Employment
24,261
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 33592
NAICS 33592 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Communication and Energy Wire and Cable Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$72,391/yr average annual pay, with 35 SBA loans on record for NAICS 33592.
- 342
- Establishments
- 24K
- Workers employed
- $72,391/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $18M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 33592
California leads Communication and Energy Wire and Cable Manufacturing activity nationally, across 342 establishments employing 24K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 342
- Business establishments (Census)
- 24K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $72,391/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $18M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Communication and Energy Wire and Cable Manufacturing
Communication and Energy Wire and Cable Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing.
342 establishments employ 24,261 workers (70.9/location) at $72,391/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by New Hampshire and New York.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$72,391/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
342
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 866; establishment count increased by 14. 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)
- $1.8B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 70.9
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Fiber Optic Cable Manufacturing NAICS 335921 | N/A |
| Other Communication and Energy Wire Manufacturing NAICS 335929 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 2,124 |
| New Hampshire | 1,974 |
| New York | 1,190 |
| Massachusetts | 1,011 |
| New Jersey | 300 |
| Maryland | 24 |
Showing top 10 of 24 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
35
Total Loan Volume
$18M
Avg Loan Size
$507K
Jobs Supported
373
Program Breakdown
7(a) 32 (91%)
504 3 (9%)
Top SBA Lender
Bank of America, National Association
4 loans in this industry
New Business Share
28.6% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 4
2021 2
2022 7
2023 8
2024 5
2025 8
2026 1
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Communication and Energy Wire and Cable Manufacturing?
342 business establishments. Together they employ 24,261 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Communication and Energy Wire and Cable Manufacturing?
$72,391/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 70.9 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Communication and Energy Wire and Cable Manufacturing employment?
California leads with 2,124 workers. New Hampshire (1,974) and New York (1,190) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Communication and Energy Wire and Cable Manufacturing receive?
Communication and Energy Wire and Cable Manufacturing businesses received 35 SBA loans totaling $18 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $507K. These loans supported 373 jobs at origination. Most lending (91%) 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 21% 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.
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Benchmarking Communication and Energy Wire and Cable Manufacturing
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Manufacturing
- 342 establishments, 24,261 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 35 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 33592 · 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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