Utility patents granted
1,699
2020 · USPTO patents by first-named inventor residing in Utah
Patents granted per 100,000 residents
62
2020 · USPTO total patents
Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs
3,103
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)
10,379
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Utility Patents
Utility patents granted
1,699
2020 · USPTO patents by first-named inventor residing in Utah
Utility patents granted
1992–20201,699▲ 352%
USPTO patents by first-named inventor residing in Utah (FRED PATENTUSUTUTILITY).
Patents per Capita
Patents granted per 100,000 residents
62
2020 · USPTO total patents
Patents granted per 100,000 residents
1992–202062▲ 161%
USPTO total patents (PATENTUSUTTOTAL) divided by Census resident population (UTPOP).
Electrical Engineering Patents
Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs
3,103
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Average annual pay, semiconductor manufacturing
$100,689
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing jobs
2014–20253,103▼ 20%
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Utah, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 3344.
Average annual pay, semiconductor manufacturing
2014–2025$100,689▲ 48%
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Utah, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 3344.
Innovation Hubs
Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)
10,379
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Computer systems design employment (NAICS 5415)
34,750
2025 · BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Scientific research & development employment (NAICS 5417)
2014–202510,379▲ 111%
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Utah, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 5417.
Computer systems design employment (NAICS 5415)
2014–202534,750▲ 67%
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Utah, private ownership, annual average, NAICS 5415.