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Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33)

Table 35: Wyoming Covered Employment, Total Wages, & Average Annual Wages in Manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), 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 $ %
31-33 Manufacturing  10,428 10,197 231 2.3 $813,137,242 $795,889,860 $17,247,382 2.2 $77,976 $78,054 -$78 -0.1
311  Food Manufacturing  836 837 -1 -0.1 $31,620,598 $30,747,379 $873,219 2.8 $37,843 $36,743 $1,100 3.0
3111  Animal Food Manufacturing  23 19 4 21.3 $1,089,965 $894,545 $195,420 21.8 $47,911 $47,709 $201 0.4
311119 Other Animal Food Manufacturing  23 19 4 21.3 $1,089,965 $894,545 $195,420 21.8 $47,911 $47,709 $201 0.4
3112  Grain & Oilseed Milling  16 21 -5 -22.6 $593,881 $725,276 -$131,395 -18.1 $37,118 $35,088 $2,029 5.8
3113  Sugar & Confectionery Product Manufacturing  279 283 -5 -1.6 $14,199,607 $13,953,152 $246,455 1.8 $50,940 $49,247 $1,693 3.4
311313 Beet Sugar Manufacturing  255 262 -7 -2.6 $13,743,111 $13,509,189 $233,922 1.7 $53,911 $51,627 $2,285 4.4
3116  Animal Slaughtering & Processing  330 332 -2 -0.6 $9,713,287 $9,513,183 $200,104 2.1 $29,441 $28,676 $766 2.7
311611 Animal, Except Poultry, Slaughtering  246 249 -3 -1.0 $7,272,133 $7,194,826 $77,307 1.1 $29,511 $28,895 $616 2.1
311612 Meat Processed From Carcasses  84 83 1 0.9 $2,441,154 $2,318,357 $122,797 5.3 $29,235 $28,016 $1,219 4.4
3118  Bakeries & Tortilla Manufacturing  122 113 9 7.5 $3,624,592 $3,305,040 $319,552 9.7 $29,832 $29,248 $584 2.0
311811 Retail Bakeries  52 43 10 22.6 $951,748 $646,538 $305,210 47.2 $18,156 $15,124 $3,033 20.1
311812 Commercial Bakeries  69 70 -1 -1.7 $2,672,844 $2,658,502 $14,342 0.5 $38,692 $37,843 $849 2.2
3119  Other Food Manufacturing  56 56 1 1.2 $2,077,131 $1,966,662 $110,469 5.6 $36,874 $35,327 $1,547 4.4
311920 Coffee & Tea Manufacturing  30 28 2 8.1 $927,131 $817,471 $109,660 13.4 $30,904 $29,458 $1,446 4.9
312  Beverage & Tobacco Product Manufacturing  554 533 21 4.0 $24,690,362 $22,769,171 $1,921,191 8.4 $44,554 $42,725 $1,828 4.3
3121  Beverage Manufacturing  554 533 21 4.0 $24,690,362 $22,769,171 $1,921,191 8.4 $44,554 $42,725 $1,828 4.3
312111 Soft Drink Manufacturing  242 228 14 6.2 $14,560,470 $13,291,244 $1,269,226 9.5 $60,105 $58,274 $1,831 3.1
312120 Breweries  189 196 -7 -3.7 $6,038,001 $6,236,097 -$198,096 -3.2 $31,976 $31,804 $172 0.5
312130 Wineries  17 21 -4 -19.7 $318,232 $329,439 -$11,207 -3.4 $18,808 $15,628 $3,180 20.3
312140 Distilleries  80 62 18 29.8 $2,992,198 $2,299,555 $692,643 30.1 $37,440 $37,343 $97 0.3
314  Textile Product Mills  174 167 7 3.9 $7,164,642 $6,620,932 $543,710 8.2 $41,254 $39,606 $1,648 4.2
314910 Textile Bag & Canvas Mills  61 38 23 60.3 $2,202,903 $1,312,680 $890,223 67.8 $36,013 $34,390 $1,622 4.7
314999 All Other Miscellaneous Textile Product Mills  109 125 -16 -12.7 $4,801,818 $5,149,448 -$347,630 -6.8 $44,086 $41,278 $2,808 6.8
315250 Cut & Sew Apparel Manufacturing   12 11 0 2.2 $296,339 $353,769 -$57,430 -16.2 $25,591 $31,224 -$5,634 -18.0
316  Leather & Allied Product Manufacturing  52 38 15 38.7 $1,633,170 $1,209,871 $423,299 35.0 $31,407 $32,263 -$856 -2.7
