Employment
87,679
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 33291
NAICS 33291 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Metal Valve Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$74,334/yr average annual pay, with 195 SBA loans on record for NAICS 33291.
- 1K
- Establishments
- 88K
- Workers employed
- $74,334/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $196M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 33291
Texas leads Metal Valve Manufacturing activity nationally, across 1K establishments employing 88K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 1K
- Business establishments (Census)
- 88K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $74,334/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $196M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Metal Valve Manufacturing's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Metal Valve 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 Metal Valve Manufacturing
Metal Valve Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing.
1,136 establishments employ 87,679 workers (77.2/location) at $74,334/yr average annual pay. Texas leads employment, followed by California and Michigan.
Metal Valve Manufacturing sits in the 55th percentile for employment among 5-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$74,334/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
1,136
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 2,447; establishment count decreased by 8. 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)
- $6.5B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 77.2
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Fluid Power Valve and Hose Fitting Manufacturing NAICS 332912 | N/A |
| Industrial Valve Manufacturing NAICS 332911 | N/A |
| Other Metal Valve and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing NAICS 332919 | N/A |
| Plumbing Fixture Fitting and Trim Manufacturing NAICS 332913 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| Texas | 7,495 |
| California | 6,476 |
| Michigan | 5,981 |
| Illinois | 5,147 |
| New York | 3,089 |
| Indiana | 2,763 |
| Missouri | 2,455 |
| Oklahoma | 2,412 |
| Iowa | 2,006 |
| Minnesota | 2,005 |
Showing top 10 of 41 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
195
Total Loan Volume
$196M
Avg Loan Size
$1004K
Jobs Supported
2,337
Program Breakdown
7(a) 131 (67%)
504 64 (33%)
Top SBA Lender
Small Business Growth Corporat
13 loans in this industry
New Business Share
13.8% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 46
2021 40
2022 24
2023 22
2024 34
2025 25
2026 4
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Metal Valve Manufacturing?
1,136 business establishments. Together they employ 87,679 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Metal Valve Manufacturing?
$74,334/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 77.2 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Metal Valve Manufacturing employment?
Texas leads with 7,495 workers. California (6,476) and Michigan (5,981) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Metal Valve Manufacturing receive?
Metal Valve Manufacturing businesses received 195 SBA loans totaling $196 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $1004K. These loans supported 2,337 jobs at origination. Most lending (67%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Metal Valve Manufacturing, both at NAICS level 5 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Metal Valve Manufacturing ranks #246 of 551 U.S. industries at the 5-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (87,679 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 33291 · 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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