Industry Codes with Leading Output per Employee for Colorado

The following list identifies the leading output per employee categories for Colorado. The list has been extracted from an IMPLAN database, www.implan.com. This database divides output and employment into 440 categories.

IMPLAN is an economic analysis tool that uses input-output analysis in combination with regional specific Social Accounting Matrices and Multiplier Models.

Total output for the model is $488,356,072,817 and employment is 3,235,493. Overall output per employee is $150,937.

There were at least 1,000 workers for each of the top 35 categories. A minimum of 1,000 workers was set because many small categories have a high output per employee that may not be sustainable if they were larger. Characteristics of this group of companies are:
• The range of output per worker is $322,539 to $3,206,588.
• Average output per employee is $562,606.
• Total employment is 190,042. This is 5.9% of the state total.
• Total output was $106,918,935,715. This is 21.9% of the state total.
Most of these categories include companies that provide primary jobs. They are mostly manufacturing or advance technology companies.

There were 132 categories with average output per employee greater than $322,539. Each of these categories had fewer than 1,000 workers.
• Total employment is 34,786. This is 1.1% of the state total.
• Total output was $47,425,590,085. This is 9.7% of the state total.
• Average output per employee is $1,363,337.20.
As was the case with the above category, most of these categories include companies that provide primary jobs.

Finally, there were 238 categories with average output per employee less than $322,539.
• Total employment is 3,010,664. This is 93.0% of the state total.
• Total output is $334,011,547,017. This is 68.4% of the state total.
• Average output per employee is $110,943.
This group provides a wide variety of companies and industries. Many of the categories with lower output per employee are retail operations or personal or business services. They are important to society for a variety of reasons, but they are drivers of the economy.

There were 35 categories with no employment or output.

Industry Codes with Leading Output per Employee for Colorado

Rank IndustryCode Description Employment Output/Employee % of State Average
1 366 Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets 1,664 $3,206,588 2,124%
2 234 Electronic computer manufacturing 1,189 $1,485,686 984%
3 55 Fluid milk and butter manufacturing 1,157 $1,430,300 948%
4 32 Natural gas distribution 1,099 $1,363,518 903%
5 133 Pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing 2,156 $1,347,071 892%
6 235 Computer storage device manufacturing 2,049 $1,174,215 778%
7 170 Iron and steel mills and ferroalloy manufacturing 1,518 $1,144,157 758%
8 243 Semiconductor and related device manufacturing 3,176 $1,078,421 714%
9 71 Breweries 3,651 $1,048,101 694%
10 225 Other engine equipment manufacturing 1,673 $920,406 610%
11 31 Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution 6,651 $802,901 532%
12 349 Cable and other subscription programming 3,596 $791,950 525%
13 28 Drilling oil and gas wells 2,823 $768,501 509%
14 70 Soft drink and ice manufacturing 1,956 $736,120 488%
15 190 Metal can, box, and other metal container (light gauge) manufacturing 1,052 $680,582 451%
16 351 Telecommunications 30,489 $670,023 444%
17 24 Mining gold, silver, and other metal ore 2,377 $585,851 388%
18 236 Computer terminals and other computer peripheral equipment manufacturing 1,769 $541,175 359%
19 345 Software publishers 14,165 $496,019 329%
20 283 Motor vehicle parts manufacturing 1,098 $483,561 320%
21 249 Search, detection, and navigation instruments manufacturing 2,520 $481,246 319%
22 248 Electromedical and electrotherapeutic apparatus manufacturing 3,307 $460,979 305%
23 222 Turbine and turbine generator set units manufacturing 1,214 $437,374 290%
24 333 Transport by rail 2,877 $432,021 286%
25 253 Electricity and signal testing instruments manufacturing 1,364 $429,077 284%
26 287 Guided missile and space vehicle manufacturing 6,128 $426,830 283%
27 158 Glass container manufacturing 465 $405,217 268%
28 254 Analytical laboratory instrument manufacturing 1,109 $388,003 257%
29 354 Monetary authorities and depository credit intermediation activities 31,465 $368,257 244%
30 10 All other crop farming 4,425 $361,804 240%
31 251 Industrial process variable instruments manufacturing 1,094 $347,713 230%
32 20 Extraction of oil and natural gas 34,047 $331,039 219%
33 352 Data processing, hosting, ISP, web search portals and related services 8,766 $328,557 218%
34 343 Book publishers 1,133 $325,470 216%
35 305 Surgical and medical instrument, laboratory and medical instrument manufacturing 4,819 $322,539 214%
Other 3,045,450 $125,248 83%
Total 3,235,493 $150,397