TWC/LMCI Industry Sector Descriptions and Keywords
1. Emerging Biotechnology, Life Sciences and Medical Sector-This sector includes
industries engaged in the provision of health care, life science or advanced applications of
biological science. The group contains vertically integrated industries at the
manufacturing, service, retail and wholesale levels, ranging from pharmaceuticals to
offices of physicians.
Some significant keywords from this sector include: medical, biotechnology,
bioagriculture, genetic engineering, medical centers, medical schools, research hospitals,
healthcare, medical services, pharmaceuticals, toxicology, dental services, surgical
services, drug wholesalers, medical equipment manufacture, nanotechnology, molecular
particles, lightweight materials, smart materials, molecular computing, incubators
2. Electronics and Applied Computer Equipment Sector-This sector includes
industries engaged in the production, distribution and servicing of advanced analog and
digital technology equipment. The group contains vertically integrated industries at the
manufacturing, service, retail and wholesale levels, ranging from semiconductor &
electronic components manufacture to electronics, camera and appliance stores.
Some significant keywords from this sector include: electronic components,
semiconductors, transistors, electronic production technology, microelectronics,
computer, digital cameras, smart cards, electronics design, electronics fabrication,
electronics assembly, printed circuit boards, electronics repair, LED, electronics goods
wholesalers
3. Telecommunications and Information Services Sector- This sector includes
industries whose primary business involves the physical transmission of
telecommunications and related network services, the production of telecommunications
equipment, and the delivery of multimedia content through television and related
telecommunications activities. The group contains vertically integrated businesses
ranging from computer systems design and related services to wired telecommunications
carriers.
Some significant keywords from this sector include: information services, publishing,
motion pictures, broadcasting, data processing, telecommunications, software publishing,
advertising, commercial information, television networks, cable channels, digital
satellites, communications devices, telecommunications services, communications
equipment, computers, computer equipment, peripherals, cellular phones, digital lines,
fiber optics, network equipment, broadband applications, electronic auctions, radio
broadcasting, television broadcasting
4. Legal, Protective and Human Support Services Sector- This sector includes
industries whose primary focus is the delivery of community support services, ranging
from police, fire and related protection services to welfare and family services.
Some significant keywords from this sector include: legal services, welfare, social
services, community services, criminal justice, fire protection, judiciary, grant making
foundations, social advocacy groups, civic organizations, social organizations, labor
unions, professional organizations, emergency welfare services, family services
5. Corporate Headquarters, Administrative and Government Sector- This sector
includes businesses primarily engaged in general government services, including a wide
range of regulatory and compliance agencies. Also included in this sector are corporate
headquarters and firms whose primary activities are administrative in nature.
Some significant keywords from this sector include: corporate headquarters,
government, enforcement, regulatory, mergers, post office, security exchanges
6. Business and Financial Services Sector- Industries included in this sector provide
general business support, financial, design, maintenance and related services to other core
industries. Some detailed industries that are found in this sector include employment and
temporary staffing services, banking and credit intermediation, and architectural,
engineering, and testing lab services.
Some significant keywords from this sector include: engineering, architecture, legal
services, accounting, management consulting, human resources, telecom call centers,
marketing, outsourcing, photocopying, mail, human resource management, claims
processors, customer service, personnel supply, temporary help services, printing, prepress services, banking, insurance carriers, real estate, securities, commodity brokers,
industrial design, graphic design, market research, office administrative services,
janitorial, facilities maintenance, trade shows, office furniture wholesalers, display
shelving manufactures, business agents and representatives
7. General Line Store Retailers Sector- This sector includes industries whose primary
business is the retail distribution of general consumer products for households, including
food stuffs, clothing stores, household and related goods. The top three detailed industries
included in this sector are grocery stores, general merchandise stores and department
stores.
Some significant keywords from this sector include: clothing stores, shoe stores, toys,
hobby goods, beer distributors, furniture retailing, home furnishings, appliance stores,
retail building supply, lawn and garden supply, grocery stores, florists, department stores,
general merchandise stores, book stores, music stores, stationery stores, gift shops,
vending machines, souvenir shops
8. Tourism, Hospitality and Leisure Sector- This sector includes industries that
are primarily engaged in the tourism and hospitality business, providing recreational,
lodging, local transportation and entertainment services. Primarily local population
serving in nature, examples from this sector include fast food restaurants, hotels and
motels, and them parks.
Some significant keywords from this sector include: travel, hospitality, recreation, food
and beverage, tourist retail sales, tourism, sports, arts, resorts, theme parks, hunting
leases, amusement, motion pictures, sport fishing, bird-watching, camping, recreation,
entertainment, museums, lodging, bars, restaurants, eating places, drinking places, taxi
services, charter bus service, sightseeing, light rail, local delivery services, local
messenger service, travel arrangement, gambling, RV parks
9. Distribution, Transportation, and Logistics Sector- This industry sector
includes businesses responsible for moving people and products across regions. It also
includes industries whose primary business is to arrange the logistics for transporting
goods, people and utility services across areas. The top three industries in this sector are
general freight long haul trucking, scheduled air transportation and utility systems and
waste collection.
Some significant keywords from this sector include: moving, goods distribution, storage,
highways, airports, rail lines, port facilities, logistics, wholesale trade and distribution,
trucking, warehousing, railroad transportation, water transportation, air transportation,
freight hauling, inventory movement, supply chain management, goods-in-transit,
sewage, hazardous materials, inland water transportation, commuter rail, air traffic
control, airport operations, rail terminal operations, port operations, harbor operations,
interregional courier service, waste collection, waste treatment
10. Heavy and Special Trade Construction Sector- This sector is comprised
of vertically integrated industries engaged in residential, commercial and heavy
construction and the creation or wholesale distribution of core construction materials. The
top three employing industries within this sector are building equipment contractors,
commercial building construction and exterior building contractors.
