Employment
428,728
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 33641
NAICS 33641 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$108,008/yr average annual pay, with 182 SBA loans on record for NAICS 33641.
- 2K
- Establishments
- 429K
- Workers employed
- $108,008/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $209M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 33641
North Carolina leads Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing activity nationally, across 2K establishments employing 429K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 2K
- Business establishments (Census)
- 429K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $108,008/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $209M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Aerospace Product and Parts 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 Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing.
1,907 establishments employ 428,728 workers (224.8/location) at $108,008/yr average annual pay. North Carolina leads employment, followed by Illinois and Michigan.
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing sits in the 90th percentile for employment among 5-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$108,008/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
1,907
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 7,246; establishment count increased by 67. 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)
- $46.3B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 224.8
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing NAICS 336412 | N/A |
| Aircraft Manufacturing NAICS 336411 | N/A |
| Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing NAICS 336414 | N/A |
| Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Propulsion Unit and Propulsion Unit Parts Manufacturing NAICS 336415 | N/A |
| Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing NAICS 336413 | N/A |
| Other Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing NAICS 336419 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 6,163 |
| Illinois | 5,470 |
| Michigan | 4,827 |
| Arkansas | 4,767 |
| Virginia | 4,045 |
| Oklahoma | 3,588 |
| West Virginia | 2,393 |
| New Jersey | 655 |
| Louisiana | 527 |
| South Dakota | 266 |
Showing top 10 of 47 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
182
Total Loan Volume
$209M
Avg Loan Size
$1150K
Jobs Supported
4,579
Program Breakdown
7(a) 147 (81%)
504 35 (19%)
Top SBA Lender
Newtek Small Business Finance, Inc.
11 loans in this industry
New Business Share
12.1% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 26
2021 27
2022 25
2023 31
2024 34
2025 35
2026 4
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing?
1,907 business establishments. Together they employ 428,728 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing?
$108,008/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 224.8 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing employment?
North Carolina leads with 6,163 workers. Illinois (5,470) and Michigan (4,827) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing receive?
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing businesses received 182 SBA loans totaling $209 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $1150K. These loans supported 4,579 jobs at origination. Most lending (81%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing, both at NAICS level 5 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing ranks #57 of 551 U.S. industries at the 5-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (428,728 here).
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Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 33641 · 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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