SIC 3511 Steam, Gas, and Hydraulic Turbines, and Turbine Generator Set Units

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SIC 3511
STEAM, GAS, AND HYDRAULIC TURBINES, AND TURBINE GENERATOR SET UNITS

This industry covers establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing steam turbines; hydraulic turbines; gas turbines, except aircraft; and complete steam, gas, and hydraulic turbine generator set units. Also included in this industry are manufacturers of wind and solar powered turbine generators and windmills for generating electric power. Establishments engaged in manufacturing nonautomotive type generators are classified in SIC 3621: Motors and Generators; those manufacturing aircraft turbines are classified in SIC 3724: Aircraft Engines and Engine Parts; and those manufacturing windmill heads and towers for pumping water for agricultural use are classified in SIC 3523: Farm Machinery and Equipment.

NAICS Code(s)

333611 (Turbine and Turbine Generator Set Unit Manufacturing)

Industry Snapshot

Roughly 85 establishments operated in this industry in the late 1990s. They employed almost 17,500 people in 2000. Of this total, 9,600 were production workers who earned an average hourly wage of $24.24. The value of industry shipments increased steadily throughout the late 1990s, growing from $5.8 billion in 1997 to $7.9 billion in 2000.

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