The infographic below from Bid on Equipment, an online marketplace for packaging and processing machinery, offers an overview of the top manufacturing focus in each state, based on annual employment.
A quick glance at the map confirms that the West Coast owns electronics. Food processing is big in the Great Plains and a good chunk of transportation manufacturing occurs in the Midwest and South. The East Coast is sprinkled with healthcare-related operations, plastic products and electronics.
A closer examination reveals other interesting points. For example, Arizona and California both have the same top three industries: aerospace products and parts, semiconductors and electronic components and electronic instruments.
Check out the complete infographic below for more information: