2017 NAICS Definition

T = Canadian, Mexican, and United States industries are comparable.

333314 Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) manufacturing optical instruments and lenses, such as binoculars, microscopes (except electron, proton), telescopes, prisms, and lenses (except ophthalmic); (2) coating or polishing lenses (except ophthalmic); and (3) mounting lenses (except ophthalmic).

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

  • Manufacturing ophthalmic focus lenses--are classified in U.S. Industry 339115, Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing;
  • Manufacturing electron and proton microscopes--are classified in U.S. Industry 334516, Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing;
  • Manufacturing molded plastics lens blanks--are classified in U.S. Industry 326199, All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing; and
  • Manufacturing molded glass lens blanks--are classified in U.S. Industry 327212, Other Pressed and Blown Glass and Glassware Manufacturing.
2007
NAICS		   2012
NAICS		   2017
NAICS		   Corresponding Index
Entries
333314   333314   333314   Binoculars manufacturing
333314   333314   333314   Camera lenses manufacturing
333314   333314   333314   Comparators, optical, manufacturing
333314   333314   333314   Gauges, machinist's precision tool, optical, manufacturing
333314   333314   333314   Glasses, field or opera, manufacturing
333314   333314   333314   Gratings, diffraction, manufacturing
333314   333314   333314   Gun sighting and fire control equipment and instruments, optical, manufacturing
333314   333314   333314   Gun sights, optical, manufacturing
333314   333314   333314   Instrument lenses manufacturing
333314   333314   333314   Interferometers manufacturing
333314   333314   333314   Laboratory analytical optical instruments (e.g., microscopes) manufacturing
333314   333314   333314   Lens coating (except ophthalmic)
333314   333314   333314   Lens grinding (except ophthalmic)
333314   333314   333314   Lens mounting (except ophthalmic)
333314   333314   333314   Lens polishing (except ophthalmic)
333314   333314   333314   Lenses (except ophthalmic) manufacturing
333314   333314   333314   Loupes (e.g., jewelers) manufacturing
333314   333314   333314   Magnifying glasses (except corrective vision-type) manufacturing
333314   333314   333314   Magnifying instruments, optical, manufacturing
333314   333314   333314   Microscopes (except electron, proton) manufacturing
333314   333314   333314   Mirrors, optical, manufacturing
333314   333314   333314   Night vision optical devices manufacturing
333314   333314   333314   Optical alignment and display instruments (except photographic) manufacturing
333314   333314   333314   Optical gun sighting and fire control equipment and instruments manufacturing
333314   333314   333314   Optical test and inspection equipment manufacturing
333314   333314   333314   Periscopes manufacturing
333314   333314   333314   Photographic lenses manufacturing
333314   333314   333314   Prisms, optical, manufacturing
333314   333314   333314   Projection lenses manufacturing
333314   333314   333314   Reflectors, optical, manufacturing
333314   333314   333314   Sights, telescopic, manufacturing
333314   333314   333314   Telescopes manufacturing
333314   333314   333314   Theodolites manufacturing