Top NAICS Codes in New Jersey FY2021

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

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NAICS 541712, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY), leads New Jersey in FY2021 with $3,100,890,190 in ingested obligations.

Market Snapshot

Ranked contractors68
Top obligations$3,100,890,190
RankNAICSNAICS industryObligationsAwards
1541712RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)$3,100,890,19032
2611310COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS$2,126,044,0051
3541330ENGINEERING SERVICES$186,680,95119
4334511SEARCH, DETECTION, NAVIGATION, GUIDANCE, AERONAUTICAL, AND NAUTICAL SYSTEM AND INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING$123,216,1363
5523920PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT$117,595,2751
6561210FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES$115,782,0343
7541715RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)$50,550,4661
8561612SECURITY GUARDS AND PATROL SERVICES$25,306,9261
9325211PLASTICS MATERIAL AND RESIN MANUFACTURING$14,372,7531
10541519OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES$12,659,2779
11541380TESTING LABORATORIES AND SERVICES$7,563,4076
12488190OTHER SUPPORT ACTIVITIES FOR AIR TRANSPORTATION$5,343,2301
13541310ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES$2,063,4894
14562910REMEDIATION SERVICES$1,664,8622
15532490OTHER COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND LEASING$1,580,1351
16541990ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES$1,164,9752
17562111SOLID WASTE COLLECTION$1,023,8713
18517312WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS (EXCEPT SATELLITE)$672,4435
19541620ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING SERVICES$383,6161
20325412PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATION MANUFACTURING$325,5002
21236220COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION$276,4981
22325414BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT (EXCEPT DIAGNOSTIC) MANUFACTURING$272,7813
23339115OPHTHALMIC GOODS MANUFACTURING$243,4601
24561720JANITORIAL SERVICES$148,5241
25493190OTHER WAREHOUSING AND STORAGE$143,6891
26561611INVESTIGATION AND PERSONAL BACKGROUND CHECK SERVICES$134,3572
27334516ANALYTICAL LABORATORY INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING$129,1471
28333314OPTICAL INSTRUMENT AND LENS MANUFACTURING$85,3631
29812930PARKING LOTS AND GARAGES$84,2491
30315999OTHER APPAREL ACCESSORIES AND OTHER APPAREL MANUFACTURING$74,9701
31811219OTHER ELECTRONIC AND PRECISION EQUIPMENT REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE$57,3291
32423450MEDICAL, DENTAL, AND HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES MERCHANT WHOLESALERS$55,7341
33336611SHIP BUILDING AND REPAIRING$50,0932
34314110CARPET AND RUG MILLS$48,0521
35339113SURGICAL APPLIANCE AND SUPPLIES MANUFACTURING$46,5152
36337214OFFICE FURNITURE (EXCEPT WOOD) MANUFACTURING$40,9493
37334419OTHER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MANUFACTURING$39,4251
38561613ARMORED CAR SERVICES$38,5531
39238220PLUMBING, HEATING, AND AIR-CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS$37,3374
40335312MOTOR AND GENERATOR MANUFACTURING$37,2361
41561621SECURITY SYSTEMS SERVICES (EXCEPT LOCKSMITHS)$32,3721
42339944CARBON PAPER AND INKED RIBBON MANUFACTURING$31,9911
43333319OTHER COMMERCIAL AND SERVICE INDUSTRY MACHINERY MANUFACTURING$24,1601
44325998ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND PREPARATION MANUFACTURING$21,5701
45238330FLOORING CONTRACTORS$21,5001
46811310COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT (EXCEPT AUTOMOTIVE AND ELECTRONIC) REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE$19,9802
47518210DATA PROCESSING, HOSTING, AND RELATED SERVICES$18,5731
48336413OTHER AIRCRAFT PARTS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING$17,9801
49238990ALL OTHER SPECIALTY TRADE CONTRACTORS$16,7832
50336112LIGHT TRUCK AND UTILITY VEHICLE MANUFACTURING$16,3661
51333318OTHER COMMERCIAL AND SERVICE INDUSTRY MACHINERY MANUFACTURING$16,1041
52541611ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES$14,5631
53541513COMPUTER FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SERVICES$13,2011
54238190OTHER FOUNDATION, STRUCTURE, AND BUILDING EXTERIOR CONTRACTORS$12,7731
55334517IRRADIATION APPARATUS MANUFACTURING$11,4011
56334510ELECTROMEDICAL AND ELECTROTHERAPEUTIC APPARATUS MANUFACTURING$10,8011
57337122NONUPHOLSTERED WOOD HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE MANUFACTURING$10,1561
58561730LANDSCAPING SERVICES$8,2651
59611430PROFESSIONAL AND MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT TRAINING$7,9311
60315220MEN'S AND BOYS' CUT AND SEW APPAREL MANUFACTURING$7,3801
61335911STORAGE BATTERY MANUFACTURING$7,2301
62811212COMPUTER AND OFFICE MACHINE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE$6,5012
63541512COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES$3,2151
64332613SPRING MANUFACTURING$3,1721
65332710MACHINE SHOPS$1,7002
66333921ELEVATOR AND MOVING STAIRWAY MANUFACTURING$1,1131
67325320PESTICIDE AND OTHER AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING$5841
68531210OFFICES OF REAL ESTATE AGENTS AND BROKERS$11

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