Released: August 2021

Next MECS will be fielded in 2023.

Table 8.9 Number of Establishments by Designation of Representative(s) Responsible for Energy Management, 2018;

Level: National Data;

Row: NAICS Codes;

Column: Participation and Percentage of Job Responsibilities Dedicated to Energy Management;

Unit: Establishment Counts.

NAICSCode(a) Subsector and Industry No Participation Participation(b) Don't Know Less than 25 25 to 49 50 to 74 75 

Total United States

311 Food 8,948 3,336 3,558 2,644 346 186 

3112 Grain and Oilseed Milling 213 243 155 206 14 10 

311221 Wet Corn Milling D 27 D 13 4 D 

31131 Sugar Manufacturing 24 25 21 19 D D 

3114 Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food 425 395 228 281 29 Q 

3115 Dairy Product 373 502 162 328 58 93 3116 Animal Slaughtering and Processing 856 489 497 390 59 D 

312 Beverage and Tobacco Products 2,298 1,024 616 926 51 17 

3121 Beverages 2,253 991 608 903 45 Q 3122 Tobacco 45 32 8 23 7 3 

313 Textile Mills 904 324 132 255 30 8 

314 Textile Product Mills 2,093 457 1,566 443 5 0 

315 Apparel 2,957 Q 791 Q 11 0 316 Leather and Allied Products 340 120 196 105 11 0 

321 Wood Products 6,520 798 2,117 638 57 14 

321113 Sawmills 1,221 195 370 157 D D 

3212 Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Woods 778 129 176 125 0 0 

321219 Reconstituted Wood Products 117 29 13 D 0 0 

3219 Other Wood Products 4,384 456 1,446 343 Q 0 

322 Paper 1,577 868 565 741 42 D 

322110 Pulp Mills D 23 D 14 D 3 

322121 Paper Mills, except Newsprint 33 116 7 66 19 D 322122 Newsprint Mills D 4 D D D D 322130 Paperboard Mills 38 81 24 44 16 5 

323 Printing and Related Support 9,339 1,361 1,914 1,272 7 0 

324 Petroleum and Coal Products 678 633 572 383 59 72 

324110 Petroleum Refineries 25 102 9 43 18 14 

324121 Asphalt Paving Mixture and Block 426 442 421 266 38 53 

324122 Asphalt Shingle and Coating Materials 66 40 63 D D 0 

324191 Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Products 124 28 59 D D 5 

324199 Other Petroleum and Coal Products 38 22 19 17 0 0 

325 Chemicals 4,436 2,585 1,881 2,121 152 80 

325110 Petrochemicals 19 29 18 16 8 D 

325120 Industrial Gases 143 187 195 D D D 325180 Other Basic Inorganic Chemicals 253 160 88 138 D D 

325193 Ethyl Alcohol 74 91 42 72 Q D 

325194 Cyclic Crudes, Intermediate and Gum and Wood Chemicals 35 23 3 20 D 0 

325199 Other Basic Organic Chemicals 159 181 184 136 21 10 

325211 Plastics Materials and Resins 339 309 165 280 20 D 325212 Synthetic Rubber 42 28 17 D 0 D 

Percentage of Job Responsibilities Dedicated to E
325220 Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments 39 41 19 33 D D 

325311 Nitrogenous Fertilizers 50 89 9 D D D 325312 Phosphatic Fertilizers 22 5 27 D D 0 

3254 Pharmaceuticals and Medicines 483 429 415 353 41 18 

325412 Pharmaceutical Preparation 254 234 229 191 15 15 325992 Photographic Film, Paper, Plate, and Chemicals 65 38 5 21 D 0 

326 Plastics and Rubber Products 4,966 2,017 1,334 1,888 Q 0 

327 Nonmetallic Mineral Products 7,039 1,703 3,293 1,264 159 D 

327120 Clay Building Material and Refractories 201 137 77 123 4 0 327211 Flat Glass 25 15 20 D D D 327212 Other Pressed and Blown Glass and Glassware 101 25 38 14 D D 

327213 Glass Containers 7 35 15 11 7 0 327215 Glass Products from Purchased Glass 444 129 112 109 10 3 

327310 Cements 102 55 29 26 21 4 

327410 Lime 21 29 36 11 D D 

327420 Gypsum 54 83 11 27 D Q 327993 Mineral Wool 94 46 51 41 D 0 

331 Primary Metals 1,733 920 573 767 77 20 

331110 Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloys 170 155 65 107 19 D 

3312 Steel Products from Purchased Steel 294 89 114 76 D D 

3313 Alumina and Aluminum 186 152 61 140 D D 

331314 Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum 43 42 24 D D D 

331315 Aluminum Sheet, Plate and Foils 20 37 8 32 5 0 

331318 Other Aluminum Rolling, Drawing and Extruding 102 64 25 64 0 0 

3314 Nonferrous Metals, except Aluminum 370 165 117 133 D 0 

331410 Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining 66 20 20 14 3 0 

