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Manufacturers in Wisconsin

996 companies in Wisconsin are listed in the Noramark directory, most often for CNC machining, finishing and heat treating and welding and fabrication. Browse by process below, or page through the full list.

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Manufacturing in Wisconsin

Federal statistics for private manufacturing (NAICS 31-33), 2024 annual averages, next to what the Noramark directory lists. Wisconsin has 1.92x the national share of jobs in manufacturing.

Manufacturing jobs

465,626

3.7% of U.S. · −1.9% year over year

Establishments

8,924

BLS QCEW 2024

Average annual pay

$71,806

−16% vs. U.S. manufacturing

In the Noramark directory

996

manufacturers listed below

Largest subsectors

  1. Food81,148 jobs · LQ 2.42
  2. Fabricated metal product73,350 jobs · LQ 2.69
  3. Machinery65,242 jobs · LQ 3.10
  4. Plastics and rubber products32,666 jobs · LQ 2.39
  5. Paper26,540 jobs · LQ 3.94
  6. Transportation equipment25,341 jobs · LQ 0.75

Top counties

  1. Milwaukee County47,202 jobs · LQ 1.22
  2. Waukesha County42,071 jobs · LQ 2.07
  3. Brown County28,647 jobs · LQ 2.21
  4. Dane County26,318 jobs · LQ 0.89
  5. Sheboygan County21,705 jobs · LQ 4.32
  6. Winnebago County20,798 jobs · LQ 2.71

Top metro areas

  1. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI199,378 jobs · LQ 1.25
  2. Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI111,475 jobs · LQ 1.66
  3. Madison, WI37,788 jobs · LQ 1.13
  4. Green Bay, WI32,492 jobs · LQ 2.28
  5. Appleton, WI24,180 jobs · LQ 2.36
  6. Sheboygan, WI21,705 jobs · LQ 4.32

Census County Business Patterns counts 8,479 manufacturing establishments with 479,846 employees in Wisconsin (2023). The two federal counts differ because they define an establishment and its coverage differently.

LQ is the location quotient: the state's share of jobs in the industry divided by the U.S. share. BLS withholds some subsectors, counties and metros to protect confidentiality; those are left out of the lists above. Compare every state.

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages; U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 County Business Patterns. Noramark keeps each downloaded file with its checksum and retrieval date.

Processes in Wisconsin

CNC Machining · 223Finishing & Heat Treating · 148Welding & Fabrication · 123Sheet Metal Fabrication · 67Metal Stamping · 44Laser Cutting · 42Metal Casting · 31Metal Forming · 31Extrusion · 30Injection Molding · 29Tool & Die · 25Electronics & Cable Assembly · 24Gear Manufacturing · 24

Nearby states

Iowa · 340Illinois · 1,583Michigan · 1,328Minnesota · 793