Employment
54,251
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 332812
NAICS 332812 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers - Industry Benchmarks
$59,554/yr average annual pay, with 212 SBA loans on record for NAICS 332812.
- 3K
- Establishments
- 54K
- Workers employed
- $59,554/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $154M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 332812
California leads Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers activity nationally, across 3K establishments employing 54K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 3K
- Business establishments (Census)
- 54K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $59,554/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $154M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers
Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers sits inside Manufacturing.
2,672 establishments employ 54,251 workers (20.3/location) at $59,554/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Ohio and Texas.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$59,554/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
2,672
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 1,050; establishment count decreased by 5. 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)
- $3.2B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 20.3
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 5,034 |
| Ohio | 4,912 |
| Texas | 4,609 |
| Michigan | 4,216 |
| Wisconsin | 3,634 |
| Indiana | 3,191 |
| Illinois | 3,175 |
| Pennsylvania | 3,018 |
| New York | 1,654 |
| Minnesota | 1,548 |
Showing top 10 of 48 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
212
Total Loan Volume
$154M
Avg Loan Size
$727K
Jobs Supported
2,568
Program Breakdown
7(a) 160 (75%)
504 52 (25%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
13 loans in this industry
New Business Share
19.8% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 21
2021 49
2022 45
2023 29
2024 30
2025 34
2026 4
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers?
2,672 business establishments. Together they employ 54,251 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers?
$59,554/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 20.3 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers employment?
California leads with 5,034 workers. Ohio (4,912) and Texas (4,609) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers receive?
Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers businesses received 212 SBA loans totaling $154 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $727K. These loans supported 2,568 jobs at origination. Most lending (75%) 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 58% 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 Metal Coating, Engraving (except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied Services to Manufacturers
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Manufacturing
- 2,672 establishments, 54,251 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 212 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 332812 · 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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