Employment
50,181
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 33152
NAICS 33152 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Nonferrous Metal Foundries - Industry Benchmarks
$64,630/yr average annual pay, with 33 SBA loans on record for NAICS 33152.
- 819
- Establishments
- 50K
- Workers employed
- $64,630/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $38M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 33152
Michigan leads Nonferrous Metal Foundries activity nationally, across 819 establishments employing 50K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 819
- Business establishments (Census)
- 50K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $64,630/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $38M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Nonferrous Metal Foundries's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Nonferrous Metal Foundries is reported here with financial measures from IRS Statistics of Income and workforce measures from Census County Business Patterns. The page keeps those source systems distinct, shows unavailable fields rather than estimating them, and links the underlying industry context so readers can compare the same NAICS activity before interpreting a margin or payroll figure.
Source: IRS SOI (C corporation headline) and Census County Business Patterns 2023
Benchmarking Insights for Nonferrous Metal Foundries
Nonferrous Metal Foundries sits inside Manufacturing.
819 establishments employ 50,181 workers (61.3/location) at $64,630/yr average annual pay. Michigan leads employment, followed by Wisconsin and Indiana.
Nonferrous Metal Foundries sits in the 38th percentile for employment among 5-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$64,630/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
819
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 400; establishment count decreased by 2. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
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Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $3.2B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 61.3
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Aluminum Foundries (except Die-Casting) NAICS 331524 | N/A |
| Nonferrous Metal Die-Casting Foundries NAICS 331523 | N/A |
| Other Nonferrous Metal Foundries (except Die-Casting) NAICS 331529 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 4,243 |
| Wisconsin | 4,067 |
| Indiana | 3,778 |
| Oregon | 3,098 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,952 |
| Illinois | 2,918 |
| California | 2,221 |
| Minnesota | 2,036 |
| Tennessee | 1,954 |
| North Carolina | 1,467 |
Showing top 10 of 39 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
33
Total Loan Volume
$38M
Avg Loan Size
$1149K
Jobs Supported
696
Program Breakdown
7(a) 25 (76%)
504 8 (24%)
Top SBA Lender
U.S. Bank, National Association
3 loans in this industry
New Business Share
9.1% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 5
2021 6
2022 7
2023 4
2024 3
2025 7
2026 1
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Nonferrous Metal Foundries?
819 business establishments. Together they employ 50,181 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Nonferrous Metal Foundries?
$64,630/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 61.3 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Nonferrous Metal Foundries employment?
Michigan leads with 4,243 workers. Wisconsin (4,067) and Indiana (3,778) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Nonferrous Metal Foundries receive?
Nonferrous Metal Foundries businesses received 33 SBA loans totaling $38 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $1149K. These loans supported 696 jobs at origination. Most lending (76%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Nonferrous Metal Foundries, both at NAICS level 5 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Nonferrous Metal Foundries ranks #340 of 551 U.S. industries at the 5-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (50,181 here).
Read with this industry: Industry employment trends · Manufacturing · 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 33152 · CBP 2023 · IRS SOI
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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