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Manufacturing Compass

Nevada manufacturing

Private-sector manufacturing (NAICS 31–33), annual average for 2023. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.

01Core measures

Nevada manufacturing in 2023

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

Establishments

2,214

Worksites, annual average of quarterly counts

U.S.
392,201
Share of U.S.Calc
0.6%

Employment

65,891

Jobs, annual average of monthly counts

U.S.
12,868,061
Share of U.S.Calc
0.5%

Total wages

$4.7 billion

Nominal dollars, sum of four quarters

U.S.
$1.1 trillion
Share of U.S.Calc
0.4%

Average weekly wage

$1,368

Nominal dollars per job

U.S.
$1,588
vs. U.S.Calc
−13.9%

Average annual pay

$71,112

Nominal dollars per job

U.S.
$82,575
vs. U.S.Calc
−13.9%

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
    13,044
    Establishments
    41
    Avg. annual pay
    $80,163
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −1.1%
    Location quotient
    3.17
  • 311Food manufacturing
    Employment
    7,830
    Establishments
    286
    Avg. annual pay
    $54,215
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −8.6%
    Location quotient
    0.45
  • 332Fabricated metal product manufacturing
    Employment
    7,195
    Establishments
    355
    Avg. annual pay
    $70,752
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +1.0%
    Location quotient
    0.50
  • 339Miscellaneous manufacturing
    Employment
    6,764
    Establishments
    272
    Avg. annual pay
    $94,396
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +21.3%
    Location quotient
    1.09
  • 327Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing
    Employment
    4,084
    Establishments
    149
    Avg. annual pay
    $72,897
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +0.3%
    Location quotient
    0.98
  • 323Printing and related support activities
    Employment
    4,018
    Establishments
    242
    Avg. annual pay
    $53,184
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −9.6%
    Location quotient
    1.09
  • 326Plastics and rubber products manufacturing
    Employment
    3,997
    Establishments
    100
    Avg. annual pay
    $61,203
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −8.1%
    Location quotient
    0.55
  • 334Computer and electronic product manufacturing
    Employment
    3,825
    Establishments
    99
    Avg. annual pay
    $83,777
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −45.1%
    Location quotient
    0.35
  • 325Chemical manufacturing
    Employment
    2,775
    Establishments
    119
    Avg. annual pay
    $66,910
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −40.6%
    Location quotient
    0.31
  • 333Machinery manufacturing
    Employment
    2,137
    Establishments
    94
    Avg. annual pay
    $65,857
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −21.6%
    Location quotient
    0.19
  • 336Transportation equipment manufacturing
    Employment
    2,042
    Establishments
    93
    Avg. annual pay
    $65,047
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −26.6%
    Location quotient
    0.12
  • 337Furniture and related product manufacturing
    Employment
    2,041
    Establishments
    141
    Avg. annual pay
    $58,265
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +3.7%
    Location quotient
    0.58
  • 321Wood product manufacturing
    Employment
    1,744
    Establishments
    62
    Avg. annual pay
    $62,918
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +4.0%
    Location quotient
    0.42
  • 312Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing
    Employment
    1,401
    Establishments
    45
    Avg. annual pay
    $63,173
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +7.7%
    Location quotient
    0.42
  • 322Paper manufacturing
    Employment
    1,112
    Establishments
    21
    Avg. annual pay
    $69,789
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −11.3%
    Location quotient
    0.31
  • 331Primary metal manufacturing
    Employment
    732
    Establishments
    18
    Avg. annual pay
    $86,528
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +0.4%
    Location quotient
    0.20
  • 314Textile product mills
    Employment
    628
    Establishments
    46
    Avg. annual pay
    $49,697
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −4.1%
    Location quotient
    0.63
  • 324Petroleum and coal products manufacturing
    Employment
    378
    Establishments
    14
    Avg. annual pay
    $101,105
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −26.6%
    Location quotient
    0.35
  • 315Apparel manufacturing
    Employment
    126
    Establishments
    16
    Avg. annual pay
    $30,077
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −46.0%
    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/2023/a/industry/31_33.csv
Retrieved
October 12, 2026 (UTC)
Period
Annual average, 2023 (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