industry

Source

General Social Survey https://gss.norc.org

Details

Question 2c. What kind of place (do/did) you work for? d. What (do/did) they (make/do)?

Overview

For further details see the official GSS documentation.

Counts by year:

yearNA(m)NA(n)accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping servicesadvertisingagricultural chemicalsagricultural productionagricultural services, except horticulturalair transportationaircraft and partsalcoholic beveragesapparel and accessoriesapparel and accessories stores, except shoe storesautomobile repair and related servicesautomobile services, except repairbakery productsbankingbeauty shopsbeverage industriesblast furnaces, steel works, rolling and finishing millsbowling alleys, billiard and pool parlorsbusiness management and consulting servicesbusiness services, n.e.c.canning and preserving fruits, vegetables, and sea foodscement concrete, gypsum, and plaster productscoal miningcolleges and universitiescomputer programming servicesconfectionery and related productsconstruction and material handling machinesconvalescent institutionscredit agenciescrude petroleum and natural gas extractionscutlery, hand tools, and other hardwarecycles and miscellaneous transportation equipmentdairy product storesdairy productsdepartment and mail order establishmentsdetective and protective servicesdirect selling establishmentsdressmaking shopsdrug storesdrugs and medicinesdrugs, chemicals, and allied productsdry goods and appareleating and drinking placeseducational services, n.e.c.electric light and powerelectric-gas utilitieselectrical goodselectrical machinery, equipment, and supplies, n.e.c.electrical repair shopselectronic computing equipmentelementary and secondary schoolsemployment and temporary help agenciesengineering and architectural servicesengines and turbinesfabricated structural metal productsfarm and garden supply storesfarm machinery and equipmentfarm products-raw materialsfederal public administrationfood and related productsfood stores, n.e.c.footwear, except rubberforestryfurniture and home furnishing storesfurniture fixturesgasoline service stationsgeneral building contractorsgeneral contractors, except buildingglass and glass productsgrain-mill productsgrocery storeshardware and farm equipment storeshardware, plumbing, and heating supplieshealth services, n.e.c.horticultural serviceshospitalshotels and motelshousehold applianceshousehold appliances, tv, and radio storesindustrial chemicalsinsuranceknitting millslaundering, cleaning, and other garment serviceslegal serviceslibrarieslimited price variety storeslocal public administrationlodging places, except hotels and motelslogginglumber and building material retailinglumber and construction materialsmachinery equipment and suppliesmachinery, except electrical, n.e.c.meat productsmetal miningmetals and minerals, n.e.c.metalworking machinerymisc. general merchandise storesmiscellaneous chemicalsmiscellaneous entertainment and recreation servicesmiscellaneous fabricated metal productsmiscellaneous fabricated textile productsmiscellaneous food preparation and kindred productsmiscellaneous manufacturing industriesmiscellaneous nonmetallic mineral and stone productsmiscellaneous paper and pulp productsmiscellaneous personal servicesmiscellaneous plastic productsmiscellaneous professional and related servicesmiscellaneous repair servicesmiscellaneous retail storesmiscellaneous vehicle dealersmobile dwellings and campersmotor vehicle dealersmotor vehicles and equipmentmotor vehicles and motor vehicle equipmentmuseums, art galleries, and zoosnewspaper publishing and printingnonmetallic mining and quarrying, except fuelnonprofit membership organizationsnot specified chemicals and allied productsnot specified constructionnot specified electrical machinery, equipment, and suppliesnot specified food industriesnot specified machinerynot specified manufacturing industriesnot specified metal industriesnot specified retail tradenot specified wholesale tradeoffice and accounting machinesoffices of dentistsoffices of physiciansoptical and health services suppliesordinanceother primary iron and steel industriesother primary nonferrous industriespaints, varnishes, and related productspaper and its productspaperboard containers and boxespetroleum productspetroleum refiningphotographic equipment and suppliespipe lines, except natural gaspostal servicepottery and related productsprimary aluminum industriesprinting, publishing, and allied industries, except newspapersprivate householdspulp, paper and paperboard millsradio broadcasting and televisionradio, t.v., and communication equipmentrailroad locomotives and equipmentrailroads and railway expressreal estate, incl. real estate-insurance-law officesreligious organizationsretail bakeriesretail floristsrubber productssanitary servicessawmills, planing mills, and mill workscientific and controlling instrumentsscrap and waste materialssecurity, commodity brokerage, and investment companiesservices incidental to transportationservices to dwellings and other buildingsship and boat building and repairingsoaps and cosmeticsspecial trade contractorsstate public administrationstreet railways and bus linesstructural clay productstanned, curried, and finished leathertelegraph and miscellaneous communication servicestelephone (wire and radio)theaters and motion picturestire, battery, and accessory dealerstrucking servicewarehousing and storagewater supplywater transportationwelfare serviceswholesalers, n.e.c.yarn, thread, and fabric millscommercial research, development, and testing labsfisheriesfloor coverings, except hard surfacefuel and ice dealersgas and steam supply systemsjewelry storesleather products, except footwearliquor storesmetal stampingmiscellaneous textile mill productsoffices of chiropractorsoffices of health practitioners,n.e.c.plastics, synthetics and resins, except fibersresidential welfare facilitiesscrew machine productstaxicab servicetobacco manufactureswatches, clocks, and clockwork-operated devicesmiscellaneous wood productsother and not specified utilitiesvending machine operatorsbarber shopsdyeing and finishing textiles, except wool and knit goodsshoe storessynthetic fibersnot specified educational servicesnot specified electrical and hardware productsshoe repair shopsmiscellaneous petroleum and coal productsnot specified professional equipmentNA(y)NA(i)Total