316110 Leather & Hide Tanning & Finishing  6 5 1 24.2 $224,677 $170,487 $54,190 31.8 $37,446 $35,298 $2,149 6.1
3169  Other Leather & Allied Product Manufacturing  45 32 13 42.3 $1,390,493 $1,021,384 $369,109 36.1 $30,845 $32,251 -$1,406 -4.4
316990 Other Leather & Allied Product Manufacturing  45 32 13 42.3 $1,390,493 $1,021,384 $369,109 36.1 $30,845 $32,251 -$1,406 -4.4
321  Wood Product Manufacturing  508 480 28 5.8 $26,287,754 $25,273,554 $1,014,200 4.0 $51,765 $52,672 -$907 -1.7
3211  Sawmills & Wood Preservation  262 290 -28 -9.6 $13,781,496 $14,749,872 -$968,376 -6.6 $52,551 $50,862 $1,689 3.3
3212  Plywood & Engineered Wood Product Mfg.  192 129 63 48.9 $10,008,385 $8,032,501 $1,975,884 24.6 $52,149 $62,306 -$10,157 -16.3
321215 Engineered Wood Member Manufacturing  192 129 63 48.9 $10,008,385 $8,032,501 $1,975,884 24.6 $52,149 $62,306 -$10,157 -16.3
3219  Other Wood Product Manufacturing  54 61 -7 -11.9 $2,497,873 $2,491,181 $6,692 0.3 $46,541 $40,893 $5,649 13.8
321920 Wood Container & Pallet Manufacturing  13 14 -1 -5.6 $554,857 $445,445 $109,412 24.6 $43,518 $32,996 $10,522 31.9
321992 Prefabricated Wood Building Manufacturing  20 27 -7 -24.6 $999,968 $1,185,342 -$185,374 -15.6 $48,970 $43,772 $5,198 11.9
321999 Miscellaneous Wood Product Manufacturing  15 15 0 0.5 $654,480 $574,572 $79,908 13.9 $44,372 $39,166 $5,205 13.3
323  Printing & Related Support Activities  196 194 2 0.8 $5,905,093 $5,676,677 $228,416 4.0 $30,128 $29,198 $930 3.2
3231  Printing & Related Support Activities  196 194 2 0.8 $5,905,093 $5,676,677 $228,416 4.0 $30,128 $29,198 $930 3.2
323111 Commercial Printing, Except Screen & Books  110 110 0 0.0 $3,404,275 $3,321,524 $82,751 2.5 $31,089 $30,334 $756 2.5
323113 Commercial Screen Printing  87 85 2 1.9 $2,500,818 $2,355,153 $145,665 6.2 $28,911 $27,734 $1,177 4.2
324  Petroleum & Coal Products Manufacturing  953 1,048 -96 -9.1 $135,970,457 $185,012,007 -$49,041,550 -26.5 $142,688 $176,467 -$33,779 -19.1
3241  Petroleum & Coal Products Manufacturing  953 1,048 -96 -9.1 $135,970,457 $185,012,007 -$49,041,550 -26.5 $142,688 $176,467 -$33,779 -19.1
324110 Petroleum Refineries  932 1,015 -83 -8.2 $134,554,297 $182,812,965 -$48,258,668 -26.4 $144,449 $180,200 -$35,751 -19.8
324121 Asphalt Paving Mixture & Block Mfg.  21 23 -1 -5.8 $1,416,160 $1,443,086 -$26,926 -1.9 $66,114 $63,432 $2,682 4.2
325  Chemical Manufacturing  1,842 1,714 129 7.5 $216,819,179 $187,085,383 $29,733,796 15.9 $117,698 $109,178 $8,520 7.8
3251  Basic Chemical Manufacturing  1,019 928 90 9.7 $129,811,136 $108,969,174 $20,841,962 19.1 $127,432 $117,392 $10,040 8.6
3253  Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing  472 452 20 4.3 $57,765,077 $52,592,376 $5,172,701 9.8 $122,513 $116,375 $6,138 5.3
3254  Pharmaceutical & Medicine Manufacturing  70 71 -1 -1.8 $3,443,827 $3,331,825 $112,002 3.4 $49,494 $47,040 $2,455 5.2
3259  Other Chemical Product & Preparation Mfg.  250 232 18 7.7 $24,145,777 $20,731,717 $3,414,060 16.5 $96,777 $89,523 $7,254 8.1
326  Plastics & Rubber Products Manufacturing  416 384 31 8.1 $22,847,628 $18,650,063 $4,197,565 22.5 $54,988 $48,515 $6,473 13.3
