Industry Description
Establishments primarily engaged in providing testing services. Establishments primarily engaged in performing clinical laboratory testing for the medical profession are classified in Industry 8071.
Business Examples
Common types of business activities within US SIC 8734 - Testing Laboratories are:
- Assaying services
- Automobile proving and testing grounds
- Calibration and certification (testing)
- Dosimetry, radiation
- Film budge service (radiation detection)
- Food testing services
- Forensic laboratories
- Hydrostatic testing laboratories
- Laboratories, product testing: not manufacturing auxiliaries
- Metallurgical testing laboratories
- Pollution testing, except automotive emissions testing
- Product testing services
- Radiation dosimetry laboratories
- Radiographing welded joints on pipes and fittings
- Seed testing laboratories
- Testing laboratories, except clinical
- Veterinary testing laboratories
IBISWorld Industry Research Report
Laboratory Testing Services in the US (54138)
Revenue 2025
$33.6bn
Growth 2025
2.39%
Key Trends
The industry has thrived due to higher government regulation of consumer and food products
Government regulation across a range of industries has stimulated demand
Growth in R&D spending from public and private sectors will benefit demand
Products and Services
US-SIC Hierarchy 8734 - Testing Laboratories
US-SIC Code 8734 - Testing Laboratories sits in the 2-digit Testing Laboratories 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: I
Division Title: Services
2 Digits 3 Digits 4 Digits
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701 Hotels and Motels
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702 Rooming and Boarding Houses
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703 Camps and Recreational Vehicle Parks
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704 Organization Hotels and Lodging Houses, On
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721 Laundry, Cleaning, and Garment Services
- 7211 Power Laundries, Family and Commercial
- 7212 Garment Pressing, and Agents for Laundries and Drycleaners
- 7213 Linen Supply
- 7215 Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaning
- 7216 Drycleaning Plants, Except Rug Cleaning
- 7217 Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning
- 7218 Industrial Launderers
- 7219 Laundry and Garment Services, Not Elsewhere Classified
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722 Photographic Studios, Portrait
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723 Beauty Shops
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724 Barber Shops
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725 Shoe Repair Shops and Shoeshine Parlors
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726 Funeral Service and Crematories
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729 Miscellaneous Personal Services
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731 Advertising
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732 Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies, Mercantile
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733 Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art and Photography, and Stenographic Services
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734 Services To Dwellings and Other Buildings
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735 Miscellaneous Equipment Rental and Leasing
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736 Personnel Supply Services
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737 Computer Programming, Data Processing, and Other Computer Related Services
- 7371 Computer Programming Services
- 7372 Prepackaged Software
- 7373 Computer Integrated Systems Design
- 7374 Computer Processing and Data Preparation and Processing Services
- 7375 Information Retrieval Services
- 7376 Computer Facilities Management Services
- 7377 Computer Rental and Leasing
- 7378 Computer Maintenance and Repair
- 7379 Computer Related Services, Not Elsewhere Classified
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738 Miscellaneous Business Services
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751 Automotive Rental and Leasing, Without Drivers
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752 Automobile Parking
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753 Automotive Repair Shops
- 7532 Top, Body, and Upholstery Repair Shops and Paint Shops
- 7533 Automotive Exhaust System Repair Shops
- 7534 Tire Retreading and Repair Shops
- 7536 Automotive Glass Replacement Shops
- 7537 Automotive Transmission Repair Shops
- 7538 General Automotive Repair Shops
- 7539 Automotive Repair Shops, Not Elsewhere Classified
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754 Automotive Services, Except Repair
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762 Electrical Repair Shops
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763 Watch, Clock, and Jewelry Repair
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764 Reupholstery and Furniture Repair
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769 Miscellaneous Repair Shops and Related Services
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781 Motion Picture Production and Allied Services
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782 Motion Picture Distribution and Allied Services
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783 Motion Picture Theaters
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784 Video Tape Rental
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791 Dance Studios, Schools, and Halls
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792 Theatrical Producers (except Motion Picture),
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793 Bowling Centers
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794 Commercial Sports
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799 Miscellaneous Amusement and Recreation
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801 Offices and Clinics of Doctors of Medicine
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802 Offices and Clinics of Dentists
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803 Offices and Clinics of Doctors of Osteopathy
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804 Offices and Clinics of Other Health Practitioners
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805 Nursing and Personal Care Facilities
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806 Hospitals
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807 Medical and Dental Laboratories
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808 Home Health Care Services
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809 Miscellaneous Health and Allied Services, Not
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811 Legal Services
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821 Elementary and Secondary Schools
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822 Colleges, Universities, Professional Schools, and
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823 Libraries
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824 Vocational Schools
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829 Schools and Educational Services, Not Elsewhere
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832 Individual and Family Social Services
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833 Job Training and Vocational Rehabilitation
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835 Child Day Care Services
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836 Residential Care
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839 Social Services, Not Elsewhere Classified
