The Standard Industrial Classification is a United States government system for classifying industries by a four-digit code. Established in 1987, it has since been supplanted by the six-digit North American Industry Classification System in 1997.

The following table is from the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, which allows searching for companies by SIC code in its database of filings.


SIC
Code
  Industry Title

0100   Agricultural Production-Crops
0200   Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties
0700   Agricultural Services
0800   Forestry
0900   Fishing, Hunting and Trapping
1000   Metal Mining
1040   Gold and Silver Ores
1090   Miscellaneous Metal Ores
1221   Bituminous Coal & Lignite Mining
1311   Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas
1381   Drilling Oil & Gas Wells
1382   Oil & Gas Field Exploration Services
1389   Oil & Gas Field Services, NEC
1400   Mining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels)
1520   General Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs
1531   Operative Builders
1540   General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs
1600   Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors
1623   Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction
1700   Construction - Special Trade Contractors
1731   Electrical Work
2000   Food and Kindred Products
2011   Meat Packing Plants
2013   Sausages & Other Prepared Meat Products
2015   Poultry Slaughtering and Processing
2020   Dairy Products
2024   Ice Cream & Frozen Desserts
2030   Canned, Frozen & Preservd Fruit, Veg & Food Specialties
2033   Canned, Fruits, Veg, Preserves, Jams & Jellies
2040   Grain Mill Products
2050   Bakery Products
2052   Cookies & Crackers
2060   Sugar & Confectionery Products
2070   Fats & Oils
2080   Beverages
2082   Malt Beverages
2086   Bottled & Canned Soft Drinks & Carbonated Waters
2090   Miscellaneous Food Preparations & Kindred Products
2092   Prepared Fresh or Frozen Fish & Seafoods
2100   Tobacco Products
2111   Cigarettes
2200   Textile Mill Products
2211   Broadwoven Fabric Mills, Cotton
2221   Broadwoven Fabric Mills, Man Made Fiber & Silk
2250   Knitting Mills
2253   Knit Outerwear Mills
2273   Carpets & Rugs
2300   Apparel & Other Finishd Prods of Fabrics & Similar Matl
2320   Men's & Boys' Furnishgs, Work Clothg, & Allied Garments
2330   Women's, Misses', and Juniors Outerwear
2340   Women's, Misses', Children's & Infants' Undergarments
2390   Miscellaneous Fabricated Textile Products
2400   Lumber & Wood Products (No Furniture)
2421   Sawmills & Planting Mills, General
2430   Millwood, Veneer, Plywood, & Structural Wood Members
2451   Mobile Homes
2452   Prefabricated Wood Bldgs & Components
2510   Household Furniture
2511   Wood Household Furniture, (No Upholstered)
2520   Office Furniture
2522   Office Furniture (No Wood)
2531   Public Bldg & Related Furniture
2540   Partitions, Shelvg, Lockers, & of fice & Store Fixtures
2590   Miscellaneous Furniture & Fixtures
2600   Papers & Allied Products
2611   Pulp Mills
2621   Paper Mills
2631   Paperboard Mills
2650   Paperboard Containers & Boxes
2670   Converted Paper & Paperboard Prods (No Contaners/Boxes)
2673   Plastics, Foil & Coated Paper Bags
2711   Newspapers: Publishing or Publishing & Printing
2721   Periodicals: Publishing or Publishing & Printing
2731   Books: Publishing or Publishing & Printing
2732   Book Printing
2741   Miscellaneous Publishing
2750   Commercial Printing
2761   Manifold Business Forms
2771   Greeting Cards
2780   Blankbooks, Looseleaf Binders & Bookbindg & Relatd Work
2790   Service Industries For The Printing Trade
2800   Chemicals & Allied Products
2810   Industrial Inorganic Chemicals
2820   Plastic Material, Synth Resin/Rubber, Cellulos (No Glass)
2821   Plastic Materials, Synth Resins & Nonvulcan Elastomers
2833   Medicinal Chemicals & Botanical Products
2834   Pharmaceutical Preparations
