All Other Specialty Trade Contractors
Key Figures
Figures are published for NAICS 238990 directly.
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Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in specialized trades (except foundation, structure, and building exterior contractors; building equipment contractors; building finishing contractors; and site preparation contractors). The specialty trade work performed includes new work, additions, alterations, maintenance, and repairs.
Source: US Census Bureau, 2017 NAICS Definitions. Public domain.
Illustrative examples
- Billboard erection
- Outdoor swimming pool construction
- Cleaning building interiors during and immediately after construction
- Paver, brick (e.g., driveway, patio, sidewalk), installation
- Crane rental with operator
- Paving, residential and commercial driveway and parking lot
- Sandblasting building exteriors
- Fence installation
- Scaffold erecting and dismantling
- Interlocking brick and block installation
- Steeplejack work
- Manufactured (mobile) home set up and tie-down work
- Driveway paving or sealing
Which code does this activity belong in?
Code 238990 covers specialized trade contractors performing work that does not fall within the explicitly excluded categories of foundation, structure, and building exterior contractors; building equipment contractors; building finishing contractors; or site preparation contractors. The boundary with Site Preparation Contractors (classified separately) is that site preparation work, which involves readying land or lots before construction begins, is excluded from 238990. Establishments in 238990 perform specialized trades such as fence installation, paving, pool construction, and crane operation with operator, encompassing new work, additions, alterations, maintenance, and repairs on existing structures or prepared sites.
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