Industries in the Wood Product Manufacturing subsector manufacture wood products, such as lumber, plywood, veneers, wood containers, wood flooring, wood trusses, manufactured homes (i.e., mobile home), and prefabricated wood buildings. The production processes of the Wood Product Manufacturing subsector include sawing, planing, shaping, laminating, and assembling of wood products starting from logs that are cut into bolts, or lumber that then may be further cut, or shaped by lathes or other shaping tools. The lumber or other transformed wood shapes may also be subsequently planed or smoothed, and assembled into finished products, such as wood containers. The Wood Product Manufacturing subsector includes establishments that make wood products from logs and bolts that are sawed and shaped, and establishments that purchase sawed lumber and make wood products. With the exception of sawmills and wood preservation establishments, the establishments are grouped into industries mainly based on the specific products manufactured.
3211 Sawmills and Wood Preservation
This industry group comprises establishments whose primary production process begins with logs
or bolts that are transformed into boards, dimension lumber, beams, timbers, poles, ties,
shingles, shakes, siding, and wood chips. Establishments that cut and treat round wood and/or
treat wood products made in other establishments to prevent rotting by impregnation with
creosote or other chemical compounds are also included in this industry group.
32111 Sawmills and Wood Preservation
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1)
sawing dimension lumber, boards, beams, timber, poles, ties, shingles, shakes, siding, and wood
chips from logs or bolts; (2) sawing round wood poles, pilings, and posts and treating them
with preservatives; and (3) treating wood sawed, planed, or shaped in other establishments with
creosote or other preservatives to prevent decay and to protect against fire and insects.
Sawmills may plane the rough lumber that they make with a planing machine to achieve smoothness
and uniformity of size.
Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in
- Operating portable chipper mills in the field - classified in Industry 11331, Logging;
- Manufacturing wood products (except round wood poles, pilings, and posts) and treating them with preservatives - classified elsewhere in Subsector 321, Wood Product Manufacturing, based on the related production process;
- Manufacturing veneer from logs and bolts or manufacturing engineered lumber and structural members other than solid wood - classified in Industry 32121, Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing; and
- Planing purchased lumber or manufacturing cut stock or dimension stock (i.e., shapes) from logs or bolts - classified in Industry 32191, Millwork.
321113 Sawmills
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in sawing dimension lumber,
boards, beams, timbers, poles, ties, shingles, shakes, siding, and wood chips from logs or
bolts. Sawmills may plane the rough lumber that they make with a planing machine to achieve
smoothness and uniformity of size.
Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in
- Planing purchased lumber or manufacturing cut stock or dimension stock (i.e., shapes) from logs or bolts - classified in Industry 32191, Millwork;
- Manufacturing veneer from logs or bolts - classified in Industry 32121, Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing; and
- Operating portable chipper mills in the field - classified in Industry 113310, Logging.
321114 Wood Preservation
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) treating wood sawed,
planed, or shaped in other establishments with creosote or other preservatives, such as
chromated copper arsenate, to prevent decay and to protect against fire and insects and/or (2)
sawing round wood poles, pilings, and posts and treating them with preservatives.
Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in
- Manufacturing wood products (except round wood poles, pilings, and posts) and treating them with preservatives - classified elsewhere in Subsector 321, Wood Product Manufacturing, based on the related production process.
3212 Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing
32121 Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1)
manufacturing veneer and/or plywood; (2) manufacturing engineered wood members; and (3)
manufacturing reconstituted wood products. This industry includes manufacturing plywood from
veneer made in the same establishment or from veneer made in other establishments, and
manufacturing plywood faced with nonwood materials, such as plastics or metal.
Illustrative Examples:
Fabricated structural wood members manufacturing; Plywood manufacturing; Laminated structural
wood members manufacturing; Reconstituted wood sheets and boards manufacturing; Medium density
fiberboard (MDF) manufacturing; Roof trusses, wood, manufacturing; Oriented strandboard (OSB)
manufacturing; Veneer mills; Particleboard manufacturing; Waferboard manufacturing.
Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in
- Manufacturing veneer and further processing that veneer into wood containers or wood container parts in the same establishment - classified in Industry 321920, Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing;
- Manufacturing prefabricated wood buildings or wood sections, and panels for buildings - classified in Industry 32199, All Other Wood Product Manufacturing; and
- Manufacturing solid wood structural members, such as dimension lumber and timber from logs or bolts in sawmills - classified in Industry 32111, Sawmills and Wood Preservation.
321211 Hardwood Veneer and Plywood Manufacturing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing hardwood veneer
and/or hardwood plywood.
Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in
- Manufacturing veneer and further processing that veneer into wood containers or wood container parts - classified in Industry 321920, Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing;
- Manufacturing softwood veneer and softwood plywood - classified in U.S. Industry 321212, Softwood Veneer and Plywood Manufacturing; and
- Manufacturing reconstituted wood sheets and boards - classified in U.S. Industry 321219, Reconstituted Wood Product Manufacturing.
321212 Softwood Veneer and Plywood Manufacturing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing softwood veneer
and/or softwood plywood.
Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in
- Manufacturing veneer and further processing that veneer into wood containers or wood container parts - classified in Industry 321920, Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing;
- Manufacturing hardwood veneer and hardwood plywood - classified in U.S. Industry 321211, Hardwood Veneer and Plywood Manufacturing; and
- Manufacturing reconstituted wood sheets and boards - classified in U.S. Industry 321219, Reconstituted Wood Product Manufacturing.
321213 Engineered Wood Member (except Truss) Manufacturing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing fabricated or
laminated wood arches and/or other fabricated or laminated wood structural members.
Illustrative Examples:
Finger joint lumber manufacturing; Parallel strand lumber manufacturing; I-joists, wood,
fabricating; Timbers, structural, glue laminated or pre-engineered wood, manufacturing;
Laminated veneer lumber (LVL) manufacturing.
Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in
- Manufacturing prefabricated wood buildings, or wood sections, and panels for buildings - classified in U.S. Industry 321992, Prefabricated Wood Building Manufacturing;
- Manufacturing wood trusses - classified in U.S. Industry 321214, Truss Manufacturing; and
- Manufacturing solid wood structural members, such as dimension lumber and timber from logs or bolts, - classified in U.S. Industry 321113, Sawmills.
321214 Truss Manufacturing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing laminated or
fabricated wood roof and floor trusses.
Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in
- Manufacturing wood I-joists - classified in U.S. Industry 321213, Engineered Wood Member (except Truss) Manufacturing.
321219 Reconstituted Wood Product Manufacturing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing reconstituted
wood sheets and boards.
Illustrative Examples:
Medium density fiberboard (MDF) manufacturing; Reconstituted wood sheets and boards
manufacturing; Oriented strandboard (OSB) manufacturing; Waferboard manufacturing;
Particleboard manufacturing.
Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in
- Manufacturing softwood plywood - classified in U.S. Industry 321212, Softwood Veneer and Plywood Manufacturing; and
- Manufacturing hardwood plywood - classified in U.S. Industry 321211, Hardwood Veneer and Plywood Manufacturing.
3219 Other Wood Product Manufacturing
This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing wood products
(except establishments operating sawmills and wood preservation facilities; and establishments
manufacturing veneer, plywood, or engineered wood products).
32191 Millwork
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing hardwood and softwood
cut stock and dimension stock (i.e., shapes); wood windows and wood doors; and other millwork
including wood flooring. Dimension stock or cut stock is defined as lumber and worked wood
products cut or shaped to specialized sizes. These establishments generally use woodworking
machinery, such as jointers, planers, lathes, and routers to shape wood.
Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in
- Manufacturing dimension lumber, boards, beams, timbers, poles, ties, shingles, shakes, siding, and wood chips from logs and bolts - classified in Industry 32111, Sawmills and Wood Preservation;
- Fabricating millwork at the construction site - classified in Industry 23835, Finish Carpentry Contractors; and
- Manufacturing wood furniture frames and finished wood furniture parts - classified in Industry 33721, Office Furniture (including Fixtures) Manufacturing.
321911 Wood Window and Door Manufacturing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing window and door
units, sash, window and door frames, and doors from wood or wood clad with metal or plastics.
Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in
- Fabricating wood windows or wood doors at the construction site are classified in Industry 238350, Finish Carpentry Contractors.
321912 Cut Stock, Resawing Lumber, and Planing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following:
(1) manufacturing dimension lumber from purchased lumber; (2) manufacturing dimension stock
(i.e., shapes) or cut stock; (3) resawing the output of sawmills; and (4) planing purchased
lumber. These establishments generally use woodworking machinery, such as jointers, planers,
lathes, and routers to shape wood.
Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in
- Manufacturing dimension lumber, boards, beams, timbers, poles, ties, shingles, shakes, siding, and wood chips from logs or bolts - classified in U.S. Industry 321113, Sawmills;
- Manufacturing wood stairwork, wood molding, wood trim, and other millwork - classified in U.S. Industry 321918, Other Millwork (including Flooring); and
- Manufacturing wood furniture frames and finished wood furniture parts - classified in U.S. Industry 337215, Showcase, Partition, Shelving, and Locker Manufacturing.
