Accounting services | Administration services |
Advertising services | Agricultural services |
Airlines | Architects |
Artificial intelligence services | Audits and compliance services |
Aviation services | Bakeries & cake shops |
Banking and financial services | Bars and pubs |
Beauty and grooming services | Broadcasting |
Business outsourcing | Business services |
Catering | Charging stations |
Childcare services | Cleaning services |
Cloud computing | Concerts and events |
Construction services | Consulting |
Convenience stores | Cybersecurity services |
Data services | Delivery |
Dentistry | Design services |
Ecommerce | Engineering services |
Entertainment | Environmental services |
Event planning and management | Florists |
Foreign exchange services | Healthcare |
Home renovation services | Hospitality |
Hotels & resorts | Import & export services |
Information technology services | Infrastructure services |
Inspection services | Insurance |
Landscaping services | Language schools |
Law firms and legal services | Logistics services |
Maintenance services | Management services such as facility management |
Manufacturing as a service | Marketing services |
Media services | Medical laboratories |
Meeting and conference services | Mobile apps |
Movie theaters | Moving and relocation services |
Museums | Music schools |
Nightclubs | Parking services |
Passenger rail | Payroll services |
Performance theater | Performance venues |
Personal services | Pet services |
Private schools | Product as a service |
Professional services | Real estate agents |
Real estate rentals | Recreation facilities and services |
Recruiting services | Rentals |
Repair services | Research and development services |
Restaurants and cafes | Retail |
Security services | Shipping |
Social media services | Spas |
Sports events | Staffing services |
Streaming media | Tax consulting |
Taxis | Technology platforms & APIs |
Telecom services | Testing services |
Theme parks | Tourist attractions |
Tours | Training and development |
Travel services | Utilities |
Video games | Warehousing |
Waste management | Wellness services |
Consumer Services
Services that are sold directly to individuals and households.
Business Services
Services that are sold to businesses and institutions.
Information Technology
Information technology is shifting away from products such as packaged software towards services such as software as a service.Hospitality
Any service that hosts guests such as a hotel, restaurant or pub.Travel
Travel services such as a flight or tour.Transportation
Daily transportation services such as a train.Media
Media such as a newspaper, blog or video.Entertainment
Entertainment such as a video game, theme park or movie.Sports
Sports including facilities such as gyms and spectator sports such as professional football.Healthcare
Healthcare services such as a hospital, clinic or doctor's office.Wellness
Wellness related services such as a spa.Finance
Financial services such as a bank that offers bank accounts, loans and investments.Insurance
Services that cover risks for a fee.Professional Services
The services of a recognized professional such as a lawyer or accountant.Consulting & Staffing
Offering knowledge and labor as a service.Design
Creating designs as a service such as a graphic design or product design.Marketing & Sales
Marketing services such as event promotion and sales services such as a real estate agent.Energy
Energy services such as metered power from a grid or managed solar panel systems.Management
Management services such as asset management or facility management.Information
Information services such as a market data service.Markets
Services that provide a two-sided market for buyers and sellers. For example, an auction service for products or assets.Retail
Retailing such as a fashion shop.Ecommerce
Any service that conducts business electronically such as a streaming media service or ecommerce retailer.Culture
Culture industries such as art, music and cultural events.Education
Educational institutions and companies such as a university or professional training company.Asset Rentals
Providing access to assets such as construction equipment for a rental fee.Product as a Service
Wrapping a product in services such as support, maintenance and self-service tools. This may allow a firm to charge a monthly recurring fee for a product.Summary
Advanced economies are increasingly based on service industries that produce mostly intangible value. There is a broad economic trend whereby things that were previously products are sold as services.
Notes
A business can belong to multiple industries. For example, a museum can be viewed as belonging to the service, hospitality and culture industries.| Overview: Service Industry | ||
Type | ||
Definition | An industry that produces value is that primarily intangible such as customer service, management, advice, knowledge, design, data and experiences | |
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