Manufacturing Matters
Texas manufacturers create jobs, drive investment, and contribute to local, state and the larger national economy.
Manufacturing today is a diverse sector that produces computers and electronics, airplanes, agriculture equipment, petroleum products and chemicals, heavy machinery, fabricated metal, non-metal minerals, processed food, motor vehicles, plastics, rubber, and much more.
Texas has been the #1 exporting state in the nation for more than 20 years, exporting $309.6 billion in manufactured goods in 2023.
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Manufacturing creates jobs.
Texas manufacturers employ more than 924,000 Texans.
Manufacturing jobs are high paying.
Annual compensation for jobs in the manufacturing sector is more than $105,000, roughly 30 percent higher than other non-farm Texas workers.
Manufacturing is key to a strong Texas economy.
Manufacturers in Texas account for more than 11.2 percent of the total output in the state – more than $269 billion in 2022.
Manufacturing creates a ripple effect.
On average, each manufacturing job created provides 5 additional jobs in our communities.
Manufacturing invests in innovation.
More than 63 percent of all private-sector R&D in the U.S. comes from the manufacturing sector, driving more innovation than any other sector in our economy.
Manufacturing leads exports.
Texas manufacturers exported $309.6 billion in manufactured goods in 2022. Texas has been the nation's #1 exporting state for more than 20 years.
Sources: National Association of Manufacturers’ 2022 Texas Manufacturing Facts