2835   In Vitro & In Vivo Diagnostic Substances
2836   Biological Products, (No Disgnostic Substances)
2840   Soap, Detergents, Cleang Preparations, Perfumes, Cosmetics
2842   Specialty Cleaning, Polishing and Sanitation Preparations
2844   Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations
2851   Paints, Varnishes, Lacquers, Enamels & Allied Prods
2860   Industrial Organic Chemicals
2870   Agricultural Chemicals
2890   Miscellaneous Chemical Products
2891   Adhesives & Sealants
2911   Petroleum Refining
2950   Asphalt Paving & Roofing Materials
2990   Miscellaneous Products of Petroleum & Coal
3011   Tires & Inner Tubes
3021   Rubber & Plastics Footwear
3050   Gaskets, Packg & Sealg Devices & Rubber & Plastics Hose
3060   Fabricated Rubber Products, NEC
3080   Miscellaneous Plastics Products
3081   Unsupported Plastics Film & Sheet
3086   Plastics Foam Products
3089   Plastics Products, NEC
3100   Leather & Leather Products
3140   Footwear, (No Rubber)
3211   Flat Glass
3220   Glass & Glassware, Pressed or Blown
3221   Glass Containers
3231   Glass Products, Made of Purchased Glass
3241   Cement, Hydraulic
3250   Structural Clay Products
3260   Pottery & Related Products
3270   Concrete, Gypsum & Plaster Products
3272   Concrete Products, Except Block & Brick
3281   Cut Stone & Stone Products
3290   Abrasive, Asbestos & Misc Nonmetallic Mineral Prods
3310   Steel Works, Blast Furnaces & Rolling & Finishing Mills
3312   Steel Works, Blast Furnaces & Rolling Mills (Coke Ovens)
3317   Steel Pipe & Tubes
3320   Iron & Steel Foundries
3330   Primary Smelting & Refining of Nonferrous Metals
3334   Primary Production of Aluminum
3341   Secondary Smelting & Refining of Nonferrous Metals
3350   Rolling Drawing & Extruding of Nonferrous Metals
3357   Drawing & Insulating of Nonferrous Wire
3360   Nonferrous Foundries (Castings)
3390   Miscellaneous Primary Metal Products
3411   Metal Cans
3412   Metal Shipping Barrels, Drums, Kegs & Pails
3420   Cutlery, Handtools & General Hardware
3430   Heating Equip, Except Elec & Warm Air; & Plumbing Fixtures
3433   Heating Equipment, Except Electric & Warm Air Furnaces
3440   Fabricated Structural Metal Products
3442   Metal Doors, Sash, Frames, Moldings & Trim
3443   Fabricated Plate Work (Boiler Shops)
3444   Sheet Metal Work
3448   Prefabricated Metal Buildings & Components
3451   Screw Machine Products
3452   Bolts, Nuts, Screws, Rivets & Washers
3460   Metal Forgings & Stampings
3470   Coating, Engraving & Allied Services
3480   Ordnance & Accessories, (No Vehicles/Guided Missiles)
3490   Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Products
3510   Engines & Turbines
3523   Farm Machinery & Equipment
3524   Lawn & Garden Tractors & Home Lawn & Gardens Equip
3530   Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip
3531   Construction Machinery & Equip
3532   Mining Machinery & Equip (No Oil & Gas Field Mach & Equip)
3533   Oil & Gas Field Machinery & Equipment
3537   Industrial Trucks, Tractors, Trailors & Stackers
3540   Metalworkg Machinery & Equipment
3541   Machine Tools, Metal Cutting Types
3550   Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery)
3555   Printing Trades Machinery & Equipment
3559   Special Industry Machinery, NEC
3560   General Industrial Machinery & Equipment
3561   Pumps & Pumping Equipment
3562   Ball & Roller Bearings
3564   Industrial & Commercial Fans & Blowers & Air Purifing Equip
3567   Industrial Process Furnaces & Ovens
3569   General Industrial Machinery & Equipment, NEC
3570   Computer & of fice Equipment
3571   Electronic Computers
3572   Computer Storage Devices
3575   Computer Terminals
3576   Computer Communications Equipment
3577   Computer Peripheral Equipment, NEC
3578   Calculating & Accounting Machines (No Electronic Computers)
3579   Office Machines, NEC
3580   Refrigeration & Service Industry Machinery
3585   Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip
