Variant of NAICS 1997 - Labour Force Survey (LFS) Industries

7 - Services-Producing Sector

9 - Transportation and Warehousing

48-49 - Transportation and Warehousing

This sector comprises establishments primarily engaged in transporting passengers and goods, warehousing and storing goods, and providing services to these establishments. The modes of transportation are road (trucking, transit and ground passenger), rail, water, air and pipeline. These are further subdivided according to the way in which businesses in each mode organize their establishments. National post office and courier establishments, which also transport goods, are included in this sector. Warehousing and storage establishments are subdivided according to the type of service and facility that is operated.

Many of the establishments in this sector are structured as networks, with activities, workers, and physical facilities distributed over an extensive geographic area.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • renting and leasing transportation equipment without operator (See 532 Rental and Leasing Services)

481 - Air Transportation

This subsector comprises establishments primarily engaged in for-hire, common-carrier transportation of people and/or goods using aircraft, such as airplanes and helicopters.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • scenic or sightseeing air services (See 48799 Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Other)
  • air courier services (See 49211 Couriers)

4812 - Non-Scheduled Air Transportation

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in the non-scheduled air transportation of passengers and/or goods. Establishments in this industry have more flexibility with respect to choice of airports, hours of operation, load factors and similar operational characteristics than do establishments in 4811, Scheduled Air Transportation. Establishments primarily engaged in providing specialty air transportation or flying services using small, general-purpose aircraft are included.

48121 - Non-Scheduled Air Transportation

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the non-scheduled air transportation of passengers and/or goods. Establishments in this industry have more flexibility with respect to choice of airports, hours of operation, load factors and similar operational characteristics than do establishments in 4811, Scheduled Air Transportation. Establishments primarily engaged in providing specialty air transportation or flying services using small, general-purpose aircraft are included.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • crop-dusting using specialized aircraft (See 11511 Support Activities for Crop Production)
  • fighting forest fires using specialized water bombers (See 11531 Support Activities for Forestry)
  • scheduled air transport (See 48111 Scheduled Air Transportation)
  • specialized air sightseeing services (See 48799 Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Other)
  • aerial gathering of geophysical data (See 54136 Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services)
  • providing aerial mapping services (See 54137 Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services)
  • flight training, including all training for commercial pilots (See 61151 Technical and Trade Schools)
  • operating air ambulance services using specialized equipment (See 62191 Ambulance Services)