Classification of Industries

Classifying one's jobs industries may not be as simple for certain businesses. Yet that's what most hirers want to know about the candidates.

For the benefit of candidates who have problem classifying the industries they worked with, and thus unable to put them on their CV, I have the following guides to help them:

SIC Division Structure - Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) System Search

Standard Industry Classification - North American Industry Classification System, 1997

Career Guide to Industries (CGI), 2006-07 Edition

Agriculture, Mining, and Construction
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing
Construction
Mining
Oil and gas extraction

Manufacturing
Aerospace product and parts manufacturing
Chemical manufacturing, except pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing
Computer and electronic product manufacturing
Food manufacturing
Machinery manufacturing
Motor vehicle and parts manufacturing
Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing
Printing
Steel manufacturing
Textile, textile product, and apparel manufacturing

Trade
Automobile dealers
Clothing, accessory, and general merchandise stores
Grocery stores
Wholesale trade

Transportation and Utilities
Air transportation
Truck transportation and warehousing
Utilities

Information
Broadcasting
Internet service providers, web search portals, and data processing services
Motion picture and video industries
Publishing, except software
Software publishers
Telecommunications

Financial Activities
Banking
Insurance
Securities, commodities, and other investments

Professional and Business Services
Advertising and public relations services
Computer systems design and related services
Employment services
Management, scientific, and technical consulting services
Scientific research and development services

Education and Health Services
Child daycare services
Educational services
Health care
Social assistance, except child day care

Leisure and Hospitality
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
Food services and drinking places
Hotels and other accommodations

Government
Advocacy, grant making, and civic organizations
Federal government, excluding the Postal Service
State and local government, except education and health