Employment
114,153
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 332312
NAICS 332312 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$73,161/yr average annual pay, with 390 SBA loans on record for NAICS 332312.
- 3K
- Establishments
- 114K
- Workers employed
- $73,161/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $323M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 332312
Texas leads Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing activity nationally, across 3K establishments employing 114K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 3K
- Business establishments (Census)
- 114K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $73,161/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $323M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing 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 Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing
Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing.
3,434 establishments employ 114,153 workers (33.2/location) at $73,161/yr average annual pay. Texas leads employment, followed by California and Pennsylvania.
Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing sits in the 76th percentile for employment among 6-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$73,161/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
3,434
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 6,637; establishment count increased by 4. 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)
- $8.4B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 33.2
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Texas | 16,536 |
| California | 5,801 |
| Pennsylvania | 5,591 |
| Florida | 5,380 |
| Indiana | 3,887 |
| Alabama | 3,812 |
| Ohio | 3,446 |
| Washington | 3,341 |
| Louisiana | 3,259 |
| Georgia | 2,890 |
Showing top 10 of 49 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
390
Total Loan Volume
$323M
Avg Loan Size
$827K
Jobs Supported
5,041
Program Breakdown
7(a) 322 (83%)
504 68 (17%)
Top SBA Lender
TD Bank, National Association
16 loans in this industry
New Business Share
19.0% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 45
2021 66
2022 64
2023 55
2024 65
2025 84
2026 11
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing?
3,434 business establishments. Together they employ 114,153 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing?
$73,161/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 33.2 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing employment?
Texas leads with 16,536 workers. California (5,801) and Pennsylvania (5,591) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing receive?
Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing businesses received 390 SBA loans totaling $323 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $827K. These loans supported 5,041 jobs at origination. Most lending (83%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing, both at NAICS level 6 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing ranks #196 of 801 U.S. industries at the 6-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (114,153 here).
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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 332312 · 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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