NAICS Code 236210 — Industrial Building Construction

National Industry in the official 2022 North American Industry Classification System (U.S. Census Bureau). It is the only national industry under 23621 (Industrial Building Construction).

Code	236210
Title	Industrial Building Construction
Level	National Industry (6-digit)
Edition	NAICS 2022 edition
SBA size standard	$45 million in average annual receipts

Official definition (2022 NAICS)

This industry comprises establishments primarily responsible for the construction (including new work, additions, alterations, maintenance, and repairs) of industrial buildings (except warehouses). The construction of selected additional structures, whose production processes are similar to those for industrial buildings (e.g., incinerators, cement plants, blast furnaces, and similar nonbuilding structures), is included in this industry. Included in this industry are industrial building general contractors, industrial building for-sale builders, industrial building design-build firms, and industrial building construction management firms.

Illustrative Examples:

Assembly plant construction

Furnace, industrial plant, construction

Cannery construction

Mine loading and discharging station construction

Cement plant construction

Paper or pulp mill construction

Steel mill construction

Chemical plant (except petrochemical) construction

Pharmaceutical manufacturing plant construction

Factory construction

Food processing plant construction

Waste disposal plant (except sewage treatment) construction

Is a business under 236210 "small"?

Under the SBA size standards (13 CFR 121.201, effective March 17, 2023), a business classified in NAICS 236210 qualifies as a small business if it does not exceed $45 million in average annual receipts. Small-business status determines eligibility for federal set-aside contracts, SAM.gov certifications and SBA loan programs — receipts are averaged over the latest 5 fiscal years.

Where 236210 sits in the hierarchy

Level	Code	Title
Sector	23	Construction
Subsector	236	Construction of Buildings
Industry Group	2362	Nonresidential Building Construction
NAICS Industry	23621	Industrial Building Construction
National Industry	236210	Industrial Building Construction

Related SIC codes

Via the official U.S. Census concordance (1987 SIC ↔ NAICS), shown only where the industry definition is unchanged in NAICS 2022.

SIC code	Title
1531	Operative Builders
1541	General Contractors-Industrial Buildings and Warehouses
1629	Heavy Construction, Not Elsewhere Classified
8741	Management Services

Data: official 2022 NAICS structure, descriptions and Census concordances, U.S. Census Bureau — U.S. government works in the public domain (17 U.S.C. §105). Suggested reference, not an official determination.