North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS)

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is the standard used by Federal statistical agencies in classifying business establishments for the purpose of collecting, analyzing, and publishing statistical data related to the U.S. business economy. This system replaced the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) in 1997.

Please note that this code describes industries and does not describe occupations held by people within that industry. (See the SOC table.)

For more information and to find additional categories, please visit http://www.census.gov/eos/www/naics/.