19721623125353451412511242281051518651223112845511124132332152891113179813411215481335157113716142032102531035430411435253171888113115112452434515238422191715111131212774623236341117211046526119178221369214341534823142436143387714--------------------------------1613
19731471932-38549131156-4271431112683927-1511624---36341341151691292790-516-52371012-6107261771211271591737444610132-27214251222-13-764571314315-510320-612631131-1-45104241226125-12231431319-1515631654-22-564327-3-31871131241318111211115112121421--------------1504
19741281212-36-59-26152-42185-1-22182011516545-2524-4-53-139653223171133222-4159712-373361071303-915513817263984327522-21126226115311216-4231337315232141--24212-1-55141-8-214236310-517324-622188118743-5232232246---2211913-36121-1-1--2-5--2--23-331-----------1484
19751341243-33226142881-2011411-610469142-2197321-245-2-94-16816--172579171445246512271063294222114168125273013973219123141993-13-934-93--311610-4103221817-1212-1-12582152112-13-19-283821811010142-954335153336126--114531543155511-3312124-122--1-21-2221-------1490
1976145233148561013710911196313-184-16271-719161-16321111624-58-112215212812518-4-34912251061884131328253121323111110-240424221466-53-42439353445101-8124-10-854-11--22521275341-6123-9131730434-1313114110344111231216211-234311425132922-33122-1---1--32-112233-------1499
19771131521364411-271510142513613-361321020239147841163532-542-6429-1191110136-6-514551314134272043281-626312422198642619233531757-55-736111-64--7123212321-6161111-22112268434-1-633--12351328568-71713246474133153331312--20822435-62423123--23---43-14-2-12-2-1------1530
19781271331262114239129143414118--88214232-7125632-331262982173-10111723902324-3247632538620103227326660146-229410916341-153848-7314922821363611--5-171617115-11--117129391211663-4241830415110189118371-8244125165--127517324105122--2232121-12-23-53122-12111----1532
1980119462-357782281161319821325222181441416372--32418-93126712233131976241151-23712341546139-12142535663522858114232332121731-21210142213-795113123111123-1019655-11-3424112255-14154-8151529193261581-4141-74152392831-1145-181127462-1-32-2-7--3--51-11-1121-1-----1468
19821221833-362317-401712323019310452511-83034430563--22762-8235669122313-311637552333513214898191932272-132831143332371214241146-719107-512137-12111711328123392213551067113644416153410-212331011512186513611316822392217-963531541-2233523-3221682--2132--23---23231-13-41--32---1860
198310310862417551251212512592221112137385-61746-1342424151428063331227962851614-481426-5762624-29521427911354324791250-12-610138-261139113541614712--521133162-42-6221312111012142424--6-31024447-6217243312210121249241--22124101---58----12121334--1-2443-2--11---1--1599
198488687-237713-13101026251216-714713231--17954--525-2-281-76792312-99634-33-3391067-67736331303223163145-4174178-23313212561--13812-742251423123-19420-635221111-1-3565-16311--44-6121049--616202-34-12164423141831-1363113--3310182---1114-2-12--2-12131-11-------1473
198581-43-39548129127332814410281462-355-1185621-33243-33417931012101985191421-361351257536146-12421767512-8444-582331513291362-451951-823756514-2911324-5434-1211429124233--2352-101-2028263112261013442363432246182--2275414213543--1162-111--3112-113-3-1--------1534
19861005104-366416-227122-3116692219221297-3341731-13243161--5956329110825714-2236823338724832262411568134322511363635221348321431133141013322514--7124-61522524-22-412103611421-42-82-1625425-6234311-53461-1632214--21014135-249101-112412-1-232-22-22-41--4--3---1470
198795843-408319-2996563119412-615-3340922417341-13416-64--78791310-89651025211471116-10492626-394-236812316-323915343941324571146213823153310-91223--6128110226134-1743226141123-14-2--13-115593105112266323362265242622172-523271422181210121-211--9-13412--45-2-411--1---1819
19888537522427922515132322109121211143293231810-1--13231-74--61193-9137758110-3-41105--51162542-2643152731133422258143324123115--31111412211228564203-931614393342-1-3114127-53131122-131-1238446-141510324123232132150176--124721161262332--12-1381184--1113-11211111---1481
1989927411236116-16148512866217133-5496-420731--12433-745366910427658676491--528-4-85520103132511258412524325101933219253-1091-7729123171462349-113113-5-1011351141112176734-125-41-8131917332-2236411141-7882-361561--19551622266821--1--221-54411-142223-2-5-1---1537
199071772-275411119111023249-8161712-3541314441--12112-632-61843-11349786191-148122531521316521911133559--428861231181223648--4211071210-3447618--9-21-41637413-192-56312--2314--9221425272-424534422-154811531731-3153-193-217585-12211--23-3111--11---1--1-----1372
1991-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1517-1517
1993-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1606-1606
1994-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2992-2992
1996-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2904-2904
1998-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2832-2832
2000-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2817-2817
2002-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2765-2765
2004-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2812-2812
2006-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4510-4510
2008-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2023-2023
2010-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2044-2044
2012-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1974-1974
2014-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2538-2538
2016-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2867-2867
2018-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2348-2348
2021-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4032-4032
2022------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------35443544
Total19121468256115947782185134732041423847437198641741879188783411647656166732490814598455023566899613118109890133333021926109155953100321211941257351663955248913210443417765234404926196501128212585559501741531633655507563451337019110656559671916310435752072761115518284217182314532348141062310449826116263718462740107174764085302423572758465179204124659451629111176307135373291576836278845745041647280611624033069492444130411349114627128183324142319481118402410282119312711271023149958142581354472390

