service industry

noun

: a type of business that provides services to customers rather than producing a product

jobs in the service industries

Examples of service industry in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Carreras worked in Havana’s food-service industry but never gave up her athletic training, eventually earning a degree in Physical Culture from the Universidad Manuel Fajardo. — Maykel Gonzalez, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026

The service industry reached a level of convenience that still seems almost utopian. — Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026

Rockwell wrote the show inspired by her time in the food service industry and online videos of eager people herded outside restaurants to get a year of free sandwiches. — Joshua Cole, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026

Nevada has the service industry unions because of Las Vegas; Michigan has the auto industry and associated manufacturing support industries; Virginia is home to more federal workers than any other state. — ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for service industry

• interindustry