Analysis
NAICS 33441 is the 2022 NAICS industry for semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing, part of 3344 (Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing). Census lists 94 example activities under it in the official index.
County Business Patterns counts 3,686 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 279,841 people at an average annual payroll of $99,419 per employee (84th percentile of national industries). 27% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.
Census lists 5 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 33451, 32721, 33421 and 33422. 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 94 index entries; typical ones are circuit boards, printed, bare, manufacturing, diodes, solid-state (e.g., germanium, silicon)…, capacitors, electronic, fixed and variable, manufacturing and coaxial connectors manufacturing.
Its goods appear in 220 statistical lines of the US tariff schedule, mostly under headings 8540 (thermionic, cold cathode or photocathode tubes (for…), 8541 (semiconductor devices (for example, diodes, transistors…) and 8532 (electrical capacitors, fixed, variable or adjustable…). That link is how import data is matched to domestic producers, for example in trade-remedy cases.
It splits into 6 more detailed codes. The largest by establishments is 334419 (Other Electronic Component Manufacturing) with 1,081.
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing semiconductors and other components for electronic applications. Examples of products made by these establishments are capacitors, resistors, microprocessors, bare and loaded printed circuit boards, electron tubes, electronic connectors, and computer modems.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Manufacturing X-ray tubes | 33451 Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing glass blanks for electron tubes | 32721 Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing telephone system components or modules | 33421 Telephone Apparatus Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing communications antennas | 33422 Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing |
| Manufacturing coils, switches, transformers, connectors, capacitors, rheostats, and similar devices for electrical applications | 335 Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing |
Index entries (94)
- Circuit boards, printed, bare, manufacturing
- Diodes, solid-state (e.g., germanium, silicon), manufacturing
- Capacitors, electronic, fixed and variable, manufacturing
- Coaxial connectors manufacturing
- Loaded computer boards manufacturing
- Cathode ray tubes (CRT) manufacturing