| INDUSTRY CODES | POSITION CODES |
| ACC | Accounting | ACC | accounting |
| ADV | advertising, public relations | ACT | actuaries |
| AER | Aerospace/aviation | ADM | administration, clerical, secretarial |
| AGR | agriculture/business | ADV | advertising |
| APP | Apparel | AFF | aff action, diversity, multicultural |
| AUT | automotive, motor vehicles, trucks | ARC | architects |
| BAN | Banking | AUD | auditing |
| BIO | biotechnology/equipment | AUT | automation |
| BOA | boats/marine | BOD | board of directors |
| BRK | Brokers | CAL | call centers, cust. sve, tech. supp. |
| BRO | broadcasting, media, tv/radio/cable | CAS | cash management |
| BUI | building products/systems | CNS | consulting, management consultants |
| CHM | Chemicals | COP | copyright, intellect. prop., trademark |
| CMM | communications, telecomm | COR | corporate relations, investor relations |
| CMP | Computers | CRE | credit & collections |
| CNS | Construction | CXO | CXO – chief “X” officer |
| CON | Consumer | DES | design, product development |
| CPG | consumer packaged goods | DEV | development/fund raising, non profit |
| CRE | credit/credit card | ECO | economics |
| CSG | consulting, management consulting | EDU | education, training |
| CSM | cosmetics, perfume, soap | ENG | engineering |
| DEF | defense | ENV | environmentalists |
| DIR | direct marketing | FIN | financial |
| DP | computer svc., data proc., inf. tech. | GEN | generalist, management |
| ED | education, higher education | GRA | graphic arts/design |
| ELC | electronics, semiconductors | HRS | human resources, personnel |
| ENG | engineering | IND | assembly, industrial labor, light ind. |
| ENR | energy | INT | international |
| ENT | entertainment, film, gaming | LAB | laboratory personnel, technicians |
| ENV | environmental | LAW | lawyers, paralegals |
| EQ | equipment, machinery | LOG | logistics, materials manag. & plan. |
| ESS | executive search, personnel agencies | MAN | manufact., plant management, prod. |
| FIN | financial services | MAR | marketing |
| FOD | food and beverages | MED | medical, physicians/nurses/therapists |
| FOR | forest products/pulp/paper, lumber | MER | merchandising |
| FRA | franchising | MIS | information technology., systems. |
| FRN | furniture and fixtures, lighting | M&A | mergers & acquisitions |
| GEN | generalist, most industries | MRE | market research, product research |
| GOV | government, public administration | NET | networks/lan/wan |
| HEA | healthcare/hospitals, medical | NUR | nursing |
| HIT | hi-tech | OPS | operations |
| HRS | Human resource services | ORE | operations research |
| HSP | hospitality, hotels/restaurants | PAC | packaging |
| IND | industrial | PHR | pharmacists |
| INR | instruments, measuring, test equip. | PHY | physicians |
| INS | insurance | PLN | planning |
| INT | international | PMN | project management |
| INV | investment banks | PRE | public relations |
| LAB | laboratories | PRO | process control |
| LAW | law firms | PUR | purchasing |
| LEA | leasing | QUA | quality |
| LEI | leisure/recreation | REG | regulatory affairs |
| LOW | low tech industries | RIS | risk management |
| MAN | manufacturing | R&D | research & development |
| MAR | marketing | SAF | safety |
| MAT | specialty materials | SAL | sales |
| MCA | managed care | SEC | security |
| MDE | medical devices | SEN | senior management |
| MET | metals | TAX | taxes |
| MIN | mining | TEC | scientific, technical |
| MOR | mortgage industry | TEL | telecommunications |
| NAT | natural resources | TEM | contract interim temp. placement |
| NP | non-profits | THE | therapists |
| O&G | oil & gas | TRA | traders |
| PAC | packaging | VEN | venture capital |
| PAP | paper | | |
| PHR | drugs, pharmaceuticals | | |
| PLS | plastics | | |
| PRN | printing | | |
| PUB | publishing | | |
| REA | real estate | | |
| R&D | research and development | | |
| RTL | retail trade | | |
| RUB | rubber | | |
| SEC | security services/products | | |
| SER | services | | |
| SFT | software | | |
| SPO | sports | | |
| STO | aggregates, stone/gravel/silica | | |
| TEX | textiles | | |
| TRA | travel | | |
| TRN | transportation | | |
| UTI | utilities | | |
| VEN | venture capital/private equity | | |
| WAS | waste, hazardous waste | | |
| WHL | wholesale trade | | |
| WIR | wireless communications | | |
| WWW | internet, e-commerce, new media | | |