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Sheridan County

Table 21: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Annual Wage by Industry  for Sheridan County, 2023-2024
Average Monthly Employment Total Wages Average Annual Wage
Change   Change Change
NAICSb Code Ownership and Industry 2024 2023 N % 2024 2023 $ % 2024 2023 $ %
0  Ownership - Total 14,388 14,096 292 2.1 $818,348,770 $760,562,725 $57,786,045 7.6 $56,877 $53,957 $2,921 5.4
0  Ownership - Private 10,701 10,518 183 1.7 $563,298,769 $521,434,623 $41,864,146 8.0 $52,638 $49,575 $3,064 6.2
11  Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting  257 241 15 6.4 $12,275,599 $10,297,773 $1,977,826 19.2 $47,826 $42,685 $5,141 12.0
112  Animal Production & Aquaculture  177 178 -2 -0.8 $8,415,949 $8,035,717 $380,232 4.7 $47,661 $45,124 $2,537 5.6
115  Agriculture & Forestry Support Activities  32 12 21 175.9 $2,028,577 $512,965 $1,515,612 295.5 $62,572 $43,657 $18,915 43.3
21  Mining, Including Oil & Gas 27 40 -13 -31.6 $2,291,902 $2,933,009 -$641,107 -21.9 $84,106 $73,638 $10,468 14.2
213  Support Activities for Mining  17 18 -1 -4.1 $948,218 $834,370 $113,848 13.6 $54,715 $46,149 $8,567 18.6
22  Utilities  43 41 2 4.9 $5,067,052 $4,350,795 $716,257 16.5 $117,838 $106,117 $11,721 11.0
221  Utilities  43 41 2 4.9 $5,067,052 $4,350,795 $716,257 16.5 $117,838 $106,117 $11,721 11.0
23  Construction  1,427 1,343 84 6.3 $89,466,731 $76,843,985 $12,622,746 16.4 $62,707 $57,239 $5,467 9.6
236  Construction of Buildings  500 442 58 13.1 $33,658,656 $24,830,933 $8,827,723 35.6 $67,374 $56,221 $11,153 19.8
237  Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction  177 178 -1 -0.6 $13,576,484 $14,437,587 -$861,103 -6.0 $76,669 $81,074 -$4,405 -5.4
238  Specialty Trade Contractors  750 723 27 3.8 $42,231,591 $37,575,465 $4,656,126 12.4 $56,303 $51,990 $4,313 8.3
31  Manufacturing  929 893 37 4.1 $52,742,502 $50,245,723 $2,496,779 5.0 $56,758 $56,298 $460 0.8
311  Food Manufacturing  37 43 -6 -13.1 $1,273,146 $1,311,713 -$38,567 -2.9 $34,409 $30,806 $3,604 11.7
314  Textile Product Mills  78 77 1 1.7 $4,442,032 $4,221,498 $220,534 5.2 $56,709 $54,825 $1,885 3.4
323  Printing & Related Support Activities  22 19 3 14.7 $753,448 $591,160 $162,288 27.5 $33,985 $30,583 $3,403 11.1
327  Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing  56 70 -15 -20.9 $4,517,310 $5,007,266 -$489,956 -9.8 $81,393 $71,359 $10,034 14.1
332  Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing  259 222 37 16.7 $16,314,141 $14,143,990 $2,170,151 15.3 $62,928 $63,663 -$735 -1.2
339  Miscellaneous Manufacturing  8 8 0 4.3 $177,623 $154,162 $23,461 15.2 $22,203 $20,099 $2,104 10.5
42  Wholesale Trade  265 253 12 4.7 $18,414,371 $17,976,787 $437,584 2.4 $69,575 $71,102 -$1,527 -2.1
423  Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods  141 136 6 4.3 $9,887,561 $10,809,480 -$921,919 -8.5 $69,916 $79,728 -$9,811 -12.3
44  Retail Trade  1,735 1,702 33 1.9 $67,633,418 $64,730,213 $2,903,205 4.5 $38,991 $38,034 $958 2.5
441  Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers  289 279 10 3.6 $18,190,873 $17,568,798 $622,075 3.5 $63,036 $63,045 -$9 0.0
444  Building Material & Garden Equipment & Supplies Dealers  271 267 4 1.4 $10,201,034 $9,558,038 $642,996 6.7 $37,712 $35,821 $1,891 5.3
445  Food & Beverage Retailers  244 240 4 1.8 $7,586,567 $7,116,120 $470,447 6.6 $31,114 $29,712 $1,402 4.7
449  Furniture, Home Furnishings, Electronics, & Appliance Retailers  106 104 1 1.1 $3,960,190 $3,851,524 $108,666 2.8 $37,537 $36,917 $621 1.7
