SICIndustry

SIC 1794—Excavation Work

Industry · Standard Industrial Classification (1987)

Where 1794 sits

  1. C Construction
  2. 17 Construction Special Trade Contractors
  3. 179 Miscellaneous Special Trade Contractors
  4. 1794 Excavation Work

Description

Special trade contractors primarily engaged in excavation work and digging foundations, including digging and loading. Contractors in this industry may also perform incidental concrete work.

What 1794 includes

6-digit codes

  • 179400 — Excavation Work
  • 179499 — Excavation Work, NEC

8-digit codes

  • 17940000 — Excavation work
  • 17949900 — Excavation work, nec
  • 17949901 — Excavation and grading, building construction

Example activities

  • excavation work-contractors
  • foundation digging (excavation)-contractors
  • grading: except for highways, streets, and airport runways-contractors

Cross-references for 1794

  • Contractors primarily engaged in concrete work are classified in Industry 1771; and those primarily engaged in trenching or in earth moving and land clearing not related to building construction are classified in Major Group 16.

1794 in other systems

ANZSICAustralia · New Zealand
ATECOItaly
CNAE BrazilBrazil
CNAESpain
HSICHong Kong
ICNEAChina
ISICUnited Nations (global)
JSICJapan
NACEEuropean Union
NAFFrance
NOGASwitzerland
SCIANMexico
SNISweden
UK SICUnited Kingdom
WZGermany

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