Industry Types

Construction

These businesses include any type of construction from homes to commercial buildings, to government facilities, to large scale industrial complexes.

Consulting

These businesses provide support to other organizations.  Most consulting businesses specialize in a certain type of advice.  Industrial Engineering typically work in consulting firms that focus on productivity improvement, information technology, or corporate strategy.

Consumer Goods

These businesses include both discretionary and staple products. Discretionary products could be such things as electronics, entertainment, clothing, etc. Staples include food/beverages, housing, transportation, etc.

Defense

These businesses support the military through products and services.

Education

Energy

These businesses include the generation and distribution of energy services. Examples include natural gas pipelines and power plants.

Finance

These businesses include banks, insurance companies, investment companies, credit card providers, etc.

Government

These are organizations at the federal, state, or local level supported by citizens to supply support to the population in general.

Health Care

These businesses include hospitals, nursing home, care centers, pharmaceuticals, nutritional products/services, health care products, etc.

Industrials

These businesses include technologies used in the manufacture of products.

Information Technology

These businesses include computers, software, applications and support services.

Insurance

Logistics

Materials

These businesses include the raw materials used to manufacture products or produce services. Examples include coal, iron ore, silicon, or rare earth materials.

National Defense

These are federal agencies or private sector organizations who support the security of our nation. They represent product, service, and active military organizations.

Real Estate

These businesses include land development, commercial buildings, and other uses of properties for personal or commercial use.

Retail

These businesses sell products to individuals.  Sales can be through physical facilities or online sites.  Industrial Engineers in this business focus on efficiency of operations, information technology, or supply chain support.

Service Industry

These businesses comprise of a variety of support to individuals and other organizations.  Examples include financial services, research services, order fulfillment services, and any other type of support.

Telecommunications

These businesses include services needed for communications. Typical businesses include cell phone service providers, internet service providers, cell phone towers, etc.

Transportation

These businesses include the companies that provide transportation services including railroads, airlines, barges, shipping, etc.

Utilities

These businesses include power and sources of heating, etc.