U.S. Census Bureau
 New York City Housing and Vacancy Survey  (NYCHVS)




Industry Codes


     The list presents the industrial classification developed for the 1990 Census of Population and Housing. There are 235 categories for the employed, with 1 additional category for the experienced unemployed, and 7 additional categories for the Armed Forces. These categories are aggregated into 13 major groups. The classification is developed from the 1987 Standard Industrial Classification. (An.e.c.@ is the abbreviation for not elsewhere classified.)

010     Agricultural production, crops (01)
011     Agricultural production, livestock (02)
012     Veterinary services (074)
020     Landscape and horticultural services (078)
030     Agricultural services, n.e.c. (071, 072, 075, 076)
031     Forestry (08)
032     Fishing, hunting, and trapping (09)

040    Metal mining (10)
041    Coal mining (12)
042    Oil and gas extraction (13)
050    Nonmetallic mining and quarrying, except fuels (14)
060     CONSTRUCTION (15, 16, 17)

        Nondurable Goods
    Food and Kindred products
100    Meat products (201)
101    Dairy products (202)
102    Canned, frozen, and preserved fruits and vegetables (203)
110    Grain mill products (204)
111    Bakery products (205)
112    Sugar and confectionery products (206)
120    Beverage industries (208)
121    Miscellaneous food preparations and kindred products (207, 209)
122    Not specified food industries
130    Tobacco manufactures (21)

       Textile mill products
132    Knitting mills (225)
140    Dyeing and finishing textiles, except wool and knit goods (226)
141    Carpets and rugs (227)
142    Yarn, thread, and fabric mills (221-224, 228)
150    Miscellaneous textile mill products (229)

       Apparel and other finished textile products
151    Apparel and accessories, except knit (231-238)
152    Miscellaneous fabricated textile products (239)

       Paper and allied products
160    Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills (261-263)
161    Miscellaneous paper and pulp products (267)
162    Paperboard containers and boxes (265)

       Printing, publishing, and allied industries
171    Newspaper publishing and printing (271)
172    Printing, publishing, and allied industries, except newspapers (272-279)

      Chemicals and allied products
180    Plastics, synthetics, and resins (282)
181    Drugs (283)
182    Soaps and cosmetics (284)
190    Paints, varnishes, and related products (285)
191    Agricultural chemicals (287)
192    Industrial and miscellaneous chemicals (281, 286, 289)

       Petroleum and coal products
200    Petroleum refining (291)
201    Miscellaneous petroleum and coal products (295, 299)

     Rubber and miscellaneous plastics products
210    Tires and inner tubes (301)
211    Other rubber products, and plastics footwear and belting (302-306)
212     Miscellaneous plastics products (308)

       Leather and leather products
220    Leather tanning and finishing (311)
221    Footwear, except rubber and plastic (313, 314)
222    Leather products, except footwear (315-317, 319)

       Durable Goods
       Lumber and wood products, except furniture
230     Logging (241)
231     Sawmills, planing mills, and millwork (242, 243)
232     Wood buildings and mobile homes (245)
241     Miscellaneous wood products (244, 249)
242     Furniture and fixtures (25)

       Stone, clay, glass, and concrete products
250    Glass and glass products (321-323)
251     Cement, concrete, gypsum, and plaster products (324, 327)
252    Structural clay products (325)
261    Pottery and related products (326)
262    Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral and stone products (328, 329)

       Metal industries
270    Blast furnaces, steelworks, rolling and finishing mills (331)
271    Iron and steel foundries (332)
272    Primary aluminum industries (3334, part 334, 3353-3355, 3363, 3365)
280    Other primary metal industries (3331, 3339, part 334, 3351, 3356, 3357, 3364, 3366, 3369, 339)
281    Cutlery, handtools, and general hardware (342)
282    Fabricated structural metal products (344)
290    Screw machine products (345)
291    Metal forgings and stampings (346)
292    Ordnance (348)
300    Miscellaneous fabricated metal products (341, 343, 347, 349)
301    Not specified metal industries

