Employment
47,243
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 332313
NAICS 332313 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Plate Work Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$63,960/yr average annual pay, with 55 SBA loans on record for NAICS 332313.
- 2K
- Establishments
- 47K
- Workers employed
- $63,960/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $45M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 332313
Texas leads Plate Work Manufacturing activity nationally, across 2K establishments employing 47K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 2K
- Business establishments (Census)
- 47K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $63,960/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $45M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Plate Work Manufacturing
Plate Work Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing.
1,726 establishments employ 47,243 workers (27.4/location) at $63,960/yr average annual pay. Texas leads employment, followed by Pennsylvania and Ohio.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$63,960/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
1,726
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 3,971; establishment count increased by 32. 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)
- $3.0B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 27.4
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Texas | 4,469 |
| Pennsylvania | 3,762 |
| Ohio | 3,407 |
| Wisconsin | 3,371 |
| Michigan | 3,363 |
| Illinois | 2,957 |
| Indiana | 1,803 |
| Georgia | 1,489 |
| California | 1,354 |
| Florida | 1,320 |
Showing top 10 of 48 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
55
Total Loan Volume
$45M
Avg Loan Size
$814K
Jobs Supported
681
Program Breakdown
7(a) 47 (85%)
504 8 (15%)
Top SBA Lender
U.S. Bank, National Association
3 loans in this industry
New Business Share
20.0% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (6 yrs)
2020 13
2021 15
2022 7
2023 7
2024 4
2025 9
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Plate Work Manufacturing?
1,726 business establishments. Together they employ 47,243 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Plate Work Manufacturing?
$63,960/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 27.4 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Plate Work Manufacturing employment?
Texas leads with 4,469 workers. Pennsylvania (3,762) and Ohio (3,407) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Plate Work Manufacturing receive?
Plate Work Manufacturing businesses received 55 SBA loans totaling $45 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $814K. These loans supported 681 jobs at origination. Most lending (85%) 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 54% of that same 801-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 Manufacturing
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Manufacturing
- 1,726 establishments, 47,243 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 55 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 332313 · 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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