Industries in the fabricated metal product manufacturing subsector transform metal into intermediate or end products, other than machinery, computers and electronics, and metal furniture. The establishments in this subsector further fabricate the purchased metal shapes into a product.
In Kansas, fabricated metal product manufacturing is a low wage industry with moderate employment growth. More than half of the establishments in this industry have between 50 and 250 employees. Over the past decade employment in this industry has averaged just below 15,000 workers.