Utility patents granted

148

2020 · USPTO patents by first-named inventor residing in Montana

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

16.6

2020 · USPTO total patents

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

124

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

1,137

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Utility Patents

Utility patents granted

148

2020 · USPTO patents by first-named inventor residing in Montana

Utility patents granted

1992–2020

148▲ 70%

USPTO patents by first-named inventor residing in Montana (FRED PATENTUSMTUTILITY).

Patents per Capita

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

16.6

2020 · USPTO total patents

Patents granted per 100,000 residents

1992–2020

16.6▲ 33%

USPTO total patents (PATENTUSMTTOTAL) divided by Census resident population (MTPOP).

Electrical Engineering Patents

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

124

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Average annual pay, semiconductor manufacturing

$112,260

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs

2014–2025

124▼ 47%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Montana, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 3344.

Average annual pay, semiconductor manufacturing

2014–2025

$112,260▲ 196%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Montana, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 3344.

Innovation Hubs

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

1,137

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Computer systems design employment (NAICS 5415)

5,290

2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages

Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)

2014–2025

1,137▲ 11%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Montana, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 5417.

Computer systems design employment (NAICS 5415)

2014–2025

5,290▲ 45%

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Montana, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 5415.

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