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Table 21: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Annual Wage by Industry (NAICS) for Sheridan 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 $ %
Ownership - Total 14,065 13,821 244 1.8 $760,025,604 $716,256,357 $43,769,247 6.1 $54,039 $51,824 $2,215 4.3
Ownership - Private 10,487 10,340 147 1.4 $520,897,502 $496,783,654 $24,113,848 4.9 $49,672 $48,044 $1,627 3.4
11  Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting  241 233 9 3.8 $10,319,506 $11,352,223 -$1,032,717 -9.1 $42,745 $48,810 -$6,065 -12.4
112  Animal Production & Aquaculture  178 164 14 8.5 $8,035,717 $8,718,603 -$682,886 -7.8 $45,124 $53,107 -$7,983 -15.0
115  Agriculture & Forestry Support Activities  12 20 -8 -40.2 $505,852 $1,076,697 -$570,845 -53.0 $42,437 $54,051 -$11,614 -21.5
21  Mining, Including Oil & Gas  40 51 -11 -22.0 $2,932,309 $4,287,210 -$1,354,901 -31.6 $73,621 $83,931 -$10,311 -12.3
213  Support Activities for Mining  18 27 -8 -31.8 $834,370 $1,850,047 -$1,015,677 -54.9 $46,149 $69,813 -$23,664 -33.9
22  Utilities  41 41 0 -0.8 $4,350,795 $4,332,926 $17,869 0.4 $106,117 $104,837 $1,280 1.2
221  Utilities  41 41 0 -0.8 $4,350,795 $4,332,926 $17,869 0.4 $106,117 $104,837 $1,280 1.2
23  Construction  1,341 1,324 17 1.3 $76,870,540 $71,660,649 $5,209,891 7.3 $57,341 $54,145 $3,196 5.9
236  Construction of Buildings  441 432 10 2.2 $24,814,564 $21,871,430 $2,943,134 13.5 $56,269 $50,687 $5,582 11.0
237  Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction  178 168 10 5.8 $14,437,587 $13,746,729 $690,858 5.0 $81,074 $81,665 -$592 -0.7
238  Specialty Trade Contractors  722 724 -2 -0.3 $37,618,389 $36,042,490 $1,575,899 4.4 $52,139 $49,805 $2,334 4.7
31  Manufacturing  890 839 51 6.1 $50,276,137 $45,731,876 $4,544,261 9.9 $56,511 $54,529 $1,982 3.6
311  Food Manufacturing  43 39 4 9.9 $1,311,713 $1,165,329 $146,384 12.6 $30,806 $30,073 $733 2.4
312  Beverage & Tobacco Product Manufacturing  59 64 -5 -7.3 $1,529,486 $1,680,845 -$151,359 -9.0 $25,814 $26,296 -$482 -1.8
314  Textile Product Mills  77 87 -10 -11.2 $4,222,456 $4,331,880 -$109,424 -2.5 $54,837 $49,981 $4,856 9.7
323  Printing & Related Support Activities  20 19 1 5.3 $608,100 $535,777 $72,323 13.5 $30,666 $28,453 $2,212 7.8
327  Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing  70 75 -5 -6.1 $5,007,266 $5,534,940 -$527,674 -9.5 $71,359 $74,046 -$2,687 -3.6
332  Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing  222 212 10 4.6 $14,143,990 $13,228,457 $915,533 6.9 $63,663 $62,275 $1,388 2.2
339  Miscellaneous Manufacturing  8 7 1 8.3 $154,162 $147,534 $6,628 4.5 $20,099 $20,838 -$739 -3.5
42  Wholesale Trade  253 249 3 1.3 $17,968,237 $16,592,510 $1,375,727 8.3 $71,091 $66,524 $4,567 6.9
423  Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods  136 122 14 11.1 $10,800,930 $9,152,708 $1,648,222 18.0 $79,712 $75,022 $4,689 6.3
44  Retail Trade  1,703 1,725 -22 -1.3 $64,740,453 $63,257,078 $1,483,375 2.3 $38,016 $36,662 $1,354 3.7
441  Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers  279 287 -9 -3.0 $17,568,798 $17,331,031 $237,767 1.4 $63,045 $60,351 $2,694 4.5
444  Building Material & Garden Equipment & Supplies Dealers  267 259 8 3.2 $9,558,038 $9,508,265 $49,773 0.5 $35,754 $36,711 -$958 -2.6
445  Food & Beverage Retailers  240 238 2 0.7 $7,116,120 $6,625,229 $490,891 7.4 $29,712 $27,857 $1,855 6.7
449  Furniture, Home Furnishings, Electronics, & Appliance Retailers  104 114 -10 -8.7 $3,851,524 $4,095,064 -$243,540 -5.9 $36,917 $35,818 $1,099 3.1
457  Gasoline Stations & Fuel Dealers  178 170 8 4.4 $6,541,606 $5,917,568 $624,038 10.5 $36,751 $34,723 $2,027 5.8
459  Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, & Miscellaneous Retailers  193 223 -30 -13.5 $5,524,071 $5,900,362 -$376,291 -6.4 $28,597 $26,409 $2,188 8.3
48  Transportation & Warehousing  371 380 -9 -2.5 $23,689,017 $22,439,681 $1,249,336 5.6 $63,881 $59,025 $4,856 8.2
484  Truck Transportation  111 106 5 5.0 $5,376,552 $5,139,873 $236,679 4.6 $48,329 $48,489 -$161 -0.3
488  Support Activities for Transportation  15 41 -27 -65.0 $1,695,206 $1,526,029 $169,177 11.1 $116,911 $36,843 $80,068 217.3
492  Couriers & Messengers  105 98 7 7.0 $4,279,910 $4,356,025 -$76,115 -1.7 $40,730 $44,372 -$3,642 -8.2
51  Information  166 161 5 2.8 $10,487,335 $9,412,512 $1,074,823 11.4 $63,177 $58,311 $4,866 8.3
513  Publishing Industries 44 37 6 16.5 $2,827,783 $1,982,623 $845,160 42.6 $64,887 $52,983 $11,904 22.5
517  Telecommunications  65 57 8 13.9 $5,159,425 $4,502,566 $656,859 14.6 $79,682 $79,229 $454 0.6
518  Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, & Related Services 4 14 -10 -69.1 $187,492 $1,038,769 -$851,277 -82.0 $43,301 $74,198 -$30,897 -41.6
52  Finance & Insurance  468 490 -22 -4.4 $42,034,845 $41,932,920 $101,925 0.2 $89,818 $85,635 $4,183 4.9
522  Credit Intermediation & Related Activities  286 296 -10 -3.4 $20,392,910 $20,565,823 -$172,913 -0.8 $71,366 $69,498 $1,868 2.7
523  Securities, Commodity Contracts, & Other Financial Investments & Related Activities  88 95 -7 -7.7 $11,908,167 $11,528,873 $379,294 3.3 $135,443 $121,038 $14,405 11.9
524  Insurance Carriers & Related Activities  91 90 0 0.5 $6,941,134 $7,048,632 -$107,498 -1.5 $76,419 $77,954 -$1,535 -2.0
525  Funds, Trusts, & Other Financial Vehicles  4 8 -5 -56.7 $2,792,634 $2,789,592 $3,042 0.1 $797,895 $345,247 $452,649 131.1
53  Real Estate & Rental & Leasing  191 202 -11 -5.3 $10,439,990 $10,594,886 -$154,896 -1.5 $54,540 $52,406 $2,134 4.1
531  Real Estate  135 147 -12 -7.9 $6,508,082 $6,770,617 -$262,535 -3.9 $48,208 $46,191 $2,017 4.4
54  Professional & Technical Services  807 772 35 4.6 $61,206,058 $56,156,231 $5,049,827 9.0 $75,828 $72,749 $3,079 4.2
541  Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services  807 772 35 4.6 $61,206,058 $56,156,231 $5,049,827 9.0 $75,828 $72,749 $3,079 4.2
55  Management of Companies & Enterprises  82 78 4 4.5 $14,511,028 $13,259,755 $1,251,273 9.4 $177,137 $169,086 $8,050 4.8
551  Management of Companies & Enterprises  82 78 4 4.5 $14,511,028 $13,259,755 $1,251,273 9.4 $177,137 $169,086 $8,050 4.8
56  Administrative & Waste Services  329 297 33 10.9 $14,362,936 $12,068,176 $2,294,760 19.0 $43,613 $40,657 $2,956 7.3
561  Administrative & Support Services  312 274 38 13.8 $13,761,501 $11,141,307 $2,620,194 23.5 $44,048 $40,599 $3,449 8.5
562  Waste Management & Remediation Services  17 22 -6 -24.5 $601,435 $926,869 -$325,434 -35.1 $35,546 $41,341 -$5,795 -14.0
61  Educational Services  36 59 -23 -39.5 $1,269,261 $1,565,576 -$296,315 -18.9 $35,504 $26,499 $9,005 34.0
611  Educational Services  36 59 -23 -39.5 $1,269,261 $1,565,576 -$296,315 -18.9 $35,504 $26,499 $9,005 34.0
62  Health Care & Social Assistance  1,417 1,366 51 3.7 $59,763,781 $57,524,348 $2,239,433 3.9 $42,184 $42,109 $75 0.2
621  Ambulatory Health Care Services  519 524 -5 -0.9 $28,867,854 $28,625,209 $242,645 0.8 $55,622 $54,646 $976 1.8
