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Manufacturing Compass

Nevada manufacturing

Private-sector manufacturing (NAICS 31–33), annual average for 2025. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.

01Core measures

Nevada manufacturing in 2025

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

Establishments

2,179

Worksites, annual average of quarterly counts

U.S.
399,936
Share of U.S.Calc
0.5%

Employment

67,744

Jobs, annual average of monthly counts

U.S.
12,579,906
Share of U.S.Calc
0.5%

Total wages

$5.3 billion

Nominal dollars, sum of four quarters

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

Average weekly wage

$1,512

Nominal dollars per job

U.S.
$1,721
vs. U.S.Calc
−12.1%

Average annual pay

$78,633

Nominal dollars per job

U.S.
$89,471
vs. U.S.Calc
−12.1%

Location quotient

0.53

Employment concentration vs. U.S.

U.S.
1.00

Manufacturing's share of all jobs in Nevada is 0.53 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
    14,855
    Establishments
    50
    Avg. annual pay
    $95,572
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +6.1%
    Location quotient
    3.41
  • 311Food manufacturing
    Employment
    8,424
    Establishments
    289
    Avg. annual pay
    $57,402
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −9.5%
    Location quotient
    0.47
  • 332Fabricated metal product manufacturing
    Employment
    7,246
    Establishments
    338
    Avg. annual pay
    $76,635
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +0.3%
    Location quotient
    0.50
  • 339Miscellaneous manufacturing
    Employment
    6,913
    Establishments
    279
    Avg. annual pay
    $99,674
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +15.3%
    Location quotient
    1.12
  • 327Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing
    Employment
    4,089
    Establishments
    143
    Avg. annual pay
    $79,283
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +0.7%
    Location quotient
    0.98
  • 323Printing and related support activities
    Employment
    3,986
    Establishments
    243
    Avg. annual pay
    $57,981
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −8.3%
    Location quotient
    1.15
  • 334Computer and electronic product manufacturing
    Employment
    3,865
    Establishments
    98
    Avg. annual pay
    $91,457
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −44.3%
    Location quotient
    0.38
  • 326Plastics and rubber products manufacturing
    Employment
    3,828
    Establishments
    93
    Avg. annual pay
    $63,752
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −10.2%
    Location quotient
    0.54
  • 325Chemical manufacturing
    Employment
    2,847
    Establishments
    116
    Avg. annual pay
    $69,703
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −43.5%
    Location quotient
    0.32
  • 336Transportation equipment manufacturing
    Employment
    2,038
    Establishments
    88
    Avg. annual pay
    $69,450
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −29.9%
    Location quotient
    0.12
  • 333Machinery manufacturing
    Employment
    1,978
    Establishments
    93
    Avg. annual pay
    $68,472
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −24.6%
    Location quotient
    0.18
  • 337Furniture and related product manufacturing
    Employment
    1,923
    Establishments
    140
    Avg. annual pay
    $65,206
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +5.0%
    Location quotient
    0.57
  • 321Wood product manufacturing
    Employment
    1,645
    Establishments
    57
    Avg. annual pay
    $68,645
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +6.8%
    Location quotient
    0.41
  • 322Paper manufacturing
    Employment
    1,159
    Establishments
    21
    Avg. annual pay
    $73,073
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −14.2%
    Location quotient
    0.33
  • 312Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing
    Employment
    1,111
    Establishments
    43
    Avg. annual pay
    $71,716
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +11.8%
    Location quotient
    0.34
  • 331Primary metal manufacturing
    Employment
    813
    Establishments
    16
    Avg. annual pay
    $91,439
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −2.1%
    Location quotient
    0.22
  • 314Textile product mills
    Employment
    561
    Establishments
    42
    Avg. annual pay
    $55,989
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −2.0%
    Location quotient
    0.60
  • 324Petroleum and coal products manufacturing
    Employment
    391
    Establishments
    15
    Avg. annual pay
    $101,790
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −29.2%
    Location quotient
    0.35
  • 315Apparel manufacturing
    Employment
    66
    Establishments
    12
    Avg. annual pay
    $37,629
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −37.0%
    Location quotient
    0.08
  • 316Leather and allied product manufacturing
    Employment
    Not disclosed
    Establishments
    3
    Avg. annual pay
    Not disclosed
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    —
    Location quotient
    Not disclosed
  • 313Textile mills
    Employment
    Not disclosed
    Establishments
    2
    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/2025/a/industry/31_33.csv
Retrieved
October 12, 2026 (UTC)
Period
Annual average, 2025 (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