Business Examples

Common types of business activities within US SIC 1794 - Excavation Work are:

US-SIC Hierarchy 1794 - Excavation Work

US-SIC Code 1794 - Excavation Work sits in the 2-digit Excavation 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

• 15 Construction - General Contractors and Operative Builders
  • 152 General Building Contractors-residential
    • 1521 General Contractors - Single-Family Houses
    • 1522 General Contractors - Residential Buildings, Other Than Single-Family
  • 153 Operative Builders
    • 1531 Operative Builders
  • 154 General Building Contractors - Nonresidential
    • 1541 General Contractors - Industrial Buildings and Warehouses
    • 1542 General Contractors - Nonresidential Buildings, Other Than Industrial Buildings and Warehouses
• 16 Heavy Construction, Except Building Construction Contractors
  • 161 Highway and Street Construction, Except
    • 1611 Highway and Street Construction, Except Elevated Highways
  • 162 Heavy Construction, Except Highway and Street
    • 1622 Bridge, Tunnel, and Elevated Highway Construction
    • 1623 Water, Sewer, Pipeline, and Communications and Power Line Construction
    • 1629 Heavy Construction, Not Elsewhere Classified
• 17 Construction - Special Trade Contractors
  • 171 Plumbing, Heating and Air-conditioning
    • 1711 Plumbing, Heating and Air-Conditioning
  • 172 Painting and Paper Hanging
    • 1721 Painting and Paper Hanging
  • 173 Electrical Work
    • 1731 Electrical Work
  • 174 Masonry, Stonework, Tile Setting, and Plastering
    • 1741 Masonry, Stone Setting, and Other Stone Work
    • 1742 Plastering, Drywall, Acoustical, and Insulation Work
    • 1743 Terrazzo, Tile, Marble, and Mosaic Work
  • 175 Carpentry and Floor Work
    • 1751 Carpentry Work
    • 1752 Floor Laying and Other Floor Work, Not Elsewhere Classified
  • 176 Roofing, Siding, and Sheet Metal Work
    • 1761 Roofing, Siding, and Sheet Metal Work
  • 177 Concrete Work
    • 1771 Concrete Work
  • 178 Water Well Drilling
    • 1781 Water Well Drilling
  • 179 Miscellaneous Special Trade Contractors
    • 1791 Structural Steel Erection
    • 1793 Glass and Glazing Work
    • 1794 Excavation Work
    • 1795 Wrecking and Demolition Work
    • 1796 Installation or Erection of Building Equipment, Not Elsewhere Classified
    • 1799 Special Trade Contractors, Not Elsewhere Classified

Extended US-SIC Hierarchy for 1794 - Excavation Work

For business marketing and targeting, US SIC Codes have been extended to provide more specific classifications within US-SIC 1794 - Excavation Work. Extended US SIC Codes are being continuously updated to reflect the current business environment.

6 Digit SIC Codes

• 179401 Landfill demolition
• 179402 Foundation-drilling contractors
• 179403 Excavating contractors
• 179404 Bulldozing
• 179405 Foundation-contractors
• 179406 Contractors-site development
• 179407 Land clearing & leveling
• 179408 Dirt contractors
• 179409 Slabjacking contractors
• 179410 Site development contractors
• 179411 Dozer service

8 Digit SIC Codes

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

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