Values

  • 17 agricultural production

  • 18 agricultural services, except horticultural

  • 19 horticultural services

  • 27 forestry

  • 28 fisheries

  • 47 metal mining

  • 48 coal mining

  • 49 crude petroleum and natural gas extractions

  • 57 nonmetallic mining and quarrying, except fuel

  • 67 general building contractors

  • 68 general contractors, except building

  • 69 special trade contractors

  • 77 not specified construction

  • 107 logging

  • 108 sawmills, planing mills, and mill work

  • 109 miscellaneous wood products

  • 118 furniture fixtures

  • 119 glass and glass products

  • 127 cement concrete, gypsum, and plaster products

  • 128 structural clay products

  • 137 pottery and related products

  • 138 miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral and stone products

  • 139 blast furnaces, steel works, rolling and finishing mills

  • 147 other primary iron and steel industries

  • 148 primary aluminum industries

  • 149 other primary nonferrous industries

  • 157 cutlery, hand tools, and other hardware

  • 158 fabricated structural metal products

  • 159 screw machine products

  • 167 metal stamping

  • 168 miscellaneous fabricated metal products

  • 169 not specified metal industries

  • 177 engines and turbines

  • 178 farm machinery and equipment

  • 179 construction and material handling machines

  • 187 metalworking machinery

  • 188 office and accounting machines

  • 189 electronic computing equipment

  • 197 machinery, except electrical, n.e.c.

  • 198 not specified machinery

  • 199 household appliances

  • 207 radio, t.v., and communication equipment

  • 208 electrical machinery, equipment, and supplies, n.e.c.

