IOWA Workforce Development

Manufacturing

2019 IOWA Industry Profile

Executive Summary

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In 2018, the Manufacturing sector comprised 14.4 percent of covered public and private employment in Iowa with 222,628 employees. This sector is the second-largest by employment in the state after Health Care and Social Assistance. The sector had an average annual wage of $60,240 in 2018, which was 26.8 percent greater than the statewide average of $47,511. Employment in this sector dropped significantly between 2008–10. This decrease is due in large part to the Great Recession, which caused employment to fall from 227,403 in 2008 to 200,782 in 2010. Since the recession, employment in this sector has recovered somewhat, growing by 10.8 percent since 2010. The average wage in the sector has grown every year since 2008, including the years during the recession. In 2008, the average wage in Manufacturing was $47,172; this figure increased to $60,240 in 2018, a 27.7 percent gain. Men dominate this sector, representing 72.2 percent of employment.

Manufacturing

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What is Manufacturing? The Manufacturing sector is comprised of firms engaged in mechanical, physical or chemical transformation of materials, substances, or components into new products. Firms are often described as materials-handling equipment. However, firms that transform materials or substances into new products by hand or in the worker’s home and those engaged in selling to the general public products made on the same premises which they are sold, such as bakeries, candy stores, and custom tailors, may also be included in this sector.

2018 Industry Breakout by Employment in Iowa Manufacturing NAICS Industry Coding

Percentage Employed and Average Annual Wage by Subsector

Source: www.bls.gov/cew/bls_naics/bls_naics_app.htm

Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), Iowa Workforce Development

202,940 200,860 206,153 210,624 214,410 216,887 216,239 213,762 215,982 222,628

$47,282

$49,772$51,116

$52,112$52,910

$54,401

$55,891 $56,073

$58,604 $60,240

185,000

190,000

195,000

200,000

205,000

210,000

215,000

220,000

225,000

$40,000

$45,000

$50,000

$55,000

$60,000

$65,000

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Employment

Average Annual Wage

2009–2018 Employment in Manufacturing in Iowa

Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), Iowa Workforce Development

AAW = Average Annual Wage

311 - Food Manufacturing56,682 25%

332-Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing

21,20610%

333-Machinery Manufacturing

39,92018%

334-Computer & Electronic Product

Manufacturing12,001

5%

336-Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

13,6116%

All Other Manufacturing79,208 36%

AAW Food Manufacturing =

$54,318

AAW Fabricated Metal ProductManufacturing

= $53,111

AAW Computer & Electronic Product Manufacturing = $105,995

AAW Transportation Equipment

Manufacturing = $52,385

AAW Other Manufacturing

= $56,759

AAW MachineryManufacturing

= $68,267

Manufacturing

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Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), Iowa Workforce Development

2018 Covered Employment in Manufacturing by County

Label Key: First line is the county name followed by

average employment and finally,

average wage.

Sector Statewide:

Employment - 222,628

Average Annual Wage - $60,240

There were 4,144 Manufacturing locations in 2018 throughout Iowa. The sector produces a wide variety of goods and is made up of 21 subsectors. Food manufacturing, the largest subsector of manufacturing, represented 25.5 percent of total employment with 56,682 employees. Wages vary quite a bit between subsectors in the manufacturing sector. Computer and electronic product manufacturing had the highest average annual wage at $105,995, which is just over three times the wage for Textile product mills, which is $35,057.

Establishment Facts: Top Occupations in Manufacturing Employment

Production Workers, All Other 8,613

First-Line Supervisors of Production & Operating Workers 8,540

Slaughterers & Meat Packers 7,093

Helpers--Production Workers 5,935

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, & Brazers 5,832

Industrial Truck & Tractor Operators 5,295

Meat, Poultry, & Fish Cutters & Trimmers 5,211

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, & Weighers 5,010

Packers & Packagers, Hand 4,889

Packaging & Filling Machine Operators & Tenders 4,777

Maintenance & Repair Workers, General 4,156

Machinists 4,032

Food Processing Workers, All Other 4,001

Shipping, Receiving, & Traffic Clerks 3,948

Heavy & Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 3,841

Industrial Machinery Mechanics 3,456

Laborers & Freight, Stock, & Material Movers, Hand 3,369

Stock Clerks & Order Fillers 3,211

Sales Representatives, Wholesale & Manufacturing, Except Tech & Scientific Prod 3,184

Cutting, Punching, & Press Machine Setters, Operators, & Tenders, Metal & Plastic 3,174

Source: Iowa Workforce Development, Labor Market Information Industry and Occupational Projections (2018-2020

Short-Term Projections)

Manufacturing

Iowa Industry Profile

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Contact Information

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Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), Bureau of Labor Statistics

2018 Average Annual Wage for Covered Employment in Manufacturing

State Comparisons by Private Ownership

Nebraska $51,566

Industry Distribution by Age and Gender, 2nd Quarter 2018

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Source: Local Employment Dynamics, Iowa Workforce Development and U.S. Census Bureau https://lehd.ces.census.gov/

North Dakota $53,882

United States Average: $68,525

Kansas $59,206

Iowa $60,257

Minnesota $67,096

South Dakota $49,320

Wisconsin $58,047

Illinois $71,895

Indiana $62,680

Michigan $67,537

Ohio $61,487

Missouri $58,359