Top NAICS Codes in Washington FY2021

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

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NAICS 541710, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES, leads Washington in FY2021 with $30,354,931,646 in ingested obligations.

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Ranked contractors67
Top obligations$30,354,931,646
RankNAICSNAICS industryObligationsAwards
1541710RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES$30,354,931,6461
2234930INDUSTRIAL NONBUILDING STRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION$17,034,586,1061
3562211HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL$10,572,904,2714
4562910REMEDIATION SERVICES$2,225,051,0645
5541712RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY)$232,928,9921
6237990OTHER HEAVY AND CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION$88,359,7213
7541330ENGINEERING SERVICES$53,560,15710
8237110WATER AND SEWER LINE AND RELATED STRUCTURES CONSTRUCTION$34,569,6751
9561210FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES$26,551,76722
10336611SHIP BUILDING AND REPAIRING$12,892,00915
11541611ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES$6,970,2145
12423450MEDICAL, DENTAL, AND HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES MERCHANT WHOLESALERS$4,741,12658
13236220COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION$3,226,1121
14531120LESSORS OF NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS (EXCEPT MINIWAREHOUSES)$3,162,3451
15325414BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT (EXCEPT DIAGNOSTIC) MANUFACTURING$2,801,1981
16221122ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION$2,449,4114
17541519OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES$1,906,4814
18519130INTERNET PUBLISHING AND BROADCASTING AND WEB SEARCH PORTALS$1,898,4661
19541512COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES$1,729,0182
20541511CUSTOM COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES$1,255,2441
21541380TESTING LABORATORIES AND SERVICES$1,139,1522
22541715RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)$1,004,3371
23511210SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS$995,1821
24811219OTHER ELECTRONIC AND PRECISION EQUIPMENT REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE$931,3922
25923120ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS$756,3251
26541199ALL OTHER LEGAL SERVICES$688,5833
27811310COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT (EXCEPT AUTOMOTIVE AND ELECTRONIC) REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE$669,5302
28541310ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES$565,0451
29541211OFFICES OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS$549,1681
30541990ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES$523,4972
31611430PROFESSIONAL AND MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT TRAINING$399,9751
32541612HUMAN RESOURCES CONSULTING SERVICES (2007), HUMAN RESOURCES AND EXECUTIVE SEARCH CONSULTING SERVICES (2002)$326,3871
33238290OTHER BUILDING EQUIPMENT CONTRACTORS$302,0653
34334111ELECTRONIC COMPUTER MANUFACTURING$276,2552
35541350BUILDING INSPECTION SERVICES$237,4531
36333241FOOD PRODUCT MACHINERY MANUFACTURING$219,526136
37238110POURED CONCRETE FOUNDATION AND STRUCTURE CONTRACTORS$211,0251
38622110GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS$164,4861
39115310SUPPORT ACTIVITIES FOR FORESTRY$137,8801
40331318OTHER ALUMINUM ROLLING, DRAWING, AND EXTRUDING$134,2721
41339112SURGICAL AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING$119,0932
42621511MEDICAL LABORATORIES$116,1501
43221210NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION$78,8741
44562991SEPTIC TANK AND RELATED SERVICES$72,6802
45334310AUDIO AND VIDEO EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING$66,4771
46611519OTHER TECHNICAL AND TRADE SCHOOLS$40,8902
47541620ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING SERVICES$35,7631
48325413IN-VITRO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCE MANUFACTURING$30,6241
49238150GLASS AND GLAZING CONTRACTORS$29,9891
50238220PLUMBING, HEATING, AND AIR-CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS$25,7851
51315999OTHER APPAREL ACCESSORIES AND OTHER APPAREL MANUFACTURING$24,4411
52336112LIGHT TRUCK AND UTILITY VEHICLE MANUFACTURING$20,5891
53238990ALL OTHER SPECIALTY TRADE CONTRACTORS$19,1543
54518210DATA PROCESSING, HOSTING, AND RELATED SERVICES$18,5731
55423610ELECTRICAL APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT, WIRING SUPPLIES, AND RELATED EQUIPMENT MERCHANT WHOLESALERS$18,5551
56237310HIGHWAY, STREET, AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION$13,6572
57484210USED HOUSEHOLD AND OFFICE GOODS MOVING$13,0801
58517410SATELLITE TELECOMMUNICATIONS$12,7951
59332322SHEET METAL WORK MANUFACTURING$12,6972
60336991MOTORCYCLE, BICYCLE, AND PARTS MANUFACTURING$12,2981
61562111SOLID WASTE COLLECTION$12,2611
62337215SHOWCASE, PARTITION, SHELVING, AND LOCKER MANUFACTURING$11,6721
63334516ANALYTICAL LABORATORY INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING$10,0001
64327310CEMENT MANUFACTURING$7,0351
65332510HARDWARE MANUFACTURING$6,1501
66541690OTHER SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CONSULTING SERVICES$2,7201
67332999ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING$2,1301

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