Employment
57,358
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 3313
NAICS 3313 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing - Industry Benchmarks
$76,177/yr average annual pay, with 33 SBA loans on record for NAICS 3313.
- 431
- Establishments
- 57K
- Workers employed
- $76,177/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $37M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 3313
Texas leads Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing activity nationally, across 431 establishments employing 57K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 431
- Business establishments (Census)
- 57K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $76,177/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $37M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing
Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing sits inside Manufacturing.
431 establishments employ 57,358 workers (133.1/location) at $76,177/yr average annual pay. Texas leads employment, followed by Michigan and Pennsylvania.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$76,177/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
431
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 873; establishment count decreased by 11. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Workforce scale
Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $4.4B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 133.1
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing NAICS 33131 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Texas | 3,565 |
| Michigan | 3,260 |
| Pennsylvania | 3,071 |
| Tennessee | 3,043 |
| California | 1,966 |
| Florida | 1,229 |
| Missouri | 1,173 |
| Arizona | 1,050 |
| South Carolina | 995 |
| New Hampshire | 180 |
Showing top 10 of 31 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
33
Total Loan Volume
$37M
Avg Loan Size
$1112K
Jobs Supported
639
Program Breakdown
7(a) 27 (82%)
504 6 (18%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
5 loans in this industry
New Business Share
6.1% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (6 yrs)
2020 7
2021 3
2022 6
2023 6
2024 8
2025 3
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing?
431 business establishments. Together they employ 57,358 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing?
$76,177/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 133.1 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing employment?
Texas leads with 3,565 workers. Michigan (3,260) and Pennsylvania (3,071) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing receive?
Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing businesses received 33 SBA loans totaling $37 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $1112K. These loans supported 639 jobs at origination. Most lending (82%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Comparable industry benchmarks
These links are calculated from the current national dataset. They are comparison paths, not recommendations or evidence that businesses operate alike.
How this ranks: Its Census employment total exceeds 22% of that same 259-industry cohort. Calculated by ranking this industry's reported value against every other industry at the same NAICS digit-level, not the whole dataset: comparing a 6-digit detail industry to a 2-digit sector would mix incompatible scales.
Closest workforce scale
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.
Benchmarking Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Manufacturing
- 431 establishments, 57,358 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 33 SBA loans on record. SBA lending rankings
Disclaimer: Public IRS/Census data, not financial or tax advice. See our full disclaimer.
Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 3313 · Data year: 2023
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, which released its 2023 County Business Patterns dataset in June 2025, PlainBizBench benchmarks 2,002 U.S. industries against Internal Revenue Service Statistics of Income data. See our methodology for the full compilation process.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns / SUSB Industry employment scale, payroll, and firm-size benchmarks · 2023
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