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Manufacturing Compass

Oregon 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

Oregon manufacturing in 2022

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

Establishments

6,792

Worksites, annual average of quarterly counts

U.S.
380,711
Share of U.S.Calc
1.8%

Employment

192,305

Jobs, annual average of monthly counts

U.S.
12,759,129
Share of U.S.Calc
1.5%

Total wages

$16 billion

Nominal dollars, sum of four quarters

U.S.
$1 trillion
Share of U.S.Calc
1.6%

Average weekly wage

$1,601

Nominal dollars per job

U.S.
$1,529
vs. U.S.Calc
+4.7%

Average annual pay

$83,262

Nominal dollars per job

U.S.
$79,483
vs. U.S.Calc
+4.8%

Location quotient

1.16

Employment concentration vs. U.S.

U.S.
1.00

Manufacturing's share of all jobs in Oregon is 1.16 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.

  • 334Computer and electronic product manufacturing
    Employment
    41,101
    Establishments
    442
    Avg. annual pay
    $150,406
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +2.6%
    Location quotient
    2.91
  • 311Food manufacturing
    Employment
    28,619
    Establishments
    937
    Avg. annual pay
    $52,524
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −9.2%
    Location quotient
    1.30
  • 321Wood product manufacturing
    Employment
    23,205
    Establishments
    430
    Avg. annual pay
    $64,470
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +8.9%
    Location quotient
    4.18
  • 332Fabricated metal product manufacturing
    Employment
    16,115
    Establishments
    923
    Avg. annual pay
    $64,401
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −3.8%
    Location quotient
    0.87
  • 333Machinery manufacturing
    Employment
    14,561
    Establishments
    437
    Avg. annual pay
    $89,094
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +10.1%
    Location quotient
    1.01
  • 336Transportation equipment manufacturing
    Employment
    10,749
    Establishments
    300
    Avg. annual pay
    $69,498
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −17.5%
    Location quotient
    0.48
  • 339Miscellaneous manufacturing
    Employment
    8,755
    Establishments
    639
    Avg. annual pay
    $60,913
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −18.9%
    Location quotient
    1.08
  • 312Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing
    Employment
    7,522
    Establishments
    663
    Avg. annual pay
    $46,976
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −18.6%
    Location quotient
    1.79
  • 331Primary metal manufacturing
    Employment
    7,193
    Establishments
    58
    Avg. annual pay
    $84,128
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +0.6%
    Location quotient
    1.52
  • 337Furniture and related product manufacturing
    Employment
    5,773
    Establishments
    398
    Avg. annual pay
    $51,384
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −4.5%
    Location quotient
    1.18
  • 325Chemical manufacturing
    Employment
    5,275
    Establishments
    330
    Avg. annual pay
    $77,658
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −29.3%
    Location quotient
    0.45
  • 326Plastics and rubber products manufacturing
    Employment
    5,205
    Establishments
    170
    Avg. annual pay
    $59,126
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −7.7%
    Location quotient
    0.54
  • 327Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing
    Employment
    4,993
    Establishments
    252
    Avg. annual pay
    $65,111
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −6.3%
    Location quotient
    0.93
  • 322Paper manufacturing
    Employment
    4,157
    Establishments
    61
    Avg. annual pay
    $83,284
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +8.7%
    Location quotient
    0.88
  • 323Printing and related support activities
    Employment
    3,915
    Establishments
    426
    Avg. annual pay
    $54,712
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −4.5%
    Location quotient
    0.80
  • 335Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing
    Employment
    2,327
    Establishments
    93
    Avg. annual pay
    $79,337
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +2.0%
    Location quotient
    0.44
  • 315Apparel manufacturing
    Employment
    934
    Establishments
    76
    Avg. annual pay
    $52,055
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −2.6%
    Location quotient
    0.78
  • 314Textile product mills
    Employment
    814
    Establishments
    86
    Avg. annual pay
    $41,673
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −16.4%
    Location quotient
    0.60
  • 324Petroleum and coal products manufacturing
    Employment
    510
    Establishments
    24
    Avg. annual pay
    $124,885
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −5.8%
    Location quotient
    0.38
  • 316Leather and allied product manufacturing
    Employment
    486
    Establishments
    39
    Avg. annual pay
    $45,812
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −17.0%
    Location quotient
    1.41
  • 313Textile mills
    Employment
    98
    Establishments
    9
    Avg. annual pay
    $42,092
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −23.2%
    Location quotient
    0.08

03By year

Oregon 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 Oregon by year, annual averages, nominal dollars
YearEmploymentAvg. annual payvs. U.S.Calc
2022192,305$83,262+4.8%
2023189,748$83,703+1.4%
2024186,012$90,354+5.7%
2025178,848$90,110+0.7%

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