321918 Other Millwork (including Flooring)
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing millwork (except
wood windows, wood doors, and cut stock).
Illustrative Examples:
Clear and finger joint wood moldings manufacturing; Stairwork (e.g., newel posts, railings,
stairs, staircases), wood, manufacturing; Decorative wood moldings (e.g., base, chair rail,
crown, shoe) manufacturing; Wood flooring manufacturing; Ornamental woodwork (e.g., cornices,
mantel) manufacturing; Wood shutters manufacturing; Planing mills, millwork.
Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in
- Manufacturing wood windows and doors - classified in U.S. Industry 321911, Wood Window and Door Manufacturing; and
- Manufacturing cut stock, resawing lumber, and/or planing purchased lumber - classified in U.S. Industry 321912, Cut Stock, Resawing Lumber, and Planing.
32192 Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing
See industry description for 321920 below.
321920 Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing wood pallets, wood
box shook, wood boxes, other wood containers, and wood parts for pallets and containers.
Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in
- Manufacturing wood burial caskets - classified in U.S. Industry 339995, Burial Casket Manufacturing.
32199 All Other Wood Product Manufacturing
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing wood products (except
establishments operating sawmills and wood preservation facilities; and establishments
manufacturing veneer, plywood, engineered wood products, millwork, wood containers, or
pallets).
Illustrative Examples:
Mobile home manufacturing; Sections, prefabricated wood building, manufacturing; Panels,
prefabricated wood building, manufacturing; Wood dowels manufacturing; Prefabricated wood
buildings; Wood handles (e.g., broom, handtool, mop), manufacturing.
Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in
- Operating sawmills or preserving wood - classified in Industry 32111, Sawmills and Wood Preservation;
- Manufacturing veneer, plywood, and engineered wood products - classified in Industry 32121, Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing;
- Manufacturing millwork - classified in Industry 32191, Millwork;
- Manufacturing wood containers, pallets, and wood container parts - classified in Industry 321920, Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing;
- Manufacturing travel trailers with self-contained facilities for storage of water and waste - classified in Industry 33621, Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing; and
- Fabricating of wood buildings or wood sections and panels for buildings at the construction site - classified in Sector 23, Construction.
321991 Manufactured Home (Mobile Home) Manufacturing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in making manufactured homes
(i.e., mobile homes) and nonresidential mobile buildings. Manufactured homes are designed to
accept permanent water, sewer, and utility connections and although equipped with wheels, they
are not intended for regular highway movement.
Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in
- Manufacturing prefabricated wood buildings not equipped with wheels - classified in U.S. Industry 321992, Prefabricated Wood Building Manufacturing; and
- Manufacturing travel trailers with self-contained facilities for storage of water and waste - classified in U.S. Industry 336214, Travel Trailer and Camper Manufacturing.
321992 Prefabricated Wood Building Manufacturing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing prefabricated
wood buildings and wood sections and panels for prefabricated wood buildings.
Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in
- Fabricating wood buildings or wood sections and panels for buildings at the construction site - classified in Sector 23, Construction; and
- Making manufactured homes (i.e., mobile homes) - classified in U.S. Industry 321991, Manufactured Home (Mobile Home) Manufacturing.
321999 All Other Miscellaneous Wood Product Manufacturing
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing wood products
(except establishments operating sawmills and preservation facilities; establishments
manufacturing veneer, engineered wood products, millwork, wood containers, pallets, and wood
container parts; and establishments making manufactured homes (i.e., mobile homes) and
prefabricated buildings and components).
Illustrative Examples:
Cork products (except gaskets) manufacturing; Wood handles (e.g., broom, handtool, mop)
manufacturing; Kiln drying lumber; Wood kitchenware manufacturing; Shoe trees manufacturing;
Wood stepladders manufacturing; Wood dowels manufacturing; Wood toilet seats manufacturing;
Wood extension ladders manufacturing; Wood toothpicks manufacturing.
Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in
- Operating sawmills and preserving wood - classified in Industry 32111, Sawmills and Wood Preservation;
- Manufacturing veneer and engineered wood products - classified in Industry 32121, Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing;
- Manufacturing millwork - classified in Industry 32191, Millwork;
- Manufacturing boxes, box shook, wood containers, pallets, and wood parts for containers - classified in Industry 321920, Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing;
- Making manufactured homes (i.e., mobile homes) - classified in U.S. Industry 321991, Manufactured Home (Mobile Home) Manufacturing; and
- Manufacturing prefabricated wood buildings or wood sections and panels for buildings - classified in U.S. Industry 321992, Prefabricated Wood Building Manufacturing.
Information courtesy of the U.S. Census Bureau.
