3323

Analysis

NAICS 3323 is the 2022 industry group for architectural and structural metals manufacturing, part of 332 (Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing). Census lists 191 example activities under it in the official index.

County Business Patterns counts 14,533 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 423,013 people at an average annual payroll of $66,818 per employee (47th percentile of national industries). 32% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.

Across its national industries Census lists 191 index entries; typical ones are buildings, prefabricated metal, manufacturing, barge sections, prefabricated metal, manufacturing, airlocks, fabricated metal plate work, manufacturing and baseboards, metal, manufacturing.

Its goods appear in 29 statistical lines of the US tariff schedule, mostly under headings 7308 (structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading…), 7610 (aluminum structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of…) and 9406 (prefabricated buildings). That link is how import data is matched to domestic producers, for example in trade-remedy cases.

It splits into 2 more detailed codes. The largest by establishments is 33232 (Ornamental and Architectural Metal Products Manufacturing) with 8,506.

Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 7% and employment rose 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.