Top NAICS Codes in California FY2021

Industries ranked by place-of-performance federal contract obligations in California during fiscal year 2021.

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NAICS 541710, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES, leads California in FY2021 with $75,671,446,539 in ingested obligations.

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Ranked contractors100
Top obligations$75,671,446,539
RankNAICSNAICS industryObligationsAwards
1541710RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES$75,671,446,5395
2541715RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)$16,337,626,23791
3541712RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)$3,716,580,27410
4621111OFFICES OF PHYSICIANS (EXCEPT MENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS)$2,741,988,37820
5334511SEARCH, DETECTION, NAVIGATION, GUIDANCE, AERONAUTICAL, AND NAUTICAL SYSTEM AND INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING$2,295,138,0788
6561612SECURITY GUARDS AND PATROL SERVICES$1,290,330,4105
7236220COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION$728,652,21825
8561210FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES$479,397,20118
9541330ENGINEERING SERVICES$456,311,17676
10488190OTHER SUPPORT ACTIVITIES FOR AIR TRANSPORTATION$336,476,7435
11334517IRRADIATION APPARATUS MANUFACTURING$230,761,7947
12523920PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT$189,881,7863
13562910REMEDIATION SERVICES$163,949,82426
14611519OTHER TECHNICAL AND TRADE SCHOOLS$147,784,7502
15541512COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES$136,277,3254
16221122ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION$133,152,7546
17541519OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES$130,163,98244
18334519OTHER MEASURING AND CONTROLLING DEVICE MANUFACTURING$119,131,4961
19336411AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING$116,483,5633
20481212NONSCHEDULED CHARTERED FREIGHT AIR TRANSPORTATION$115,774,0741
21237990OTHER HEAVY AND CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION$108,891,9702
22541310ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES$98,029,6617
23541611ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES$90,673,3738
24541511CUSTOM COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES$88,584,9372
25221320SEWAGE TREATMENT FACILITIES$87,960,4731
26518210DATA PROCESSING, HOSTING, AND RELATED SERVICES$83,856,1814
27541714RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (EXCEPT NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY)$71,656,0535
28336414GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE MANUFACTURING$45,195,5502
29926130REGULATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF COMMUNICATIONS, ELECTRIC, GAS, AND OTHER UTILITIES$30,014,0001
30541990ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES$19,557,8548
31561720JANITORIAL SERVICES$14,930,2584
32621498ALL OTHER OUTPATIENT CARE CENTERS$14,110,9421
33541380TESTING LABORATORIES AND SERVICES$11,990,92513
34541690OTHER SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CONSULTING SERVICES$9,136,25865
35621999ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS AMBULATORY HEALTH CARE SERVICES$6,991,5021
36811212COMPUTER AND OFFICE MACHINE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE$6,452,9203
37484210USED HOUSEHOLD AND OFFICE GOODS MOVING$6,326,8492
38238210ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS AND OTHER WIRING INSTALLATION CONTRACTORS$5,630,7491
39621511MEDICAL LABORATORIES$4,480,0397
40334220RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING$3,980,9421
41492210LOCAL MESSENGERS AND LOCAL DELIVERY$3,233,7931
42561320TEMPORARY HELP SERVICES$3,052,6533
43336413OTHER AIRCRAFT PARTS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING$2,901,9449
44334516ANALYTICAL LABORATORY INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING$1,845,34314
45511210SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS$1,508,5516
46541199ALL OTHER LEGAL SERVICES$1,413,2463
47541620ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING SERVICES$1,251,0833
48221310WATER SUPPLY AND IRRIGATION SYSTEMS$1,105,8844
49541430GRAPHIC DESIGN SERVICES$1,030,0001
50561621SECURITY SYSTEMS SERVICES (EXCEPT LOCKSMITHS)$911,9646
51339112SURGICAL AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING$907,3244
52562111SOLID WASTE COLLECTION$872,7603
53811213COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE$757,3581
54541370SURVEYING AND MAPPING (EXCEPT GEOPHYSICAL) SERVICES$714,9632
55561710EXTERMINATING AND PEST CONTROL SERVICES$689,1992
56721110HOTELS (EXCEPT CASINO HOTELS) AND MOTELS$587,0071
57541930TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION SERVICES$499,8694
58541211OFFICES OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS$441,4591
59811219OTHER ELECTRONIC AND PRECISION EQUIPMENT REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE$406,46311
60532420OFFICE MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND LEASING$337,6201
61238220PLUMBING, HEATING, AND AIR-CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS$331,9119
62561730LANDSCAPING SERVICES$319,4401
63561613ARMORED CAR SERVICES$282,9481
64312113ICE MANUFACTURING$262,3451
65238290OTHER BUILDING EQUIPMENT CONTRACTORS$252,2781
66333517MACHINE TOOL MANUFACTURING$231,8221
67333316PHOTOGRAPHIC AND PHOTOCOPYING EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING$216,3433
68517210WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS (EXCEPT SATELLITE)$211,6651
69517919ALL OTHER TELECOMMUNICATIONS$201,8582
70333613MECHANICAL POWER TRANSMISSION EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING$197,3681
71332613SPRING MANUFACTURING$190,3421
72531110LESSORS OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS AND DWELLINGS$186,6171
73334510ELECTROMEDICAL AND ELECTROTHERAPEUTIC APPARATUS MANUFACTURING$185,4211
74332322SHEET METAL WORK MANUFACTURING$174,1601
75517311WIRED TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS$172,2972
76541110OFFICES OF LAWYERS$169,2842
77611710EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES$164,7981
78492110COURIERS AND EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICES$148,3201
79334419OTHER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MANUFACTURING$140,0001
80238990ALL OTHER SPECIALTY TRADE CONTRACTORS$113,0904
81339999ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING$108,6392
82334111ELECTRONIC COMPUTER MANUFACTURING$97,7011
83339114DENTAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES MANUFACTURING$68,9381
84325413IN-VITRO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCE MANUFACTURING$58,6205
85325414BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT (EXCEPT DIAGNOSTIC) MANUFACTURING$55,4553
86541191TITLE ABSTRACT AND SETTLEMENT OFFICES$55,0001
87611430PROFESSIONAL AND MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT TRAINING$51,7342
88335911STORAGE BATTERY MANUFACTURING$46,8661
89337127INSTITUTIONAL FURNITURE MANUFACTURING$46,6192
90423830INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT MERCHANT WHOLESALERS$31,4521
91334513INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING FOR MEASURING, DISPLAYING, AND CONTROLLING INDUSTRIAL PROCESS VARIABLES$30,0801
92532490OTHER COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND LEASING$30,0002
93325120INDUSTRIAL GAS MANUFACTURING$29,3322
94336611SHIP BUILDING AND REPAIRING$28,1527
95325998ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND PREPARATION MANUFACTURING$26,8481
96811192CAR WASHES$26,8111
97324121ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURE AND BLOCK MANUFACTURING$21,0001
98335311POWER, DISTRIBUTION, AND SPECIALTY TRANSFORMER MANUFACTURING$20,8941
99324110PETROLEUM REFINERIES$20,3031
100236118RESIDENTIAL REMODELERS$18,8501

Source: USAspending.gov. Last updated from ingested federal spending data: May 7, 2026.