810,215 $58,143,704 $3,666,511 6.3 $55,971 $52,718 $3,253 6.2
92  Public Administration  485 488 -3 -0.6 $26,608,326 $25,719,952 $888,374 3.5 $54,863 $52,723 $2,139 4.1
921  Executive, Legislative & General Government  433 443 -10 -2.2 $24,927,271 $24,150,184 $777,087 3.2 $57,536 $54,505 $3,030 5.6
922  Justice, Public Order, & Safety Activities  11 10 0 0.8 $666,444 $581,338 $85,106 14.6 $63,471 $55,791 $7,680 13.8
bNorth 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: July 2026.
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 7/6/26.