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Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33)

Table 35: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Annual Wages in Manufacturing, 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 $ %
31-33 Manufacturing - Private 10,421 10,431 -10 -0.1 $823,908,132 $812,939,884 $10,968,248 1.3 $79,059 $77,932 $1,127 1.4
311  Food Manufacturing  827 835 -8 -1.0 $33,560,900 $31,617,598 $1,943,302 6.1 $40,573 $37,846 $2,727 7.2
3111  Animal Food Manufacturing  31 23 8 36.3 $1,386,158 $1,089,965 $296,193 27.2 $44,715 $47,911 -$3,196 -6.7
3112  Grain & Oilseed Milling  14 16 -3 -15.6 $449,442 $593,881 -$144,439 -24.3 $33,292 $37,118 -$3,826 -10.3
3113  Sugar & Confectionery Product Manufacturing  266 279 -13 -4.7 $15,492,875 $14,199,607 $1,293,268 9.1 $58,299 $50,940 $7,358 14.4
311313 Beet Sugar Manufacturing  243 255 -12 -4.5 $14,933,695 $13,743,111 $1,190,584 8.7 $61,349 $53,911 $7,438 13.8
3116  Animal Slaughtering & Processing  316 330 -14 -4.1 $9,999,542 $9,710,287 $289,255 3.0 $31,636 $29,447 $2,189 7.4
311611 Animal, Except Poultry, Slaughtering  232 246 -14 -5.7 $7,339,911 $7,269,133 $70,778 1.0 $31,614 $29,519 $2,095 7.1
311612 Meat Processed from Carcasses  84 84 0 0.5 $2,659,631 $2,441,154 $218,477 8.9 $31,692 $29,235 $2,457 8.4
3118  Bakeries & Tortilla Manufacturing  127 122 6 4.8 $3,667,573 $3,624,592 $42,981 1.2 $28,804 $29,832 -$1,028 -3.4
311812 Commercial Bakeries  63 69 -6 -8.9 $2,545,382 $2,672,844 -$127,462 -4.8 $40,454 $38,692 $1,762 4.6
3119  Other Food Manufacturing  64 56 7 12.7 $2,188,411 $2,077,131 $111,280 5.4 $34,463 $36,874 -$2,411 -6.5
311920 Coffee & Tea Manufacturing  36 30 6 18.9 $1,057,049 $927,131 $129,918 14.0 $29,634 $30,904 -$1,270 -4.1
312  Beverage & Tobacco Product Manufacturing  557 557 -1 -0.1 $25,882,775 $24,676,163 $1,206,612 4.9 $46,496 $44,282 $2,214 5.0
3121  Beverage Manufacturing  557 557 -1 -0.1 $25,881,353 $24,676,163 $1,205,190 4.9 $46,507 $44,282 $2,225 5.0
312111 Soft Drink Manufacturing  241 242 -1 -0.6 $15,562,513 $14,560,470 $1,002,043 6.9 $64,620 $60,105 $4,515 7.5
312120 Breweries  202 192 10 5.1 $6,091,044 $6,023,802 $67,242 1.1 $30,191 $31,387 -$1,196 -3.8
312130 Wineries  12 17 -5 -28.1 $249,468 $318,232 -$68,764 -21.6 $20,499 $18,808 $1,691 9.0
312140 Distilleries  76 80 -4 -4.6 $3,354,154 $2,992,198 $361,956 12.1 $43,989 $37,440 $6,549 17.5
314  Textile Product Mills  174 174 0 -0.1 $7,498,770 $7,163,684 $335,086 4.7 $43,201 $41,249 $1,952 4.7
3141  Textile Furnishings Mills  3 4 0 -9.2 $148,330 $162,000 -$13,670 -8.4 $45,640 $45,251 $389 0.9
314120 Curtain & Linen Mills  3 4 0 -9.2 $148,330 $162,000 -$13,670 -8.4 $45,640 $45,251 $389 0.9
3149  Other Textile Product Mills  170 170 0 0.1 $7,350,440 $7,001,684 $348,756 5.0 $43,154 $41,167 $1,987 4.8
314910 Textile Bag & Canvas Mills  64 61 3 4.5 $2,350,664 $2,199,866 $150,798 6.9 $36,775 $35,963 $812 2.3
314999 All Other Miscellaneous Textile Product Mills  106 109 -3 -2.3 $4,999,776 $4,801,818 $197,958 4.1 $46,982 $44,086 $2,896 6.6
