Classification codes for a painting contractor
Interior and exterior painting. Below are the closest matches in NAICS, ISIC, SIC, NACE, SOC, and other major classification systems. Click any code for its full definition, subcategories, and crosswalks across every system.
- 238320Top matchPainting and Wall Covering Contractors
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in interior or exterior painting or interior wall covering. The work performed may include new work, additions, alterations, maintenance, and repairs. Illustrative Examples: Bridge painting Paperhanging or removal contractors House painting Ship painting contractors Paint and wallpaper stripping Wallpaper hanging and removal contractors Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--
- 23832Painting and Wall Covering Contractors
See industry description for 238320.
- 23Construction
The Sector as a Whole The Construction sector comprises establishments primarily engaged in the construction of buildings or engineering projects (e.g., highways and utility systems). Establishments primarily engaged in the preparation of sites for new construction and establishments primarily engaged in subdividing land for sale as building sites also are included in this sector. Construction work done may include new work, additions, alterations, or maintenance and repairs. Activities of these establishments generally are managed at a fixed place of business, but they usually perform construction activities at multiple project sites. Production responsibilities for establishments in this sector are usually specified in (1) contracts with the owners of construction projects (prime contracts) or (2) contracts with other construction establishments (subcontracts). Establishments primarily engaged in contracts that include responsibility for all aspects of individual construction projects are commonly known as general contractors, but also may be known as design-builders, construction managers, turnkey contractors, or (in cases where two or more establishments jointly secure a general contract) joint-venture contractors. Construction managers that provide oversight and scheduling only (i.e., agency) as well as construction managers that are responsible for the entire project (i.e., at risk) are included as general contractor type establishments. Establishments of the "general contractor type" frequently arrange construction of separate parts of their projects through subcontracts with other construction establishments. Establishments primarily engaged in activities to produce a specific component (e.g., masonry, painting, and electrical work) of a construction project are commonly known as specialty trade contractors. Activities of specialty trade contractors are usually subcontracted from other construction establishments, but especially in remodeling and repair construction, the work may be done directly for the owner of the property. Establishments primarily engaged in activities to construct buildings to be sold on sites that they own are known as for-sale builders, but also may be known as speculative builders or merchant builders. For-sale builders produce buildings in a manner similar to general contractors, but their production processes also include site acquisition and securing of financial backing. For-sale builders are most often associated with the construction of residential buildings. Like general contractors, they may subcontract all or part of the actual construction work on their buildings. There are substantial differences in the types of equipment, work force skills, and other inputs required by establishments in this sector. To highlight these differences and variations in the underlying production functions, this sector is divided into three subsectors. Subsector 236, Construction of Buildings, comprises establishments of the general contractor type and for-sale builders involved in the construction of buildings. Subsector 237, Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction, comprises establishments involved in the construction of engineering projects. Subsector 238, Specialty Trade Contractors, comprises establishments engaged in specialty trade activities generally needed in the construction of all types of buildings. Force account construction is construction work performed by an enterprise primarily engaged in some business other than construction for its own account, using employees of the enterprise. This activity is not included in the construction sector unless the construction work performed is the primary activity of a separate establishment of the enterprise. The installation and the ongoing repair and maintenance of telecommunications and utility networks is excluded from construction when the establishments performing the work are not independent contractors. Although a growing proportion of this work is subcontracted to independent contractors in the Construction sector, the operating units of telecommunications and utility companies performing this work are included with the telecommunications or utility activities.
