Linkedin industries for ad targeting

Linkedin industries are useful for segmenting audiences, helpful for advertising and recruitment campaigns alike. Despite 400+ industries available for selection, there's not always an exact match.

For example, if you're working in the vibrant music industry you'll likely have to broaden your remit and settle for Entertainment Providers. Unless you're specifically involved in sheet music, or you're a professional musician or recording artist (and let's be honest, unlikely to have a Linkedin profile!) there's nothing else to choose from.

Conversely, those working in the film industry have a variety of options:

• Entertainment Providers

• Movies, Videos, and Sound

• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution

• Movies and Sound Recording

• Media and Telecommunications

From an advertising and recruitment perspective, selecting the right industry is fundamentally important; it is however in the hands of the individual or company page admin which is not always someone who is marketing-led.

If you're stuck and looking for a full list of Linkedin industries to choose from, you're in the right place!

List of Linkedin industries

Here's the full list of Linkedin industries for ad targeting, sorted alphabetically (A-Z):

• Abrasives and Nonmetallic Minerals Manufacturing

• Accessible Architecture and Design

• Accessible Hardware Manufacturing

• Accommodation and Food Services

• Accounting

• Administration of Justice

• Administrative and Support Services

• Advertising Services

• Agriculture Chemical Manufacturing

• Agriculture, Construction, Mining Machinery Manufacturing

• Air, Water and Waste Program Management

• Airlines and Aviation

• Alternative Dispute Resolution

• Alternative Fuel Vehicle Manufacturing

• Alternative Medicine

• Ambulance Services

• Amusement Parks and Arcades

• Animal Feed Manufacturing

• Animation and Post-Production

• Apparel Manufacturing

• Appliances, Electrical and Electronics Manufacturing

• Architecture and Planning

• Architecture and Structural Metal Manufacturing

• Armed Forces

• Artificial Rubber and Synthetic Fiber Manufacturing

• Artists and Writers

• Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing

• Automation Machinery Manufacturing

• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing

• Baked Goods Manufacturing

• Banking

• Bars, Taverns and Nightclubs

• Bed and Breakfast, Hostels and Homestays

• Beverage Manufacturing

• Biomass Electric Power Generation

• Biotechnology Research

• Blockchain Services

• Blogs

• Boilers, Tanks and Shipping Container Manufacturing

• Book and Periodical Publishing

• Book Publishing

• Breweries

• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution

• Building Construction

• Building Equipment Contractors

• Building Finishing Contractors

• Building Structure and Exterior Contractors

• Business Consulting and Services

• Business Content

• Business Intelligence Platforms

• Cable and Satellite Programming

• Capital Markets

• Caterers

• Chemical Manufacturing

• Chemical Raw Materials Manufacturing

• Child Day Care Services

• Chiropractors

• Circuses and Magic Shows

• Civic and Social Organizations

• Civil Engineering

• Claims Adjusting, Actuarial Services

• Clay and Refractory Products Manufacturing

• Climate Data and Analytics

• Climate Technology Product Manufacturing

• Coal Mining

• Collective Agencies

• Commercial and Industrial Equipment Rental

• Commercial and Industrial Machinery Maintenance

• Communications Equipment Manufacturing

• Community Development and Urban Planning

• Computer and Network Security

• Computer Games

• Computer Hardware Manufacturing

• Computer Networking Products

• Computers and Electronics Manufacturing

• Construction

• Construction Hardware Manufacturing

• Consumer Goods Rental

• Consumer Services

• Correctional Instituations

• Cosmetology and Barber Schools

• Courts of Law

• Credit Intermediation

• Cutlery and Handtool Manufacturing

• Dairy Product Manufacturing

• Dance Companies

• Data Infrastructure and Analytics

• Data Security Software Products

• Defense and Space Manufacturing

• Dentists

• Design Services

• Desktop Computing Software Products

• Digital Accessibility Services

• Distilleries

• E-Learning Providers

• Economic Programs

• Education

• Education Administration Programs

• Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing

• Electric Power Generation

• Electric Power Transmission, Control and Distribution

• Electrical Equipment Manufacturing

• Electronic and Precision Equipment Maintenance

• Embedded Software Products

• Emergency and Relief Services

• Engineering Services

• Engines and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing

• Entertainment Providers

• Environmental Quality Programs

• Environmental Services

• Equipment

• Equipment Rental Services

• Events Services

• Executive Offices

• Executive Search Services

• Fabricated Metal Products

• Facilities Services

• Family Planning Centers

• Farming

• Farming, Ranching and Forestry

• Fashion Accessories Manufacturing

• Financial Services

• Fine Arts School

• Fire Protection

• Fisheries

• Flight Training

• Food and Beverage Manufacturing

• Food and Beverage Retail

• Food and Beverage Services

• Footwear and Leather Goods Repair

• Footwear Manufacturing

• Forestry and Logging

• Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation

• Freight and Package Transportation

• Fruit and Vegetable Preserves Manufacturing

• Fuel Cell Manufacturing

• Fundraising

• Funds and Trusts

• Furniture and Home Furnishings Manufacturing

• Gambling Facilities and Casinos

• Geothermal Electric Power Generation

• Glass Product Manufacturing

• Glass, Ceramics and Concrete Manufacturing

• Golf Courses and Country Clubs

• Government Administration

• Government Relationship Services

• Graphic Design

• Ground Passenger Transportation

• Health and Human Services

• Higher Education

• Highway, Street and Bridge Construction

• Historical Sites

• Holding Companies

• Home Health Care Services

• Horticulture

• Hospitality

• Hospitals

• Hospitals and Healthcare

• Hotels and Motels

• Household Appliance Manufacturing

• Household Institutional Furniture Manufacturing

• Household Services

• Housing and Community Development

• Human Resources Services

• HVAC and Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing

• Hydroelectric Power Generation

• Individual and Family Services

• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing

• Industry Associates

• Information Services

• Insurance

• Insurance Agencies and Brokerages

• Insurance and Employee Benefit Funds

• Insurance Carriers

• Interior Design

• International Affairs

• International Trade and Development

• Internet Marketplace Platforms

• Internet News

• Internet Publishing

• Interurban and Rural Bus Service

• Investment Advice

• Investment Banking

• Investment Management

• IT Services and IT Consulting

• IT System Custom Software Development

• IT System Data Services

• IT System Design Services

• IT System Installation and Disposal

• IT System Testing and Evaluation

• IT System Training and Support

• IT Systems Operations and Maintenance

• Janitorial Services

• Landscaping Services

• Language Schools

• Laundry and Drycleaning Services

• Law Enforcement

• Law Practice

• Leasing Non-Residential Real Estate

• Leasing Residential Real Estate

• Leather Product Manufacturing

• Legal Services

• Libraries

• Lime and Gypsum Products Manufacturing

• Loan Brokers

• Machinery Manufacturing

• Magnetic and Optical Media Manufacturing

• Manufacturing

• Maritime Transportation

• Market Research

• Mattress and Blinds Manufacturing

• Measuring and Control Instrument Manufacturing

• Media and Telecommunications

• Media Production

• Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories

• Medical Equipment Manufacturing

• Medical Practices

• Mental Health Care

• Metal One Mining

• Metal Treatments

• Metal Valve, Ball and Roller Manufacturing

• Metal Working Machinery Manufacturing

• Military and International Affairs

• Mining

• Mobile Computing Software Products

• Mobile Food Services

• Mobile Gaming Apps

• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing

• Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing

• Movies and Sound Recording

• Movies, Video and Sound

• Museums

• Museums, Historical Sites and Zoos

• Musicians

• Nanotechnology Research

• Natural Gas Distribution

• Natural Gas Extraction

• Newspaper Publishing

• Non-Profit Organizations

• Nonmetallic Mineral Mining

• Nonresidential Building Construction

• Nuclear Electric Power Generation

• Nursing Homes and Residential Care Facilities

• Office Administration

• Office Furniture and Fixtures Manufacturing

• Oil and Coal Product Manufacturing

• Oil and Gas

• Oil Extraction

• Oil, Gas and Mining

• Online and Mail Order Retail

• Online Audio and Video Media

• Operations Consulting

• Optometrists

• Outpatient Care Centers

• Outsourcing and Offshoring Consulting

• Packaging and Containers Manufacturing

• Paint, Coating and Adhesive Manufacturing

• Paper and Forest Product Manufacturing

• Pension Funds

• Performing Arts

• Performing Arts and Spectator Sports

• Periodical Publishing

• Personal and Laundry Services

• Personal Care Product Manufacturing

• Personal Care Services

• Pet Services

• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

• Philanthropic Fundraising Services