315250 Cut & Sew Apparel Manufacturing  6 12 -5 -45.3 $253,223 $296,339 -$43,116 -14.5 $40,004 $25,591 $14,413 56.3
316  Leather & Allied Product Manufacturing  45 52 -7 -13.7 $1,476,316 $1,642,874 -$166,558 -10.1 $32,684 $31,394 $1,289 4.1
3169  Other Leather & Allied Product Manufacturing  41 45 -4 -8.3 $1,369,312 $1,390,493 -$21,181 -1.5 $33,131 $30,845 $2,286 7.4
316990 Other Leather & Allied Product Manufacturing  41 45 -4 -8.3 $1,369,312 $1,390,493 -$21,181 -1.5 $33,131 $30,845 $2,286 7.4
321  Wood Product Manufacturing  460 508 -48 -9.5 $24,488,737 $26,287,754 -$1,799,017 -6.8 $53,265 $51,765 $1,500 2.9
3211  Sawmills & Wood Preservation  248 262 -14 -5.3 $12,986,321 $13,781,496 -$795,175 -5.8 $52,276 $52,551 -$275 -0.5
3212  Plywood & Engineered Wood Product Mfg.  164 192 -28 -14.6 $9,151,899 $10,008,385 -$856,486 -8.6 $55,862 $52,149 $3,713 7.1
321215 Engineered Wood Member Manufacturing  164 192 -28 -14.6 $9,151,899 $10,008,385 -$856,486 -8.6 $55,862 $52,149 $3,713 7.1
3219  Other Wood Product Manufacturing  48 54 -6 -11.5 $2,350,517 $2,497,873 -$147,356 -5.9 $49,485 $46,541 $2,943 6.3
321920 Wood Container & Pallet Manufacturing  13 13 0 -2.0 $546,754 $554,857 -$8,103 -1.5 $43,740 $43,518 $222 0.5
321992 Prefabricated Wood Building Manufacturing  15 20 -6 -28.2 $787,315 $999,968 -$212,653 -21.3 $53,668 $48,970 $4,698 9.6
323  Printing & Related Support Activities  193 196 -2 -1.2 $6,139,687 $5,905,440 $234,247 4.0 $31,771 $30,194 $1,576 5.2
3231  Printing & Related Support Activities  193 196 -2 -1.2 $6,139,687 $5,905,440 $234,247 4.0 $31,771 $30,194 $1,576 5.2
323111 Commercial Printing, Except Screen & Books  103 109 -7 -6.1 $3,468,510 $3,408,605 $59,905 1.8 $33,813 $31,200 $2,613 8.4
323113 Commercial Screen Printing  91 86 4 5.0 $2,671,177 $2,496,835 $174,342 7.0 $29,460 $28,922 $538 1.9
324  Petroleum & Coal Products Manufacturing  955 953 2 0.2 $137,267,862 $135,970,457 $1,297,405 1.0 $143,724 $142,688 $1,036 0.7
3241  Petroleum & Coal Products Manufacturing  955 953 2 0.2 $137,267,862 $135,970,457 $1,297,405 1.0 $143,724 $142,688 $1,036 0.7
324110 Petroleum Refineries  935 932 4 0.4 $135,886,808 $134,554,297 $1,332,511 1.0 $145,295 $144,449 $846 0.6
324121 Asphalt Paving Mixture & Block Mfg.  20 21 -2 -7.4 $1,381,054 $1,416,160 -$35,106 -2.5 $69,645 $66,114 $3,531 5.3
325  Chemical Manufacturing  1,826 1,842 -16 -0.9 $220,378,836 $216,819,179 $3,559,657 1.6 $120,662 $117,698 $2,964 2.5
3251  Basic Chemical Manufacturing  1,007 1,019 -12 -1.2 $132,651,432 $129,811,136 $2,840,296 2.2 $131,795 $127,432 $4,363 3.4
3253  Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing  473 472 2 0.4 $58,773,559 $57,765,077 $1,008,482 1.7 $124,170 $122,513 $1,657 1.4
3259  Other Chemical Product & Preparation Mfg.  249 250 -1 -0.4 $24,140,996 $24,145,777 -$4,781 0.0 $97,147 $96,777 $370 0.4
326  Plastics & Rubber Products Manufacturing  355 416 -61 -14.6 $19,992,478 $22,855,308 -$2,862,830 -12.5 $56,277 $54,974 $1,304 2.4
