subsector 488
Support Activities for Transportation
Overview
Industries in the Support Activities for Transportation subsector provide services which support transportation. These services may be provided to transportation carrier establishments or to the general public. This subsector includes a wide array of establishments, including air traffic control services, marine cargo handling, and motor vehicle towing.
The Support Activities for Transportation subsector includes services to transportation, separated by type of mode serviced. The Support Activities for Rail Transportation industry includes services to the rail industry (e.g., railroad switching and terminal establishments). Ship repair and maintenance services not done in a shipyard are included in the Other Support Activities for Water Transportation industry. An example would be floating drydock services in a harbor.
Excluded from this subsector are establishments primarily engaged in providing factory conversion and overhaul of transportation equipment, which are classified in Subsector 336, Transportation Equipment Manufacturing. Establishments primarily engaged in providing rental and leasing of transportation equipment without operator are classified in Subsector 532, Rental and Leasing Services. Also, establishments primarily engaged in providing travel arrangement and reservation services are classified in Industry Group 5615, Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services.
The immediate parent of subsector 488 is sector 48-49: Transportation and Warehousing
Descendants
- 4881 - Support Activities for Air Transportation
- 4882 - Support Activities for Rail Transportation
- 4883 - Support Activities for Water Transportation
- 48831 - Port and Harbor Operations
- 48832 - Marine Cargo Handling
- 48833 - Navigational Services to Shipping
- 48839 - Other Support Activities for Water Transportation
- 4884 - Support Activities for Road Transportation
- 4885 - Freight Transportation Arrangement
- 4889 - Other Support Activities for Transportation
History
The NAICS editions in which this code was present are indicated below. In the event that a code was changed from the prior edition the equivalent value in that edition is provided for reference.
| Edition | Existed | Equivalent Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 488 | |
| 2007 | 488 | |
| 2012 | 488 | |
| 2017 | 488 | |
| 2022 | 488 |
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