Profit Margin
1.1%
Net income ÷ total receipts (IRS SOI)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 3314
NAICS 3314 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing - Industry Benchmarks
$80,560/yr average annual pay, with 25 SBA loans on record for NAICS 3314.
- 1.1%
- Net margin
- 56K
- Workers employed
- $80,560/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $17M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 3314
Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing runs a 1.1% pre-tax net margin - significantly below average, typical of high-volume, low-margin sectors - across 709 establishments employing 56K workers.
- 1.1%
- Pre-tax net margin (IRS SOI)
- 56K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $80,560/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $17M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing
Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing sits inside Manufacturing at a 1.1% net margin (significantly below average, typical of high-volume, low-margin sectors), $106.5B in aggregate receipts across 1,334 returns, averaging $79.8B per establishment.
709 establishments employ 55,915 workers (78.9/location) at $80,560/yr average annual pay. Pennsylvania leads employment, followed by Ohio and Indiana.
Total Receipts
$106.5B
Annual revenue (IRS SOI)
Net Income
$1.2B
Pre-tax net income
Employment
55,915
Total employees (Census CBP)
Avg Payroll / Employee
$80,560/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
709
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 873; establishment count decreased by 38. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Where each dollar of Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing revenue goes
Workforce scale
Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing margin vs national reference points
Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing net margin 3.7%
Cross-industry median (5%)
p25/median/p75 = 3%/5%/8%
Business Structure Breakdown
How businesses in this industry are legally structured (IRS SOI)
C Corporation
1,334 returns 100%
Margin: 1.1% · Receipts: $106.5B
Financial Detail
- Total Tax Returns Filed
- 1,334
- Avg Receipts per Business
- $79.8B
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $4.5B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 78.9
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Copper Rolling, Drawing, Extruding, and Alloying NAICS 33142 | N/A |
| Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining NAICS 33141 | N/A |
| Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) Rolling, Drawing, Extruding, and Alloying NAICS 33149 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 5,197 |
| Ohio | 3,717 |
| Indiana | 3,320 |
| Alabama | 2,958 |
| California | 2,098 |
| Tennessee | 1,685 |
| Utah | 1,665 |
| New Jersey | 1,218 |
| South Carolina | 1,160 |
| Missouri | 1,079 |
Showing top 10 of 38 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
25
Total Loan Volume
$17M
Avg Loan Size
$692K
Jobs Supported
163
Program Breakdown
7(a) 22 (88%)
504 3 (12%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
4 loans in this industry
New Business Share
16.0% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (6 yrs)
2020 6
2021 4
2022 5
2023 3
2024 5
2025 2
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the average revenue for Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing?
$106.5B in total annual receipts across all Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing businesses. Average per business: $79.8B.
How profitable is Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing?
1.1% net profit margin, significantly below average, typical of high-volume, low-margin sectors.
How many businesses are in Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing?
709 business establishments. Together they employ 55,915 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing?
$80,560/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 78.9 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing employment?
Pennsylvania leads with 5,197 workers. Ohio (3,717) and Indiana (3,320) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing receive?
Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing businesses received 25 SBA loans totaling $17 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $692K. These loans supported 163 jobs at origination. Most lending (88%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Comparable industry benchmarks
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How this ranks: Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing reports a higher net margin than 8% of the 126 IRS-tracked industries at the same NAICS detail level. 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 reported net margins
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported IRS pre-tax margin.
Closest workforce scale
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.
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Benchmarking Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing
- Net margin: 1.1% vs sector. Browse Manufacturing
- 709 establishments, 55,915 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 25 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 3314 · 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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