1970 Industry Codes
This page presents the 1970 census industrial classification system recorded in the IPUMS variable IND. The page shows each industrial category and its corresponding IND code. The industries are organized into several large groupings (e.g., agriculture). In addition to this contemporary system, the IPUMS codes all census years into the 1950 industrial classification scheme, recording them in the variable IND1950.
NOT APPLICABLE
- 000
- N/A (not applicable)
AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, AND FISHERIES
- 017
- Agricultural production
- 018
- Agricultural services, except horticultural
- 019
- Horticultural services
- 027
- Forestry
- 028
- Fisheries
- 029
- Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries--allocated
MINING
- 047
- Metal mining
- 048
- Coal mining
- 049
- Crude petroleum and natural gas extractions
- 057
- Nonmetallic mining and quarrying, except fuel
- 058
- Mining--allocated
CONSTRUCTION
- 067
- General building contractors
- 068
- General contractors, except building
- 069
- Special trade contractors
- 077
- Construction, n.s.
- 078
- Construction--allocated
MANUFACTURING
Durable goods
Lumber and wood products, except furniture:
- 107
- Logging
- 108
- Sawmills, planing mills, and mill work
- 109
- Miscellaneous wood products
- 118
- Furniture and fixtures
Stone, clay, and glass products:
- 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
Metal industries:
- 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
- Metal industries, n.s.
Machinery, except electrical:
- 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
- Machinery, n.s.
Electrical machinery, equipment, and supplies:
- 199
- Household appliances
- 207
- Radio, T.V., and communication equipment
- 208
- Electrical machinery, equipment, and supplies, n.e.c.
- 209
- Electrical machinery, equipment, and supplies, n.s.
Transportation equipment:
- 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
Professional and photographic equipment, and watches:
- 239
- Scientific and controlling instruments
- 247
- Optical and health services supplies
- 248
- Photographic equipment and supplies
- 249
- Watches, clocks, and clockwork-operated devices
- 257
- Professional equipment, n.s.
- 258
- Ordnance
- 259
- Miscellaneous manufacturing industries
- 267
- Manufacturing, durable goods--allocated
Nondurable goods
Food and kindred products:
- 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
- Food industries, n.s.
- 299
- Tobacco manufactures
Textile mill products:
- 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
Apparel and other fabricated textile products:
- 319
- Apparel and accessories
- 327
- Miscellaneous fabricated textile products
Paper and allied products:
- 328
- Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills
- 329
- Miscellaneous paper and pulp products
- 337
- Paperboard containers and boxes
Printing, publishing, and allied industries:
- 338
- Newspaper publishing and printing
- 339
- Printing, publishing, and allied industries, except newspapers
Chemicals and allied products:
- 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
- Chemicals and allied products, n.s.
Petroleum and coal products:
- 377
- Petroleum refining
- 378
- Miscellaneous petroleum and coal products
Rubber and miscellaneous plastic products:
- 379
- Rubber products
- 387
- Miscellaneous plastic products
Leather and leather products:
- 388
- Tanned, curried, and finished leather
- 389
- Footwear, except rubber
- 397
- Leather products, except footwear
- 399
- Manufacturing, nondurable goods--allocated
- 398
- Manufacturing industries, n.s.
TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNICATIONS, AND OTHER PUBLIC UTILITIES
Transportation:
- 407
- Railroads and railway express service
- 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
Communications:
- 447
- Radio broadcasting and television
- 448
- Telephone (wire and radio)
- 449
- Telegraph and miscellaneous communication services
Utilities and sanitary 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
- 499
- Transportation, communications, and other public utilities--allocated
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE
Wholesale trade:
- 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
- Electrical and hardware products, n.s.
- 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
- Wholesale trade, n.s.
- 599
- Wholesale trade--allocated
Retail 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
- Miscellaneous general merchandise stores
- 628
- Grocery stores
- 629
- Dairy products 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 furnishings 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
- Retail trade, n.s.
- 699
- Retail trade--allocated
FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE
- 707
- Banking
- 708
- Credit agencies
- 709
- Security, commodity brokerage, and investment companies
- 717
- Insurance
- 718
- Real estate, including real estate-insurance-law offices
- 719
- Finance, insurance, and real estate--allocated
BUSINESS AND REPAIR SERVICES
- 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
- 767
- Business and repair services--allocated
PERSONAL 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
- 799
- Personal services--allocated
ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATION SERVICES
- 807
- Theaters and motion pictures
- 808
- Bowling alleys, billiard and pool parlors
- 809
- Miscellaneous entertainment and recreation services
- 817
- Entertainment and recreation services--allocated
PROFESSIONAL AND RELATED 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
- Educational services, n.s.
- 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
- 899
- Professional and related services--allocated
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
- 907
- Postal service
- 917
- Federal public administration
- 927
- State public administration
- 937
- Local public administration
- 947
- Public administration--allocated
WORKERS NOT CLASSIFIABLE BY INDUSTRY
- 997
- Unemployed persons, last worked 1959 or earlier*
- 999
- Industry not reported
* Found in experienced civilian labor force universe only.
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