Employment
230,772
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 33232
NAICS 33232 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
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 July 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
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.
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.
Workforce scale
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.
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 81% 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 Ornamental and Architectural Metal Products Manufacturing
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Manufacturing
- 8,506 establishments, 230,772 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 594 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 33232 · 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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