3590   Misc Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment
3600   Electronic & Other Electrical Equipment (No Computer Equip)
3612   Power, Distribution & Specialty Transformers
3613   Switchgear & Switchboard Apparatus
3620   Electrical Industrial Apparatus
3621   Motors & Generators
3630   Household Appliances
3634   Electric Housewares & Fans
3640   Electric Lighting & Wiring Equipment
3651   Household Audio & Video Equipment
3652   Phonograph Records & Prerecorded Audio Tapes & Disks
3661   Telephone & Telegraph Apparatus
3663   Radio & Tv Broadcasting & Communications Equipment
3669   Communications Equipment, NEC
3670   Electronic Components & Accessories
3672   Printed Circuit Boards
3674   Semiconductors & Related Devices
3677   Electronic Coils, Transformers & Other Inductors
3678   Electronic Connectors
3679   Electronic Components, NEC
3690   Miscellaneous Electrical Machinery, Equipment & Supplies
3695   Magnetic & Optical Recording Media
3711   Motor Vehicles & Passenger Car Bodies
3713   Truck & Bus Bodies
3714   Motor Vehicle Parts & Accessories
3715   Truck Trailers
3716   Motor Homes
3720   Aircraft & Parts
3721   Aircraft
3724   Aircraft Engines & Engine Parts
3728   Aircraft Parts & Auxiliary Equipment, NEC
3730   Ship & Boat Building & Repairing
3743   Railroad Equipment
3751   Motorcycles, Bicycles & Parts
3760   Guided Missiles & Space Vehicles & Parts
3790   Miscellaneous Transportation Equipment
3812   Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys
3821   Laboratory Apparatus & Furniture
3822   Auto Controls For Regulating Residential & Comml Environments
3823   Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, and Control
3824   Totalizing Fluid Meters & Counting Devices
3825   Instruments For Meas & Testing of Electricity & Elec Signals
3826   Laboratory Analytical Instruments
3827   Optical Instruments & Lenses
3829   Measuring & Controlling Devices, NEC
3841   Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus
3842   Orthopedic, Prosthetic & Surgical Appliances & Supplies
3843   Dental Equipment & Supplies
3844   X-Ray Apparatus & Tubes & Related Irradiation Apparatus
3845   Electromedical & Electrotherapeutic Apparatus
3851   Ophthalmic Goods
3861   Photographic Equipment & Supplies
3873   Watches, Clocks, Clockwork Operated Devices/Parts
3910   Jewelry, Silverware & Plated Ware
3911   Jewelry, Precious Metal
3931   Musical Instruments
3942   Dolls & Stuffed Toys
3944   Games, Toys & Children's Vehicles (No Dolls & Bicycles)
3949   Sporting & Athletic Goods, NEC
3950   Pens, Pencils & Other Artists' Materials
3960   Costume Jewelry & Novelties
3990   Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries
4011   Railroads, Line-Haul Operating
4013   Railroad Switching & Terminal Establishments
4100   Local & Suburban Transit & Interurban Hwy Passenger Trans
4210   Trucking & Courier Services (No Air)
4213   Trucking (No Local)
4220   Public Warehousing & Storage
4231   Terminal Maintenance Facilities For Motor Freight Transport
4400   Water Transportation
4412   Deep Sea Foreign Transportation of Freight
4512   Air Transportation, Scheduled
4513   Air Courier Services
4522   Air Transportation, Nonscheduled
4581   Airports, Flying Fields & Airport Terminal Services
4610   Pipe Lines (No Natural Gas)
4700   Transportation Services
4731   Arrangement of Transportation of Freight & Cargo
4812   Radiotelephone Communications
4813   Telephone Communications (No Radiotelephone)
4822   Telegraph & Other Message Communications
4832   Radio Broadcasting Stations
4833   Television Broadcasting Stations
4841   Cable & Other Pay Television Services
4899   Communications Services, NEC
4900   Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services
4911   Electric Services
4922   Natural Gas Transmission
4923   Natural Gas Transmisison & Distribution
4924   Natural Gas Distribution
4931   Electric & Other Services Combined