3261  Plastics Product Manufacturing  342 407 -64 -15.8 $19,360,532 $22,417,101 -$3,056,569 -13.6 $56,555 $55,113 $1,442 2.6
326199 All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing  206 264 -58 -22.0 $10,806,863 $13,779,259 -$2,972,396 -21.6 $52,545 $52,259 $285 0.5
327  Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing  855 845 10 1.2 $67,301,426 $62,554,356 $4,747,070 7.6 $78,708 $74,029 $4,679 6.3
3273  Cement & Concrete Product Manufacturing  714 701 13 1.8 $55,006,380 $50,456,713 $4,549,667 9.0 $77,021 $71,953 $5,069 7.0
327320 Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing  519 515 4 0.8 $38,844,808 $36,013,661 $2,831,147 7.9 $74,821 $69,929 $4,892 7.0
327390 Other Concrete Product Manufacturing  42 41 1 2.0 $2,566,301 $2,142,120 $424,181 19.8 $61,351 $52,247 $9,104 17.4
3279  Other Nonmetallic Mineral Products  24 26 -2 -6.8 $1,583,030 $1,491,222 $91,808 6.2 $65,960 $57,912 $8,048 13.9
331  Primary Metal Manufacturing  117 121 -5 -3.7 $10,487,561 $29,799,849 -$19,312,288 -64.8 $89,829 $245,772 -$155,943 -63.5
331210 Iron, Steel Pipe & Tube from Purchase Steel  69 64 5 8.3 $7,759,732 $27,042,393 -$19,282,661 -71.3 $112,738 $425,329 -$312,591 -73.5
332  Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing  1,881 1,845 36 2.0 $128,353,852 $121,275,410 $7,078,442 5.8 $68,234 $65,735 $2,499 3.8
3321  Forging & Stamping  208 181 27 15.0 $12,726,493 $10,837,037 $1,889,456 17.4 $61,209 $59,929 $1,279 2.1
3323  Architectural & Structural Metals Mfg.  275 281 -6 -2.1 $16,672,166 $16,826,661 -$154,495 -0.9 $60,589 $59,845 $743 1.2
332312 Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing  190 185 5 2.7 $12,401,701 $12,678,391 -$276,690 -2.2 $65,128 $68,410 -$3,282 -4.8
3324  Boiler, Tank, & Shipping Container Mfg.  380 381 -1 -0.3 $31,509,816 $29,136,879 $2,372,937 8.1 $82,903 $76,425 $6,479 8.5
332420 Metal Tank, Heavy Gauge, Manufacturing  278 276 2 0.6 $23,214,130 $21,530,858 $1,683,272 7.8 $83,630 $78,010 $5,620 7.2
332618 Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing  28 26 2 7.9 $1,404,513 $1,230,005 $174,508 14.2 $49,420 $46,715 $2,705 5.8
3327  Machine Shops & Threaded Product Mfg.  509 513 -4 -0.8 $39,659,998 $38,417,094 $1,242,904 3.2 $77,956 $74,899 $3,057 4.1
332710 Machine Shops  509 513 -4 -0.8 $39,659,998 $38,417,094 $1,242,904 3.2 $77,956 $74,899 $3,057 4.1
3328  Coating, Engraving, & Heat Treating Metals  36 31 5 17.2 $1,650,039 $1,521,081 $128,958 8.5 $45,518 $49,194 -$3,676 -7.5
3329  Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing  429 414 15 3.7 $23,987,367 $22,494,033 $1,493,334 6.6 $55,947 $54,389 $1,559 2.9
332994 Small Arms & Ordnance Manufacturing  321 311 11 3.4 $19,290,536 $18,083,894 $1,206,642 6.7 $60,080 $58,226 $1,854 3.2
332999 Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Mfg.  91 88 4 4.2 $4,057,207 $3,591,273 $465,934 13.0 $44,463 $41,006 $3,457 8.4
333  Machinery Manufacturing  686 722 -36 -5.0 $43,975,894 $45,932,281 -$1,956,387 -4.3 $64,121 $63,625 $496 0.8
