Employment
41,236
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 332323
NAICS 332323 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Ornamental and Architectural Metal Work Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$61,750/yr average annual pay, with 185 SBA loans on record for NAICS 332323.
- 3K
- Establishments
- 41K
- Workers employed
- $61,750/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $134M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 332323
California leads Ornamental and Architectural Metal Work Manufacturing activity nationally, across 3K establishments employing 41K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 3K
- Business establishments (Census)
- 41K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $61,750/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $134M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Ornamental and Architectural Metal Work Manufacturing
Ornamental and Architectural Metal Work Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing.
2,827 establishments employ 41,236 workers (14.6/location) at $61,750/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and Florida.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$61,750/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
2,827
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 182; establishment count increased by 26. 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)
- $2.5B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 14.6
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 3,815 |
| Texas | 3,049 |
| Florida | 2,681 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,579 |
| Ohio | 2,232 |
| New York | 1,664 |
| Arizona | 1,451 |
| Alabama | 1,251 |
| Indiana | 1,156 |
| Missouri | 1,118 |
Showing top 10 of 50 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
185
Total Loan Volume
$134M
Avg Loan Size
$722K
Jobs Supported
1,833
Program Breakdown
7(a) 152 (82%)
504 33 (18%)
Top SBA Lender
Wells Fargo Bank National Association
9 loans in this industry
New Business Share
17.3% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 32
2021 28
2022 28
2023 27
2024 30
2025 31
2026 9
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Ornamental and Architectural Metal Work Manufacturing?
2,827 business establishments. Together they employ 41,236 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Ornamental and Architectural Metal Work Manufacturing?
$61,750/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 14.6 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Ornamental and Architectural Metal Work Manufacturing employment?
California leads with 3,815 workers. Texas (3,049) and Florida (2,681) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Ornamental and Architectural Metal Work Manufacturing receive?
Ornamental and Architectural Metal Work Manufacturing businesses received 185 SBA loans totaling $134 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $722K. These loans supported 1,833 jobs at origination. Most lending (82%) 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 50% 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 Ornamental and Architectural Metal Work Manufacturing
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Manufacturing
- 2,827 establishments, 41,236 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 185 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 332323 · 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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