Employment
19,188
Total employees (Census CBP)
Manufacturing ·NAICS 33991
NAICS 33991 · IRS SOI (C corp) · Census CBP 2023
Jewelry and Silverware Manufacturing - Industry Benchmarks
$57,440/yr average annual pay, with 127 SBA loans on record for NAICS 33991.
- 2K
- Establishments
- 19K
- Workers employed
- $57,440/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $63M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated August 2026
The verdict · NAICS 33991
New York leads Jewelry and Silverware Manufacturing activity nationally, across 2K establishments employing 19K workers. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level.
- 2K
- Business establishments (Census)
- 19K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $57,440/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $63M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Use Jewelry and Silverware Manufacturing's NAICS benchmark as a comparison point, not a forecast for one business.
Jewelry and Silverware 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 Jewelry and Silverware Manufacturing
Jewelry and Silverware Manufacturing sits inside Manufacturing.
1,844 establishments employ 19,188 workers (10.4/location) at $57,440/yr average annual pay. New York leads employment, followed by Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
Jewelry and Silverware Manufacturing sits in the 16th percentile for employment among 5-digit NAICS industries with reported data.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$57,440/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
1,844
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment decreased by 711; establishment count decreased by 35. 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)
- $1.1B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 10.4
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Jewelry and Silverware Manufacturing NAICS 339910 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| New York | 3,713 |
| Rhode Island | 2,463 |
| Massachusetts | 1,099 |
| Illinois | 537 |
| New Mexico | 471 |
| New Jersey | 326 |
| Florida | 306 |
| Pennsylvania | 212 |
| Hawaii | 178 |
| Oregon | 117 |
Showing top 10 of 47 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
127
Total Loan Volume
$63M
Avg Loan Size
$493K
Jobs Supported
1,594
Program Breakdown
7(a) 110 (87%)
504 17 (13%)
Top SBA Lender
Newtek Bank, National Association
12 loans in this industry
New Business Share
26.0% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 9
2021 25
2022 18
2023 15
2024 32
2025 24
2026 4
Frequently Asked Questions
How many businesses are in Jewelry and Silverware Manufacturing?
1,844 business establishments. Together they employ 19,188 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Jewelry and Silverware Manufacturing?
$57,440/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 10.4 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Jewelry and Silverware Manufacturing employment?
New York leads with 3,713 workers. Rhode Island (2,463) and Massachusetts (1,099) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Jewelry and Silverware Manufacturing receive?
Jewelry and Silverware Manufacturing businesses received 127 SBA loans totaling $63 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $493K. These loans supported 1,594 jobs at origination. Most lending (87%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Nationwide industries with similar benchmark drivers
Two IRS/Census peer sets for Jewelry and Silverware Manufacturing, both at NAICS level 5 and excluding this code so the neighborhoods are not self-links.
According to Census County Business Patterns 2023, Jewelry and Silverware Manufacturing ranks #462 of 551 U.S. industries at the 5-digit NAICS level by total employment.
Similar workforce scale
Nearest peer industries by ABS(Census employment) (19,188 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 33991 · 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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