457  Gasoline Stations & Fuel Dealers  168 177 -9 -4.9 $6,300,211 $6,527,427 -$227,216 -3.5 $37,483 $36,947 $536 1.5
458  Clothing, Clothing Accessories, Shoe, & Jewelry Retailers  59 51 7 14.3 $1,802,467 $1,595,959 $206,508 12.9 $30,811 $31,189 -$378 -1.2
459  Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, & Miscellaneous Retailers  190 194 -4 -2.1 $5,781,883 $5,528,010 $253,873 4.6 $30,458 $28,507 $1,952 6.8
48  Transportation & Warehousing  375 371 3 0.9 $25,996,051 $23,720,994 $2,275,057 9.6 $69,415 $63,924 $5,491 8.6
484  Truck Transportation  123 111 12 10.6 $5,799,682 $5,371,318 $428,364 8.0 $47,152 $48,282 -$1,130 -2.3
488  Support Activities for Transportation  14 15 0 -1.2 $2,772,104 $1,695,206 $1,076,898 63.5 $193,448 $116,911 $76,537 65.5
492  Couriers & Messengers  93 105 -12 -11.7 $4,139,248 $4,279,910 -$140,662 -3.3 $44,590 $40,730 $3,860 9.5
51  Information  163 166 -3 -1.8 $11,518,520 $10,486,364 $1,032,156 9.8 $70,631 $63,171 $7,460 11.8
513  Publishing Industries 45 44 1 3.3 $3,587,234 $2,827,783 $759,451 26.9 $79,716 $64,887 $14,829 22.9
517  Telecommunications  65 65 0 -0.4 $5,481,003 $5,159,425 $321,578 6.2 $84,977 $79,682 $5,295 6.6
518  Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services  3 4 -1 -23.1 $139,431 $187,492 -$48,061 -25.6 $41,871 $43,301 -$1,430 -3.3
519  Other Information Services  4 6 -2 -27.3 $752,231 $644,058 $108,173 16.8 $188,058 $117,101 $70,956 60.6
52  Finance & Insurance  466 469 -3 -0.6 $43,568,186 $42,063,663 $1,504,523 3.6 $93,578 $89,784 $3,795 4.2
522  Credit Intermediation & Related Activities  284 286 -2 -0.8 $19,561,541 $20,397,533 -$835,992 -4.1 $68,959 $71,320 -$2,361 -3.3
523  Securities, Commodity Contracts, & Other Financial Investments & Related Activities  91 88 3 2.8 $14,502,248 $11,932,362 $2,569,886 21.5 $159,945 $135,334 $24,612 18.2
53  Real Estate & Rental & Leasing  194 192 2 1.1 $10,860,198 $10,444,368 $415,830 4.0 $55,980 $54,420 $1,560 2.9
531  Real Estate  132 136 -4 -3.0 $6,454,925 $6,512,460 -$57,535 -0.9 $49,087 $48,062 $1,024 2.1
54  Professional & Technical Services  818 810 8 1.0 $65,932,179 $61,363,865 $4,568,314 7.4 $80,602 $75,797 $4,805 6.3
541  Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services  818 810 8 1.0 $65,932,179 $61,363,865 $4,568,314 7.4 $80,602 $75,797 $4,805 6.3
55  Management of Companies & Enterprises  86 82 4 4.7 $21,516,426 $14,511,028 $7,005,398 48.3 $250,920 $177,137 $73,784 41.7
551  Management of Companies & Enterprises  86 82 4 4.7 $21,516,426 $14,511,028 $7,005,398 48.3 $250,920 $177,137 $73,784 41.7
56  Administrative & Waste Services  347 330 17 5.2 $15,571,400 $14,404,884 $1,166,516 8.1 $44,864 $43,674 $1,190 2.7
561  Administrative & Support Services  332 313 19 5.9 $14,972,585 $13,803,449 $1,169,136 8.5 $45,166 $44,112 $1,054 2.4
562  Waste Management & Remediation Services  16 17 -1 -7.9 $598,815 $601,435 -$2,620 -0.4 $38,435 $35,546 $2,889 8.1
61  Educational Services  46 37 9 23.3 $1,699,152 $1,271,628 $427,524 33.6 $37,002 $34,138 $2,865 8.4
611  Educational Services  46 37 9 23.3 $1,699,152 $1,271,628 $427,524 33.6 $37,002 $34,138 $2,865 8.4
62  Health Care & Social Assistance  1,466 1,417 49 3.5 $61,290,974 $59,693,756 $1,597,218 2.7 $41,808 $42,127 -$319 -0.8
621  Ambulatory Health Care Services  541 519 22 4.2 $29,517,417 $28,847,225 $670,192 2.3 $54,611 $55,636 -$1,025 -1.8
623  Nursing & Residential Care Facilities  347 354 -7 -2.0 $15,046,123 $15,183,393 -$137,270 -0.9 $43,402 $42,921 $481 1.1
