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We have put together a great tool for our clients – an industry resource guide – that provides information on each of the 15 major industry classifications defined by the NAICS – North American Industry Classification System.  Click on you industry to be directed to your industry page and be sure you check back in with us since we keep updating our content regularly.

Accommodation & Food Services
This industry classification covers everything from hotels, motels, bed and breakfast businesses, RV parks, rooming houses to full service restaurants, fast food places, cafeterias, special food services, catering services and many more…

Administrative, Support & Waste Management Services
This industry classification covers office administrative services, facilities support services, temp agencies, employment placement agencies, document preparation services, telephone call centers, telemarketing services, private mail carriers, travel agencies, tour operators and many more…

Arts, Entertainment & Recreation
This industry classification covers performing arts companies, dance companies, musical groups, spectator sports, sports teams, racetracks, independent artists, museums, historical sites, zoos and botanical gardens, amusement parks and many other businesses…

Construction
As the name suggests, this industry classification covers residential building construction, non-residential building construction, industrial building construction, utility system construction, land subdivision, civil engineering, concrete foundation contractors, framing contractors, glass and glazing contractors, roofing contractors and others…

Educational Services
Elementary & junior schools, colleges, universities, computer training schools, flight training, fine arts schools, sports recreation instruction schools, language schools, exam preparatory services, automotive driving schools and other similar instructional businesses are covered by this industry classification.

Finance & Insurance Services
The finance & insurance services sector covers monetary authorities, commercial banks, savings institutions, credit unions, credit card issuers, sales financing companies, consumer lending companies, secondary market financing, mortgage brokers, insurance agents and many more…

Health Care & Social Assistance
As the name suggests all businesses related to health care fall under the umbrella of this industry classification.  Doctors offices, dentist offices, chiropractors, optometrists, mental health practitioners, podiatrists, outpatient care centers, family planning centers, kidney dialysis centers and many more such businesses are covered here.

Information Services
Businesses that are involved in the creation and dissemination of information are covered by this industry classification.  Thus newspaper publishers, periodical publishers, book publishers, directory and mailing list publishers, greeting card publishers, software publishers, motion picture and sound recording studios and many others can be found here…

Manufacturing
Businesses involved in animal food manufacturing, grain & oilseed manufacturing, soybean processing, beverage manufacturing, ice manufacturing, breweries, wineries, textile mills, apparel manufacturing and many others can be found under this broad industry classification.

Personal Services
The personal services industry includes businesses like auto repair, car washes, electronic repair shops, home & garden equipment repair, footwear and leather goods repair, nail salons, barber shops, diet centers, funeral homes and many more…

Professional Services
This industry classification covers most of the major professional occupations like legal services, title companies, tax and accounting businesses, payroll services, architectural services, landscaping services, engineering & drafting services, interior design services and many more…

Real Estate, Renting & Leasing
Realtors, lessors of residential buildings, lessors of non-residential buildings, lessors of warehouses, residential property managers, car rental companies, truck & utility trailer rental companies, formal wear rental shops and many more businesses fall under this industry classification.

Retail Trade
Businesses like new car and used car dealers, RV dealerships and boat dealers along with furniture stores, home furnishing stores, window treatment stores and other retailers fall under this industry umbrella.  Also in this industry are appliance and television stores, computer hardware & software stores, garden centers, grocery stores and many more…

Transportation & Warehousing
Businesses that are involved in air transportation, freight air transportation, chartered air transportation, marine transportation, general freight trucking, household moving, urban transit systems, commuter rail systems and many more are covered by this industry sector.

Wholesale Trade
Any business involved in the wholesale trade of any items is classified here to separate them from the retail members of their profession.  Thus wholesale furniture merchants, wholesale construction material suppliers, wholesale computer equipment suppliers, wholesale medical and electronic goods distributors and many others wholesalers can be found here.