Top NAICS Codes in Pennsylvania FY2021

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

Quick answer

NAICS 541715, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY), leads Pennsylvania in FY2021 with $14,786,222,263 in ingested obligations.

Market Snapshot

Ranked contractors69
Top obligations$14,786,222,263
RankNAICSNAICS industryObligationsAwards
1541715RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)$14,786,222,2635
2524114DIRECT HEALTH AND MEDICAL INSURANCE CARRIERS$1,751,070,2892
3511199ALL OTHER PUBLISHERS$794,643,7641
4336411AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING$585,076,1382
5611519OTHER TECHNICAL AND TRADE SCHOOLS$274,299,9303
6334517IRRADIATION APPARATUS MANUFACTURING$221,381,7401
7541511CUSTOM COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES$52,823,3191
8334419OTHER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MANUFACTURING$50,154,26224
9541611ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES$37,001,3567
10236220COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION$25,043,1572
11541620ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING SERVICES$23,454,7464
12325414BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT (EXCEPT DIAGNOSTIC) MANUFACTURING$18,767,1881
13541330ENGINEERING SERVICES$17,419,99612
14562910REMEDIATION SERVICES$11,671,7906
15812930PARKING LOTS AND GARAGES$7,366,2401
16561320TEMPORARY HELP SERVICES$5,332,1672
17541690OTHER SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CONSULTING SERVICES$5,027,3908
18493110GENERAL WAREHOUSING AND STORAGE$4,167,5621
19923120ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS$3,359,2002
20339113SURGICAL APPLIANCE AND SUPPLIES MANUFACTURING$3,242,0816
21518210DATA PROCESSING, HOSTING, AND RELATED SERVICES$2,969,4641
22336611SHIP BUILDING AND REPAIRING$1,384,7891
23541519OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES$1,227,7246
24334511SEARCH, DETECTION, NAVIGATION, GUIDANCE, AERONAUTICAL, AND NAUTICAL SYSTEM AND INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING$1,209,5701
25221210NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION$1,146,7922
26611310COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS$1,107,8945
27541713RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN NANOTECHNOLOGY$1,091,0581
28541618OTHER MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES$964,7051
29561110OFFICE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES$954,4601
30541310ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES$948,2451
31238290OTHER BUILDING EQUIPMENT CONTRACTORS$873,2081
32333315PHOTOGRAPHIC AND PHOTOCOPYING EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING$777,0532
33811212COMPUTER AND OFFICE MACHINE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE$767,0821
34333298ALL OTHER INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY MANUFACTURING$641,4271
35332994SMALL ARMS, ORDNANCE, AND ORDNANCE ACCESSORIES MANUFACTURING$582,6841
36221122ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION$566,8191
37811310COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT (EXCEPT AUTOMOTIVE AND ELECTRONIC) REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE$558,8832
38315210CUT AND SEW APPAREL CONTRACTORS$555,7501
39517110WIRED TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS$541,5731
40327991CUT STONE AND STONE PRODUCT MANUFACTURING$380,5213
41334111ELECTRONIC COMPUTER MANUFACTURING$349,7001
42334516ANALYTICAL LABORATORY INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING$316,7252
43541712RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)$248,0002
44541199ALL OTHER LEGAL SERVICES$244,6823
45311119OTHER ANIMAL FOOD MANUFACTURING$194,6841
46325998ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND PREPARATION MANUFACTURING$163,1693
47238220PLUMBING, HEATING, AND AIR-CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS$141,0001
48339112SURGICAL AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING$128,2932
49336112LIGHT TRUCK AND UTILITY VEHICLE MANUFACTURING$120,7771
50334510ELECTROMEDICAL AND ELECTROTHERAPEUTIC APPARATUS MANUFACTURING$109,3831
51561790OTHER SERVICES TO BUILDINGS AND DWELLINGS$109,1061
52221310WATER SUPPLY AND IRRIGATION SYSTEMS$99,4951
53315220MEN'S AND BOYS' CUT AND SEW APPAREL MANUFACTURING$83,6011
54811219OTHER ELECTRONIC AND PRECISION EQUIPMENT REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE$69,6341
55561710EXTERMINATING AND PEST CONTROL SERVICES$57,1262
56337214OFFICE FURNITURE (EXCEPT WOOD) MANUFACTURING$47,5561
57561499ALL OTHER BUSINESS SUPPORT SERVICES$33,7751
58238310DRYWALL AND INSULATION CONTRACTORS$29,5831
59541990ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES$26,5602
60532490OTHER COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT RENTAL AND LEASING$25,0751
61562111SOLID WASTE COLLECTION$22,3482
62335999ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING$22,2391
63335932NONCURRENT-CARRYING WIRING DEVICE MANUFACTURING$20,9831
64337127INSTITUTIONAL FURNITURE MANUFACTURING$19,6061
65339991GASKET, PACKING, AND SEALING DEVICE MANUFACTURING$12,1741
66332991BALL AND ROLLER BEARING MANUFACTURING$8,8951
67531320OFFICES OF REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS$8781
68332510HARDWARE MANUFACTURING$6251
69621410FAMILY PLANNING CENTERS$4471

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