624  Social Assistance  579 545 34 6.3 $16,727,434 $15,663,138 $1,064,296 6.8 $28,899 $28,753 $146 0.5
71  Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation  225 207 18 8.6 $7,236,962 $6,422,800 $814,162 12.7 $32,140 $30,979 $1,161 3.7
713  Amusements, Gambling, & Recreation  174 152 22 14.4 $5,114,906 $4,525,180 $589,726 13.0 $29,467 $29,820 -$353 -1.2
72  Accommodation & Food Services  1,327 1,430 -102 -7.2 $32,682,812 $33,037,748 -$354,936 -1.1 $24,621 $23,109 $1,513 6.5
721  Accommodation  345 352 -7 -2.1 $8,785,334 $8,447,372 $337,962 4.0 $25,483 $23,993 $1,490 6.2
722  Food Services & Drinking Places  983 1,078 -95 -8.8 $23,897,478 $24,590,376 -$692,898 -2.8 $24,319 $22,820 $1,499 6.6
81  Other Services, Except Public Administration  503 493 10 2.1 $17,240,767 $16,345,170 $895,597 5.5 $34,276 $33,171 $1,105 3.3
811  Repair & Maintenance  178 175 3 1.6 $7,695,540 $7,184,017 $511,523 7.1 $43,233 $41,012 $2,222 5.4
812  Personal & Laundry Services  96 89 7 8.4 $2,435,222 $2,369,710 $65,512 2.8 $25,388 $26,776 -$1,388 -5.2
813  Membership Associations & Organizations  195 197 -2 -1.1 $5,998,198 $5,745,623 $252,575 4.4 $30,839 $29,203 $1,636 5.6
814  Private Households  35 32 2 7.0 $1,111,807 $1,045,820 $65,987 6.3 $32,152 $32,348 -$197 -0.6
999  Unclassified  4 4 0 4.9 $293,567 $290,070 $3,497 1.2 $79,991 $82,877 -$2,886 -3.5
   
0  Ownership - Federal Government 881 851 30 3.5 $83,426,075 $76,254,424 $7,171,651 9.4 $94,686 $89,614 $5,072 5.7
48  Transportation & Warehousing  51 51 0 -0.2 $3,406,263 $3,302,466 $103,797 3.1 $66,685 $64,539 $2,146 3.3
491  Postal Service  51 51 0 -0.2 $3,406,263 $3,302,466 $103,797 3.1 $66,685 $64,539 $2,146 3.3
92  Public Administration  99 98 2 1.5 $8,854,760 $7,884,298 $970,462 12.3 $89,145 $80,592 $8,553 10.6
   
0  Ownership - State Government 305 298 7 2.3 $19,305,405 $18,151,323 $1,154,082 6.4 $63,348 $60,927 $2,421 4.0
92  Public Administration  297 290 7 2.4 $18,672,163 $17,564,539 $1,107,624 6.3 $62,939 $60,655 $2,284 3.8
921  Executive, Legislative & General Government  4 5 -1 -22.2 $219,405 $275,367 -$55,962 -20.3 $62,687 $61,193 $1,494 2.4
922  Justice, Public Order, & Safety Activities  29 28 1 3.5 $2,177,505 $1,889,570 $287,935 15.2 $74,445 $66,887 $7,557 11.3
923  Administration of Human Resource Programs  101 99 2 1.7 $5,645,146 $5,321,785 $323,361 6.1 $56,126 $53,799 $2,327 4.3
924  Administration of Environmental Programs  60 59 1 2.3 $4,309,565 $4,078,842 $230,723 5.7 $71,730 $69,427 $2,303 3.3
926  Administration of Economic Programs  101 97 4 4.2 $6,259,134 $5,944,090 $315,044 5.3 $61,819 $61,172 $647 1.1
   
0  Ownership - Local Government 2,501 2,429 72 3.0 $152,318,521 $144,722,355 $7,596,166 5.2 $60,909 $59,585 $1,324 2.2
61  Educational Services  1,103 1,095 8 0.7 $58,143,704 $54,417,830 $3,725,874 6.8 $52,718 $49,697 $3,021 6.1
611  Educational Services  1,103 1,095 8 0.7 $58,143,704 $54,417,830 $3,725,874 6.8 $52,718 $49,697 $3,021 6.1
92  Public Administration  488 466 22 4.7 $25,719,952 $23,425,634 $2,294,318 9.8 $52,723 $50,270 $2,454 4.9
921  Executive, Legislative & General Government  443 417 27 6.4 $24,150,184 $21,966,369 $2,183,815 9.9 $54,505 $52,740 $1,765 3.3
922  Justice, Public Order, & Safety Activities  10 12 -1 -11.3 $581,338 $551,844 $29,494 5.3 $55,791 $46,965 $8,825 18.8
aPreliminary. 
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: April 2025.
Prepared by M. Moore, Research & Planning, WY DWS, 5/5/25.