623  Nursing & Residential Care Facilities  354 332 22 6.7 $15,183,393 $13,895,279 $1,288,114 9.3 $42,921 $41,916 $1,005 2.4
624  Social Assistance  544 511 33 6.5 $15,712,534 $15,003,860 $708,674 4.7 $28,883 $29,376 -$493 -1.7
71  Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation  207 205 2 1.0 $6,422,800 $6,100,748 $322,052 5.3 $30,979 $29,723 $1,255 4.2
713  Amusements, Gambling, & Recreation  152 150 2 1.5 $4,525,180 $4,351,216 $173,964 4.0 $29,820 $29,090 $730 2.5
72  Accommodation & Food Services  1,408 1,413 -5 -0.4 $32,598,644 $32,530,422 $68,222 0.2 $23,158 $23,028 $130 0.6
721  Accommodation  351 356 -4 -1.2 $8,433,590 $8,207,169 $226,421 2.8 $24,016 $23,081 $935 4.0
722  Food Services & Drinking Places  1,057 1,057 -1 -0.1 $24,165,054 $24,323,253 -$158,199 -0.7 $22,873 $23,010 -$137 -0.6
81  Other Services, Except Public Administration  492 451 41 9.1 $16,326,188 $15,724,486 $601,702 3.8 $33,155 $34,833 -$1,678 -4.8
811  Repair & Maintenance  175 171 4 2.5 $7,184,017 $6,978,162 $205,855 2.9 $41,012 $40,849 $163 0.4
812  Personal & Laundry Services  89 76 12 15.8 $2,369,710 $2,174,545 $195,165 9.0 $26,776 $28,455 -$1,679 -5.9
813  Membership Associations & Organizations  197 171 25 14.7 $5,735,486 $5,417,612 $317,874 5.9 $29,188 $31,636 -$2,447 -7.7
814  Private Households  32 33 -1 -2.0 $1,036,975 $1,154,167 -$117,192 -10.2 $32,154 $35,060 -$2,905 -8.3
999  Unclassified  4 3 1 33.3 $327,642 $259,441 $68,201 26.3 $81,911 $86,480 -$4,570 -5.3
   
Ownership - Federal Government 851 815 36 4.4 $76,254,424 $65,450,695 $10,803,729 16.5 $89,614 $80,340 $9,274 11.5
48  Transportation & Warehousing  51 52 -1 -1.6 $3,302,466 $3,123,990 $178,476 5.7 $64,539 $60,077 $4,462 7.4
491  Postal Service  51 52 -1 -1.6 $3,302,466 $3,123,990 $178,476 5.7 $64,539 $60,077 $4,462 7.4
92  Public Administration  98 90 8 8.6 $7,884,298 $6,695,611 $1,188,687 17.8 $80,592 $74,330 $6,262 8.4
                           
Ownership - State Government 298 300 -2 -0.6 $18,151,323 $16,693,482 $1,457,841 8.7 $60,927 $55,706 $5,221 9.4
92  Public Administration  290 291 -2 -0.5 $17,564,539 $16,127,864 $1,436,675 8.9 $60,655 $55,407 $5,248 9.5
921  Executive, Legislative & General Government  5 5 -1 -10.0 $275,367 $257,071 $18,296 7.1 $61,193 $51,414 $9,778 19.0
922  Justice, Public Order, & Safety Activities  28 27 1 3.0 $1,889,570 $1,702,898 $186,672 11.0 $66,887 $62,104 $4,783 7.7
923  Administration of Human Resource Programs  99 98 1 1.2 $5,321,785 $4,943,562 $378,223 7.7 $53,799 $50,574 $3,225 6.4
924  Administration of Environmental Programs  59 60 -1 -2.2 $4,078,842 $3,789,015 $289,827 7.6 $69,427 $63,066 $6,361 10.1
926  Administration of Economic Programs  97 99 -2 -1.7 $5,944,090 $5,383,877 $560,213 10.4 $61,172 $54,476 $6,696 12.3
   
Ownership - Local Government 2,429 2,367 62 2.6 $144,722,355 $137,328,526 $7,393,829 5.4 $59,585 $58,028 $1,557 2.7
61  Educational Services  1,095 1,078 17 1.6 $54,417,830 $52,511,603 $1,906,227 3.6 $49,697 $48,727 $970 2.0
611  Educational Services  1,095 1,078 17 1.6 $54,417,830 $52,511,603 $1,906,227 3.6 $49,697 $48,727 $970 2.0
92  Public Administration  466 451 15 3.4 $23,425,634 $20,789,438 $2,636,196 12.7 $50,270 $46,130 $4,140 9.0
921  Executive, Legislative & General Government  417 401 15 3.8 $21,966,369 $19,374,689 $2,591,680 13.4 $52,740 $48,265 $4,475 9.3
922  Justice, Public Order, & Safety Activities  12 11 1 7.6 $551,844 $600,198 -$48,354 -8.1 $46,965 $54,963 -$7,998 -14.6
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.