332993/Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing
US businesses, employees and payroll, 2017 to 2023
16K
employees, 2023
16K
employees, 2023
In 2023, 60 US Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing business locations employed 15,596 people and paid $1.6 billion in annual payroll, $104,406 per employee on average. Employment was up 12.6% from 2022. Tennessee had the most employees.
Updated Oct 9, 2026 · data year 2023
Business locations
60
-1.6% vs 2022
Employees
15,596
+12.6% vs 2022
Annual payroll
$1.6B
+17.6% vs 2022
Average pay
$104,406
+4.5% vs 2022
Over the years
United States, 2017 to 2023
Employees
Paid employees in mid-March
Business locations
Places with paid employees
By state
Employees of Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing in each state, 2023
Employees by state
States with the most employees
Employees and the share of all the state's jobs
Business size
US Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing business locations by number of employees, 2023
Locations by size
| Employees | Locations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Under 5 | 18 | 32.7% |
| 5 to 9 | 8 | 14.5% |
| 10 to 19 | 6 | 10.9% |
| 20 to 49 | 11 | 20.0% |
| 50 to 99 | Not published | - |
| 100 to 249 | 8 | 14.5% |
| 250 to 499 | 4 | 7.3% |
| 500 to 999 | Not published | - |
| 1,000 or more | Not published | - |
Related industries
The industries this code belongs to
Part of Manufacturing 31-33Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing 332Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing 3329All Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing 33299
Questions and answers
How many people work in Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing in the US?
15,596 people worked at 60 US Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing business locations in 2023, up 12.6% from 2022. That is 0.01% of all US private-sector employees.
What is the average pay in Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing?
$104,406 a year per employee in 2023, from $1.6 billion in annual payroll (up 4.5% from 2022). The average across all US industries was $68,342.
Which state has the most Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing jobs?
Tennessee had the most, with 7,566 employees in 2023, followed by Texas (4,659) and Pennsylvania (711).
Are most Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing businesses small?
58.2% of the 55 Ammunition (except Small Arms) Manufacturing business locations had fewer than 20 employees in 2023, and 0 had 500 or more.
Official US government statistics, published once a year. Business locations are places with paid employees; employees are counted in mid-March; payroll covers the whole year. Covers most private employers, not the self-employed, most government workers or farm workers on farms. * Less accurate: changed by 5% or more to protect privacy. Changes from the year before are shown only when both years use the same edition of the industry codes.