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Manufacturing Compass

Wyoming manufacturing

Private-sector manufacturing (NAICS 31–33), annual average for 2023. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages.

01Core measures

Wyoming manufacturing in 2023

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

Establishments

659

Worksites, annual average of quarterly counts

U.S.
392,201
Share of U.S.Calc
0.2%

Employment

10,431

Jobs, annual average of monthly counts

U.S.
12,868,061
Share of U.S.Calc
0.1%

Total wages

$812.9 million

Nominal dollars, sum of four quarters

U.S.
$1.1 trillion
Share of U.S.Calc
0.1%

Average weekly wage

$1,499

Nominal dollars per job

U.S.
$1,588
vs. U.S.Calc
−5.6%

Average annual pay

$77,932

Nominal dollars per job

U.S.
$82,575
vs. U.S.Calc
−5.6%

Location quotient

0.45

Employment concentration vs. U.S.

U.S.
1.00

Manufacturing's share of all jobs in Wyoming is 0.45 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. 3 are withheld by BLS (“Not disclosed”). For 1, BLS publishes no figures at all (“No BLS data”). Subsectors therefore may not add up to the manufacturing total.

  • 332Fabricated metal product manufacturing
    Employment
    1,845
    Establishments
    137
    Avg. annual pay
    $65,735
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −6.2%
    Location quotient
    0.70
  • 325Chemical manufacturing
    Employment
    1,842
    Establishments
    33
    Avg. annual pay
    $117,698
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +4.4%
    Location quotient
    1.13
  • 327Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing
    Employment
    845
    Establishments
    53
    Avg. annual pay
    $74,029
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +1.8%
    Location quotient
    1.11
  • 311Food manufacturing
    Employment
    835
    Establishments
    77
    Avg. annual pay
    $37,847
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −36.2%
    Location quotient
    0.26
  • 333Machinery manufacturing
    Employment
    722
    Establishments
    47
    Avg. annual pay
    $63,625
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −24.3%
    Location quotient
    0.35
  • 312Beverage and tobacco product manufacturing
    Employment
    557
    Establishments
    36
    Avg. annual pay
    $44,282
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −24.5%
    Location quotient
    0.91
  • 321Wood product manufacturing
    Employment
    508
    Establishments
    32
    Avg. annual pay
    $51,765
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −14.5%
    Location quotient
    0.67
  • 335Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing
    Employment
    441
    Establishments
    14
    Avg. annual pay
    $68,943
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −14.9%
    Location quotient
    0.59
  • 326Plastics and rubber products manufacturing
    Employment
    416
    Establishments
    13
    Avg. annual pay
    $54,974
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −17.4%
    Location quotient
    0.31
  • 334Computer and electronic product manufacturing
    Employment
    341
    Establishments
    22
    Avg. annual pay
    $67,705
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −55.6%
    Location quotient
    0.17
  • 323Printing and related support activities
    Employment
    196
    Establishments
    47
    Avg. annual pay
    $30,194
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −48.7%
    Location quotient
    0.29
  • 339Miscellaneous manufacturing
    Employment
    175
    Establishments
    46
    Avg. annual pay
    $43,323
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −44.3%
    Location quotient
    0.15
  • 314Textile product mills
    Employment
    174
    Establishments
    26
    Avg. annual pay
    $41,250
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −20.4%
    Location quotient
    0.95
  • 337Furniture and related product manufacturing
    Employment
    168
    Establishments
    31
    Avg. annual pay
    $36,630
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −34.8%
    Location quotient
    0.26
  • 331Primary metal manufacturing
    Employment
    121
    Establishments
    5
    Avg. annual pay
    $245,772
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    +185.2%
    Location quotient
    0.18
  • 316Leather and allied product manufacturing
    Employment
    52
    Establishments
    10
    Avg. annual pay
    $31,392
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −45.3%
    Location quotient
    1.09
  • 315Apparel manufacturing
    Employment
    15
    Establishments
    9
    Avg. annual pay
    $20,941
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    −62.4%
    Location quotient
    0.09
  • 336Transportation equipment manufacturing
    Employment
    Not disclosed
    Establishments
    11
    Avg. annual pay
    Not disclosed
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    —
    Location quotient
    Not disclosed
  • 324Petroleum and coal products manufacturing
    Employment
    Not disclosed
    Establishments
    8
    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
  • 322Paper manufacturing
    Employment
    No BLS data
    Establishments
    No BLS data
    Avg. annual pay
    No BLS data
    Pay vs. U.S.Calc
    —
    Location quotient
    No BLS data

03By year

Wyoming 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 Wyoming by year, annual averages, nominal dollars
YearEmploymentAvg. annual payvs. U.S.Calc
202210,197$78,050−1.8%
202310,431$77,932−5.6%
202410,414$79,084−7.5%
2025Not disclosedNot disclosed—

04About this data

Source, definitions, and limits

Source
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
File
data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2023/a/industry/31_33.csv
Retrieved
October 12, 2026 (UTC)
Period
Annual average, 2023 (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