- 1075Top matchManufacture of prepared meals and dishes
This class includes the manufacture of ready-made (i.e. prepared, seasoned and cooked) meals and dishes. These dishes are processed to preserve them, such as in frozen or canned form, and are usually packaged and labelled for re-sale, i.e. this class does not include the preparation of meals for immediate consumption, such as in restaurants. To be considered a dish, these foods have to contain at least two distinct ingredients (except seasonings etc.). This class includes: - manufacture of meat or poultry dishes - manufacture of fish dishes, including fish and chips - manufacture of vegetable dishes - manufacture of frozen or otherwise preserved pizza This class excludes: - manufacture of fresh foods or foods with less than two ingredients, see corresponding class in division 10 - manufacture of perishable prepared foods, see 10.89 - retail sale of prepared meals and dishes in stores, see 47.11, 47.29 - wholesale of prepared meals and dishes, see 46.38 - activities of food service contractors, see 56.29
- 5629Other food service activities
This class includes industrial catering, i.e. the provision of food services based on contractual arrangements with the customer, for a specific period of time. Also included is the operation of food concessions at sports and similar facilities. The food is usually prepared in a central unit. This class includes: - activities of food service contractors (e.g. for transportation companies) - operation of food concessions at sports and similar facilities - operation of canteens or cafeterias (e.g. for factories, offices, hospitals or schools) on a concession basis This class excludes: - manufacture of perishable food items for resale, see 10.89 - retail sale of perishable food items, see division 47
- 2022Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics
This class includes: - manufacture of paints and varnishes, enamels or lacquers - manufacture of prepared pigments and dyes, opacifiers and colours - manufacture of vitrifiable enamels and glazes and engobes and similar preparations - manufacture of mastics - manufacture of caulking compounds and similar non-refractory filling or surfacing preparations - manufacture of organic composite solvents and thinners - manufacture of prepared paint or varnish removers - manufacture of printing ink This class excludes: - manufacture of dyestuffs and pigments, see 20.12 - manufacture of writing and drawing ink, see 20.59
- 1721Top matchPainting and Paper Hanging
Special trade contractors primarily engaged in painting and paper hanging. Special trade contractors primarily engaged in roof painting are classified in Industry 1761. Bridge painting-contractors Electrostatic painting on site (including of lockers and fixtures)- House painting-contractors Painting of buildings and other structures, except roofs-contractors Paper hanging-contractors Ship painting-contractors Traffic lane painting-contractors Whitewashing-contractors
- 1799Special Trade Contractors, Not Elsewhere Classified
Special trade contractors primarily engaged in construction work, not elsewhere classified, such as construction of swimming pools and fences, erection and installation of ornamental metal work, house moving, shoring work, waterproofing, dampproofing, fireproofing, sandblasting, and steam cleaning of building exteriors. Antenna installation, except household type-contractors Artificial turf installation-contractors Awning installation-contractors Bath tub refinishing-contractors Boring for building construction-contractors Bowling alley installation and service-contractors Cable splicing service, nonelectrical-contractors Caulking (construction)-contractors Cleaning building exteriors-contractors Cleaning new buildings after construction-contractors Coating of concrete structures with plastics-contractors Core drilling for building construction-contractors Counter top installation-contractors Dampproofing buildings-contractors Dewatering-contractors Diamond drilling for building construction-contractors Epoxy application-contractors Erection and dismantling of forms for poured concrete-contractors Fence construction-contractors Fire escape installation-contractors Fireproofing buildings-contractors Forms for poured concrete, erection and dismantling-contractors Gas leakage detection-contractors Gasoline pump installation-contractors Glazing of concrete surfaces-contractors Grave excavation-contractors House moving-contractors Insulation of pipes and boilers-contractors Lead burning-contractors Lightning conductor erection-contractors Mobile home site setup and tie down-contractors Ornamental metalwork-contractors Paint and wallpaper stripping-contractors Plastics wall tile installation-contractors Posthole digging-contractors Sandblasting of building exteriors-contractors Scaffolding construction-contractors Service and repair of broadcasting stations-contractors Service station equipment installation, maintenance, and repair- Shoring and underpinning work-contractors Spectator seating installation-contractors Steam cleaning of building exteriors-contractors Steeplejacks Swimming pool construction-contractors Television and radio stations, service and repair of-contractors Test boring for construction-contractors Tile installation, wall: plastics-contractors Tinting glass-contractors Wallpaper removal-contractors Waterproofing-contractors Weather stripping-contractors Welding contractors, operating at site of construction Window shade installation-contractors
