NAICS Sector 33 · IRS SOI + Census CBP 2023

Manufacturing

SBA 7(a)/504 files show 13,237 loans ($10.8B) for NAICS 33, loan-count rank #12 of 24 sectors; FY2020→FY2025 trajectory is rising.

6.2%
Avg net margin
6.7M
Workers
319
Industries
$3.6T
Annual receipts

Manufacturing spreads employment across its 3-digit industries: the largest, Transportation Equipment Manufacturing, is only 25% of level-3 headcount. No single line dominates the sector map.

NAICS 33 breadth ledger · HHI 0.168
Industry Workers Share
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (336) 1,682,910 25%
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (332) 1,441,471 22%
Machinery Manufacturing (333) 1,086,146 16%

SBA lending in NAICS 33

FY2020–FY2025 · 7(a)+504 roll-up · #12/24 sectors by loan count

Loans

13,237

Volume

$10.8B

Jobs at origination

170,296

Top lender

The Huntington National Bank

FY2020→FY2025: 1901→2443 loans (rising, +542).

CBP payroll per worker: $79/yr · SOI receipts/est $24.9M.

Highest-margin industries in Manufacturing

Pre-tax net margin by sub-industry, IRS Statistics of Income 2023.

Computer and Electronic Prod…9.6%Electrical Equipment, Applia…7.8%Machinery Manufacturing7.7%Miscellaneous Manufacturing6.8%Fabricated Metal Product Man…6%

All Industries in This Sector

Industry Profit Margin
Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

NAICS 334

 9.6%
Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing

NAICS 335

 7.8%
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing

NAICS 332

 6.0%
Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing

NAICS 337

 4.8%
Machinery Manufacturing

NAICS 333

 7.7%
Miscellaneous Manufacturing

NAICS 339

 6.8%
Primary Metal Manufacturing

NAICS 331

 1.3%
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

NAICS 336

 4.3%

Top Profit Margins

Largest Employers

  1. #1 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing 1,682,910
  2. #2 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing 1,441,471
  3. #3 Machinery Manufacturing 1,086,146
  4. #4 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing 815,444
  5. #5 Miscellaneous Manufacturing 557,897

Frequently Asked Questions

Who finances Manufacturing small businesses?
13,237 SBA 7(a)/504 loans totaling $10.8B (FY2020–FY2026); sector loan-count rank #12/24. FY2020→FY2025 loan counts went 1901→2443 (rising). Busiest lender on record: The Huntington National Bank.
How wide is the margin gap inside NAICS 33?
IRS SOI prints a 6.2% sector average for Manufacturing, but the sub-industry spread is 8.3 pp, from Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing at 9.6% down to thinner lines in the same sector.
Which sub-industries dominate Manufacturing employment?
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing leads with 1,682,910 workers (25% of level-3 headcount); next are Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (1,441,471) and Machinery Manufacturing (1,086,146). Top-3 share is 63%; Herfindahl 0.168 (open).
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Census CBP 2023 + IRS SOI 2013 for NAICS 33 · SBA 7(a)/504 $10.8B. CSV: sector 33 rows.

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