326199 All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing  263 242 22 8.9 $13,771,579 $10,370,462 $3,401,117 32.8 $52,280 $42,867 $9,413 22.0
327  Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing  844 856 -12 -1.4 $62,554,356 $59,981,548 $2,572,808 4.3 $74,124 $70,065 $4,058 5.8
3273  Cement & Concrete Product Manufacturing  700 711 -10 -1.5 $50,456,713 $48,286,367 $2,170,346 4.5 $72,064 $67,953 $4,110 6.0
327320 Ready-Mix Concrete Manufacturing  514 532 -18 -3.5 $36,013,661 $34,577,996 $1,435,665 4.2 $70,076 $64,956 $5,120 7.9
327390 Other Concrete Product Manufacturing  41 34 7 22.1 $2,142,120 $1,619,633 $522,487 32.3 $52,247 $48,232 $4,015 8.3
3279  Other Nonmetallic Mineral Products  26 24 2 7.7 $1,491,222 $1,406,138 $85,084 6.1 $57,912 $58,785 -$873 -1.5
331  Primary Metal Manufacturing  121 126 -5 -3.6 $29,799,849 $23,353,078 $6,446,771 27.6 $245,772 $185,592 $60,180 32.4
331210 Iron, Steel Pipe & Tube From Purchase Steel  64 62 2 2.8 $27,042,393 $20,137,596 $6,904,797 34.3 $425,329 $325,693 $99,636 30.6
332  Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing  1,845 1,780 66 3.7 $121,303,910 $114,284,079 $7,019,831 6.1 $65,745 $64,223 $1,522 2.4
3321  Forging & Stamping  181 170 11 6.3 $10,837,037 $9,880,701 $956,336 9.7 $59,929 $58,094 $1,835 3.2
3323  Architectural & Structural Metals Mfg.  281 281 1 0.2 $16,826,661 $16,733,012 $93,649 0.6 $59,845 $59,637 $208 0.3
332312 Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing  185 179 7 3.7 $12,678,391 $12,258,163 $420,228 3.4 $68,410 $68,577 -$167 -0.2
3324  Boiler, Tank, & Shipping Container Mfg.  381 364 17 4.7 $29,136,879 $27,359,965 $1,776,914 6.5 $76,425 $75,130 $1,295 1.7
332420 Metal Tank, Heavy Gauge, Manufacturing  276 262 14 5.4 $21,530,858 $20,269,369 $1,261,489 6.2 $78,010 $77,438 $572 0.7
332618 Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing  26 27 -1 -3.1 $1,230,005 $1,369,447 -$139,442 -10.2 $46,715 $50,403 -$3,688 -7.3
3327  Machine Shops & Threaded Product Mfg.  513 513 0 0.0 $38,442,094 $36,645,380 $1,796,714 4.9 $74,948 $71,410 $3,538 5.0
332710 Machine Shops  513 513 0 0.0 $38,442,094 $36,645,380 $1,796,714 4.9 $74,948 $71,410 $3,538 5.0
3328  Coating, Engraving, & Heat Treating Metals  31 25 6 25.8 $1,521,081 $1,265,569 $255,512 20.2 $49,194 $51,488 -$2,294 -4.5
332812 Metal Coating & Nonprecious Engraving  26 17 9 50.5 $994,407 $651,602 $342,805 52.6 $38,874 $38,330 $545 1.4
3329  Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing  414 380 33 8.8 $22,497,533 $20,188,515 $2,309,018 11.4 $54,375 $53,069 $1,306 2.5
332994 Small Arms & Ordnance Manufacturing  311 288 23 8.0 $18,087,394 $16,327,099 $1,760,295 10.8 $58,206 $56,741 $1,465 2.6
332999 Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Mfg.  88 79 9 11.2 $3,591,273 $3,171,631 $419,642 13.2 $41,006 $40,275 $731 1.8
333  Machinery Manufacturing  722 678 44 6.5 $46,103,007 $41,573,989 $4,529,018 10.9 $63,817 $61,296 $2,521 4.1
3331  Ag., Construction, & Mining Machinery Mfg.  286 287 -2 -0.5 $19,666,543 $19,254,923 $411,620 2.1 $68,844 $67,051 $1,793 2.7
333120 Construction Machinery Manufacturing  17 19 -3 -13.9 $1,464,157 $1,429,752 $34,405 2.4 $88,309 $74,273 $14,036 18.9