- 1761Roofing, Siding, and Sheet Metal Work
Special trade contractors primarily engaged in the installation of roofing, siding, and sheet metal work. Sheet metal work performed by plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning contractors in conjunction with the installation of plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning equipment are classified in Industry 1711. Architectural sheet metal work-contractors Ceilings, metal: erection and repair-contractors Coppersmithing, in connection with construction work-contractors Downspout installation, metal-contractors Duct work, sheet metal-contractors Gutter installation, metal-contractors Roof spraying, painting, or coating-contractors Roofing work, including repairing-contractors Sheet metal work: except plumbing, heating, or Siding-contractors Skylight installation-contractors Tinsmithing, in connection with construction work-contractors
- 10.85Top matchManufacture of prepared meals and dishes
This class includes the manufacture of ready-made (i.e. prepared, seasoned and cooked) meals and dishes. These dishes are processed to preserve them, such as in frozen or canned form, and are usually packaged and labelled for re-sale, i.e. this class does not include the preparation of meals for immediate consumption, such as in restaurants. To be considered a dish, these foods have to contain at least two distinct ingredients (except seasonings etc.). This class includes: - manufacture of meat or poultry dishes - manufacture of fish dishes, including fish and chips - manufacture of vegetable dishes - manufacture of frozen or otherwise preserved pizza This class excludes: - manufacture of fresh foods or foods with less than two ingredients, see corresponding class in division 10 - manufacture of perishable prepared foods, see 10.89 - retail sale of prepared meals and dishes in stores, see 47.11, 47.29 - wholesale of prepared meals and dishes, see 46.38 - activities of food service contractors, see 56.29
- 46.63Wholesale of construction materials, hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies
The code 46.63 covers firms that wholesale building and construction materials, hardware, as well as plumbing and heating equipment and supplies. Activities include purchasing these products from manufacturers and distributing them to retailers, contractors, and other professional customers for use in construction, renovation, and maintenance projects. This sector does not involve retail sales directly to end-consumers.
- 56.29Other food service activities
This class includes industrial catering, i.e. the provision of food services based on contractual arrangements with the customer, for a specific period of time. Also included is the operation of food concessions at sports and similar facilities. The food is usually prepared in a central unit. This class includes: - activities of food service contractors (e.g. for transportation companies) - operation of food concessions at sports and similar facilities - operation of canteens or cafeterias (e.g. for factories, offices, hospitals or schools) on a concession basis This class excludes: - manufacture of perishable food items for resale, see 10.89 - retail sale of perishable food items, see division 47
- 0919Top matchOther Construction Material Mining
**Exclusions/References:** - Units mainly engaged in - (a) quarrying river gravel are included in Class 0911 Gravel and Sand Quarrying; - (b) manufacture, within the same unit, of non-metallic mineral products (such as brick, glass, cement, slate paving, cut and polished ornamental stone) are included in the appropriate classes of Division C Manufacturing; and - (c) incidental quarrying of earth soil or filling carried out by a contractor at a construction site are included in the appropriate classes of Division E Construction. **Primary Activities:** - Aggregate quarrying - Bentonite quarrying - Blue metal stone quarrying - Brick shale quarrying - Building stone quarrying - Cement clay quarrying - Chalk quarrying - Clay quarrying - Construction material crushing or screening - Dimension stone quarrying - Earth, soil or filling quarrying - Fullers earth quarrying - Granite quarrying - Limestone quarrying - Marble quarrying - Road fill quarrying - Sandstone quarrying - Slate quarrying - Stone quarrying - Tile clay quarrying
- CManufacturing