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841 Museums and Art Galleries
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842 Arboreta and Botanical Or Zoological Gardens
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861 Business Associations
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862 Professional Membership Organizations
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863 Labor Unions and Similar Labor Organizations
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864 Civic, Social, and Fraternal Associations
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865 Political Organizations
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866 Religious Organizations
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869 Membership Organizations, Not Elsewhere
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871 Engineering, Architectural, and Surveying
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872 Accounting, Auditing, and Bookkeeping Services
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873 Research, Development, and Testing Services
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874 Management and Public Relations Services
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881 Private Households
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899 Miscellaneous Services
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Extended US-SIC Hierarchy for 8734 - Testing Laboratories
For business marketing and targeting, US SIC Codes have been extended to provide more specific classifications within US-SIC 8734 - Testing Laboratories. Extended US SIC Codes are being continuously updated to reflect the current business environment.
6 Digit SIC Codes
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873401 Soil testing
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873402 Laboratories-testing
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873403 Well testing
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873404 X-ray laboratories-industrial
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873405 X-ray inspection service
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873406 Pollution control consultants
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873407 Hearing & sound level testing
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873408 Air pollution measuring service
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873409 Forensic consultants
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873410 Assayers & assaying service
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873411 Laboratories-veterinary
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873412 Metallurgists
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873413 Machine shops-experimental
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873414 Laboratories-analytical
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873415 Infrared inspection service
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873416 Plastics-research & consulting
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873417 Food processing consultants
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873418 Optical engineers
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873419 Radon testing & correction
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873420 Asbestos-consulting & testing
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873421 Electrical power systems-testing
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873422 Calibration services
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873423 Hydrostatic testing
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873424 Laboratories-metallurgical
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873425 Laboratories-petroleum
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873426 Oil well core analysis
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873427 Surface plates
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873428 Tank strapping & calibration
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873429 Veterinary medical laboratories
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873430 Testing (non-destructive)
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873431 Radium
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873432 Laboratories-grain testing
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873433 Laboratories-dairy
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873434 Poultry research
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873435 Contamination control equip & supplies
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873436 Contamination control services
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873438 Carbon monoxide testing
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873439 Testing (toxic material & gases)
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873440 Testing equipment-environmental
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873441 Ultrasonic inspection service
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873442 Liquor testing
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873443 Soil analysis
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873446 Indoor air quality testing
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873447 Iso certification
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873448 Water testing
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873450 Nuclear research & development
8 Digit SIC Codes
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87340000 Testing laboratories
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87340100 Radiation laboratories
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87340101 Film badge service, radiation detection
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87340102 Radiation dosimetry laboratory
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87340103 Welded joint radiographing
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87340104 X-ray inspection service, industrial
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87340200 Product testing laboratories
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87340201 Automobile proving and testing ground
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87340202 Product certification, safety or performance
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87340203 Product testing laboratory, safety or performance
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87340300 Pollution testing
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87340301 Hazardous waste testing
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87349900 Testing laboratories, nec
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87349901 Assaying service
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87349902 Calibration and certification
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87349903 Food testing service
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87349904 Forensic laboratory
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87349905 Hydrostatic testing laboratory
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87349906 Industrial sterilization service
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87349907 Metallurgical testing laboratory
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87349908 Seed testing laboratory
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87349909 Soil analysis
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87349910 Veterinary testing
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87349911 Water testing laboratory
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