33141

Analysis

NAICS 33141 is the 2022 NAICS industry for nonferrous metal (except aluminum) smelting and refining, part of 3314 (Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing).

It has only one more detailed code, 331410, which covers exactly the same activities; the definition, index entries and statistics are on that page.

Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments fell 17% and employment rose 11%. 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.

County Business Patterns counts 112 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 8,755 people at an average annual payroll of $84,915 per employee (73rd percentile of national industries). 28% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.

By establishments it ranks 3rd of the 3 codes at this level within Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing, with 15.8% of them.