Census of Construction Industries
Standard Industrial Classification Titles
15 Building
Construction, General Contractors and Operative Builders
- 152 General Building Contractors, Residential Buildings
- 1521 General Contractors, Single-Family Houses
- 1522 General Contractors, Residential
Buildings, Other Than Single-Family
- 153 Operative Builders
- 154 General Building Contractors, Nonresidential Buildings
- 1541 General Contractors, Industrial
Buildings and Warehouses
- 1542 General Contractors, Nonresidential Buildings, Other Than Industrial Buildings and Warehouses
16 Heavy
Construction other than Building Construction Contractors
- 161 Highway and Street Construction Contractors, Except Elevated Highways
- 1611 Highway and Street Construction Contractors, Except Elevated
Highways
- 162 Heavy Construction, Except Highway and Street Construction
- 1622 Bridge, Tunnel, and Elevated Highway Construction Contractors
- 1623 Water, Sewer, Pipeline, and Communications and Power line Construction Contractors
- 1629 Heavy Construction Contractors, Not Elsewhere Classified
- 171 Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning
- 1711 Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Special Trade
Contractors
- 172 Painting and Paper Hanging
- 1721 Painting and Paper Hanging Special
Trade Contractors
- 173 Electrical Work
- 1731 Electrical Work Special Trade Contractors
- 174 Masonry, Stone Work, Tile Setting, and Plastering Special Trade Contractors
- 1741 Masonry, Stone Setting, and Other Stone Work Special Trade
Contractors
- 1742 Plastering, Drywall, Acoustical, and Insulation Work
Special Trade Contractors
- 1743 Terrazzo, Tile, Marble, and Mosaic Work Special Trade
Contractors
- 175 Carpentry and Floor Work Special Trade Contractors
- 1751 Carpentry Work Special Trade Contractors
- 1752 Floor Laying and Other Floor Work Special Trade
Contractors, Not Elsewhere Classified
- 176 Roofing, Siding, and Sheet Metal Work
- 1761 Roofing, Siding, and Sheet Metal
Work Special Trade Contractors
- 177 Concrete Work
- 1771 Concrete Work Special Trade
Contractors
- 178 Water Well Drilling
- 1781 Water Well Drilling Special Trade Contractors
- 179 Miscellaneous Special Trade Contractors
- 1791 Structural Steel Erection Special Trade Contractors
- 1793 Glass and Glazing Work Special Trade Contractors
- 1794 Excavation Work Special Trade
Contractors
- 1795 Wrecking and Demolition Work Special Trade Contractors
- 1796 Installation or Erection of Building Equipment, Special Trade Contractors, Not Elsewhere Classified
- 1799 Special Trade Contractors, Not Elsewhere Classified
These categories are defined by the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) in the Standard Industrial Classification Manual 1987