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North American Industry Classification System - NAICS

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Introduction to NAICS

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is the standard used by Federal statistical agencies in classifying business establishments for the purpose of collecting, analyzing, and publishing statistical data related to the U.S. business economy.

NAICS was developed under the auspices of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and adopted in 1997 to replace the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. It was developed jointly by the U.S. Economic Classification Policy Committee (ECPC), Statistics Canada, and Mexico's Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia, to allow for a high level of comparability in business statistics among the North American countries.

This official U.S. Government Web site provides the latest information on plans for NAICS revisions, as well as access to various NAICS reference files and tools. Additional information on the background and development of NAICS is available in the section of this Web site.

2022 NAICS Definition

T = Canadian, Mexican, and United States industries are comparable.

339115 Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing ophthalmic goods. Examples of products made by these establishments are prescription eyeglasses (except grinding lenses in a retail setting), contact lenses, sunglasses, eyeglass frames, reading glasses made to standard powers, and protective eyewear.


Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--
  • Manufacturing intraocular lenses--are classified in U.S. Industry , Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing;
  • Manufacturing molded glass lens blanks--are classified in U.S. Industry , Other Pressed and Blown Glass and Glassware Manufacturing;
  • Manufacturing molded plastics lens blanks--are classified in U.S. Industry , All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing; and
  • Retailing and grinding prescription eyeglasses--are classified in Industry , Optical Goods Retailers.
Table displays the corresponding index entries of the databases by year
2012 NAICS 2017 NAICS2022 NAICSCorresponding Index Entries
339115339115339115Contact lenses manufacturing
339115339115339115Eyeglass frames (i.e., fronts and temples), ophthalmic, manufacturing
339115339115339115Eyes, glass and plastics, manufacturing
339115339115339115Goggles (e.g., industrial, safety, sun, underwater) manufacturing
339115339115339115Lens coating, ophthalmic
339115339115339115Lens grinding, ophthalmic (except in retail stores)
339115339115339115Lens mounts, ophthalmic, manufacturing
339115339115339115Lens polishing, ophthalmic
339115339115339115Lenses, ophthalmic, manufacturing
339115339115339115Magnifiers, corrective vision-type, manufacturing
339115339115339115Sunglasses and goggles manufacturing
339115339115339115Temples and fronts (i.e., eyeglass frames), ophthalmic, manufacturing

Contact Us

  • Source: U.S. Census Bureau
  • North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
  • naics@census.gov
  • Last Revised: 05/12/2025

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