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2017 Edition

national industry 238320

Painting and Wall Covering Contractors

Overview

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in interior or exterior painting or interior wall covering. The work performed may include new work, additions, alterations, maintenance, and repairs.

The immediate parent of national industry 238320 is international industry 23832: Painting and Wall Covering Contractors

Illustrative Examples

  • Bridge painting
  • Ship painting contractors
  • Paperhanging or removal contractors
  • Paint and wallpaper stripping
  • House painting
  • Wallpaper hanging and removal contractors

2017 NAICS Edition Cross References

  • Painting lines on highways, streets, and parking lots--are classified in Industry 237310, Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction;
  • Roof painting--are classified in Industry 238160, Roofing Contractors; and
  • Installing wood paneling--are classified in Industry 238350, Finish Carpentry Contractors.

Sub-Descriptions

  1. 238320 - Bridge painting
  2. 238320 - Electrostatic painting, on-site, contractors
  3. 238320 - Engineering structure (e.g., oil storage tank, water tower) painting
  4. 238320 - House painting
  5. 238320 - Paint and wallpaper stripping
  6. 238320 - Painting (except roof) contractors
  7. 238320 - Painting and wallpapering
  8. 238320 - Paperhanging and removal contractors
  9. 238320 - Paperhanging or removal contractors
  10. 238320 - Rustproofing (except automotive)
  11. 238320 - Ship painting contractors
  12. 238320 - Wall covering or removal contractors
  13. 238320 - Wallpaper hanging and removal contractors
  14. 238320 - Wallpaper stripping
  15. 238320 - Whitewashing contractors

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 238320
2007 238320
2012 238320
2017 238320
2022 238320

Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Mappings

  1. 1721 - Painting and Paper Hanging
  2. 1799 - Special Trade Contractors, Not Elsewhere Classified

Insurance Industry Mappings

The US Property and Casualty Insurance Industry may use the following classification descriptions which might encompass national industry 238320, Painting and Wall Covering Contractors:

  1. building finishing contractor
  2. construction
  3. contractor painting exterior building or structure 3 story or less in height not otherwise classified office
  4. contractor painting exterior building or structure 3 story or less in height not otherwise classified shop
  5. contractor painting interior building or structure office
  6. contractor painting interior building or structure shop
  7. contractor paper hanging office
  8. contractor paper hanging shop
  9. decorating painting excl spray paint
  10. decorating painting including spray paint
  11. f painting ship hull coverage under u act
  12. painting
  13. painting and paper hanging
  14. painting and paper hanging contractor
  15. painting and paper hanging including interior spray painting no exterior spray painting
  16. painting and wall covering contractor
  17. painting and wallpapering commercial interior
  18. painting and wallpapering commercial interior general liability is not available
  19. painting and wallpapering residential interior
  20. painting and wallpapering residential interior general liability is not available
  21. painting contractor exterior 3 story
  22. painting contractor interior
  23. painting decorating excl spray paint
  24. painting decorating including spray paint
  25. painting exterior and interior building 3 story or less
  26. painting exterior building or structure 3 story in height not otherwise classified
  27. painting exterior building or structure 3 story or less in height not otherwise classified
  28. painting exterior building or structure 3 story or less in height not otherwise classified 7 office
  29. painting exterior building or structure 3 story or less in height not otherwise classified 7 shop
  30. painting exterior building or structure 3 story or less inheight not otherwise classified
  31. painting exterior building or structure exceeding 3 story in height not otherwise classified
  32. painting exterior building or structure exceeding three story in height
  33. painting exterior building or structure exceeding three story in height not otherwise classified
  34. painting exterior building or structure less than three story in height
  35. painting exterior building or structure three story or less in height
  36. painting exterior building or structure three story or less in height cgl
  37. painting exterior building or structure three story or less in height not otherwise classified
  38. painting exterior commercial
  39. painting exterior commercial general liability is not available
  40. painting exterior less than 3 story
  41. painting exterior residential
  42. painting exterior residential general liability is not available
  43. painting exterior steel structure or bridge exceeding 3 story inheight not otherwise classified
  44. painting interior
  45. painting interior and exterior less than 3 story
  46. painting interior building or structure
  47. painting interior building or structure 8 office
  48. painting interior building or structure 8 shop
  49. painting interior only
  50. painting metal bridge and shop operation
  51. painting metal structure over two story in height
  52. painting not otherwise classified and shop operation
  53. painting not otherwise classified and shop operation high wage ca
  54. painting oil or gasoline storage tank high wage ca
  55. painting oil or gasoline tank
  56. painting or paperhanging not otherwise classified and shop operation
  57. painting ship hull
  58. painting ship hull coverage under state act only
  59. painting ship hull state act only
  60. painting ship hull u act f code
  61. painting shop only not otherwise classified
  62. painting steel structure or bridge
  63. paper hanging
  64. paper hanging office
  65. paper hanging shop
  66. paperhanging
  67. special trade contractor not otherwise classified
  68. specialty trade contractor
  69. specialty trade contractor not otherwise classified
  70. specialty trade contractor not otherwise classified naic
  71. tank
  72. wall covering contractor
  73. wallpapering commercial and residential
  74. wallpapering commercial and residential general liability is not available

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