Industries in the Transportation Equipment Manufacturing subsector produce equipment for transporting people and goods. Transportation equipment is a type of machinery. An entire subsector is devoted to this activity because of the significance of its economic size in all three North American countries.
Establishments in this subsector utilize production processes similar to those of other machinery manufacturing establishments - bending, forming, welding, machining, and assembling metal or plastic parts into components and finished products. (more...)
However, the assembly of components and subassemblies and their further assembly into finished vehicles tends to be a more common production process in this subsector than in the Machinery Manufacturing subsector.
NAICS has industry groups for the manufacture of equipment for each mode of transport - road, rail, air and water. Parts for motor vehicles warrant a separate industry group because of their importance and because parts manufacture requires less assembly, and the establishments that manufacture only parts are not as vertically integrated as those that make complete vehicles.
Land use motor vehicle equipment not designed for highway operation (e.g., agricultural equipment, construction equipment, and materials handling equipment) is classified in the appropriate NAICS subsector based on the type and use of the equipment.
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Employment, Payroll and Business Establishments
for NAICS 336 - Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
in the Oregon-Washington WIRED Region
Year
Avg Emp
Total Payroll
Avg Pay per Worker
Business Estabs.
2003
7,976
$350,201,523
$43,907
147
2004
8,626
$381,869,639
$44,270
155
2005
9,740
$444,304,108
$45,616
153
2006
10,083
$488,616,774
$48,459
158
2007
9,798
$497,085,518
$50,733
159
2008
9,427
$491,663,430
$52,155
155
2009
7,657
$421,544,610
$55,053
144
The above data is taken from quarterly unemployment tax records.
Employment changes between December and January of each year may be due in part to corrections to industry classification and/or geographic classification of some firms.
Source: Oregon Employment Department
Location Quotient: The ratio of the local percentage of employment in a given industry to the national percentage of employment in the same industry.
An LQ greater than 1 indicates a higher-than-average concentration of employment in the given industry.
National Growth: The change in local employment that would have occurred for a specific industry had
it grown at the national growth rate of all industries combined.
Industry Mix: The additional gain (or loss) in local employment that would have occurred for a specific
industry (additional to the national growth effect) due to the industry growing faster (or slower) nationally
than the rate of all industries combined.
Regional Shift: The additional gain (or loss) in local employment for a specific industry beyond the national
growth and industry mix effects resulting from the industry growing faster (or slower) than the same
industry nationally.
Source: Oregon Employment Department
Industry Staffing Patterns: Major Occupations
related to NAICS 336 - Transportation Equipment Manufacturing in the Oregon-Washington WIRED Region
Occupational experience is largely self-reported.
Applicants counts include only those registered with the Oregon Employment Department.
They do not represent all job applicants across the WIRED region.
Applicants may be listed under multiple occupational categories, so summing applicant counts across occupational classifications will result in some double-counting.
Source: Oregon Employment Department
Job Vacancies
related to NAICS 336 - Transportation Equipment Manufacturing in the Oregon-Washington WIRED Region, Fall 2010
