33422

Analysis

NAICS 33422 is the 2022 NAICS industry for radio and television broadcasting and wireless communications equipment manufacturing, part of 3342 (Communications Equipment Manufacturing).

It has only one more detailed code, 334220, which covers exactly the same activities; the definition, index entries and statistics are on that page.

County Business Patterns counts 645 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 52,536 people at an average annual payroll of $125,772 per employee (93rd percentile of national industries). 32% 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 Communications Equipment Manufacturing, with 56.7% of them.

Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments fell 12% 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.