3315 Foundries 713 359 216 311 15 D 

331511 Iron Foundries 221 99 53 74 6 D 331523 Nonferrous Metal Die‐Casting Foundries 104 102 51 93 D D 

331524 Aluminum Foundries, except Die‐Casting 156 55 67 45 5 D 

332 Fabricated Metal Products 27,763 4,162 6,024 3,852 10 Q 

333 Machinery 9,932 2,253 2,734 2,214 10 0 

334 Computer and Electronic Products 4,051 1,793 802 1,496 Q 22 

334413 Semiconductors and Related Devices 171 107 66 84 D 3 

335 Electrical Equip., Appliances, and Components 2,322 610 363 549 54 D 

336 Transportation Equipment 3,695 1,454 1,953 1,127 187 21 

336111 Automobiles 12 44 15 24 D D 336112 Light Trucks and Utility Vehicles 25 34 10 10 9 5 

3364 Aerospace Product and Parts 683 310 206 279 11 6 

336411 Aircraft 201 50 96 45 D D 

337 Furniture and Related Products 6,212 675 1,460 549 51 Q 

339 Miscellaneous 9,431 2,130 2,118 1,907 Q Q 

Total 117,234 29,330 34,562 25,218 1,569 900 

(a) The Bureau of the Census classifies establishments using the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).

(b) The Participation column includes those units which reported any of the four listed percentages of job responsibilities dedicated to energy management at any time in 2018, plus those uni

percentage of job responsibilities dedicated to energy management was not ascertained.

* Estimate less than 0.5.

D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual establishments.

Q=Withheld because Relative Standard Error is greater than 50 percent.

NA=Not available.

    ‐‐ Estimation is not applicable.

Notes: Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Demand and Integrated Statistics, Form EIA‐846, 2018 Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey.
The Census Bureau has reviewed this data product for unauthorized disclosure of confidential information and has approved the disclosure avoidance practices applied (Approval ID: CBDRB‐FY20
Released: August 2021

Next MECS will be fielded in 2023.

RSE Table 8.9 Relative Standard Errors for Table 8.9;

Unit: Percents.

NAICSCode(a) Subsector and Industry No Participation Participation(b) Don't Know Less than 25 25 to 49 50 to 74 75 

Total United States

311 Food 3.4 3.7 6.8 4.7 6.2 18.4 

3112 Grain and Oilseed Milling 5.5 5.1 22.2 7.3 5.6 14.1 

311221 Wet Corn Milling D 0.0 D 0.0 0.0 D 

31131 Sugar Manufacturing 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 D D 

3114 Fruit and Vegetable Preserving and Specialty Food 13.9 13.7 21.5 15.1 17.0 58.9 

3115 Dairy Product 13.2 9.4 17.8 13.9 15.4 16.5 

3116 Animal Slaughtering and Processing 9.2 12.2 14.2 13.7 19.8 D 

312 Beverage and Tobacco Products 3.4 4.9 10.8 6.2 2.6 5.6 

3121 Beverages 6.4 12.2 17.5 13.3 19.8 54.3 

3122 Tobacco 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

313 Textile Mills 6.9 15.7 24.7 17.7 46.4 37.9 

314 Textile Product Mills 19.2 45.8 25.4 47.2 34.6 X 

315 Apparel 11.3 54.8 41.9 69.2 45.4 X 316 Leather and Allied Products 17.5 39.6 28.0 45.3 23.4 X 

321 Wood Products 3.7 10.4 9.7 11.2 28.8 25.2 

321113 Sawmills 4.9 10.7 16.1 11.9 D D 

3212 Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Woods 5.1 16.4 20.4 16.7 X X 

321219 Reconstituted Wood Products 6.7 19.6 20.5 D X X 

3219 Other Wood Products 5.9 30.6 16.5 34.3 68.9 X 

322 Paper 3.8 1.8 7.2 2.9 0.0 D 

322110 Pulp Mills D 0.0 D 0.0 D 0.0 

322121 Paper Mills, except Newsprint 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 D 322122 Newsprint Mills D 0.0 D D D D 322130 Paperboard Mills 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

323 Printing and Related Support 4.5 21.3 17.9 22.0 0.0 X 

324 Petroleum and Coal Products 5.1 2.5 9.3 3.8 1.8 4.8 

324110 Petroleum Refineries 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

324121 Asphalt Paving Mixture and Block 7.9 7.6 9.3 11.4 9.7 18.0 

324122 Asphalt Shingle and Coating Materials 13.3 12.7 21.4 D D X 

324191 Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Products 13.8 14.9 29.8 D D 12.7 