3331  Ag., Construction, & Mining Machinery Mfg.  266 286 -20 -7.0 $18,935,792 $19,666,543 -$730,751 -3.7 $71,254 $68,844 $2,411 3.5
333120 Construction Machinery Manufacturing  15 17 -2 -10.0 $1,282,194 $1,464,157 -$181,963 -12.4 $85,938 $88,309 -$2,371 -2.7
3333  Commercial & Service Industry Machinery  334 339 -5 -1.6 $19,570,380 $20,121,190 -$550,810 -2.7 $58,682 $59,369 -$687 -1.2
333310 Commercial & Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing  334 339 -5 -1.6 $19,570,380 $20,121,190 -$550,810 -2.7 $58,682 $59,369 -$687 -1.2
3339  Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing  77 88 -11 -13.0 $4,901,897 $5,467,100 -$565,203 -10.3 $64,077 $62,183 $1,894 3.0
333914 Measuring, Dispensing, & Other Pumping Equipment Manufacturing  9 8 1 7.3 $723,304 $544,753 $178,551 32.8 $85,095 $68,782 $16,313 23.7
333998 All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing  42 44 -2 -4.9 $2,789,999 $2,846,497 -$56,498 -2.0 $66,161 $64,212 $1,949 3.0
334  Computer & Electronic Product Manufacturing  367 341 25 7.4 $25,424,952 $23,109,876 $2,315,076 10.0 $69,357 $67,705 $1,652 2.4
3345  Electronic Instrument Manufacturing  339 308 31 9.9 $24,087,148 $21,714,849 $2,372,299 10.9 $71,089 $70,464 $625 0.9
334610 Manufacturing & Reproducing Magnetic & Optical Media  4 3 1 26.5 $389,309 $371,649 $17,660 4.8 $108,746 $131,325 -$22,579 -17.2
335  Electrical Equipment, Appliance, & Component Manufacturing  560 441 119 27.0 $42,946,326 $30,380,875 $12,565,451 41.4 $76,758 $68,942 $7,816 11.3
3353  Electrical Equipment Manufacturing  443 308 135 43.8 $36,537,916 $23,768,677 $12,769,239 53.7 $82,432 $77,088 $5,343 6.9
336  Transportation Equipment Manufacturing  207 201 6 3.1 $13,573,242 $12,429,650 $1,143,592 9.2 $65,651 $61,993 $3,657 5.9
3363  Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing  26 27 -1 -5.3 $1,281,473 $1,523,521 -$242,048 -15.9 $50,254 $56,594 -$6,341 -11.2
337  Furniture & Related Product Manufacturing  149 168 -19 -11.5 $6,021,640 $6,169,172 -$147,532 -2.4 $40,392 $36,630 $3,762 10.3
337110 Wood Kitchen Cabinet & Countertop Mfg.  133 144 -12 -8.1 $5,481,472 $5,413,495 $67,977 1.3 $41,370 $37,529 $3,841 10.2
339  Miscellaneous Manufacturing  171 175 -4 -2.3 $8,210,835 $7,577,985 $632,850 8.4 $48,039 $43,323 $4,716 10.9
3391  Medical Equipment & Supplies Manufacturing  18 19 -1 -4.0 $1,398,309 $1,167,612 $230,697 19.8 $78,425 $62,842 $15,582 24.8
339116 Dental Laboratories  8 9 -1 -14.6 $366,618 $389,098 -$22,480 -5.8 $47,306 $42,852 $4,453 10.4
3399  Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing  153 156 -3 -2.1 $6,812,526 $6,410,373 $402,153 6.3 $44,503 $41,005 $3,498 8.5
339920 Sporting & Athletic Goods Manufacturing  9 53 -44 -83.3 $164,667 $1,571,009 -$1,406,342 -89.5 $18,649 $29,642 -$10,993 -37.1
339950 Sign Manufacturing  58 50 7 14.6 $2,211,120 $1,891,329 $319,791 16.9 $38,454 $37,698 $756 2.0
339999 All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing  30 23 7 30.8 $1,352,730 $1,090,748 $261,982 24.0 $45,470 $47,945 -$2,475 -5.2
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.