33121

Analysis

NAICS 33121 is the 2022 NAICS industry for iron and steel pipe and tube manufacturing from purchased steel, part of 3312 (Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel).

It has only one more detailed code, 331210, which covers exactly the same activities; the definition, index entries and statistics are on that page.

County Business Patterns counts 294 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 27,433 people at an average annual payroll of $87,092 per employee (75th percentile of national industries). 17% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which points to larger operations.

By establishments it ranks 2nd of the 2 codes at this level within Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel, with 39.9% of them.

Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 5% and employment rose 6%. The 2018 count used NAICS 2017, so part of a large move can come from codes being redefined rather than from businesses opening or closing.