Jewelry & Silverware Manufacturing
Key Figures
Figures are published for NAICS 339910 directly.
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Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) manufacturing, engraving, chasing, or etching jewelry; (2) manufacturing, engraving, chasing, or etching metal personal goods (i.e., small articles carried on or about the person, such as compacts or cigarette cases); (3) manufacturing, engraving, chasing, or etching precious metal solid, precious metal clad, or pewter flatware and other hollowware; (4) stamping coins; (5) manufacturing unassembled jewelry parts and stock shop products, such as sheet, wire, and tubing; (6) cutting, slabbing, tumbling, carving, engraving, polishing, or faceting precious or semiprecious stones and gems; (7) recutting, repolishing, and setting gem stones; and (8) drilling, sawing, and peeling cultured and costume pearls. This industry includes establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing precious solid, precious clad, and precious plated jewelry and personal goods.
Source: US Census Bureau, 2017 NAICS Definitions. Public domain.
Which code does this activity belong in?
The boundary between jewelry and silverware manufacturing and all other miscellaneous manufacturing turns on the materials and artisanal processes involved. Jewelry and Silverware Manufacturing covers establishments that work with precious metals, precious or semiprecious stones and gems, or pearls, applying techniques such as engraving, chasing, etching, faceting, and polishing. Establishments manufacturing fasteners, buttons, needles, and pins from non-precious metals and materials are classified in All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing, as are those producing similar small personal goods without the precious metal or gem components that define the jewelry industry.