Employment
230,772
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 33232
NAICS 33232 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Ornamental and Architectural Metal Products Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$63,238/yr average annual pay, with 594 SBA loans on record for NAICS 33232.
- 9K
- Establishments
- 231K
- Workers employed
- $63,238/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $504M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 33232
California leads Ornamental and Architectural Metal Products Manufacturing activity nationally, across 9K establishments employing 231K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 9K
- Business establishments (Census)
- 231K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $63,238/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $504M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Ornamental and Architectural Metal Products Manufacturing's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Ornamental and Architectural Metal Products 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 Ornamental and Architectural Metal Products Manufacturing
Ornamental and Architectural Metal Products Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing.
8,506 establishments employ 230,772 workers (27.1/location) at $63,238/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and Florida.
Ornamental and Architectural Metal Products Manufacturing sits in the 81st percentile for employment among 5-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$63,238/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
8,506
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 5,482; establishment count increased by 82. 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)
- $14.6B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 27.1
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Metal Window and Door Manufacturing NAICS 332321 | N/A |
| Ornamental and Architectural Metal Work Manufacturing NAICS 332323 | N/A |
| Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing NAICS 332322 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 23,409 |
| Texas | 19,893 |
| Florida | 14,889 |
| Pennsylvania | 12,007 |
| Ohio | 11,660 |
| Wisconsin | 10,541 |
| Georgia | 9,410 |
| New York | 8,817 |
| Illinois | 8,495 |
| North Carolina | 7,372 |
Showing top 10 of 50 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
594
Total Loan Volume
$504M
Avg Loan Size
$849K
Jobs Supported
7,498
Program Breakdown
7(a) 466 (78%)
504 128 (22%)
Top SBA Lender
Newtek Bank, National Association
32 loans in this industry
New Business Share
21.5% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 87
2021 103
2022 100
2023 76
2024 104
2025 97
2026 27
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Ornamental and Architectural Metal Products Manufacturing?
8,506 business establishments. Together they employ 230,772 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Ornamental and Architectural Metal Products Manufacturing?
$63,238/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 27.1 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Ornamental and Architectural Metal Products Manufacturing employment?
California leads with 23,409 workers. Texas (19,893) and Florida (14,889) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Ornamental and Architectural Metal Products Manufacturing receive?
Ornamental and Architectural Metal Products Manufacturing businesses received 594 SBA loans totaling $504 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $849K. These loans supported 7,498 jobs at origination. Most lending (78%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Ornamental and Architectural Metal Products Manufacturing, both at NAICS level 5 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Ornamental and Architectural Metal Products Manufacturing ranks #103 of 551 U.S. industries at the 5-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (230,772 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 33232 · 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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