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Size of the US Material Handling Equipment Manufacturing industry

NAICS 33392, Material Handling Equipment Manufacturing. Every figure on this page was published by a federal statistical agency and carries its source and period. Palanor does not estimate: a period the agency didn’t publish shows as missing, and a figure it withheld shows as withheld.

Key figures

Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)
$40.8 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
92,787
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
2,542
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
1,444
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$8.1 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 92,787 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 87,8672019-Q2: 88,8402019-Q3: 87,7482019-Q4: 87,9172020-Q1: 87,6372020-Q2: 82,9462020-Q3: 82,4692020-Q4: 84,0782021-Q1: 84,0702021-Q2: 85,8802021-Q3: 86,6102021-Q4: 88,6652022-Q1: 90,3892022-Q2: 91,5822022-Q3: 91,3282022-Q4: 92,4352023-Q1: 92,9542023-Q2: 94,0072023-Q3: 94,3922023-Q4: 95,4702024-Q1: 96,4072024-Q2: 96,4232024-Q3: 95,0212024-Q4: 95,2582025-Q1: 93,7872025-Q2: 94,0342025-Q3: 92,9822025-Q4: 92,9932026-Q1: 92,787NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q192,7872022
2025-Q492,9932022
2025-Q392,9822022
2025-Q294,0342022
2025-Q193,7872022
2024-Q495,2582022
2024-Q395,0212022
2024-Q296,4232022
2024-Q196,4072022
2023-Q495,4702022
2023-Q394,3922022
2023-Q294,0072022
2023-Q192,9542022
2022-Q492,4352022
2022-Q391,3282022
2022-Q291,5822022
2022-Q190,3892022
2021-Q488,6652017
2021-Q386,6102017
2021-Q285,8802017
2021-Q184,0702017
2020-Q484,0782017
2020-Q382,4692017
2020-Q282,9462017
2020-Q187,6372017
2019-Q487,9172017
2019-Q387,7482017
2019-Q288,8402017
2019-Q187,8672017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter

Employment · County Business PatternsLatest 105,437 · 2023
2017: 92,4592018: 97,2762019: 97,7362020: 97,3752021: 96,4122022: 100,1162023: 105,437
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PeriodValue
2023105,437
2022100,116
202196,412
202097,375
201997,736
201897,276
201792,459

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns · Paid employees in the pay period including March 12

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 2,542 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 1,8802019-Q2: 1,8732019-Q3: 1,8792019-Q4: 1,8852020-Q1: 1,8982020-Q2: 1,8982020-Q3: 1,9132020-Q4: 1,9362021-Q1: 1,9502021-Q2: 1,9722021-Q3: 1,9942021-Q4: 2,0172022-Q1: 2,0862022-Q2: 2,1042022-Q3: 2,1392022-Q4: 2,1692023-Q1: 2,2092023-Q2: 2,2402023-Q3: 2,2762023-Q4: 2,2902024-Q1: 2,3642024-Q2: 2,4022024-Q3: 2,4222024-Q4: 2,4342025-Q1: 2,4482025-Q2: 2,4732025-Q3: 2,4902025-Q4: 2,5182026-Q1: 2,542NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q12,5422022
2025-Q42,5182022
2025-Q32,4902022
2025-Q22,4732022
2025-Q12,4482022
2024-Q42,4342022
2024-Q32,4222022
2024-Q22,4022022
2024-Q12,3642022
2023-Q42,2902022
2023-Q32,2762022
2023-Q22,2402022
2023-Q12,2092022
2022-Q42,1692022
2022-Q32,1392022
2022-Q22,1042022
2022-Q12,0862022
2021-Q42,0172017
2021-Q31,9942017
2021-Q21,9722017
2021-Q11,9502017
2020-Q41,9362017
2020-Q31,9132017
2020-Q21,8982017
2020-Q11,8982017
2019-Q41,8852017
2019-Q31,8792017
2019-Q21,8732017
2019-Q11,8802017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 1,653 · 2023
2017: 1,5912018: 1,6102019: 1,6102020: 1,6062021: 1,5702022: 1,6162023: 1,653
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PeriodValue
20231,653
20221,616
20211,570
20201,606
20191,610
20181,610
20171,591

