Manufacturing

Executive Summary of the Division

“The Manufacturing division includes establishments engaged in the mechanical or chemical transformation of materials or substances into new products. These establishments are usually described as plants, factories, or mills and characteristically use power driven machines and materials handling equipment. Establishments engaged in assembling component parts of manufactured products are also considered Manufacturing if the new product is neither structure nor other fixed improvement. Also included is the blending of materials, such as lubricating oils, plastic resins, or liquors.
. . . The new product of a Manufacturing establishment may be finished in the sense that it is ready for utilization or consumption, or it may be semifinished to become a raw material for an establishment engaged in further manufacturing.”

(1987 Standard Industrial Classification Manual Pg. 67)

The Major Groups of Manufacturing
  • Food & Kindred Products (SIC 20)
  • Tobacco Products (SIC 21)
  • Textile Mill Products (SIC 22)
  • Apparel & Other Finished Products Made From Fabrics & Similar Materials (SIC 23)
  • Lumber & Wood Products, Except Furniture (SIC 24)
  • Furniture & Fixtures (SIC 25)
  • Paper & Allied Products (SIC 26)
  • Printing, Publishing, & Allied Industries (SIC 27)
  • Chemicals & Allied Products (SIC 28)
  • Petroleum Refining & Related Industries (SIC 29)
  • Rubber & Miscellaneous Plastics Products (SIC 30)
  • Leather & Leather Products (SIC 31)
  • Stone, Clay, Glass, & Concrete Products (SIC 32)
  • Primary Metal Industries (SIC 33)
  • Fabricated Metal Products, Except Machinery & Transportation Equipment (SIC 34)
  • Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Computer Equipment (SIC 35)
  • Electronic & Other Electrical Equipment & Components, Except Computer Equipment (SIC 36)
  • Transportation Equipment (SIC 37)
  • Measuring, Analyzing, & Controlling Instruments; Photographic, Medical & Optical Goods; Watches & Clocks (SIC 38)
  • Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries (SIC 39)

Wyoming Covered Employment

The Major Groups of Manufacturing

The chart shows the diversity of the Manufacturing Division. SIC 28 Chemicals and Allied Products has the largest concentration of employment (1,733 workers) within this division. SIC 27 Printing, Publishing, & Allied Industries and SIC 24 Lumber & Wood Products, except Furniture are the next largest concentrations of employment in the division. SIC 21 Tobacco Products has no employment in the state.

The Top Employing Occupations within Manufacturing
Employment Wages
Occupational Title Base 1996 Projected 2006 Entry Skilled
93956 Assemblers & Fabricators, NEC 482 534 $6.40 $13.63
92935 Chemical Equipment Controllers/Operators 392 529 N/A N/A
98999 Helpers & Laborers NEC 380 405 6.48 10.29
81008 First Line Supervisors: Production 328 348 10.79 18.23
19005 General Mgrs & Top Execs 327 342 12.05 27.46
85132 Maintenance Repairers, Gen Utility 248 274 6.84 12.72
93914 Welders & Cutters 239 243 11.71 20.72
95008 Chemical Plant & System Ops 233 296 N/A N/A
97102 Truck Drivers, Heavy 224 271 9.64 14.41
89108 Machinists 204 206 11.96 18.37
98902 Hand Packers & Packagers 196 199 5.23 7.61
55338 Bookkpng, Accntng, Audit Clerks 177 157 6.92 10.92
55347 General Office Clerks 171 157 5.62 9.03
98799 Freight/Stock/Movers, Hand, NEC 165 163 N/A N/A
92311 Woodworking Machine Setters 164 139 N/A N/A

The Table above shows the top 15 employing occupations within the Wyoming Manufacturing Division. This division is expected to grow 6.2 percent by the year 2006. This would mean an increase of 674 jobs within the Manufacturing Division. The wage levels within the industry vary extensively due to the diversity of occupations within Manufacturing.

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