Glossary · Methodology

NAICS

Industry classification system for North America.

Definition

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) assigns codes to every industry, enabling consistent statistics across the US, Canada, and Mexico.

How SalaryScopePro uses this term

We surface naics across salary results, occupation pages, city pages, and Premium Reports — with consistent definitions and methodology. See methodology and data sources for how the underlying numbers are computed.