EXHIBIT 23


CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS



	We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Annual 
Report (Form 10-K) of Worthington Industries, Inc. of our report 
dated June 13, 1994, included in the 1994 Annual Report to 
Shareholders of Worthington Industries, Inc.

	Our audits also included the financial statement schedules of 
Worthington Industries, Inc. listed in Item 14(a).  These schedules 
are the responsibility of the Company's management.  Our 
responsibility is to express an opinion based on our audits.  In 
our opinion, the financial statement schedules referred to above, 
when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken 
as a whole, present fairly in all material respects the information 
set forth therein.

	We also consent to the incorporation by reference in the 
Registration Statements (Form S-8 No. 2-80094) pertaining to the 
Worthington Industries, Inc. Amended 1980 Stock Option Plan; (Form 
S-3 No. 33-46470) pertaining to the Worthington Industries, Inc. 
Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan and (Form S-8 No. 33-
38486) pertaining to the Worthington Industries, Inc. 1990 Stock 
Option Plan of our report dated June 13, 1994, with respect to the 
consolidated financial statements incorporated herein by reference, 
and our report included in the preceding paragraph with respect to 
the financial statement schedules included in this Annual Report 
(Form 10-K) of Worthington Industries, Inc.



/s/Ernst & Young
ERNST & YOUNG

Columbus, Ohio
August 25, 1994