Sectors

Sector definitions follow the North American Industry Classification System from the U.S. Census Bureau. NAICS provides definitions for 20 sectors which NIOSH aggregated into 10 sector groups as follows. Each of the 10 sectors has a NORA Council.

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NORA Sector Group NAICS Code
Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing (except Wildland Firefighting and including seafood processing) 11 & 311710
Construction 23
Healthcare & Social Assistance (including Veterinary Medicine/Animal Care) 62, 54194,& 81291
Manufacturing (except seafood processing) 31-33
Mining (except Oil and Gas Extraction) 21
Oil and Gas Extraction 211, 213111, & 213112
Public Safety (including Wildland Firefighting) 92212, 92214, 92216 & 62191
Services (except Public Safety and Veterinary Medicine/Animal Care) 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 61, 71, 72, 81, & 92
Transportation, Warehousing & Utilities 48-49 & 22
Wholesale and Retail Trade 42 & 44-45

More information about NIOSH’s work in each sector can be accessed through the NIOSH Program Portfolio page.