Carson City, NV
FIPS 32510 · QCEW annual data · Latest: 2024
In 2024, Carson City had an annual average of 31,895 jobs across 2,092 establishments, paying $2.2 billion in total annual wages. Source: BLS QCEW, all ownerships combined.
Total Jobs
31,895
+1.8% YoY
Establishments
2,092
Total Wages
$2.2B
Avg Annual Pay
$69,101
Industry Breakdown (2024 annual averages, by NAICS sector)
Employment, establishments, and pay by 2-digit NAICS industry sector. Each industry name links to its national profile. Sectors with all cells suppressed by BLS won't appear.
| NAICS | Industry | Employment | Establishments | Avg Weekly Wage | Total Wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 921 | NAICS 921 | 2,185 | 34 | $2,062 | $186.7M |
| 722 | NAICS 722 | 2,113 | 138 | $508 | $55.8M |
| 923 | NAICS 923 | 1,796 | 39 | $1,692 | $141.2M |
| 621 | NAICS 621 | 1,716 | 174 | $1,695 | $151.3M |
| 611 | NAICS 611 | 1,540 | 17 | $1,121 | $83.3M |
| 926 | NAICS 926 | 1,457 | 23 | $2,525 | $121.9M |
| 238 | NAICS 238 | 1,229 | 134 | $1,353 | $86.5M |
| 922 | NAICS 922 | 1,174 | 30 | $2,110 | $111.2M |
| 441 | NAICS 441 | 885 | 41 | $1,413 | $65.0M |
| 541 | NAICS 541 | 838 | 226 | $1,836 | $80.0M |
| 623 | NAICS 623 | 792 | 26 | $930 | $38.3M |
| 924 | NAICS 924 | 784 | 21 | $2,153 | $72.6M |
| 455 | NAICS 455 | 761 | 12 | $824 | $32.6M |
| 423 | NAICS 423 | 696 | 52 | $2,165 | $78.4M |
| 332 | NAICS 332 | 694 | 27 | $1,650 | $59.6M |
| 551 | NAICS 551 | 570 | 68 | $2,155 | $63.8M |
| 445 | NAICS 445 | 474 | 23 | $709 | $17.5M |
| 444 | NAICS 444 | 458 | 16 | $752 | $17.9M |
| 336 | NAICS 336 | 455 | 14 | $1,433 | $33.9M |
| 522 | NAICS 522 | 427 | 43 | $2,046 | $32.7M |
| 721 | NAICS 721 | 423 | 21 | $678 | $14.9M |
| 236 | NAICS 236 | 350 | 52 | $1,619 | $29.5M |
| 811 | NAICS 811 | 327 | 61 | $1,135 | $19.3M |
| 459 | NAICS 459 | 320 | 39 | $686 | $8.9M |
| 311 | NAICS 311 | 312 | 8 | $1,009 | $16.3M |
| 333 | NAICS 333 | 305 | 14 | $1,519 | $24.1M |
| 334 | NAICS 334 | 290 | 10 | $1,351 | $20.4M |
| 524 | NAICS 524 | 282 | 44 | $1,538 | $19.9M |
| 812 | NAICS 812 | 256 | 44 | $704 | $9.4M |
| 331 | NAICS 331 | 207 | 3 | $1,639 | $17.6M |
| 424 | NAICS 424 | 201 | 24 | $1,287 | $13.5M |
| 928 | NAICS 928 | 195 | 2 | $1,680 | $16.4M |
| 531 | NAICS 531 | 187 | 80 | $1,052 | $10.2M |
| 457 | NAICS 457 | 163 | 22 | $615 | $5.2M |
| 519 | NAICS 519 | 152 | 4 | $1,411 | $11.1M |
| 813 | NAICS 813 | 141 | 28 | $1,770 | $9.0M |
| 456 | NAICS 456 | 106 | 20 | $842 | $4.6M |
| 237 | NAICS 237 | 97 | 6 | $1,605 | $8.1M |
| 449 | NAICS 449 | 97 | 14 | $1,171 | $5.9M |
| 513 | NAICS 513 | 87 | 20 | $1,952 | $8.9M |
| 491 | NAICS 491 | 86 | 2 | $1,342 | $6.0M |
| 325 | NAICS 325 | 66 | 5 | $1,416 | $4.9M |
| 339 | NAICS 339 | 63 | 12 | $1,280 | $4.2M |
| 925 | NAICS 925 | 62 | 2 | $1,631 | $5.3M |
| 624 | NAICS 624 | 57 | 5 | $1,583 | $4.2M |
| 326 | NAICS 326 | 55 | 6 | $1,019 | $2.9M |
| 458 | NAICS 458 | 46 | 10 | $696 | $1.7M |
| 712 | NAICS 712 | 34 | 2 | $1,206 | $2.1M |
| 488 | NAICS 488 | 32 | 8 | $1,102 | $1.8M |
| 323 | NAICS 323 | 31 | 6 | $810 | $1.3M |
| 516 | NAICS 516 | 30 | 4 | $517 | $0.8M |
| 425 | NAICS 425 | 25 | 9 | $1,329 | $1.7M |
| 493 | NAICS 493 | 17 | 5 | $1,052 | $0.9M |
| 484 | NAICS 484 | 17 | 5 | $1,068 | $0.9M |
| 481 | NAICS 481 | 12 | 5 | $3,636 | $2.4M |
| 814 | NAICS 814 | 6 | 7 | $369 | $0.1M |
| 713 | NAICS 713 | 2 | 1 | $840 | $0.1M |
| 999 | NAICS 999 | 2 | 2 | $1,518 | $0.1M |
| 561 | NAICS 561 | 1 | 1 | $1,294 | $0.1M |
By Ownership (2024)
Four QCEW ownership classes — Federal, State, Local, and Private.
Federal Government
622
jobs · $100,278 avg pay
State Government
6,957
jobs · $82,303 avg pay
Local Government
1,970
jobs · $67,078 avg pay
Private
22,346
jobs · $64,301 avg pay
NV Unemployment
The statewide unemployment rate (BLS LAUS, seasonally adjusted) gives county data its broader economic backdrop.
5.3%
April 2026
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