Federal spend by industry (NAICS)

What the federal government buys, by industry code

One canonical profile per NAICS industry code: how much the federal government has obligated under it, the contractors who win the work, and the agencies that buy it — stated as exact dated facts, sourced and reproducible, no derived score or label.

Fonteum publishes a federal-contracting profile for 226 NAICS industry codes with real award activity on file — each ranking the contractors and agencies behind the spending, with the set-aside mix and the fiscal-year trend. Every figure is an exact USASpending.gov fact and points back to the federal source. Coverage grows as the federal award-archive backfill loads.

226

NAICS codes with an indexable spend profile

603

NAICS codes with award activity on file

≥ 10

Award actions required to index a code

Industries, ranked by federal dollars obligated

NAICS industry	Code	Obligated	Award actions	Contractors
Facilities Support Services	561210	$260,256,506,742	154	26
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	541710	$177,365,047,088	11	10
All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	541990	$28,834,379,359	38	26
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)	541715	$28,436,490,243	14	12
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)	541712	$13,434,015,009	34	12
Remediation Services	562910	$10,827,350,171	91	11
Commercial and Institutional Building Construction	236220	$6,538,003,115	904	45
Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Propulsion Unit and Propulsion Unit Parts Manufacturing	336415	$4,430,894,439	14	10
Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing	333314	$2,511,680,842	16	11
Engineering Services	541330	$1,867,929,341	63	20
Computer Systems Design Services	541512	$314,002,767	143	16
Other Computer Related Services	541519	$262,751,458	236	22
Deep Sea Freight Transportation	483111	$216,359,158	55	7
Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	237990	$183,141,622	153	15
Janitorial Services	561720	$174,020,873	228	21
Industrial Building Construction	236210	$95,830,428	69	17
Petroleum Refineries	324110	$84,362,289	202	7
Temporary Help Services	561320	$81,858,974	149	8
Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services	541611	$79,574,081	36	11
Office Administrative Services	561110	$67,822,216	57	8
Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing	333318	$66,357,997	30	14
General Automotive Repair	811111	$59,540,989	22	4
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction	237310	$54,913,432	57	15
Custom Computer Programming Services	541511	$54,173,911	37	10
All Other Support Services	561990	$49,799,174	140	9
All Other Specialty Trade Contractors	238990	$47,805,023	168	38
Other Building Equipment Contractors	238290	$44,227,699	35	12
Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal	562211	$36,879,243	88	5
Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors	238210	$31,355,054	148	26
All Other Miscellaneous Schools and Instruction	611699	$30,705,680	119	7
Roofing Contractors	238160	$29,662,789	97	19
Commercial Bakeries	311812	$28,925,882	57	2
Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction	237110	$28,161,053	25	12
Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal	562219	$28,155,274	19	3
Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing	336413	$27,968,104	438	67
Security Guards and Patrol Services	561612	$24,797,536	36	6
Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors	238220	$23,973,810	86	32
Passenger Car Leasing	532112	$23,191,057	48	7
Electronic Computer Manufacturing	334111	$21,495,732	77	18
All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing	339999	$21,215,838	325	48
Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths)	561621	$20,228,698	63	19
Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Local	484220	$18,439,316	33	6
All Other Business Support Services	561499	$18,195,553	36	5
Hardware Manufacturing	332510	$17,397,978	828	88
Industrial Truck, Tractor, Trailer, and Stacker Machinery Manufacturing	333924	$17,236,808	109	12
Software Publishers	511210	$16,661,462	41	12
Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing	333319	$16,495,918	15	6
All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing	335999	$15,963,522	185	59
Support Activities for Forestry	115310	$15,941,356	203	5
Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing	334220	$15,858,479	121	38
Bolt, Nut, Screw, Rivet, and Washer Manufacturing	332722	$15,018,853	1,017	74
Landscaping Services	561730	$14,990,919	119	17
All Other Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	332999	$14,984,599	264	51
Computer and Office Machine Repair and Maintenance	811212	$14,836,450	31	11
All Other Miscellaneous Waste Management Services	562998	$14,350,343	54	5
Office Furniture (except Wood) Manufacturing	337214	$13,252,340	128	15
Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing	332618	$12,195,954	208	40
Motor and Generator Manufacturing	335312	$11,757,543	192	29
Ball and Roller Bearing Manufacturing	332991	$11,656,074	287	44
Translation and Interpretation Services	541930	$10,206,843	86	5

Showing the 60 highest-obligated industries of 226 with an indexable profile. Industry titles are from the U.S. Census Bureau NAICS 2022 classification; spend figures are exact USASpending.gov prime-award obligations on the records on file.

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Cross-reference an industry with the agencies and contractors behind it: federal agencies, agency by agency and federal contractor records by entity. Every NAICS profile links to the top contractors and agencies it touches, and each of those links back to the industries it works in.

Data sourced from U.S. federal public records (U.S. Government Works). An obligated-dollar figure is an exact sum over USASpending.gov prime awards, not a budget or forecast. Confirm any current figure at usaspending.gov.