NAICS 238990 All Other Specialty Trade Contractors

NAICS Code: 238990

Code Title: All Other Specialty Trade Contractors

Code Sector: 23 - Construction

NAICS 238990 All Other Specialty Trade Contractors Description

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.


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 Driveway paving or sealing Sandblasting building exteriors Fence installation Scaffold erecting and dismantling Interlocking brick and block installation Steeplejack work Manufactured (mobile) home, set up and tie-down

Cross References

Establishments primarily engaged in--
  • Foundation, structure, and building exterior work--are classified in Industry Group 2381, Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors;
  • Installing, repairing, or maintaining building mechanical systems--are classified in Industry Group 2382, Building Equipment Contractors;
  • Finishing buildings--are classified in Industry Group 2383, Building Finishing Contractors;
  • Paving public highways, streets, and roads--are classified in Industry 237310, Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction;
  • Construction equipment rental with an operator (except cranes) or preparing land for building construction-are classified in Industry 238910, Site Preparation Contractors;
  • Construction equipment rental without an operator--are classified in U.S. Industry 532412, Construction, Mining, and Forestry Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing;
  • Radon testing--are classified in Industry 541380, Testing Laboratories;
  • Power washing and other building exterior cleaning (except sandblasting)--are classified in Industry 561790, Other Services to Buildings and Dwellings;
  • Environmental remediation work, such as asbestos abatement--are classified in Industry 562910, Remediation Services.

Alternate Titles

  • Artificial turf installation
  • Asphalt coating and sealing, residential and commercial parking lot and driveway
  • Asphalting, residential and commercial driveway and parking area
  • Billboard erection
  • Blacktop work, residential and commercial driveway and parking area
  • Boat lift installation
  • Brick driveway contractors
  • Brick paver (e.g., driveways, patios, sidewalks) installation
  • Cable splicing (except electrical or fiber optic)
  • Chain link fence installation
  • Cleaning building interiors during and immediately after construction
  • Cleaning new building interiors immediately after construction
  • Concrete patio construction
  • Concrete paving, residential and commercial driveway and parking area
  • Concrete sawing and drilling (except demolition)
  • Construction elevator (i.e., temporary use during construction) erection and dismantling
  • Crane rental with operator
  • Culvert, concrete, residential and commercial paved area
  • Curb and gutter construction, residential and commercial driveway and parking area, concrete
  • Driveway paving or sealing
  • Fence installation (except electronic containment fencing for pets)
  • Fencing contractors (except electronic containment fencing for pets)
  • Flagpole installation
  • House moving (i.e., raising from one site, moving, and placing on a new foundation)
  • Interlocking brick and block installation
  • Mail box units, outdoor, multiple box-type, erection
  • Manufactured (mobile) home set up and tie-down work
  • Parking lot paving and sealing
  • Patio construction
  • Paver, brick (e.g., driveway, patio, sidewalk), installation
  • Paving, residential and commercial driveway and parking lot
  • Playground equipment installation
  • Pole (e.g., telephone) removal
  • Posthole digging
  • Radon gas alleviation contractors
  • Safety net system, erecting and dismantling at construction site
  • Sandblasting, building exterior
  • Scaffold erecting and dismantling
  • Shoring, construction
  • Sidewalk construction, residential and commercial
  • Sign (except on highways, streets, bridges and tunnels) erection
  • Sign, building, erection
  • Statue erection
  • Steeplejack work
  • Street, interlocking brick (i.e., not mortared), installation
  • Swimming pool screen enclosure construction
  • Swimming pool, outdoor, construction
  • Tank lining contractors
  • Turf, artificial, installation
  • Underpinning, construction

NAICS 238990 Crosswalk

Crosswalk between the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and Standard Industrial Classification System (SIC) --

Crosswalk between the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities Code Revision 4.0 --

  • ISIC 4210 - Construction of roads and railways
  • ISIC 4390 - Other specialized construction activities