324199 Other Petroleum and Coal Products 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 X X 

325 Chemicals 4.0 4.7 4.6 5.7 17.0 8.6 

325110 Petrochemicals 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 D 

325120 Industrial Gases 30.7 16.5 17.5 D D D 325180 Other Basic Inorganic Chemicals 13.3 18.2 25.5 20.7 D D 

325193 Ethyl Alcohol 7.3 7.3 7.7 7.1 55.2 D 

325194 Cyclic Crudes, Intermediate and Gum and Wood Chemicals 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 D X 

325199 Other Basic Organic Chemicals 14.9 12.6 18.4 13.8 35.8 15.1 

325211 Plastics Materials and Resins 13.4 13.1 20.7 14.2 30.0 D 325212 Synthetic Rubber 0.0 0.0 0.0 D X D 325220 Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 D D 

325311 Nitrogenous Fertilizers 46.1 29.9 43.3 D D D 325312 Phosphatic Fertilizers 0.0 0.0 0.0 D D X 

Percentage of Job Responsibilities Dedicated to 
3254 Pharmaceuticals and Medicines 13.9 13.5 15.6 15.7 28.2 33.6 

325412 Pharmaceutical Preparation 18.8 18.6 20.3 22.4 18.6 41.4 

325992 Photographic Film, Paper, Plate, and Chemicals 15.3 25.5 18.8 18.8 D X 

326 Plastics and Rubber Products 6.9 14.4 19.3 15.1 56.4 X 

327 Nonmetallic Mineral Products 4.7 4.6 6.8 6.0 3.6 D 

327120 Clay Building Material and Refractories 11.1 14.4 20.1 15.9 8.6 X 

327211 Flat Glass 0.0 0.0 0.0 D D D 327212 Other Pressed and Blown Glass and Glassware 17.0 18.8 46.6 18.8 D D 

327213 Glass Containers 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 X 327215 Glass Products from Purchased Glass 7.8 18.3 21.0 21.1 11.9 25.9 

327310 Cements 16.0 20.6 27.2 27.8 15.1 15.1 

327410 Lime 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 D D 

327420 Gypsum 25.7 16.2 20.4 22.1 D 85.1 

327993 Mineral Wool 20.1 24.9 35.2 26.4 D X 

331 Primary Metals 3.1 3.9 7.8 4.4 3.6 7.6 

331110 Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloys 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 D 

3312 Steel Products from Purchased Steel 10.0 16.4 24.4 17.7 D D 

3313 Alumina and Aluminum 4.0 5.6 7.1 6.7 D D 

331314 Secondary Smelting and Alloying of Aluminum 14.9 21.4 16.1 D D D 

331315 Aluminum Sheet, Plate and Foils 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 X 

331318 Other Aluminum Rolling, Drawing and Extruding 8.5 9.6 13.4 9.6 X X 

3314 Nonferrous Metals, except Aluminum 8.8 14.6 19.1 16.8 D X 

331410 Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining 12.6 24.3 18.0 28.0 18.0 X 

3315 Foundries 6.2 7.9 17.9 8.3 9.4 D 

331511 Iron Foundries 14.4 22.0 39.7 24.4 23.3 D 331523 Nonferrous Metal Die‐Casting Foundries 12.1 11.4 22.8 12.4 D D 

331524 Aluminum Foundries, except Die‐Casting 14.6 17.3 40.6 19.4 12.2 D 

332 Fabricated Metal Products 3.7 16.9 14.0 17.7 0.0 70.2 

333 Machinery 4.6 14.9 13.9 15.1 0.0 X 

334 Computer and Electronic Products 9.4 14.5 29.1 16.0 50.1 19.2 

334413 Semiconductors and Related Devices 18.6 23.2 43.5 25.9 D 12.9 

335 Electrical Equip., Appliances, and Components 8.6 25.3 39.5 27.5 49.3 D 

336 Transportation Equipment 5.9 3.8 13.3 6.0 4.0 1.7 

336111 Automobiles 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 D D 336112 Light Trucks and Utility Vehicles 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 

3364 Aerospace Product and Parts 10.5 12.6 32.7 13.3 28.7 11.8 

336411 Aircraft 18.3 25.2 45.0 26.3 D D 

337 Furniture and Related Products 5.1 28.0 18.9 31.9 41.2 96.0 

339 Miscellaneous 5.2 17.7 18.3 18.9 55.0 96.8 

Total 1.3 1.6 2.6 2.0 3.8 7.5 

(a) The Bureau of the Census classifies establishments using the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS).

(b) The Participation column includes those units which reported any of the four listed percentages of job responsibilities dedicated to energy management at any time in 2018, plus those uni

percentage of job responsibilities dedicated to energy management was not ascertained.

* Estimate less than 0.5.D=Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual establishments.

Q=Withheld because Relative Standard Error is greater than 50 percent.

X=Not defined because RSE corresponds to a data table value of zero.

NA=Not available.

    ‐‐ Estimation is not applicable.

Notes: Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding.

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Demand and Integrated Statistics, Form EIA‐846, 2018 Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey.

The Census Bureau has reviewed this data product for unauthorized disclosure of confidential information and has approved the disclosure avoidance practices applied (Approval ID: CBDRB‐FY20