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $2.1 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $1.5 billion2019-Q2: $1.4 billion2019-Q3: $1.4 billion2019-Q4: $1.6 billion2020-Q1: $1.5 billion2020-Q2: $1.3 billion2020-Q3: $1.3 billion2020-Q4: $1.6 billion2021-Q1: $1.4 billion2021-Q2: $1.5 billion2021-Q3: $1.5 billion2021-Q4: $1.8 billion2022-Q1: $1.6 billion2022-Q2: $1.7 billion2022-Q3: $1.7 billion2022-Q4: $1.8 billion2023-Q1: $1.8 billion2023-Q2: $1.7 billion2023-Q3: $1.8 billion2023-Q4: $2.0 billion2024-Q1: $2.1 billion2024-Q2: $1.9 billion2024-Q3: $1.9 billion2024-Q4: $2.1 billion2025-Q1: $2.1 billion2025-Q2: $1.9 billion2025-Q3: $1.9 billion2025-Q4: $2.1 billion2026-Q1: $2.1 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$2.1 billion2022
2025-Q4$2.1 billion2022
2025-Q3$1.9 billion2022
2025-Q2$1.9 billion2022
2025-Q1$2.1 billion2022
2024-Q4$2.1 billion2022
2024-Q3$1.9 billion2022
2024-Q2$1.9 billion2022
2024-Q1$2.1 billion2022
2023-Q4$2.0 billion2022
2023-Q3$1.8 billion2022
2023-Q2$1.7 billion2022
2023-Q1$1.8 billion2022
2022-Q4$1.8 billion2022
2022-Q3$1.7 billion2022
2022-Q2$1.7 billion2022
2022-Q1$1.6 billion2022
2021-Q4$1.8 billion2017
2021-Q3$1.5 billion2017
2021-Q2$1.5 billion2017
2021-Q1$1.4 billion2017
2020-Q4$1.6 billion2017
2020-Q3$1.3 billion2017
2020-Q2$1.3 billion2017
2020-Q1$1.5 billion2017
2019-Q4$1.6 billion2017
2019-Q3$1.4 billion2017
2019-Q2$1.4 billion2017
2019-Q1$1.5 billion2017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $8.1 billion · 2023
2017: $5.6 billion2018: $6.1 billion2019: $6.2 billion2020: $6.0 billion2021: $6.4 billion2022: $7.2 billion2023: $8.1 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$8.1 billion
2022$7.2 billion
2021$6.4 billion
2020$6.0 billion
2019$6.2 billion
2018$6.1 billion
2017$5.6 billion

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

The ledger

Every published measure

MeasureSourceLatestPeriodHistory
EmploymentPrivate-sector jobs in the third month of each quarterQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages92,7872026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages2,5422026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$2.1 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$8.1 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns105,43720232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns1,65320232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$7.3 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census105,34220222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census1,65220222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census1,44420222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$40.8 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Material Handling Equipment Manufacturing

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
333921Elevator and Moving Stairway Manufacturing$4.3 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census10,6022026-Q1 · QCEW
333922Conveyor and Conveying Equipment Manufacturing$14.2 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census35,4402026-Q1 · QCEW
333923Overhead Traveling Crane, Hoist, and Monorail System Manufacturing$9.1 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census15,6892026-Q1 · QCEW
333924Industrial Truck, Tractor, Trailer, and Stacker Machinery Manufacturing$13.2 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census31,0562026-Q1 · QCEW

Sources

Where every number comes from

Figures are in current dollars and are the agencies’ own, revised when they revise. Each program defines its universe differently (employer firms, private ownership, all establishments), so figures from different sources are not meant to add up. This page is not endorsed by the Census Bureau, BEA or BLS. The same data is in the Palanor API (/v1/industries) and the MCP (palanor_get_industry). All industries.