4932   Gas & Other Services Combined
4941   Water Supply
4950   Sanitary Services
4953   Refuse Systems
4955   Hazardous Waste Management
4961   Steam & Air-Conditioning Supply
4991   Cogeneration Services & Small Power Producers
5000   Wholesale-Durable Goods
5010   Wholesale-Motor Vehicles & Motor Vehicle Parts & Supplies
5013   Wholesale-Motor Vehicle Supplies & New Parts
5020   Wholesale-Furniture & Home Furnishings
5030   Wholesale-Lumber & Other Construction Materials
5031   Wholesale-Lumber, Plywood, Millwork & Wood Panels
5040   Wholesale-Professional & Commercial Equipment & Supplies
5045   Wholesale-Computers & Peripheral Equipment & Software
5047   Wholesale-Medical, Dental & Hospital Equipment & Supplies
5050   Wholesale-Metals & Minerals (No Petroleum)
5051   Wholesale-Metals Service Centers & of fices
5063   Wholesale-Electrical Apparatus & Equipment, Wiring Supplies
5064   Wholesale-Electrical Appliances, Tv & Radio Sets
5065   Wholesale-Electronic Parts & Equipment, NEC
5070   Wholesale-Hardware & Plumbing & Heating Equipment & Supplies
5072   Wholesale-Hardware
5080   Wholesale-Machinery, Equipment & Supplies
5082   Wholesale-Construction & Mining (No Petro) Machinery & Equip
5084   Wholesale-Industrial Machinery & Equipment
5090   Wholesale-Misc Durable Goods
5094   Wholesale-Jewelry, Watches, Precious Stones & Metals
5099   Wholesale-Durable Goods, NEC
5110   Wholesale-Paper & Paper Products
5122   Wholesale-Drugs, Proprietaries & Druggists' Sundries
5130   Wholesale-Apparel, Piece Goods & Notions
5140   Wholesale-Groceries & Related Products
5141   Wholesale-Groceries, General Line
5150   Wholesale-Farm Product Raw Materials
5160   Wholesale-Chemicals & Allied Products
5171   Wholesale-Petroleum Bulk Stations & Terminals
5172   Wholesale-Petroleum & Petroleum Products (No Bulk Stations)
5180   Wholesale-Beer, Wine & Distilled Alcoholic Beverages
5190   Wholesale-Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods
5200   Retail-Building Materials, Hardware, Garden Supply
5211   Retail-Lumber & Other Building Materials Dealers
5271   Retail-Mobile Home Dealers
5311   Retail-Department Stores
5331   Retail-Variety Stores
5399   Retail-Misc General Merchandise Stores
5400   Retail-Food Stores
5411   Retail-Grocery Stores
5412   Retail-Convenience Stores
5500   Retail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations
5531   Retail-Auto & Home Supply Stores
5600   Retail-Apparel & Accessory Stores
5621   Retail-Women's Clothing Stores
5651   Retail-Family Clothing Stores
5661   Retail-Shoe Stores
5700   Retail-Home Furniture, Furnishings & Equipment Stores
5712   Retail-Furniture Stores
5731   Retail-Radio, Tv & Consumer Electronics Stores
5734   Retail-Computer & Computer Software Stores
5735   Retail-Record & Prerecorded Tape Stores
5810   Retail-Eating & Drinking Places
5812   Retail-Eating Places
5900   Retail-Miscellaneous Retail
5912   Retail-Drug Stores and Proprietary Stores
5940   Retail-Miscellaneous Shopping Goods Stores
5944   Retail-Jewelry Stores
5945   Retail-Hobby, Toy & Game Shops
5960   Retail-Nonstore Retailers
5961   Retail-Catalog & Mail-Order Houses
5990   Retail-Retail Stores, NEC
6021   National Commercial Banks
6022   State Commercial Banks
6029   Commercial Banks, NEC
6035   Savings Institution, Federally Chartered
6036   Savings Institutions, Not Federally Chartered
6099   Functions Related To Depository Banking, NEC
6111   Federal & Federally-Sponsored Credit Agencies
6141   Personal Credit Institutions
6153   Short-Term Business Credit Institutions
6159   Miscellaneous Business Credit Institution
6162   Mortgage Bankers & Loan Correspondents
6163   Loan Brokers
6172   Finance Lessors
6189   Asset-Backed Securities
6199   Finance Services
6200   Security & Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges & Services
6211   Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies
6221   Commodity Contracts Brokers & Dealers
