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Manufacturing Compass

Nevada manufacturing

Private-sector manufacturing (NAICS 31–33), annual average for 2022. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.

01Core measures

Nevada manufacturing in 2022

Totals and averages for all private manufacturing employers in Nevada combined. They describe the industry statewide, not any individual plant or company.

Establishments

2,185

Worksites, annual average of quarterly counts

U.S.
380,711
Share of U.S.Calc
0.6%

Employment

64,859

Jobs, annual average of monthly counts

U.S.
12,759,129
Share of U.S.Calc
0.5%

Total wages

$4.6 billion

Nominal dollars, sum of four quarters

U.S.
$1 trillion
Share of U.S.Calc
0.5%

Average weekly wage

$1,359

Nominal dollars per job

U.S.
$1,529
vs. U.S.Calc
−11.1%

Average annual pay

$70,649

Nominal dollars per job

U.S.
$79,483
vs. U.S.Calc
−11.1%

Location quotient

0.52

Employment concentration vs. U.S.

U.S.
1.00

Manufacturing's share of all jobs in Nevada is 0.52 times its share of all U.S. jobs.

Calcmarks our calculations from BLS figures (formulas below). All other values are published by BLS.

02Subsectors

Where manufacturing jobs are

The 21 three-digit NAICS manufacturing subsectors, largest employment first. 2 are withheld by BLS (“Not disclosed”). Subsectors therefore may not add up to the manufacturing total.

  • 335Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing
    Employment
    12,805
    Establishments
    40
    Avg. annual pay
    $89,283
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +14.8%
    Location quotient
    3.22
  • 311Food manufacturing
    Employment
    7,420
    Establishments
    277
    Avg. annual pay
    $51,967
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −10.2%
    Location quotient
    0.45
  • 332Fabricated metal product manufacturing
    Employment
    6,954
    Establishments
    341
    Avg. annual pay
    $67,912
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +1.5%
    Location quotient
    0.50
  • 339Miscellaneous manufacturing
    Employment
    6,572
    Establishments
    273
    Avg. annual pay
    $91,034
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +21.2%
    Location quotient
    1.07
  • 326Plastics and rubber products manufacturing
    Employment
    4,157
    Establishments
    104
    Avg. annual pay
    $58,543
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −8.6%
    Location quotient
    0.57
  • 323Printing and related support activities
    Employment
    4,073
    Establishments
    229
    Avg. annual pay
    $51,398
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −10.3%
    Location quotient
    1.10
  • 327Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing
    Employment
    4,005
    Establishments
    148
    Avg. annual pay
    $71,470
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +2.8%
    Location quotient
    0.98
  • 334Computer and electronic product manufacturing
    Employment
    3,884
    Establishments
    104
    Avg. annual pay
    $81,821
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −44.2%
    Location quotient
    0.36
  • 325Chemical manufacturing
    Employment
    2,793
    Establishments
    119
    Avg. annual pay
    $64,892
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −40.9%
    Location quotient
    0.32
  • 333Machinery manufacturing
    Employment
    2,148
    Establishments
    94
    Avg. annual pay
    $61,293
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −24.2%
    Location quotient
    0.20
  • 337Furniture and related product manufacturing
    Employment
    2,105
    Establishments
    142
    Avg. annual pay
    $52,735
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −2.0%
    Location quotient
    0.57
  • 321Wood product manufacturing
    Employment
    1,945
    Establishments
    62
    Avg. annual pay
    $63,001
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +6.4%
    Location quotient
    0.46
  • 336Transportation equipment manufacturing
    Employment
    1,757
    Establishments
    91
    Avg. annual pay
    $61,225
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −27.3%
    Location quotient
    0.10
  • 312Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing
    Employment
    1,375
    Establishments
    47
    Avg. annual pay
    $59,835
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +3.7%
    Location quotient
    0.43
  • 322Paper manufacturing
    Employment
    1,085
    Establishments
    22
    Avg. annual pay
    $68,845
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −10.2%
    Location quotient
    0.31
  • 314Textile product mills
    Employment
    653
    Establishments
    47
    Avg. annual pay
    $44,855
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −10.0%
    Location quotient
    0.64
  • 331Primary metal manufacturing
    Employment
    644
    Establishments
    17
    Avg. annual pay
    $82,887
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −0.9%
    Location quotient
    0.18
  • 324Petroleum and coal products manufacturing
    Employment
    314
    Establishments
    13
    Avg. annual pay
    $84,119
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −36.6%
    Location quotient
    0.31
  • 315Apparel manufacturing
    Employment
    123
    Establishments
    14
    Avg. annual pay
    $30,412
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −43.1%
    Location quotient
    0.14
  • 313Textile mills
    Employment
    Not disclosed
    Establishments
    2
    Avg. annual pay
    Not disclosed
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    —
    Location quotient
    Not disclosed
  • 316Leather and allied product manufacturing
    Employment
    Not disclosed
    Establishments
    1
    Avg. annual pay
    Not disclosed
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    —
    Location quotient
    Not disclosed

03By year

Nevada manufacturing, 2022–2025

Wages are in nominal dollars (not adjusted for inflation). BLS cautions that QCEW is not designed as a time series, so treat year-to-year differences as indicative.

Private manufacturing in Nevada by year, annual averages, nominal dollars
YearEmploymentAvg. annual payvs. U.S.Calc
202264,859$70,649−11.1%
202365,891$71,112−13.9%
202466,391$75,367−11.8%
202567,744$78,633−12.1%

04About this data

Source, definitions, and limits

Source
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
File
data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2022/a/industry/31_33.csv
Retrieved
October 12, 2026 (UTC)
Period
Annual average, 2022 (final BLS data)
Industry
NAICS 2022, sector 31–33 and its three-digit subsectors
Ownership
Private employers only
Geography
Statewide; compared with the U.S. total
Citation
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW).

What these numbers cover

  • Jobs reported to state unemployment insurance programs, about 95% of U.S. wage and salary jobs. Self-employed workers and proprietors are excluded; people with two jobs may be counted twice.
  • Averages describe all employers combined and do not represent any single manufacturer. Where a subsector has few establishments or jobs, its averages can swing widely and are less representative.
  • Not disclosed: BLS withheld the value to protect employer confidentiality. It is never shown as zero. No BLS data: BLS publishes no figures for that combination.

Calculations

  • Share of U.S. = state value ÷ U.S. value.
  • vs. U.S. = state value ÷ U.S. value − 1.
  • Both inputs come from the same BLS file: same year, industry, and ownership. Not calculated when either value is withheld (shown as —).
  • Location quotient is published by BLS: the industry's share of all local jobs (all industries and ownerships) divided by its share nationally.

Read our methodology