Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities Sector Description

The NORA Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities (TWU) super sector grouping includes two parts: the NAICS Transportation and Warehousing Sector and the Utilities Sector. The Transportation sub-sectors include industries providing transportation of passengers and cargo; scenic and sightseeing transportation; and support activities related to modes of transportation. The Warehousing sub-sector includes industries providing warehousing and storage of goods. The Utilities sub-sector comprises establishments engaged in providing, servicing, and distributing; electric power; natural gas; steam supply; water supply; and sewage removal. The TWU super sector represents 5.2% of the U.S. workforce across the ten NORA sectors. The following table represents the employment and fatality information for the TWU super sector.

Employment and Establishment Numbers for 2010

Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities	NAICS	Employment 2010 (% of total TWU)	Number of Fatalities (rate per 100,000)
Transportation	48-49	5,495,000 (77.0%)	10.9
Air Transportation	481	512,000 (7.2%)	6.2
Couriers and Messengers	492	638,000 (8.9%)	4.2
Pipeline Transportation	486	56,000 (0.8%)	-
Postal Service	491	674,000 (9.5%)	2.4
Rail Transportation	482	271,000 (3.8%)	4.1
Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation	487	38,000 (0.5%)	18.5
Support Activities for Transportation	488	789,000 (11.1%)	8.5
Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation	485	780,000 (10.9%)	8.0
Truck Transportation	484	1,676,000 (23.5%)	24.8
Water Transportation	483	61,000 (0.9%)	21.3
Warehousing and Storage	493	385,000* (5.4%)	5.2
Utilities	22	1,253,000(17.6%)	2.1

*Employment estimates for the Warehousing and Storage sub-sector differ between the Bureau of Labor Statistics Current Population Survey and the Survey of Occupational Injury and Illness datasets.

For more information about the NORA Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities sector grouping, see the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Web site (Codes 48-49 & 22).

The "Industry at a Glance" profile from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics provides detailed information about employment, wages, productivity, and occupational outlook for each sector in the NAICS Trade, Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities Super sector, which includes the sectors in the NORA Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities sector grouping.