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Industries Reference - Occupations, Working Conditions, Earnings
In this section you'll find extensive information and resources on hundreds of different industries, including natural resources, construction, and utilities, manufacturing, trade, transportation, information, financial activities, professional and business services, education and health services, leisure and hospitality, government and advocacy. Expect to find a guide to occupations in the industry, training, earnings, expected job prospects and working conditions.
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This industry supplies us and many other countries with a wide variety of food products and non-food products such as fibers, lumber, and nursery items.
The United States has been endowed with a wealth of natural resources that have fostered its growth and development.
The simple act of walking into a restroom, turning on the light, and washing your hands, uses the products of perhaps four different utilities.
This industry’s activities include the building of new structures, including site preparation, as well as additions and modifications to existing ones.
The Manufacturing sector comprises establishments engaged in the mechanical, physical, or chemical transformation of materials, substances, or components into new products.
The Wholesale Trade sector comprises establishments engaged in wholesaling merchandise, generally without transformation, and rendering services incidental to the sale of merchandise.
The Retail Trade sector comprises establishments engaged in retailing merchandise, generally without transformation, and rendering services incidental to the sale of merchandise.
The Transportation and Warehousing sector includes industries providing transportation of passengers and cargo, warehousing and storage for goods, scenic and sightseeing transportation, and support activities related to modes of transportation.
The Information sector comprises establishments engaged in producing and distributing information and cultural products, providing the means to transmit or distribute these products as well as data or communications, processing data.
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