NAICS 2022 · in 3314
33149
Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) Rolling, Drawing, Extruding, and Alloying
Analysis
NAICS 33149 is the 2022 NAICS industry for nonferrous metal (except copper and aluminum) rolling, drawing, extruding, and alloying, part of 3314 (Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing). Census lists 91 example activities under it in the official index.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments fell 18% and employment fell 13%. 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 386 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 21,605 people at an average annual payroll of $81,773 per employee (70th percentile of national industries). 28% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.
By establishments it ranks 1st of the 3 codes at this level within Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing, with 54.4% of them.
Census lists 7 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 33131, 33142, 33592 and 33141. Businesses that do several things are classified by their primary activity, the one that generates the most value, so check those boundaries before settling on this code.
Across its national industries Census lists 91 index entries; typical ones are aircraft and automotive wire and cable (except aluminum… and alloying purchased nonferrous metals (except aluminum….
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) recovering nonferrous metals (except copper and aluminum) and nonferrous metal alloys from scrap; (2) alloying purchased nonferrous metals (except copper and aluminum); (3) rolling, drawing, and extruding shapes from purchased nonferrous metals (except copper and aluminum); and (4) recovering nonferrous metals from scrap (except copper and aluminum) and rolling, drawing, or extruding shapes in integrated facilities.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Rolling, drawing, and/or extruding aluminum or secondary smelting and alloying of aluminum | 33131 Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing |
| Recovering copper and copper alloys from scrap, alloying purchased copper, rolling, drawing, or extruding shapes from purchased copper, and recovering copper or copper alloys from scrap and rolling, drawing, or extruding shapes in integrated mills | 33142 Copper Rolling, Drawing, Extruding, and Alloying |
| Insulating purchased nonferrous wire | 33592 Communication and Energy Wire and Cable Manufacturing |
| Making primary nonferrous metals and rolling, drawing, or extruding nonferrous metal shapes | 33141 Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Smelting and Refining |
| Manufacturing products from purchased wire | 33261 Spring and Wire Product Manufacturing |
| Sorting, breaking up, and wholesaling scrap metal without also smelting or refining | 42393 Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers |
| Operating facilities where commingled recyclable materials, such as paper, plastics, used beverage cans, and metals, are sorted into distinct categories without also smelting or refining | 56292 Materials Recovery Facilities |
Index entries (91)
- Aircraft and automotive wire and cable (except aluminum, copper) made from purchased nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper) in wire drawing plants
- Alloying purchased nonferrous metals (except aluminum, copper)