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Manufacturing Compass

Oklahoma 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

Oklahoma manufacturing in 2025

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

Establishments

4,092

Worksites, annual average of quarterly counts

U.S.
399,936
Share of U.S.Calc
1%

Employment

141,088

Jobs, annual average of monthly counts

U.S.
12,579,906
Share of U.S.Calc
1.1%

Total wages

$10.4 billion

Nominal dollars, sum of four quarters

U.S.
$1.1 trillion
Share of U.S.Calc
0.9%

Average weekly wage

$1,423

Nominal dollars per job

U.S.
$1,721
vs. U.S.Calc
−17.3%

Average annual pay

$73,982

Nominal dollars per job

U.S.
$89,471
vs. U.S.Calc
−17.3%

Location quotient

1.03

Employment concentration vs. U.S.

U.S.
1.00

Manufacturing's share of all jobs in Oklahoma is 1.03 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.

  • 333Machinery manufacturing
    Employment
    25,933
    Establishments
    468
    Avg. annual pay
    $78,560
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −13.5%
    Location quotient
    2.18
  • 332Fabricated metal product manufacturing
    Employment
    24,497
    Establishments
    908
    Avg. annual pay
    $71,785
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −6.0%
    Location quotient
    1.57
  • 311Food manufacturing
    Employment
    20,047
    Establishments
    454
    Avg. annual pay
    $57,068
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −10.0%
    Location quotient
    1.03
  • 336Transportation equipment manufacturing
    Employment
    19,973
    Establishments
    219
    Avg. annual pay
    $89,755
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −9.4%
    Location quotient
    1.05
  • 326Plastics and rubber products manufacturing
    Employment
    9,323
    Establishments
    116
    Avg. annual pay
    $72,675
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +2.4%
    Location quotient
    1.22
  • 327Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing
    Employment
    6,997
    Establishments
    244
    Avg. annual pay
    $71,642
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −9.0%
    Location quotient
    1.55
  • 325Chemical manufacturing
    Employment
    4,090
    Establishments
    228
    Avg. annual pay
    $90,029
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −27.0%
    Location quotient
    0.42
  • 335Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing
    Employment
    3,792
    Establishments
    52
    Avg. annual pay
    $59,178
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −34.3%
    Location quotient
    0.80
  • 334Computer and electronic product manufacturing
    Employment
    3,581
    Establishments
    170
    Avg. annual pay
    $86,794
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −47.1%
    Location quotient
    0.33
  • 322Paper manufacturing
    Employment
    3,485
    Establishments
    38
    Avg. annual pay
    $85,440
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +0.4%
    Location quotient
    0.91
  • 331Primary metal manufacturing
    Employment
    3,268
    Establishments
    60
    Avg. annual pay
    $70,483
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −24.5%
    Location quotient
    0.83
  • 312Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing
    Employment
    3,210
    Establishments
    125
    Avg. annual pay
    $56,142
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −12.4%
    Location quotient
    0.90
  • 339Miscellaneous manufacturing
    Employment
    2,774
    Establishments
    268
    Avg. annual pay
    $72,056
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −16.7%
    Location quotient
    0.42
  • 324Petroleum and coal products manufacturing
    Employment
    2,527
    Establishments
    59
    Avg. annual pay
    $128,044
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −10.9%
    Location quotient
    2.12
  • 323Printing and related support activities
    Employment
    2,503
    Establishments
    307
    Avg. annual pay
    $51,702
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −18.2%
    Location quotient
    0.67
  • 321Wood product manufacturing
    Employment
    2,143
    Establishments
    112
    Avg. annual pay
    $55,870
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −13.1%
    Location quotient
    0.49
  • 337Furniture and related product manufacturing
    Employment
    1,838
    Establishments
    146
    Avg. annual pay
    $50,412
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −18.8%
    Location quotient
    0.51
  • 315Apparel manufacturing
    Employment
    433
    Establishments
    26
    Avg. annual pay
    $53,374
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −10.6%
    Location quotient
    0.50
  • 314Textile product mills
    Employment
    388
    Establishments
    52
    Avg. annual pay
    $37,240
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −34.8%
    Location quotient
    0.38
  • 313Textile mills
    Employment
    165
    Establishments
    26
    Avg. annual pay
    $42,927
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −31.8%
    Location quotient
    0.19
  • 316Leather and allied product manufacturing
    Employment
    121
    Establishments
    14
    Avg. annual pay
    $41,091
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −31.7%
    Location quotient
    0.47

03By year

Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma by year, annual averages, nominal dollars
YearEmploymentAvg. annual payvs. U.S.Calc
2022133,260$65,444−17.7%
2023139,065$68,552−17.0%
2024140,777$70,892−17.0%
2025141,088$73,982−17.3%

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