A few quick facts on the industrial valves industry.  The Census Bureau tells us that there are 480 industrial valve manufacturing establishments in the U.S. that employ 38,110. The NAICS code for this industry: 332911.

The industry's revenue for 2006 was about $9.75 billion, estimates Supplier Relations US, LLC. The gross profit was 34.53% or $3,366,675,000. So, average contribution (or revenue) per establishment annually is about $20,748,000, based on an establishment count of 470, reports Supplier Relations US, LLC.