6282   Investment Advice
6311   Life Insurance
6321   Accident & Health Insurance
6324   Hospital & Medical Service Plans
6331   Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance
6351   Surety Insurance
6361   Title Insurance
6399   Insurance Carriers, NEC
6411   Insurance Agents, Brokers & Service
6500   Real Estate
6510   Real Estate Operators (No Developers) & Lessors
6512   Operators of Nonresidential Buildings
6513   Operators of Apartment Buildings
6519   Lessors of Real Property, NEC
6531   Real Estate Agents & Managers (For Others)
6532   Real Estate Dealers (For Their Own Account)
6552   Land Subdividers & Developers (No Cemeteries)
6770   Blank Checks
6792   Oil Royalty Traders
6794   Patent Owners & Lessors
6795   Mineral Royalty Traders
6798   Real Estate Investment Trusts
6799   Investors, NEC
7000   Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places
7011   Hotels & Motels
7200   Services-Personal Services
7310   Services-Advertising
7311   Services-Advertising Agencies
7320   Services-Consumer Credit Reporting, Collection Agencies
7330   Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography
7331   Services-Direct Mail Advertising Services
7340   Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings
7350   Services-Miscellaneous Equipment Rental & Leasing
7359   Services-Equipment Rental & Leasing, NEC
7361   Services-Employment Agencies
7363   Services-Help Supply Services
7370   Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc.
7371   Services-Computer Programming Services
7372   Services-Prepackaged Software
7373   Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design
7374   Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation
7377   Services-Computer Rental & Leasing
7380   Services-Miscellaneous Business Services
7381   Services-Detective, Guard & Armored Car Services
7384   Services-Photofinishing Laboratories
7385   Services-Telephone Interconnect Systems
7389   Services-Business Services, NEC
7500   Services-Automotive Repair, Services & Parking
7510   Services-Auto Rental & Leasing (No Drivers)
7600   Services-Miscellaneous Repair Services
7812   Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production
7819   Services-Allied To Motion Picture Production
7822   Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Distribution
7829   Services-Allied To Motion Picture Distribution
7830   Services-Motion Picture Theaters
7841   Services-Video Tape Rental
7900   Services-Amusement & Recreation Services
7948   Services-Racing, Including Track Operation
7990   Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation
7997   Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs
8000   Services-Health Services
8011   Services-Offices & Clinics of Doctors of Medicine
8050   Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities
8051   Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities
8060   Services-Hospitals
8062   Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, NEC
8071   Services-Medical Laboratories
8082   Services-Home Health Care Services
8090   Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, NEC
8093   Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, NEC
8111   Services-Legal Services
8200   Services-Educational Services
8300   Services-Social Services
8351   Services-Child Day Care Services
8600   Services-Membership or ganizations
8700   Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management
8711   Services-Engineering Services
8731   Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research
8734   Services-Testing Laboratories
8741   Services-Management Services
8742   Services-Management Consulting Services
8744   Services-Facilities Support Management Services
8880   American Depositary Receipts
8888   Foreign Governments
8900   Services-Services, NEC
9721   International Affairs
9995   Non-Operating Establishments

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