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Manufacturing Compass

Nevada manufacturing

Private-sector manufacturing (NAICS 31–33), annual average for 2024. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.

01Core measures

Nevada manufacturing in 2024

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

Establishments

2,172

Worksites, annual average of quarterly counts

U.S.
397,198
Share of U.S.Calc
0.5%

Employment

66,391

Jobs, annual average of monthly counts

U.S.
12,733,350
Share of U.S.Calc
0.5%

Total wages

$5 billion

Nominal dollars, sum of four quarters

U.S.
$1.1 trillion
Share of U.S.Calc
0.5%

Average weekly wage

$1,449

Nominal dollars per job

U.S.
$1,643
vs. U.S.Calc
−11.8%

Average annual pay

$75,367

Nominal dollars per job

U.S.
$85,461
vs. U.S.Calc
−11.8%

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
    13,622
    Establishments
    44
    Avg. annual pay
    $87,645
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +2.2%
    Location quotient
    3.24
  • 311Food manufacturing
    Employment
    8,228
    Establishments
    292
    Avg. annual pay
    $56,310
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −8.3%
    Location quotient
    0.47
  • 332Fabricated metal product manufacturing
    Employment
    7,161
    Establishments
    332
    Avg. annual pay
    $74,298
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +1.5%
    Location quotient
    0.50
  • 339Miscellaneous manufacturing
    Employment
    6,811
    Establishments
    263
    Avg. annual pay
    $99,762
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +21.3%
    Location quotient
    1.11
  • 327Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing
    Employment
    4,011
    Establishments
    148
    Avg. annual pay
    $76,307
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +1.0%
    Location quotient
    0.96
  • 323Printing and related support activities
    Employment
    4,005
    Establishments
    246
    Avg. annual pay
    $56,636
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −7.3%
    Location quotient
    1.12
  • 326Plastics and rubber products manufacturing
    Employment
    3,862
    Establishments
    95
    Avg. annual pay
    $63,022
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −9.1%
    Location quotient
    0.54
  • 334Computer and electronic product manufacturing
    Employment
    3,817
    Establishments
    95
    Avg. annual pay
    $89,351
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −41.7%
    Location quotient
    0.37
  • 325Chemical manufacturing
    Employment
    2,934
    Establishments
    113
    Avg. annual pay
    $67,188
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −43.1%
    Location quotient
    0.33
  • 333Machinery manufacturing
    Employment
    2,071
    Establishments
    97
    Avg. annual pay
    $66,342
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −24.4%
    Location quotient
    0.19
  • 336Transportation equipment manufacturing
    Employment
    2,042
    Establishments
    92
    Avg. annual pay
    $71,275
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −23.6%
    Location quotient
    0.12
  • 337Furniture and related product manufacturing
    Employment
    1,898
    Establishments
    142
    Avg. annual pay
    $60,552
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +2.1%
    Location quotient
    0.55
  • 321Wood product manufacturing
    Employment
    1,746
    Establishments
    56
    Avg. annual pay
    $67,925
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +8.8%
    Location quotient
    0.42
  • 312Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing
    Employment
    1,223
    Establishments
    44
    Avg. annual pay
    $66,223
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +8.3%
    Location quotient
    0.37
  • 322Paper manufacturing
    Employment
    1,096
    Establishments
    20
    Avg. annual pay
    $73,275
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −10.3%
    Location quotient
    0.31
  • 331Primary metal manufacturing
    Employment
    818
    Establishments
    16
    Avg. annual pay
    $89,255
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    0.0%
    Location quotient
    0.22
  • 314Textile product mills
    Employment
    577
    Establishments
    42
    Avg. annual pay
    $51,789
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −4.8%
    Location quotient
    0.59
  • 324Petroleum and coal products manufacturing
    Employment
    384
    Establishments
    16
    Avg. annual pay
    $96,571
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −31.7%
    Location quotient
    0.35
  • 315Apparel manufacturing
    Employment
    77
    Establishments
    15
    Avg. annual pay
    $30,283
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −47.7%
    Location quotient
    0.09
  • 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/2024/a/industry/31_33.csv
Retrieved
October 12, 2026 (UTC)
Period
Annual average, 2024 (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