what is industry

Industry consist of the activities geared towards the production of goods through extraction, manufacturing and construction. It can also be defined as the visibility of labourer in production of goods or changing of raw material into finished or semi finished goods.

Example of industrial occupation are;

1. Extraction

 2. Manufacturing

 3. Construction 

 Example of industrial workers are; 

1. Miners 

2. Welders

 3. Farmers 

4. Manufacturer 

5. Fishermen 

6. Plumbers 

7. Carpenters 

Note:- industry is also describe as all activities concerned with the physical production of goods, turning of raw material into finished goods.

Types of industrial occupation 

 1. Extractive occupation:- the extractive industries are those who engaged in obtaining raw material and natural resources from the soil or sea. 

Product of extractive occupation. 

1. Cocoa 

2. Crude oil 

3. Cotton 

 Example of extractive occupation is ; framing, fishing,mining, hunting and lot more. 

 2. Manufacturing occupation:- this is concerned with the activities of changing raw material into finished goods/ product.

 Example of manufacturing occupation. 

1. Food processing 

2. Shoe making 

3. Textiles processing 

4. Rubber processing 

5. Plastic processing 

 3. Constructive occupation:- this is concerned with all the activities of those who engaged in assembling of goods manufactured into useable form.they engaged in constructing roads, bridge, houses. 

Example of constructive occupation 

 1. Road construction 

2. Building construction

3. Goldsmith