The Manufacturing Division includes units mainly engaged in the physical or chemical transformation of materials, substances or components into new products (except agriculture and construction). The materials, substances or components transformed by units in this division are raw materials that are products of agriculture, forestry, fishing and mining, or products of other manufacturing units. Units in the Manufacturing Division are often described as plants, factories or mills and characteristically use power-driven machines and other materials-handling equipment. However, units that transform materials, substances or components into new products by hand, or in the unit's home, are also included. Activities undertaken by units incidental to their manufacturing activity, such as selling directly to the consumer products manufactured on the same premises from which they are sold, such as bakeries and custom tailors, are also included in the division. If, in addition to self-produced products, other products that are not manufactured by the same unit are also sold, the rules for the treatment of mixed activities have to be applied and units classified according to their predominant activity. Assembly of the component parts of manufactured products, either self-produced or purchased from other units, is considered manufacturing. For example, assembly of self-manufactured prefabricated components at a construction site is considered manufacturing, as the assembly is incidental to the manufacturing activity. Conversely, when undertaken as a primary activity, the on-site assembly of components manufactured by others is considered to be construction. The boundaries between the Manufacturing Division and other divisions in ANZSIC can sometimes be unclear. The units in the Manufacturing Division are engaged in the transformation of materials into new products. Their output is a new product. However, the definition of what constitutes a 'new product' can be somewhat subjective. As clarification, the following activities are examples of manufacturing activities included in the Manufacturing Division in ANZSIC 2006: - Milk bottling and pasteurising; - Both processing and canning or bottling; - Fresh fish packaging (including oyster shucking, fish filleting); - Printing and related support activities; - Ready-mixed concrete production; - Leather tanning and dressing; - Grinding of lenses to prescription; - Wood preserving and treatment; - Electroplating, plating, metal heat treating, and polishing; - Fabricating signs and advertising displays; - Tyre retreading; - Ship, boat, railway rolling stock and aircraft repair and maintenance; and - Substantial alteration, renovation or reconstruction of goods such as transport equipment. There are some other activities that are often considered 'manufacturing', but for ANZSIC, these are classified in another division. These activities include: •Logging and production of crops or livestock (included in the Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Division); - Construction of structures and fabricating operations performed at the site of construction by contractors (included in the Construction Division); - Publishing and the combined activity of publishing and printing (included in the Information Media and Communications Division); and - Beneficiation (included in the Mining Division). The subdivisions in the Manufacturing Division generally reflect distinct production processes related to material inputs, production equipment and employee skills.
- 6921Architectural Services
- Exclusions/references - Units mainly engaged in managing or organising construction projects as the prime contractor are included in the appropriate classes of Division E Construction. **Primary Activities:** - Architectural service - Drafting service, architectural - Landscape architectural service - Town planning service
- 56291Top matchActivities of food service contractors (e.g. for transportation companies)
- 1075Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes
This class includes the manufacture of ready-made (i.e. prepared, seasoned and cooked) meals and dishes. These dishes are processed to preserve them, such as in frozen or canned form, and are usually packaged and labelled for re-sale, i.e. this class does not include the preparation of meals for immediate consumption, such as in restaurants. To be considered a dish, these foods have to contain at least two distinct ingredients (except seasonings etc.). This class includes: - manufacture of meat or poultry dishes - manufacture of fish dishes, including fish and chips - manufacture of vegetable dishes - manufacture of frozen or otherwise preserved pizza This class excludes: - manufacture of fresh foods or foods with less than two ingredients, see corresponding class in division 10 - manufacture of perishable prepared foods, see 10.89 - retail sale of prepared meals and dishes in stores, see 47.11, 47.29 - wholesale of prepared meals and dishes, see 46.38 - activities of food service contractors, see 56.29
- 5629Other food service activities
This class includes industrial catering, i.e. the provision of food services based on contractual arrangements with the customer, for a specific period of time. Also included is the operation of food concessions at sports and similar facilities. The food is usually prepared in a central unit. This class includes: - activities of food service contractors (e.g. for transportation companies) - operation of food concessions at sports and similar facilities - operation of canteens or cafeterias (e.g. for factories, offices, hospitals or schools) on a concession basis This class excludes: - manufacture of perishable food items for resale, see 10.89 - retail sale of perishable food items, see division 47
- 13-1074Top matchFarm Labor Contractors
Recruit and hire seasonal or temporary agricultural laborers. May transport, house, and provide meals for workers.
