Industry Description
Special trade contractors primarily engaged in electrical work at the site. The construction of transmission lines is classified in Industry 1623, and electrical work carried on in repair shops is classified in Services, Industry Group 762. Establishments primarily engaged in monitoring of burglar and fire alarms with incidental installation are classified in Services, Industry 7382.
Business Examples
Common types of business activities within US SIC 1731 - Electrical Work are:
- Burglar alarm installation-contractors
- Cable splicing, electrical-contractors
- Cable television hookup-contractors
- Communications equipment installation-contractors
- Electrical repair at site of construction-contractors
- Electrical work-contractors
- Electronic control system installation-contractors
- Fire alarm installation-contractors
- Highway lighting and electrical signal construction-contractors
- Intercommunications equipment installation-contractors
- Sound equipment installation-contractors
- Telecommunications equipment installation-contractors
- Telephone and telephone equipment installation-contractors
IBISWorld Industry Research Report
Electricians in the US (23821)
Revenue 2025
$312.2bn
Growth 2025
2.69%
Key Trends
The Electricians industry differentiates itself by providing an economically essential service
The unexpected housing explosion in 2020 and 2021 gave electricians a fantastic year
Housing prices collapsed in 2023 and the market is anticipated to remain relaxed through 2024
Products and Services
US-SIC Hierarchy 1731 - Electrical Work
US-SIC Code 1731 - Electrical Work sits in the 2-digit Electrical Work 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 1731 - Electrical Work
For business marketing and targeting, US SIC Codes have been extended to provide more specific classifications within US-SIC 1731 - Electrical Work. Extended US SIC Codes are being continuously updated to reflect the current business environment.
6 Digit SIC Codes
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173101 Electric contractors
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173102 Electric contractors-coml & industrial
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173103 Factory maintenance
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173104 Lightning protection equipment
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173105 Electric contractors-marine
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173106 Electronic control systems
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173107 Telecommunications contractors
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173108 Telephone-installations
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173109 Landscape lighting
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173110 Cable/wire-installation-voice/data syst
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173111 Electric cable fault locating
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173112 Pay telephones & booths equipment & svc
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173113 Telecommunications equipment
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173114 Time locks
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173115 Data communications systems-cabling
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173116 Fiber optics-services
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173117 Fire alarm systems & equipment-testing
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173119 Commutators
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173120 Commutator resurfacing equipment
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173121 Load controllers
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173122 Teleconferencing equipment
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173123 Installation service
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173124 Street lighting contractors
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173126 Electrical designers
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173127 Communications contractors
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173128 Low voltage systems contractors
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173129 Home automation systems
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173130 Oil field electric service
8 Digit SIC Codes
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17310000 Electrical work
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17310100 Electric power systems contractors
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17310101 Cogeneration specialization
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17310102 Computer power conditioning
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17310103 Standby or emergency power specialization
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17310104 Switchgear and related devices installation
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17310200 Electronic controls installation
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17310201 Computerized controls installation
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17310202 Energy management controls
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17310203 Environmental system control installation
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17310300 Communications specialization
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17310301 Cable television installation
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17310302 Fiber optic cable installation
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17310303 Sound equipment specialization
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17310304 Telephone and telephone equipment installation
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17310305 Voice, data, and video wiring contractor
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17310400 Safety and security specialization
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17310401 Access control systems specialization
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17310402 Closed circuit television installation
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17310403 Fire detection and burglar alarm systems specialization
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17319900 Electrical work, nec
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17319901 Banking machine installation and service
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17319902 Computer installation
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17319903 General electrical contractor
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17319904 Lighting contractor
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