NAICS Definition of the Manufacturing Industry
The Manufacturing sector comprises establishments engaged in the mechanical, physical, or chemical transformation of materials, substances, or components into new products Establishments in the Manufacturing sector are often described as plants, factories, or mills and characteristically use power-driven machines and materials-handling equipment. However, establishments that transform materials or substances into new products by hand or in the worker's home and those engaged in selling to the general public products made on the same premises from which they are sold, such as bakeries, candy stores, and custom tailors, may also be included in this sector. Manufacturing establishments may process materials or may contract with other establishments to process their materials for them. Both types of establishments are included in manufacturing. The Health Care and Social Assistance sector comprises establishments providing health care and social assistance for individuals. The sector includes both health care and social assistance because it is sometimes difficult to distinguish between the boundaries of these two activities. The industries in this sector are arranged on a continuum starting with those establishments providing medical care exclusively, continuing with those providing health care and social assistance, and finally finishing with those providing only social assistance. The services provided by establishments in this sector are delivered by trained professionals. All industries in the sector share this commonality of process, namely, labor inputs of health practitioners or social workers with the requisite expertise. Many of the industries in the sector are defined based on the educational degree held by the practitioners included in the industry.
Subsectors include:
· Food Manufacturing
· Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing
· Textile Mills and Textile Product Mills
· Apparel Manufacturing
· Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing
· Wood Product Manufacturing
· Paper Manufacturing
· Printing and Related Support Activities
· Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing
· Chemical Manufacturing
· Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing
· Nonmetalic Mineral Product Manufacturing
· Primary Metal Manufacturing
· Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
· Machinery Manufacturing
· Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
· Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing
· Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
· Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing
· Miscellaneous Manufacturing
We are in the process of completing this page. Please check back over the next few months for further updates.