3333  Commercial & Service Industry Machinery  339 302 37 12.2 $20,121,190 $16,992,193 $3,128,997 18.4 $59,369 $56,266 $3,103 5.5
333310 Commercial & Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing  339 302 37 12.2 $20,121,190 $16,992,193 $3,128,997 18.4 $59,369 $56,266 $3,103 5.5
3339  Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing  88 79 9 11.4 $5,467,100 $4,775,580 $691,520 14.5 $62,183 $60,512 $1,671 2.8
333914 Measuring, Dispensing, & Other Pumping Equipment Manufacturing  8 9 -1 -12.8 $544,753 $588,833 -$44,080 -7.5 $68,782 $64,849 $3,932 6.1
333998 All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing  44 34 10 30.7 $2,846,497 $2,245,718 $600,779 26.8 $64,212 $66,206 -$1,995 -3.0
334  Computer & Electronic Product Manufacturing  341 340 1 0.2 $23,109,876 $21,184,885 $1,924,991 9.1 $67,805 $62,294 $5,511 8.8
3345  Electronic Instrument Manufacturing  308 294 14 4.8 $21,714,849 $19,550,044 $2,164,805 11.1 $70,578 $66,571 $4,007 6.0
335  Electrical Equipment, Appliance, & Component Manufacturing  442 383 59 15.5 $30,380,875 $24,041,191 $6,339,684 26.4 $68,747 $62,825 $5,923 9.4
3353  Electrical Equipment Manufacturing  310 247 63 25.4 $23,768,677 $17,570,326 $6,198,351 35.3 $76,777 $71,184 $5,593 7.9
335312 Motor & Generator Manufacturing  261 199 63 31.6 $20,564,767 $14,930,301 $5,634,466 37.7 $78,693 $75,185 $3,507 4.7
336  Transportation Equipment Manufacturing  201 227 -26 -11.6 $12,429,650 $13,159,568 -$729,918 -5.5 $61,993 $58,015 $3,978 6.9
3363  Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing  27 31 -4 -13.9 $1,523,521 $1,607,320 -$83,799 -5.2 $56,594 $51,434 $5,160 10.0
337  Furniture & Related Product Manufacturing  168 188 -20 -10.6 $6,169,172 $6,812,749 -$643,577 -9.4 $36,630 $36,157 $472 1.3
3371  Household & Institutional Furniture & Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturing  165 187 -21 -11.3 $6,064,853 $6,748,552 -$683,699 -10.1 $36,663 $36,185 $478 1.3
337110 Wood Kitchen Cabinet & Countertop Mfg.  144 162 -18 -10.9 $5,413,495 $5,978,458 -$564,963 -9.4 $37,529 $36,943 $586 1.6
339  Miscellaneous Manufacturing  175 187 -12 -6.6 $7,576,396 $7,494,904 $81,492 1.1 $43,418 $40,116 $3,302 8.2
3391  Medical Equipment & Supplies Manufacturing  19 21 -3 -13.3 $1,167,612 $1,309,968 -$142,356 -10.9 $62,842 $61,156 $1,686 2.8
339116 Dental Laboratories  9 10 -1 -12.9 $389,098 $454,316 -$65,218 -14.4 $42,852 $43,600 -$748 -1.7
3399  Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing  156 165 -10 -5.7 $6,408,784 $6,184,936 $223,848 3.6 $41,103 $37,389 $3,714 9.9
339910 Jewelry & Silverware Manufacturing  7 8 -1 -11.3 $164,949 $190,529 -$25,580 -13.4 $23,005 $23,580 -$575 -2.4
339920 Sporting & Athletic Goods Manufacturing  53 55 -2 -3.2 $1,570,975 $1,239,711 $331,264 26.7 $29,641 $22,643 $6,998 30.9
339950 Sign Manufacturing  50 63 -13 -21.2 $1,889,774 $2,184,855 -$295,081 -13.5 $37,985 $34,587 $3,398 9.8
339999 All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing  23 16 7 42.9 $1,090,748 $931,473 $159,275 17.1 $47,945 $58,510 -$10,565 -18.1
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.