       Machinery and computing equipment
310    Engines and turbines (351)
311    Farm machinery and equipment (352)
312     Construction and material handling machines (353)
320    Metalworking machinery (354)
321     Office and accounting machines (3578, 3579)
322    Computers and related equipment (3571-3577)
331    Machinery, except electrical, n.e.c. (355, 356, 358, 359)
332    Not specified machinery

       Electrical machinery, equipment, and supplies
340    Household appliances (363)
341     Radio, TV, and communication equipment (365, 366)
342    Electrical machinery, equipment, and supplies, n.e.c. (361, 362, 364, 367, 369)
350    Not specified electrical machinery, equipment, and supplies

       Transportation equipment
351    Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment (371)
352    Aircraft and parts (372)
360    Ship and boat building and repairing (373)
361    Railroad locomotives and equipment (374)
362    Guided missiles, space vehicles, and parts (376)
370    Cycles and miscellaneous transportation equipment (375, 379)

       Professional and photographic equipment, and watches
371    Scientific and controlling instruments (38l, 382 exc. 3827)
372    Medical, dental, and optical instruments and supplies (3827, 384, 385)
380     Photographic equipment and supplies (386)
381     Watches, clocks, and clockwork operated devices (387)
390     Toys, amusement, and sporting goods (394)
391     Miscellaneous manufacturing industries (39 exc. 394)
392     Not specified manufacturing industries

       Transportation
400     Railroads (40)
401     Bus service and urban transit (41, except 412)
402     Taxicab service (412)
410     Trucking service (421, 423)
411     Warehousing and storage (422)
412     U.S. Postal Service (43)
420     Water transportation (44)
421     Air transportation (45)
422     Pipe lines, except natural gas (46)
432     Services incidental to transportation (47)

       Communications
440     Radio and television broadcasting and cable (483, 484)
441     Telephone communications (481)
442     Telegraph and miscellaneous communications services (482, 489)

       Utilities and sanitary services
450     Electric light and power (491)
451     Gas and steam supply systems (492, 496)
452     Electric and gas, and other combinations (493)
470     Water supply and irrigation (494, 497)
471     Sanitary services (495)
472     Not specified utilities

      Durable Goods
500     Motor vehicles and equipment (501)
501     Furniture and home furnishings (502)
502     Lumber and construction materials (503)
510     Professional and commercial equipment and supplies (504)
511     Metals and minerals, except petroleum (505)
512     Electrical goods (506)
521     Hardware, plumbing and heating supplies (507)
530     Machinery, equipment, and supplies (508)
531     Scrap and waste materials (5093)
532     Miscellaneous wholesale, durable goods (509 exc. 5093)

       Nondurable Goods
540     Paper and paper products (511)
541     Drugs, chemicals and allied products (512, 516)
542     Apparel, fabrics, and notions (513)
550     Groceries and related products (514)
551     Farm-product raw materials (515)
552     Petroleum products (517)
560     Alcoholic beverages (518)
561     Farm supplies (5191)
562     Miscellaneous wholesale, nondurable goods (5192-5199
571     Not specified wholesale trade

