Industry Description
General and special trade contractors primarily engaged in the construction of heavy projects, not elsewhere classified.
Business Examples
Common types of business activities within US SIC 1629 - Heavy Construction, Not Elsewhere Classified are:
- Athletic field construction-general contractors
- Blasting, except building demolition-contractors
- Breakwater construction-general contractors
- Bridle path construction-general contractors
- Brush clearing or cutting-contractors
- Caisson drilling-contractors
- Canal construction-general contractors
- Central station construction-general contractors
- Channel construction-general contractors
- Channel cutoff construction-general contractors
- Chemical complex or facilities construction-general contractors
- Clearing of land-general contractors
- Cofferdam construction-general contractors
- Coke oven construction-general contractors
- Cutting right-of-way-general contractors
- Dam construction-general contractors
- Dike construction-general contractors
- Discharging station construction, mine-general contractors
- Dock construction-general contractors
- Drainage project construction-general contractors
- Dredging-general contractors
- Earth moving, not connected with building construction-general
- Flood control project construction-general contractors
- Furnace construction for industrial plants-general contractors
- Golf course construction-general contractors
- Harbor construction-general contractors
- Hydroelectric plant construction-general contractors
- Industrial incinerator construction-general contractors
- Industrial plant appurtenance construction-general contractors
- Irrigation projects construction-general contractors
- Jetty construction-general contractors
- Kiln construction-general contractors
- Land clearing-contractors
- Land drainage-contractors
- Land leveling (irrigation)-contractors
- Land reclamation-contractors
- Levee construction-general contractors
- Light and power plant construction-general contractors
- Loading station construction, mine-general contractors
- Lock and waterway construction-general contractors
- Marine construction-general contractors
- Mine loading and discharging station construction-general contractors
- Mining appurtenance construction-general contractors
- Missile facilities construction-general contractors
- Nuclear reactor containment structure construction-general contractors
- Oil refinery construction-general contractors
- Oven construction for industrial plants-general contractors
- Oven construction, bakers'-general contractors
- Petrochemical plant construction-general contractors
- Petroleum refinery construction-general contractors
- Pier construction-general contractors
- Pile driving-contractors
- Pond construction-general contractors
- Power plant construction-general contractors
- Railroad construction-general contractors
- Railway roadbed construction-general contractors
- Reclamation projects construction-general contractors
- Reservoir construction-general contractors
- Revetment construction-general contractors
- Rock removal, underwater-contractors
- Sewage treatment plant construction-general contractors
- Ski tow erection-general contractors
- Soil compacting service-contractors
- Submarine rock removal-general contractors
- Subway construction-general contractors
- Tennis court construction, outdoor-general contractors
- Timber removal, underwater-contractors
- Tipple construction-general contractors
- Trail building-general contractors
- Trailer camp construction-general contractors
- Trenching-contractors
- Washeries construction, mining-general contractors
- Waste disposal plant construction-general contractors
- Water power project construction-general contractors
- Water treatment plant construction-general contractors
- Waterway construction-general contractors
- Wharf construction-general contractors
IBISWorld Industry Research Report
Industrial Building Construction in the US (23621)
Revenue 2025
$45.3bn
Growth 2025
1.52%
Key Trends
Industry revenue will most closely track with movements in manufacturing capacity utilization
Government-mandated shutdowns restricted business operations, resulting in revenue loss
Industry activity is anticipated to be supported by an acceleration in the industrial production index
Products and Services
US-SIC Hierarchy 1629 - Heavy Construction, Not Elsewhere Classified
US-SIC Code 1629 - Heavy Construction, Not Elsewhere Classified sits in the 2-digit Heavy Construction, Not Elsewhere Classified sector. US SIC codes can be 2 to 8 digits and the further along the hierarchy, the more detailed and specific the category will be.
Division: C
Division Title: Construction
2 Digits 3 Digits 4 Digits
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152 General Building Contractors-residential
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153 Operative Builders
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154 General Building Contractors - Nonresidential
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161 Highway and Street Construction, Except
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162 Heavy Construction, Except Highway and Street
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171 Plumbing, Heating and Air-conditioning
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172 Painting and Paper Hanging
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173 Electrical Work
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174 Masonry, Stonework, Tile Setting, and Plastering
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175 Carpentry and Floor Work
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176 Roofing, Siding, and Sheet Metal Work
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177 Concrete Work
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178 Water Well Drilling
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179 Miscellaneous Special Trade Contractors
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Extended US-SIC Hierarchy for 1629 - Heavy Construction, Not Elsewhere Classified
For business marketing and targeting, US SIC Codes have been extended to provide more specific classifications within US-SIC 1629 - Heavy Construction, Not Elsewhere Classified. Extended US SIC Codes are being continuously updated to reflect the current business environment.
6 Digit SIC Codes
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162901 Pile driving
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162902 Docks (builders)
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162903 Marine contractors & designers
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162904 Drainage contractors
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162905 Fill contractors
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162906 Drain laying
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162907 Tennis court construction
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162908 Railroad contractors
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162909 Trenching & underground contractors
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162910 Water pollution control
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162911 Water works contractors
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162912 Ditching contractors
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162913 Dockboards & ramps
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162914 Dredging
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162915 Golf course construction
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162916 Soil solidification
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162917 Sea wall contractors
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162918 Fish pools
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162919 Caissons-structural
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162920 Draglines
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162921 Erosion control
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162922 Flood control equipment
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162923 Baseball diamond construction
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162924 Power plant contractors
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162925 Mine shaft contractors
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162926 Ponds & pond supplies
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162927 Tracks & athletic fields construction
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162928 Terracing
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162929 Soil stabilization
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162930 Oil field contractors
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162931 Paddle tennis court construction
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162932 Abrasive cutting
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162933 Heliports-construction
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162934 Environmental reclamation
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162977 Construction-heavy projects
8 Digit SIC Codes
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16290000 Heavy construction, nec
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16290100 Dams, waterways, docks, and other marine construction
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16290101 Caisson drilling
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16290102 Canal construction
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16290103 Dam construction
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16290104 Dock construction
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16290105 Drainage system construction
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16290106 Dredging contractor
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16290107 Harbor construction
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16290108 Irrigation system construction
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16290109 Levee construction
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16290110 Marine construction
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16290111 Pier construction
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16290112 Pond construction
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16290113 Waterway construction
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16290200 Railroad and subway construction
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16290201 Cutting of right-of-way
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16290202 Railroad and railway roadbed construction
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16290203 Subway construction
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16290300 Athletic and recreation facilities construction
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16290301 Athletic field construction
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16290302 Golf course construction
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16290303 Tennis court construction
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16290400 Land preparation construction
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16290401 Land leveling
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16290402 Land reclamation
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16290403 Rock removal
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16290404 Timber removal
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16290500 Industrial plant construction
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16290501 Chemical plant and refinery construction
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16290502 Mine loading and discharging station construction
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16290503 Oil refinery construction
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16290504 Waste disposal plant construction
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16290505 Waste water and sewage treatment plant construction
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16299900 Heavy construction, nec
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16299901 Blasting contractor, except building demolition
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16299902 Earthmoving contractor
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16299903 Land clearing contractor
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16299904 Pile driving contractor
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16299905 Power plant construction
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16299906 Trenching contractor
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