• Photography

• Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists

• Physicians

• Pipeline Transportation

• Plastics and Rubber Product Manufacturing

• Plastics Manufacturing

• Political Organizations

• Postal Services

• Primary and Secondary Education

• Printing Services

• Professional Organizations

• Professional Services

• Professional Training and Coaching

• Public Assistance Programs

• Public Health

• Public Policy Offices

• Public Relations and Communications Services

• Public Safety

• Racetracks

• Radio and Television Broadcasting

• Rail Transportation

• Railroad Equipment Manufacturing

• Ranching

• Ranching and Fisheries

• Real Estate

• Real Estate Agents and Brokers

• Real Estate and Equipment Services

• Recreational Facilities

• Regenerative Design

• Religious Institutions

• Renewable Energy Equipment Manufacturing

• Renewable Energy Power Generation

• Research Services

• Residential Building Construction

• Retail

• Retail Apparel and Fashion

• Retail Appliances, Electrical and Electronic Equipment

• Retail Art Dealers

• Retail Art Supplies

• Retail Books and Printed News

• Retail Building Materials and Garden Equipment

• Retail Florists

• Retail Furniture and Home Furnishings

• Retail Gasoline

• Retail Groceries

• Retail Health and Personal Care Products

• Retail Luxury Goods and Jewelry

• Retail Motor Vehicles

• Retail Musical Instruments

• Retail Office Equipment

• Retail Office Supplies and Gifts

• Retail Pharmacies

• Retail Recyclable Materials and Used Merchandise

• Reupholstery and Furniture Repair

• Robot Manufacturing

• Robotics Engineering

• Satellite Telecommunications

• Savings Institutions

• School and Employee Bus Services

• Secretarial Schools

• Securities and Commodity Exchanges

• Security and Investigations

• Security Guards and Patrol Services

• Security System Services

• Semiconductor Manufacturing

• Services for Renewable Energy

• Services for the Elderly and Disabled

• Sheet Music Publishing

• Shipbuilding

• Shuttles and Special Needs Transportation Services

• Sightseeing Transportation

• Skiing Facilities

• Smart Meter Manufacturing

• Soap and Cleaning Product Manufacturing

• Social Networking Platforms

• Software Development

• Solar Electric Power Generation

• Sound Recording

• Space Research and Technology

• Speciality Trade Contractors

• Spectator Sports

• Sporting Goods Manufacturing

• Sports and Recreation Instruction

• Sports Goods Manufacturing

• Sports Teams and Clubs

• Spring and Wire Product Manufacturing

• Staffing and Recruiting

• Steam and Air-Conditioning Supply

• Strategic Management Services

• Subdivision of Land

• Sugar and Confectionary Product Manufacturing

• Surveying and Mapping Services

• Taxi and Limousine Services

• Technical and Vocational Training

• Technology, Information and Internet

• Technology, Information and Media

• Telecommunications

• Telecommunications Carriers

• Telephone Call Centers

• Temporary Help Services

• Textile Manufacturing

• Theater Companies

• Think Tanks

• Tobacco Manufacturing

• Translation and Localization

• Transportation Equipment Manufacturing

• Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage

• Travel Arrangements

• Truck Transportation

• Trusts and Estates

• Turned Products and Fastener Manufacturing

• Urban Transit Services

• Utilities

• Utilities Administration

• Utilities System Construction

• Vehicle Repair and Maintenance

• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals

• Veterinary Services

• Vocational Rehabilitation Services

• Warehousing and Storage

• Waste Collection

• Waste Treatment and Disposal

• Water Supply and Irrigation Systems

• Water, Waste, Steam and Air Conditioning Services

• Wellness and Fitness Services

• Wholesale Alcoholic Beverages

• Wholesale Apparel and Sewing Supplies

• Wholesale Appliances, Electrical and Electronics

• Wholesale Building Materials

• Wholesale Chemical and Allied Products

• Wholesale Computer Equipment

• Wholesale Drugs and Sundries

• Wholesale Food and Beverage

• Wholesale Footwear

• Wholesale Furniture and Home Furnishings

• Wholesale Hardware, Plumbing and Heating Equipment

• Wholesale Import and Export

• Wholesale Luxury Goods and Jewelry

• Wholesale Machinery

• Wholesale Metals and Minerals

• Wholesale Motor Vehicles and Parts

• Wholesale Paper Products

• Wholesale Petroleum and Petroleum Products

• Wholesale Photography Equipment and Supplies

• Wholesale Raw Farm Products

• Wholesale Recyclable Materials

• Wind Electric Power Generation

• Wineries

• Wireless Services

• Women's Handbag Manufacturing

• Wood Product Manufacturing

• Writing and Editing

• Zoos and Botanical Gardens

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