Some significant keywords from this sector include: heavy construction, highway
construction, bridge construction, water facilities, sewer facilities, power transmission
facilities, industrial building facilities, metal fabrication, construction materials, cement,
stone, wood products, construction equipment, manufacturing, lumber, architectural
materials, structural materials, infrastructure, residential construction, wholesalers of
construction materials
11. Energy, Mining and Related Support Services Sector- This sector contains
vertically integrated industries directly or indirectly related to the exploration for or
generation of energy in all forms and from all sources. The top three employing
industries in this sector are oil well drilling & support activities for mining, oil and
natural gas extraction, and electric power generation.
Some significant keywords from this sector include: energy, oil, gas extraction, mining,
natural resources, oil exploration, domestic energy, oil and gas recovery, oilfield services,
natural gas, oil drilling, gas drilling, petroleum products, coal, lignite, power generation,
power grid, electricity, energy trading, emerging energy services, fuel cell technology,
wind energy, electric power, power transmission, mining
12. Petroleum Refining and Chemical Sector- This sector contains vertically
integrated industries directly or indirectly related to petroleum refining and distribution,
the manufacture of petrochemicals, and chemical production and distribution. The top
three employing industries in this sector are gasoline stations, misc. plastics products
manufacture, and basic organic chemical manufacture.
Some significant keywords from this sector include: petroleum refining, chemical
production, petrochemicals, refineries, general organic chemicals, plastics materials,
chemical preparations, chemical wholesalers, petroleum wholesalers, gas stations
13. Transportation Equipment Sector- This sector covers industries that manufacture,
maintain or distribute all modes of transportation equipment, ranging from personal
automobile transportation to commercial and military aircraft production. The top three
employing industries in this sector are automobile dealers, automotive repair and
maintenance and guided missiles, aerospace product and parts manufacture.
Some significant keywords from this sector include: automobile manufacturing, defense
aviation, aircraft-related manufacturing, aircraft, military aircraft, airlines, rail cars,
shipbuilding, transportation equipment, aircraft production, automobile parts, automobile
dealers, auto repair
14. Production Support and Industrial Machinery Sector- This sector contains
vertically integrated industries directly or indirectly involved in fabricating structural
metals and manufacturing end-user durable goods. Included is the manufacture,
maintenance and distribution of all types of industrial machinery and component parts.
The top three employing industries in this sector are machinery & supply merchant
wholesalers, ornamental, architectural & structural metals, and agricultural, construction,
and mining machinery manufacture.
Some significant keywords from this sector include: production support manufacturing,
metal fabrication, industrial machinery, metal forgings, boilers, tanks, shipping
containers, machine shops, metal valves, metal pipes, construction machinery, oil field
machinery, industrial machinery, commercial machinery, heating & air conditioning
machinery, refrigeration equipment, metal working machinery, pumps, compressors,
materials handling apparatus, welding apparatus, commercial machine repair, machinery
wholesalers, metal wholesalers
15. Agriculture, Forestry and Food Sector- This sector is comprised of a range of
vertically aligned industries involved in the commercial food chain, including the
production, processing and distribution of meat and produce from raw input to consumer
foodstuffs. The top three employing industries in this sector are grocery product merchant
wholesalers, animal slaughtering & poultry processing, and bakeries and tortilla
manufacturing.
Some significant keywords from this sector include: agriculture, farms, livestock, cattle
and calves, dairy, citrus, winemaking, vineyards, cotton, agricultural services, beef,
chicken, poultry, fruits, vegetables, food processing, agricultural processing, timber,
logging, farm product wholesalers, dairy wholesalers, fish mongers, vegetable merchants
16. Education, Training and Personal Development Sector- This industry sector
includes the formal and informal delivery of all manners of education and training to all
levels of learners from elementary to postsecondary education. The sector also includes a
wide range of non-school instruction, from early childhood within a childcare or nursery
school environment to religious education and family planning. The top three employing
industries in this sector are elementary and secondary schools, colleges and universities,
and child day care services.
Some significant keywords from this sector include: education services, school, child
care, job training, elementary schools, secondary schools, junior colleges, universities,
trade schools, technical schools, family planning, churches, religious education
17. Apparel, Leather, Wood and Related Non-durable Manufacturing Sector- This
sector includes primarily non-durable goods manufacture of consumer oriented products
arising from the transformation of natural resources such as wood, fiber and leather. The
top three employing industries in this sector are household and institutional furniture
manufacture, converted paper product manufacturing, and misc. non-durable goods
merchant wholesalers.
Some significant keywords from this sector include: wood, textiles, apparel, yarn,
leather, saw mills, footwear manufacture, paper, pulp fiber, hide tanning, knit fabric, nondurable wholesalers, wooden household furniture
18. Personal and Residential Services Sector- This sector includes those industries
engaged in providing personal consumer services, either in the form of direct services or
in the distribution of products, which cater to the health, happiness and general wellbeing of the individual. The top three employing industries in this sector are home health
care services, nursing care services, and drug, cosmetics, health & personal care stores.
Some significant keywords from this sector include: dry cleaning, yard maintenance,
hairstyling, barber, nanny, housecleaning, housekeeper, babysitting, assisted living
facilities, rest homes, cosmetic retailers, drug stores, nursing homes, in-home health care,
residential care, boarding houses, household goods repair, cemeteries, crematories, pet
boarding, equipment rental, furniture rental, propane servicing, fuel oil dealers,
newspaper delivery, furniture wholesalers