Employment
19,491
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 333314
NAICS 333314 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$84,165/yr average annual pay, with 12 SBA loans on record for NAICS 333314.
- 438
- Establishments
- 19K
- Workers employed
- $84,165/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $11M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 333314
California leads Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing activity nationally, across 438 establishments employing 19K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 438
- Business establishments (Census)
- 19K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $84,165/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $11M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Optical Instrument and Lens 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 Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing
Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing.
438 establishments employ 19,491 workers (44.5/location) at $84,165/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and Indiana.
Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing sits in the 30th percentile for employment among 6-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$84,165/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
438
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 924; establishment count increased by 22. 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)
- $1.6B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 44.5
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 4,343 |
| Texas | 1,024 |
| Indiana | 68 |
| Virginia | 65 |
| Minnesota | 52 |
Showing top 10 of 31 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
12
Total Loan Volume
$11M
Avg Loan Size
$886K
Jobs Supported
86
Program Breakdown
7(a) 7 (58%)
504 5 (42%)
Top SBA Lender
TD Bank, National Association
2 loans in this industry
New Business Share
0.0% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (3 yrs)
2020 7
2021 4
2022 1
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing?
438 business establishments. Together they employ 19,491 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing?
$84,165/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 44.5 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing employment?
California leads with 4,343 workers. Texas (1,024) and Indiana (68) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing receive?
Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing businesses received 12 SBA loans totaling $11 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $886K. These loans supported 86 jobs at origination. Most lending (58%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing, both at NAICS level 6 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing ranks #562 of 801 U.S. industries at the 6-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (19,491 here).
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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 333314 · 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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