Industries

67 NAICS industries

These are U.S. industries in the NAICS classification. Each links to the occupations that work in it, their share of the industry's workforce, national pay, and the work that most defines the industry. Sectors are the broad top-level groupings; national industries are more detailed.

Sectors

Sector	Employment	Occupations
Health Care and Social Assistance	23,103,420	507
Retail Trade	15,593,500	433
Accommodation and Food Services	14,233,950	269
Educational Services	13,640,920	610
Manufacturing	12,762,860	546
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	10,769,430	573
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	9,031,670	656
Construction	8,121,640	390
Transportation and Warehousing	7,391,940	421
Finance and Insurance	6,226,620	273
Wholesale Trade	6,036,020	503
Other Services (except Public Administration)	4,426,400	556
Information	2,907,670	343
Management of Companies and Enterprises	2,809,200	511
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	2,642,240	378
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	2,367,820	335
Utilities	579,440	255
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction	573,480	243
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting	423,370	151

National industries

Industry	Employment	Occupations
Full-Service Restaurants	5,361,080	109
Temporary Help Services	2,650,530	558
Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	2,410,680	207
Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors	1,266,510	190
Engineering Services	1,156,140	291
Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors	1,072,160	188
Insurance Agencies and Brokerages	990,240	145
Landscaping Services	915,120	116
Pharmacies and Drug Retailers	708,550	132
Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers	630,400	157
Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	476,590	147
Veterinary Services	463,780	73
Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	449,090	157
Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities	389,290	135
Casino Hotels	337,000	177
Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers	309,640	158
Sporting Goods Retailers	297,700	124
Machine Shops	259,760	148
Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors	258,720	98
Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	258,680	159
Roofing Contractors	248,510	101
Drywall and Insulation Contractors	245,680	95
Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)	241,810	109
Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction	234,150	142
Painting and Wall Covering Contractors	206,710	68
Testing Laboratories and Services	170,400	200
Ambulance Services	164,340	86
Other Building Equipment Contractors	153,560	137
Offices of Optometrists	152,540	63
Exterminating and Pest Control Services	148,070	50
Offices of Chiropractors	145,870	60
Masonry Contractors	143,600	77
Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers	114,070	111
Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations	105,960	86
Newspaper Publishers	90,630	104
Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters	72,390	125
Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation	71,290	137
Television Broadcasting Stations	64,920	86
Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities	60,790	124
Radio Broadcasting Stations	51,780	71
Nuclear Electric Power Generation	37,140	97
Jewelry and Silverware Manufacturing	19,920	63
Solar Electric Power Generation	13,950	53
Wind Electric Power Generation	9,930	47
Hydroelectric Power Generation	6,840	51
Other Electric Power Generation	3,490	38
Biomass Electric Power Generation	1,840	14
Geothermal Electric Power Generation	670	8