Top NAICS Codes in North Carolina FY2021

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

Quick answer

NAICS 541330, ENGINEERING SERVICES, leads North Carolina in FY2021 with $944,211,737 in ingested obligations.

Market Snapshot

Ranked contractors62
Top obligations$944,211,737
RankNAICSNAICS industryObligationsAwards
1541330ENGINEERING SERVICES$944,211,73720
2518210DATA PROCESSING, HOSTING, AND RELATED SERVICES$51,809,3342
3541512COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES$38,592,4172
4236220COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION$30,206,6503
5541611ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES$27,433,2662
6541613MARKETING CONSULTING SERVICES$8,306,9821
7561612SECURITY GUARDS AND PATROL SERVICES$7,293,4222
8561720JANITORIAL SERVICES$6,302,0421
9611430PROFESSIONAL AND MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT TRAINING$5,044,2721
10335999ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING$4,586,7001
11541380TESTING LABORATORIES AND SERVICES$4,395,3532
12561210FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES$3,896,2302
13238290OTHER BUILDING EQUIPMENT CONTRACTORS$3,131,0012
14315210CUT AND SEW APPAREL CONTRACTORS$2,815,41210
15541714RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (EXCEPT NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY)$2,804,5861
16811219OTHER ELECTRONIC AND PRECISION EQUIPMENT REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE$2,296,6815
17561621SECURITY SYSTEMS SERVICES (EXCEPT LOCKSMITHS)$2,205,4875
18811212COMPUTER AND OFFICE MACHINE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE$2,171,2484
19621511MEDICAL LABORATORIES$1,797,6561
20541310ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES$1,777,9095
21221122ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION$1,625,7051
22541715RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)$988,0041
23333924INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, TRACTOR, TRAILER, AND STACKER MACHINERY MANUFACTURING$617,8341
24713940FITNESS AND RECREATIONAL SPORTS CENTERS$515,2761
25541712RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)$460,1861
26812332INDUSTRIAL LAUNDERERS$407,4062
27541990ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES$334,7544
28325413IN-VITRO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCE MANUFACTURING$232,8303
29332510HARDWARE MANUFACTURING$188,3241
30511210SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS$133,7021
31315999OTHER APPAREL ACCESSORIES AND OTHER APPAREL MANUFACTURING$131,9462
32335220MAJOR HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE MANUFACTURING$106,2051
33325120INDUSTRIAL GAS MANUFACTURING$97,5911
34493110GENERAL WAREHOUSING AND STORAGE$94,4771
35332911INDUSTRIAL VALVE MANUFACTURING$78,5801
36334290OTHER COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING$70,0001
37334516ANALYTICAL LABORATORY INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING$67,0582
38315990APPAREL ACCESSORIES AND OTHER APPAREL MANUFACTURING$65,0783
39313310TEXTILE AND FABRIC FINISHING MILLS$54,8751
40337214OFFICE FURNITURE (EXCEPT WOOD) MANUFACTURING$44,3301
41562991SEPTIC TANK AND RELATED SERVICES$41,6112
42237310HIGHWAY, STREET, AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION$35,0001
43238220PLUMBING, HEATING, AND AIR-CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS$33,1502
44561611INVESTIGATION AND PERSONAL BACKGROUND CHECK SERVICES$28,5831
45541519OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES$22,3121
46621399OFFICES OF ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH PRACTITIONERS$18,6341
47325414BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT (EXCEPT DIAGNOSTIC) MANUFACTURING$18,3733
48541219OTHER ACCOUNTING SERVICES$14,9861
49339999ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING$13,6901
50519130INTERNET PUBLISHING AND BROADCASTING AND WEB SEARCH PORTALS$8,6621
51238990ALL OTHER SPECIALTY TRADE CONTRACTORS$7,8701
52517919ALL OTHER TELECOMMUNICATIONS$6,9061
53485999ALL OTHER TRANSIT AND GROUND PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION$5,6851
54561622LOCKSMITHS$5,4452
55325412PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATION MANUFACTURING$5,2451
56562212SOLID WASTE LANDFILL$4,4803
57238910SITE PREPARATION CONTRACTORS$4,2001
58488190OTHER SUPPORT ACTIVITIES FOR AIR TRANSPORTATION$4,1051
59212321CONSTRUCTION SAND AND GRAVEL MINING$2,5001
60238210ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS AND OTHER WIRING INSTALLATION CONTRACTORS$2,5001
61562111SOLID WASTE COLLECTION$2,1091
62333914MEASURING, DISPENSING, AND OTHER PUMPING EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING$1,0891

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