580     Lumber and building material retailing (521, 523)
581     Hardware stores (525)
582     Retail nurseries and garden stores (526)
590     Mobile home dealers (527)
591     Department stores (531)
592     Variety stores (533)
600     Miscellaneous general merchandise stores (539)
601     Grocery stores (541)
602     Dairy products stores (545)
610     Retail bakeries (546)
611     Food stores, n.e.c. (542, 543, 544, 549)
612     Motor vehicle dealers (551, 552)
620     Auto and home supply stores (553)
621     Gasoline service stations (554)
622     Miscellaneous vehicle dealers (555, 556, 557, 559)
623     Apparel and accessory stores, except shoe (56, except 566)
630     Shoe stores (566)
631     Furniture and home furnishings stores (571)
632     Household appliance stores (572)
633     Radio, TV, and computer stores (5731, 5734)
640     Music stores (5735, 5736)
641     Eating and drinking places (58)
642     Drug stores (591)
650     Liquor stores (592)
651     Sporting goods, bicycles, and hobby stores (5941, 5945, 5946)
652     Book and stationery stores (5942, 5943)
660     Jewelry stores (5944)
661     Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops (5947)
662     Sewing, needlework and piece goods stores (5949)
663     Catalog and mail order houses (5961)
670     Vending machine operators (5962)
671     Direct selling establishments (5963)
672     Fuel dealers (598)
681     Retail florists (5992)
682     Miscellaneous retail stores (593, 5948, 5993-5995, 5999)
691     Not specified retail trade
700     Banking (60 exc. 603 and 606)
701     Savings institutions, including credit unions (603, 606)
702     Credit agencies, n.e.c. (61)
710     Security, commodity brokerage, and investment companies (62, 67)
711     Insurance (63, 64)
712     Real estate, including real estate-insurance offices (65)

721     Advertising (731)
722     Services to dwellings and other buildings (734)
731     Personnel supply services (736)
732     Computer and data processing services (737)
740     Detective and protective services (7381, 7382)
741     Business services, n.e.c. (732, 733, 735, 7383-7389)
742     Automotive rental and leasing, without drivers (751)
750     Automobile parking and carwashes (752, 7542)
751     Automotive repair and related services (753, 7549)
752     Electrical repair shops (762, 7694)
760     Miscellaneous repair services (763, 764, 7692, 7699)


761     Private households (88)
762     Hotels and motels (701)
770     Lodging places, except hotels and motels (702, 703, 704)
771     Laundry, cleaning, and garment services (721 exc. part 7219)
772     Beauty shops (723)
780     Barber shops (724)
781     Funeral service and crematories (726)
782     Shoe repair shops (725)
790     Dressmaking shops (part 7219)
791     Miscellaneous personal services (722, 729)

800     Theaters and motion pictures (781-783, 792)
801     Video tape rental (784)
802     Bowling centers (793)
810     Miscellaneous entertainment and recreation services (791, 794, 799)


812     Offices and clinics of physicians (801, 803)
820     Offices and clinics of dentists (802)
821     Offices and clinics of chiropractors (8041)
822     Offices and clinics of optometrists (8042)
830     Offices and clinics of health practitioners, n.e.c. (8043, 8049)
831     Hospitals (806)
832     Nursing and personal care facilities (805)
840     Health services, n.e.c. (807, 808, 809)
841     Legal services (81)
842     Elementary and secondary schools (821)
850     Colleges and universities (822)
851     Vocational schools (824)
852     Libraries (823)
860     Educational services, n.e.c. (829)
861     Job training and vocational rehabilitation services (833)
862     Child day care services (part 835)
863     Family child care homes (part 835)
870     Residential care facilities, without nursing (836)
871     Social services, n.e.c. (832, 839)
872     Museums, art galleries, and zoos (84)
873     Labor unions (863)
880     Religious organizations (866)
881     Membership organizations, n.e.c. (861, 862, 864, 865, 869)
882     Engineering, architectural, and surveying services (871)
890     Accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping services (872)
891     Research, development, and testing services (873)
892     Management and public relations services (874)
893     Miscellaneous professional and related services (899)

900     Executive and legislative offices (911-913)
901     General government, n.e.c. (919)
910     Justice, public order, and safety (92)
921     Public finance, taxation, and monetary policy (93)
922     Administration of human resources programs (94)
930     Administration of environmental quality and housing programs (95)
931     Administration of economic programs (96)
932     National security and international affairs (97)



       Armed Forces
940     Army
941     Air Force
942     Navy
950     Marines
951     Coast Guard
952     Armed Forces, Branch not specified
960     Military Reserves or National Guard



992     Last worked 1984 or earlier




Contact Alan Friedman or Bob Callis or call (301)763-3199 for further information on the New York City Housing and Vacancy Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: November 19, 2004