332323

Analysis

NAICS 332323 is the 2022 national industry for ornamental and architectural metal work manufacturing, part of 33232 (Ornamental and Architectural Metal Products Manufacturing). Census lists 42 example activities under it in the official index.

County Business Patterns counts 2,827 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 41,236 people at an average annual payroll of $61,750 per employee (37th percentile of national industries). 48% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.

Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 11% and employment rose 8%. 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.

Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include acoustical suspension systems, metal, manufacturing, architectural metalwork manufacturing, balcony railings, metal, manufacturing and bank fixtures, ornamental metal, manufacturing, among 42 in all.

Its goods appear in 6 statistical lines of the US tariff schedule, mostly under headings 7308 (structures (excluding prefabricated buildings of heading…), 7314 (cloth (including endless bands), grill, netting and…) and 7323 (table, kitchen or other household articles and parts…). That link is how import data is matched to domestic producers, for example in trade-remedy cases.

For example, manufacturing prefabricated metal buildings, panels, and sections are classified in 332311 (Prefabricated Metal Building and Component Manufacturing) instead.