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238990
NAICS 238990 — All Other Specialty Trade Contractors
All Other Specialty Trade Contractors
NAICS 238990 is the national industry code for all other specialty trade contractors establishments in the United States. The Small Business Administration sets a size standard of $19.0 for this classification. It forms part of the hierarchical North American Industry Classification System maintained by the Census Bureau.
SBA: $19.0
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Exclusions & Cross-References
Activities classified under other official NAICS codes:
- construction equipment rental with an operator (except cranes) or preparing land for building construction (See 238910 Site preparation contractors)
- construction equipment rental without an operator (See 532410 Construction, transportation, mining, and forestry machinery and equipment rental and leasing (CAN))
- environmental remediation work, such as asbestos abatement (See 562910 Remediation services (US))
- finishing buildings (See 2383 Building finishing contractors)
- foundation, structure, and building exterior work (See 2381 Foundation, structure, and building exterior contractors)
- installing, repairing, or maintaining building mechanical systems (See 2382 Building equipment contractors)
- paving public highways, streets, and roads (See 237310 Highway, street and bridge construction (US))
- power washing and other building exterior cleaning (except sandblasting) (See 561799 All other services to buildings and dwellings (CAN))
- radon testing (See 541380 Testing laboratories)
Official Illustrative Examples
Primary activities officially recognized by Census Bureau / Statistics Canada:
brick pavers (e.g., driveways, patios and sidewalks), installation cleaning building interiors during and immediately after construction concrete patio, construction crane rental with operator radon mitigation contractors sand blasting building exteriors scaffolds, erecting and dismantling sign erection and maintenance on building steeplejack work tank lining contractors
Complete Index of Activities (39 recognized activities) ▼
above-ground swimming pools, residential, installation
artificial turf installation
asphalt coating, sealing, paving and resurfacing, residential and commercial parking lots and driveways
billboard erection
blacktop and asphalt work, residential and commercial driveways and parking areas
boat lift installation
brick pavers (e.g., driveways, patios and sidewalks), installation
cable splicing service, non-electrical, contractors
cleaning building interiors during and immediately after construction
concrete patio, construction
construction elevator, erection and dismantling
crane rental with operator
fences and enclosures of any material, installation, erection or repair
fencing for highway, installation
flagpole, installation
green roof system installation
houses, moving (i.e., raising from one site, moving, and placing on a new foundation)
industrial and residential fencing, erecting
in-ground outdoor swimming pools, residential, construction
installation of interlocking brick (interlock) for streets or driveways
installation of interlocking stone, driveways
living wall system installation
mail boxes erection (residential - outdoor)
mobile home site set up and tie down, contractors
playground equipment, installation
posthole digging, contractors
radon mitigation contractors
safety net systems, erecting and dismantling
sand blasting building exteriors
scaffolds, erecting and dismantling
shoring, construction
sign erection and maintenance on building
sound barriers (fences), construction
statues, erection
steeplejack work
swimming pool screen enclosures, construction
swimming pools, outdoor nonresidential-type, construction
tank lining contractors
underpinning, construction
Official data
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Official name | North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2022 |
| Issuing authority | U.S. Census Bureau with OMB, Statistics Canada, and INEGI |
| Tax authority | Internal Revenue Service (IRS) |
| Purpose | Statistical business classification and federal contracting (SAM.gov, SBA standards) |
| Used in | SAM.gov registration, SBA size determinations, IRS tax classification, SEC EDGAR (via SIC crosswalk) |
| Active since | 2022 (current edition) |
| Hierarchy level | Sector (2-digit) |
| Source | https://www.census.gov/naics/ |
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Cross-references & crosswalks
SBA size standard description
All Other Specialty Trade Contractors
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