  • 209 not specified electrical machinery, equipment, and supplies

  • 219 motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment

  • 227 aircraft and parts

  • 228 ship and boat building and repairing

  • 229 railroad locomotives and equipment

  • 237 mobile dwellings and campers

  • 238 cycles and miscellaneous transportation equipment

  • 239 scientific and controlling instruments

  • 247 optical and health services supplies

  • 248 photographic equipment and supplies

  • 249 watches, clocks, and clockwork-operated devices

  • 257 not specified professional equipment

  • 258 ordinance

  • 259 miscellaneous manufacturing industries

  • 268 meat products

  • 269 dairy products

  • 278 canning and preserving fruits, vegetables, and sea foods

  • 279 grain-mill products

  • 287 bakery products

  • 288 confectionery and related products

  • 289 beverage industries

  • 297 miscellaneous food preparation and kindred products

  • 298 not specified food industries

  • 299 tobacco manufactures

  • 307 knitting mills

  • 308 dyeing and finishing textiles, except wool and knit goods

  • 309 floor coverings, except hard surface

  • 317 yarn, thread, and fabric mills

  • 318 miscellaneous textile mill products

  • 319 apparel and accessories

  • 327 miscellaneous fabricated textile products

  • 328 pulp, paper and paperboard mills

  • 329 miscellaneous paper and pulp products

  • 337 paperboard containers and boxes

  • 338 newspaper publishing and printing

  • 339 printing, publishing, and allied industries, except newspapers

  • 347 industrial chemicals

  • 348 plastics, synthetics and resins, except fibers

  • 349 synthetic fibers

  • 357 drugs and medicines

  • 358 soaps and cosmetics

  • 359 paints, varnishes, and related products

  • 367 agricultural chemicals

  • 368 miscellaneous chemicals

  • 369 not specified chemicals and allied products

  • 377 petroleum refining

  • 378 miscellaneous petroleum and coal products

  • 379 rubber products

  • 387 miscellaneous plastic products

  • 388 tanned, curried, and finished leather

  • 389 footwear, except rubber

  • 397 leather products, except footwear

  • 398 not specified manufacturing industries

  • 407 railroads and railway express

  • 408 street railways and bus lines

  • 409 taxicab service

  • 417 trucking service

  • 418 warehousing and storage

  • 419 water transportation

  • 427 air transportation

  • 428 pipe lines, except natural gas

  • 429 services incidental to transportation

  • 447 radio broadcasting and television

  • 448 telephone (wire and radio)

  • 449 telegraph and miscellaneous communication services

  • 467 electric light and power

  • 468 electric-gas utilities

  • 469 gas and steam supply systems

  • 477 water supply

  • 478 sanitary services

  • 479 other and not specified utilities

  • 507 motor vehicles and equipment

  • 508 drugs, chemicals, and allied products

  • 509 dry goods and apparel

  • 527 food and related products

  • 528 farm products-raw materials

  • 529 electrical goods

  • 537 hardware, plumbing, and heating supplies

  • 538 not specified electrical and hardware products

  • 539 machinery equipment and supplies

  • 557 metals and minerals, n.e.c.

  • 558 petroleum products

  • 559 scrap and waste materials

  • 567 alcoholic beverages

  • 568 paper and its products

  • 569 lumber and construction materials

  • 587 wholesalers, n.e.c.

  • 588 not specified wholesale trade

  • 607 lumber and building material retailing

  • 608 hardware and farm equipment stores

  • 609 department and mail order establishments

  • 617 limited price variety stores

  • 618 vending machine operators

  • 619 direct selling establishments

  • 627 misc. general merchandise stores

  • 628 grocery stores

  • 629 dairy product stores

  • 637 retail bakeries

  • 638 food stores, n.e.c.

  • 639 motor vehicle dealers

  • 647 tire, battery, and accessory dealers

  • 648 gasoline service stations

  • 649 miscellaneous vehicle dealers

  • 657 apparel and accessories stores, except shoe stores

  • 658 shoe stores

  • 667 furniture and home furnishing stores

  • 668 household appliances, tv, and radio stores

  • 669 eating and drinking places

  • 677 drug stores

  • 678 liquor stores

  • 679 farm and garden supply stores

  • 687 jewelry stores

  • 688 fuel and ice dealers

  • 689 retail florists

  • 697 miscellaneous retail stores

  • 698 not specified retail trade

  • 707 banking

  • 708 credit agencies

  • 709 security, commodity brokerage, and investment companies

  • 717 insurance

  • 718 real estate, incl. real estate-insurance-law offices

  • 727 advertising

  • 728 services to dwellings and other buildings

  • 729 commercial research, development, and testing labs

  • 737 employment and temporary help agencies

  • 738 business management and consulting services

  • 739 computer programming services

  • 747 detective and protective services

  • 748 business services, n.e.c.

  • 749 automobile services, except repair

  • 757 automobile repair and related services

  • 758 electrical repair shops

  • 759 miscellaneous repair services

  • 769 private households

  • 777 hotels and motels

  • 778 lodging places, except hotels and motels

  • 779 laundering, cleaning, and other garment services

  • 787 beauty shops

  • 788 barber shops

  • 789 shoe repair shops

  • 797 dressmaking shops

  • 798 miscellaneous personal services

  • 807 theaters and motion pictures

  • 808 bowling alleys, billiard and pool parlors

  • 809 miscellaneous entertainment and recreation services

  • 828 offices of physicians

  • 829 offices of dentists

  • 837 offices of chiropractors

  • 838 hospitals

  • 839 convalescent institutions

  • 847 offices of health practitioners,n.e.c.

  • 848 health services, n.e.c.

  • 849 legal services

  • 857 elementary and secondary schools

  • 858 colleges and universities

  • 859 libraries

  • 867 educational services, n.e.c.

  • 868 not specified educational services

  • 869 museums, art galleries, and zoos

  • 877 religious organizations

  • 878 welfare services

  • 879 residential welfare facilities

  • 887 nonprofit membership organizations

  • 888 engineering and architectural services

  • 889 accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping services

  • 897 miscellaneous professional and related services

  • 907 postal service

  • 917 federal public administration

  • 927 state public administration

  • 937 local public administration