SIC and NAICS codes
SIC stands for "Standard Industrial Classification." Each employer in the U.S. reports the activity of the
company under one or more of these codes. Employees are those who pay Federal Insurance Contribution Act (FICA) tax on their
salary. Therefore, a number of persons in the region are not classified by SIC codes. These include
the self-employed, government workers, and those engaged in works of the church.
NAICS stands for "North American Industry Classification
System" and it is now used by the Census Bureau to classify companies
by activity. The change from SIC to NAICS began with the 1998 County Business
Patterns.
You can get a list of SIC/NAICS codes at
the download page of the U.S. Census Bureau. The two systems are not 100%
comparable so trends in regional employment can not be obtained between the
two classification methods. A summary table for
the region shows the change in annual salary for major NAICS categories
in NE PA. This comparison is based on 1998 and 1999 NAICS data.
Table of NAICS Major Categories
|
| Code |
Legend |
Activity |
| ------ |
|
Total |
| 11---- |
|
Forestry, fishing, hunting, and agriculture support
|
| 21---- |
|
Mining |
| 22---- |
|
Utilities |
| 23---- |
 |
Construction |
| 31---- |
|
Manufacturing |
| 42---- |
 |
Wholesale trade |
| 44---- |
|
Retail trade |
| 48---- |
 |
Transportation & warehousing |
| 51---- |
|
Information |
| 52---- |
 |
Finance & insurance |
| 53---- |
|
Real estate & rental & leasing |
| 54---- |
 |
Professional, scientific & technical services |
| 55---- |
|
Management of companies & enterprises |
| 56---- |
|
Admin, support, waste mgt, remediation services |
| 61---- |
 |
Educational services |
| 62---- |
|
Health care and social assistance |
| 71---- |
 |
Arts, entertainment & recreation |
| 72---- |
|
Accommodation & food services |
| 81---- |
 |
Other services (except public administration) |
| 95---- |
|
Auxiliaries (except corporate, subsidiary & regional
mgt) |
| 99---- |
|
Unclassified establishments |
|
Table of Selected SIC Codes
|
| Major Categories |
Manufacturing Sub-categories |
Service Sub-categories |
| CODE | ACTIVITY |
| ---- | Total |
| 07-- | Agriculture |
| 10-- | Mining |
| 15-- | Construction |
| 20-- | Manufacturing |
| 40-- | Transportation |
| 50-- | Wholesale |
| 52-- | Retail |
| 60-- | Financial |
| 70-- | Services |
| 99-- | Unclassified |
|
| CODE | ACTIVITY |
| 2000 | Food and kindred products |
| 2200 | Textile mill products |
| 2400 | Lumber and wood products |
| 2600 | Paper and allied products |
| 2700 | Printing and publishing |
| 2900 | Petroleum and coal products |
| 3000 | Rubber and misc. plastics products |
| 3300 | Primary metal industries |
| 3400 | Fabricated metal products |
| 3500 | Industrial machinery and equipment |
| 3600 | Electronic and other electronic equip. |
| 3800 | Instruments and related equipment |
| 399\ | Administrative and auxiliary |
|
| CODE | ACTIVITY |
| 7000 | Hotels and other lodging places |
| 7200 | Personal services |
| 7300 | Business services |
| 7500 | Auto repair, services, and parking |
| 7900 | Amusement and recreation services |
| 8000 | Health services |
| 8100 | Legal services |
| 8200 | Educational services |
| 8300 | Social services |
| 8600 | Membership organizations |
| 8700 | Engineering and management services |
| 899\ | Administrative and auxiliary |
|