- 43-5052Postal Service Mail Carriers
Sort and deliver mail for the United States Postal Service (USPS). Deliver mail on established route by vehicle or on foot. Includes postal service mail carriers employed by USPS contractors.
- 13-1021Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products
Purchase farm products either for further processing or resale. Includes tree farm contractors, grain brokers and market operators, grain buyers, and tobacco buyers. May negotiate contracts.
- 3333Top matchEmployment Agents and Contractors
Employment agents and contractors match jobseekers with vacancies, find workers for employers and contract labour for particular projects at the request of enterprises and other organizations including government and other institutions, or find places for jobseekers for a commission. Tasks include - (a) matching jobseekers with vacancies; (b) finding workers for vacant posts against a commission from the employer or worker; (c) discussing with employers the skills and other characteristics required of the workers to be employed or contracted; (d) finding workers with appropriate skills, and undertaking the necessary formalities according to national or international regulations and requirements; (e) ensuring that the employment contracts meet legal requirements and signing them; (f) advising on training schemes. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Employment agent - Job placement officer - Labour contractor Some related occupations classified elsewhere: - Careers adviser - 2423 - Occupational analyst - 2423 - Literary agent - 3339 - Musical performance agent - 3339 - Sports agent - 3339 - Theatrical agent - 3339.
- 5153Building Caretakers
Building caretakers take care of apartment houses, hotels, offices, churches and other buildings and maintain them and associated grounds in a clean and orderly condition. They may supervise other workers and contractors depending on the size and nature of the building concerned. Tasks include - (a) supervising the work of cleaning, housekeeping and building maintenance staff and contractors; (b) participating in cleaning, simple repairs and maintenance of building interiors; (c) tending furnaces and boilers to ensure provision of heat and hot water; (d) regulating conduct of tenants and visitors in such matters as noise abatement or misuse of property; (e) providing small services to absent tenants such as accepting deliveries on their behalf or providing requested information to callers; (f) notifying management and owners of buildings of the need for major repairs; (g) patrolling buildings to ensure security is maintained; (h) filling out registration forms and providing tenants with copies of rules. Examples of the occupations classified here: - Caretaker - Concierge (building) - Janitor - Sexton.
- 6123Apiarists and Sericulturists
Apiarists and sericulturists plan, organize and perform operations to breed, raise and tend insects such as honey bees, silkworms and other species to produce honey, beeswax, silk and other products for sale or delivery to wholesale buyers, marketing organizations or at markets. Tasks include - (a) monitoring market activity and conditions, determining kinds and amounts of insect products to produce, and planning and coordinating production accordingly; (b) purchasing insects and growing or purchasing feed and other supplies; (c) breeding, raising and tending insects and collecting their products; (d) renting or investing in, and maintaining and cleaning, buildings, machinery, equipment and structures; (e) storing and carrying out some processing of produce; (f) arranging the sale, purchase and transportation of stock, produce and supplies, and maintaining and evaluating records of farming activities; (g) training and supervising workers in production procedures, maintenance duties and health and safety precautions, and hiring and discharging workers and contractors. Examples of occupations classified here: - Apiarist - Sericulturist.
- 960340Top matchBrushes; paint, distemper, varnish or similar brushes (not those of item no. 9603.30), paint pads and rollers
- 9701Paintings, drawings and pastels, executed entirely by hand; not drawings of heading no. 4906 and not hand-painted, hand-decorated manufactured articles; collages, mosaics and similar decorative plaques
- 32Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints, varnishes; putty, other mastics; inks
This schedule B category (code 32) covers chemicals and extracts used for leather tanning and textile dyeing, together with liquid and paste paints and varnishes intended for protective or decorative coating, all tracked for U.S. export statistics.
- 85121Top matchContract staffing services
**Includes:** - finding individual contractors to fill positions on the basis of written contracts that stipulate the deliverables for which the client has contracted, as well as specific terms and conditions of employment Note: Under the terms of this agreement, the service provider has legal rights and duties with respect to the individual contractors. The individual contractors are normally responsible for their own payroll deductions and government filings.
