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2012 Edition

national industry 561720

Janitorial Services

Overview

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in cleaning building interiors, interiors of transportation equipment (e.g., aircraft, rail cars, ships), and/or windows.

The immediate parent of national industry 561720 is international industry 56172: Janitorial Services

Illustrative Examples

  • Custodial services
  • Service station cleaning and degreasing services Housekeeping (i.e., cleaning) services Washroom sanitation services
  • Maid (i.e., cleaning) services

2012 NAICS Edition Cross References

  • Establishments primarily engaged in:
  • Cleaning building exteriors (except sandblasting and window cleaning) or chimneys:are classified in Industry 561790, Other Services to Buildings and Dwellings; and
  • Sandblasting building exteriors:are classified in Industry 238990, All Other Specialty Trade Contractors.

Sub-Descriptions

  1. 561720 - Aircraft janitorial services
  2. 561720 - Building cleaning services, interior
  3. 561720 - Building cleaning services, janitorial
  4. 561720 - Cleaning homes
  5. 561720 - Cleaning offices
  6. 561720 - Cleaning shopping centers
  7. 561720 - Custodial services
  8. 561720 - Deodorant servicing of rest rooms
  9. 561720 - Deodorizing services
  10. 561720 - Housekeeping services (i.e., cleaning services)
  11. 561720 - Janitorial services
  12. 561720 - Janitorial services, aircraft
  13. 561720 - Maid services (i.e., cleaning services)
  14. 561720 - Office cleaning services
  15. 561720 - Residential cleaning services
  16. 561720 - Rest room cleaning services
  17. 561720 - Restaurant kitchen cleaning services
  18. 561720 - Service station cleaning and degreasing services
  19. 561720 - Washroom sanitation services
  20. 561720 - Window cleaning services

History

The NAICS editions in which this code was present are indicated below. In the event that a code was changed from the prior edition the equivalent value in that edition is provided for reference.

Edition Existed Equivalent Value
2002 561720
2007 561720
2012 561720
2017 561720
2022 561720

Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Mappings

  1. 1799 - Special Trade Contractors, Not Elsewhere Classified
  2. 4581 - Airports, Flying Fields, and Airport Terminal Services
  3. 7342 - Disinfecting and Pest Control Services
  4. 7349 - Building Cleaning and Maintenance Services, Not Elsewhere

Insurance Industry Mappings

The US Property and Casualty Insurance Industry may use the following classification descriptions which might encompass national industry 561720, Janitorial Services:

  1. administrative and support and waste management and remediation service
  2. administrative and support service
  3. airport flying field and airport terminal service
  4. all other specialty trade contractor
  5. aviation transportation of personnel in conduct of employer business ground crew
  6. building cleaning and maintenance service not elsewhere
  7. cleaning service
  8. construction
  9. contractor
  10. contractor not otherwise classified
  11. contractor residential cleaning service office
  12. contractor residential cleaning service shop
  13. contractor sub work construction or reconstruct or repair or erection not bldg not otherwise classified
  14. contractor subcontracted work in connection with construction reconstruction erection or repair not building
  15. contractor subcontracted work in connection with construction reconstruction repair or erection not building
  16. contractor window cleaning 3 story or less in height office
  17. contractor window cleaning 3 story or less in height shop
  18. disinfecting and pest control service
  19. floor waxing
  20. general contractor use of subcontracted work construction erection or repair other than building
  21. housekeeping and cleaning service
  22. housekeeping service
  23. janitorial and other cleaning service
  24. janitorial cleaning service
  25. janitorial office building
  26. janitorial or cleaning service
  27. janitorial residential
  28. janitorial service
  29. janitorial service by contractor
  30. janitorial service by contractor include window cleaning above ground level
  31. janitorial service by contractor no window cleaning above ground level
  32. janitorial service ca
  33. janitorial service commercial
  34. janitorial service franchise
  35. janitorial service residential
  36. office cleaning service
  37. other specialty trade contractor
  38. professional cleaning contractor
  39. residential cleaning service
  40. residential cleaning service by contractor inside
  41. residential cleaning service office
  42. residential cleaning service shop
  43. restaurant and commercial kitchen hood cleaning
  44. restaurant cooker hood cleaning
  45. service to building and dwelling
  46. special trade contractor not otherwise classified
  47. specialty trade contractor
  48. specialty trade contractor not otherwise classified
  49. specialty trade contractor not otherwise classified naic
  50. window cleaning
  51. window cleaning 3 story or less in height
  52. window cleaning 3 story or less in height office
  53. window cleaning 3 story or less in height shop
  54. window cleaning exterior exceeding 3 story
  55. window cleaning interior and or exterior 3 story and under
  56. window cleaning not above ground level
  57. window cleaning not over 5 storey
  58. window cleaning not over 5 story
  59. window cleaning nothing above 15 foot
  60. window cleaning over 5 story
  61. window cleaning service
  62. window washing

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