North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 236210 is used by federal buyers for market research, set-aside size standards, and reporting. Official titles come from the Census Bureau NAICS structure.
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily responsible for the construction (including new work, additions, alterations, maintenance, and repairs) of industrial buildings (except warehouses). The construction of selected additional structures, whose production processes are similar to those for industrial buildings (e.g., incinerators, cement plants, blast furnaces, and similar nonbuilding structures), is included in this industry. Included in this industry are industrial building general contractors, industrial building for-sale builders, industrial building design-build firms, and industrial building construction management firms.
Included activity examples
- Assembly plant construction
- Cannery construction
- Cement plant construction
- Chemical plant (except petrochemical) construction
- Factory construction
- Food processing plant construction
- Furnace, industrial plant, construction
- Mine loading and discharging station construction
- Paper or pulp mill construction
- Pharmaceutical manufacturing plant construction
- Steel mill construction
- Waste disposal plant (except sewage treatment) construction
- Official title
- Industrial Building Construction
- Code level
- 6
- Parent industry
- Industrial Building Construction 23621
- Open opportunities
- 18 open · 192 active
SBA small-business size standard
$45M average annual receipts
Average annual receipts basis
Check this standard and its exceptionsExcluded or separately classified activities
Official Census cross-references identify activities that belong under another North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code.
Constructing hydroelectric generating facilities--are classified in Industry 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction;
Constructing industrial warehouses--are classified in Industry 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction;
Constructing oil refineries and petrochemical plants--are classified in Industry 237120, Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction;
Constructing power generation plants (except hydroelectric)--are classified in Industry 237130, Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction;
Constructing water treatment plants, sewage treatment plants, and pumping stations for water and sewer systems--are classified in Industry 237110, Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction;
Manufacturing prefabricated industrial buildings and assembling/erecting them at the customers' site--are classified in Sector 31-33, Manufacturing, based on the primary material (wood, plastic, or metal).
Performing specialized construction work on industrial buildings, generally on a subcontract basis--are classified in Subsector 238, Specialty Trade Contractors; and
Source and edition
2022 NAICS Manual definition and reference material from the U.S. Census Bureau.