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Manufacturing Compass

Oregon 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

Oregon manufacturing in 2025

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

Establishments

6,994

Worksites, annual average of quarterly counts

U.S.
399,936
Share of U.S.Calc
1.7%

Employment

178,848

Jobs, annual average of monthly counts

U.S.
12,579,906
Share of U.S.Calc
1.4%

Total wages

$16.1 billion

Nominal dollars, sum of four quarters

U.S.
$1.1 trillion
Share of U.S.Calc
1.4%

Average weekly wage

$1,733

Nominal dollars per job

U.S.
$1,721
vs. U.S.Calc
+0.7%

Average annual pay

$90,110

Nominal dollars per job

U.S.
$89,471
vs. U.S.Calc
+0.7%

Location quotient

1.11

Employment concentration vs. U.S.

U.S.
1.00

Manufacturing's share of all jobs in Oregon is 1.11 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.

  • 334Computer and electronic product manufacturing
    Employment
    34,818
    Establishments
    492
    Avg. annual pay
    $160,967
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −1.9%
    Location quotient
    2.73
  • 311Food manufacturing
    Employment
    28,203
    Establishments
    982
    Avg. annual pay
    $57,471
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −9.4%
    Location quotient
    1.24
  • 321Wood product manufacturing
    Employment
    21,940
    Establishments
    458
    Avg. annual pay
    $68,795
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +7.0%
    Location quotient
    4.28
  • 332Fabricated metal product manufacturing
    Employment
    15,130
    Establishments
    959
    Avg. annual pay
    $72,165
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −5.5%
    Location quotient
    0.83
  • 333Machinery manufacturing
    Employment
    13,772
    Establishments
    457
    Avg. annual pay
    $100,290
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +10.4%
    Location quotient
    0.99
  • 336Transportation equipment manufacturing
    Employment
    10,714
    Establishments
    306
    Avg. annual pay
    $81,192
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −18.1%
    Location quotient
    0.48
  • 339Miscellaneous manufacturing
    Employment
    8,302
    Establishments
    630
    Avg. annual pay
    $71,073
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −17.8%
    Location quotient
    1.07
  • 331Primary metal manufacturing
    Employment
    7,462
    Establishments
    57
    Avg. annual pay
    $99,262
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +6.3%
    Location quotient
    1.61
  • 312Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing
    Employment
    7,148
    Establishments
    686
    Avg. annual pay
    $52,127
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −18.7%
    Location quotient
    1.71
  • 337Furniture and related product manufacturing
    Employment
    5,141
    Establishments
    373
    Avg. annual pay
    $58,175
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −6.4%
    Location quotient
    1.21
  • 325Chemical manufacturing
    Employment
    4,797
    Establishments
    342
    Avg. annual pay
    $85,380
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −30.8%
    Location quotient
    0.42
  • 327Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing
    Employment
    4,649
    Establishments
    256
    Avg. annual pay
    $74,936
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −4.8%
    Location quotient
    0.88
  • 326Plastics and rubber products manufacturing
    Employment
    4,435
    Establishments
    172
    Avg. annual pay
    $66,290
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −6.6%
    Location quotient
    0.50
  • 322Paper manufacturing
    Employment
    3,886
    Establishments
    64
    Avg. annual pay
    $96,193
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +13.0%
    Location quotient
    0.87
  • 323Printing and related support activities
    Employment
    3,637
    Establishments
    427
    Avg. annual pay
    $60,405
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −4.5%
    Location quotient
    0.83
  • 335Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing
    Employment
    2,502
    Establishments
    116
    Avg. annual pay
    $94,325
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +4.8%
    Location quotient
    0.45
  • 315Apparel manufacturing
    Employment
    689
    Establishments
    78
    Avg. annual pay
    $55,798
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −6.6%
    Location quotient
    0.69
  • 314Textile product mills
    Employment
    643
    Establishments
    70
    Avg. annual pay
    $48,612
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −14.9%
    Location quotient
    0.54
  • 324Petroleum and coal products manufacturing
    Employment
    591
    Establishments
    22
    Avg. annual pay
    $106,481
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −25.9%
    Location quotient
    0.42
  • 316Leather and allied product manufacturing
    Employment
    Not disclosed
    Establishments
    42
    Avg. annual pay
    Not disclosed
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    —
    Location quotient
    Not disclosed
  • 313Textile mills
    Employment
    Not disclosed
    Establishments
    5
    Avg. annual pay
    Not disclosed
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    —
    Location quotient
    Not disclosed

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/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