Employment
192,241
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 33231
NAICS 33231 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Plate Work and Fabricated Structural Product Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$71,116/yr average annual pay, with 557 SBA loans on record for NAICS 33231.
- 6K
- Establishments
- 192K
- Workers employed
- $71,116/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $478M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 33231
Texas leads Plate Work and Fabricated Structural Product Manufacturing activity nationally, across 6K establishments employing 192K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 6K
- Business establishments (Census)
- 192K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $71,116/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $478M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Plate Work and Fabricated Structural Product Manufacturing
Plate Work and Fabricated Structural Product Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing.
6,027 establishments employ 192,241 workers (31.9/location) at $71,116/yr average annual pay. Texas leads employment, followed by Pennsylvania and California.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$71,116/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
6,027
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 13,344; establishment count increased by 104. 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)
- $13.7B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 31.9
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing NAICS 332312 | N/A |
| Plate Work Manufacturing NAICS 332313 | N/A |
| Prefabricated Metal Building and Component Manufacturing NAICS 332311 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Texas | 26,035 |
| Pennsylvania | 10,597 |
| California | 8,991 |
| Florida | 7,976 |
| Wisconsin | 7,941 |
| Ohio | 7,552 |
| Indiana | 6,915 |
| Illinois | 6,554 |
| Georgia | 6,423 |
| Michigan | 6,165 |
Showing top 10 of 49 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
557
Total Loan Volume
$478M
Avg Loan Size
$858K
Jobs Supported
7,128
Program Breakdown
7(a) 446 (80%)
504 111 (20%)
Top SBA Lender
TD Bank, National Association
20 loans in this industry
New Business Share
19.0% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 74
2021 101
2022 88
2023 79
2024 87
2025 111
2026 17
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Plate Work and Fabricated Structural Product Manufacturing?
6,027 business establishments. Together they employ 192,241 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Plate Work and Fabricated Structural Product Manufacturing?
$71,116/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 31.9 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Plate Work and Fabricated Structural Product Manufacturing employment?
Texas leads with 26,035 workers. Pennsylvania (10,597) and California (8,991) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Plate Work and Fabricated Structural Product Manufacturing receive?
Plate Work and Fabricated Structural Product Manufacturing businesses received 557 SBA loans totaling $478 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $858K. These loans supported 7,128 jobs at origination. Most lending (80%) 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 77% of that same 551-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 Plate Work and Fabricated Structural Product Manufacturing
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Manufacturing
- 6,027 establishments, 192,241 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 557 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 33231 · 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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