• Food Manufacturing - Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing - Textile Mills - Textile Product Mills - Apparel Manufacturing - Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing

• Wood Product Manufacturing - Paper Manufacturing - Printing and Related Support Activities - Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing - Chemical Manufacturing - Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing - Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing

• Primary Metal Manufacturing - Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing - Machinery Manufacturing

• Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing - Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing

• Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

• Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing

• Miscellaneous Manufacturing

     Definition: The Manufacturing sector comprises establishments engaged in the mechanical, physical, or chemical transformation of materials, substances, or components into new products. The assembling of component parts of manufactured products is considered manufacturing, except in cases where the activity is appropriately classified in Sector, Construction.

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

Miscellaneous Manufacturing
     Industries in the Miscellaneous Manufacturing subsector make a wide range of products that cannot readily be classified in specific subsectors in manufacturing. Processes used by these establishments vary significantly, both among and within industries. For example, a variety of manufacturing processes are used in manufacturing sporting and athletic goods that include products, such as tennis racquets and golf balls. The processes for these products differ from each other, and the processes differ significantly from the fabrication processes used in making dolls or toys, the melting and shaping of precious metals to make jewelry, and the bending, forming, and assembly used in making medical products.
     The industries in this subsector are defined by what is made rather than how it is made. In most cases, no one process or material predominates for an industry.
     Establishments in this subsector manufacture products as diverse as medical equipment and supplies, jewelry, sporting goods, toys, and office supplies.