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2017 Edition

national industry 541380

Testing Laboratories

Overview

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in performing physical, chemical, and other analytical testing services, such as acoustics or vibration testing, assaying, biological testing (except medical and veterinary), calibration testing, electrical and electronic testing, geotechnical testing, mechanical testing, nondestructive testing, or thermal testing. The testing may occur in a laboratory or on- site.

The immediate parent of national industry 541380 is international industry 54138: Testing Laboratories

2017 NAICS Edition Cross References

  • Laboratory testing for the medical profession--are classified in Industry 62151, Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories;
  • Veterinary testing services--are classified in Industry 541940, Veterinary Services; and
  • Auto emissions testing--are classified in U.S. Industry 811198, All Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance.

Sub-Descriptions

  1. 541380 - Acoustics testing laboratories or services
  2. 541380 - Assaying services
  3. 541380 - Automobile proving and testing grounds
  4. 541380 - Biological (except medical, veterinary) testing laboratories or services
  5. 541380 - Calibration and certification testing laboratories or services
  6. 541380 - Electrical testing laboratories or services
  7. 541380 - Electronic testing laboratories or services
  8. 541380 - Environmental testing laboratories or services
  9. 541380 - Film badge testing (i.e., radiation testing) laboratories or services
  10. 541380 - Fire insurance underwriters' laboratories
  11. 541380 - Food testing laboratories or services
  12. 541380 - Forensic (except medical) laboratories or services
  13. 541380 - Geotechnical testing laboratories or services
  14. 541380 - Hydrostatic testing laboratories or services
  15. 541380 - Industrial testing laboratories or services
  16. 541380 - Laboratory testing (except medical, veterinary) services
  17. 541380 - Mechanical testing laboratories or services
  18. 541380 - Metallurgical testing laboratories or services
  19. 541380 - Nondestructive testing laboratories or services
  20. 541380 - Pollution testing (except automotive emissions testing) services
  21. 541380 - Product testing laboratories or services
  22. 541380 - Radiation dosimetry (i.e., radiation testing) laboratories or services
  23. 541380 - Radiation testing laboratories or services
  24. 541380 - Radiographic testing laboratories or services
  25. 541380 - Radiographing welded joints on pipes and fittings
  26. 541380 - Radiography inspection services
  27. 541380 - Radon testing laboratories or services
  28. 541380 - Seed testing laboratories or services
  29. 541380 - Soil testing laboratories or services
  30. 541380 - Testing laboratories (except medical, veterinary)
  31. 541380 - Thermal testing laboratories or services
  32. 541380 - Vibration testing laboratories or services
  33. 541380 - X-ray inspection 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 541380
2007 541380
2012 541380
2017 541380
2022 541380

Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Mappings

  1. 8734 - Testing Laboratories

Insurance Industry Mappings

The US Property and Casualty Insurance Industry may use the following classification descriptions which might encompass national industry 541380, Testing Laboratories:

  1. analytical chemist
  2. analytical lab
  3. analytical laboratory or assaying including laboratory outside employee collector of sample
  4. analytical laboratory research development or testing nonprofit
  5. analytical or testing laboratory
  6. analytical or testing laboratory including outside
  7. analytical testing service
  8. architectural engineering and related service
  9. assaying
  10. building inspection health and safety including air quality assessment
  11. geophysical service including soil testing
  12. inspection or monitoring and non destructive testing service
  13. laboratory research development or testing
  14. laboratory research development or testing excl medical dental x ray
  15. laboratory research development or testing nfp
  16. non destructive testing contractor
  17. office not otherwise classified
  18. office not otherwise classified condominium office
  19. office not otherwise classified office
  20. professional scientific and technical service
  21. professional scientific and technical service not otherwise classified naic
  22. testing laboratory

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