- 54730Painting services
**Includes:** - painting services (principally decorative) of building interiors and similar services (e.g., application of coatings, lacquer, etc.) - painting services of building exteriors (principally for protection) - painting services of railings, gratings, doors and window frames of buildings, etc. - painting services of other engineering structures - paint removal services **Excludes:** - painting services of markings on road surfaces, parking lots and similar surfaces, cf. 54211 - waterproofing services, cf. 54530
- 35110Paints and varnishes and related products
**Includes:** - paints and varnishes (including enamels and lacquers) - prepared pigments, prepared opacifiers and prepared colours, vitrifiable enamels and glazes, engobes, liquid lustres and similar preparations, of a kind used in the ceramic, enamelling or glass industry - glass frit and other glass in the form of powder, granules or flakes - prepared water pigments of a kind used for finishing leather - prepared driers - pigments dispersed in non-aqueous media, of a kind used in the manufacture of paints - stamping foils - dyes and other colouring matter, put up for retail sale - glaziers' putty, grafting putty, resin cements, caulking compounds and other mastics - painters' fillings - non-refractory surfacing preparations for walls, floors and ceilings - prepared paint or varnish removers - organic composite solvents and thinners n.e.c.
Frequently asked questions
- What NAICS 2022 code applies to a painting contractor?
- The closest NAICS 2022 match for a painting contractor is 238320 Painting and Wall Covering Contractors. Other candidates include 23832 Painting and Wall Covering Contractors and 23 Construction.
- What ISIC Rev 4 code applies to a painting contractor?
- The closest ISIC Rev 4 match for a painting contractor is 1075 Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes. Other candidates include 5629 Other food service activities and 2022 Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings, printing ink and mastics.
- What SIC 1987 code applies to a painting contractor?
- The closest SIC 1987 match for a painting contractor is 1721 Painting and Paper Hanging. Other candidates include 1799 Special Trade Contractors, Not Elsewhere Classified and 1761 Roofing, Siding, and Sheet Metal Work.
- What NACE Rev 2 code applies to a painting contractor?
- The closest NACE Rev 2 match for a painting contractor is 10.85 Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes. Other candidates include 46.63 Wholesale of construction materials, hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies and 56.29 Other food service activities.
- What ANZSIC 2006 code applies to a painting contractor?
- The closest ANZSIC 2006 match for a painting contractor is 0919 Other Construction Material Mining. Other candidates include C Manufacturing and 6921 Architectural Services.
- What NIC 2008 code applies to a painting contractor?
- The closest NIC 2008 match for a painting contractor is 56291 Activities of food service contractors (e.g. for transportation companies). Other candidates include 1075 Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes and 5629 Other food service activities.
- What SOC 2018 code applies to a painting contractor?
- The closest SOC 2018 match for a painting contractor is 13-1074 Farm Labor Contractors. Other candidates include 43-5052 Postal Service Mail Carriers and 13-1021 Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products.
- What ISCO-08 code applies to a painting contractor?
- The closest ISCO-08 match for a painting contractor is 3333 Employment Agents and Contractors. Other candidates include 5153 Building Caretakers and 6123 Apiarists and Sericulturists.
- What HS 2022 code applies to a painting contractor?
- The closest HS 2022 match for a painting contractor is 960340 Brushes; paint, distemper, varnish or similar brushes (not those of item no. 9603.30), paint pads and rollers. Other candidates include 9701 Paintings, drawings and pastels, executed entirely by hand; not drawings of heading no. 4906 and not hand-painted, hand-decorated manufactured articles; collages, mosaics and similar decorative plaques and 32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their derivatives; dyes, pigments and other colouring matter; paints, varnishes; putty, other mastics; inks.
- What CPC v2.1 code applies to a painting contractor?
- The closest CPC v2.1 match for a painting contractor is 85121 Contract staffing services. Other candidates include 54730 Painting services and 35110 Paints and varnishes and related products.
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