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Top NAICS Industries by Federal Spending

Top NAICS Industries by Federal Spending shows which NAICS industries rank highest by Primary Metric in FPDS-based procurement data.

336411 leads this ranking at 336.41K. The top 10 account for 15.17% of the value in this result set, indicating a unknown concentration pattern.

Primary Metric Top NAICS Naics Ranking All Time Federal Market

Updated 03/19/2026

Top Entity
336411
336.41K
Rows Returned
100
Top 10 Share
15.17%
Unknown concentration
Ranking Metric
Primary Metric
Top NAICS

Analysis

336411 leads this ranking at 336.41K. The top 10 account for 15.17% of the value in this result set, indicating a unknown concentration pattern.

Why it matters: Use this page to identify leaders, compare major participants, and understand how activity is distributed across this segment of the federal market.

Methodology: The query groups FPDS records by the ranked entity, calculates the main metric, and orders results from highest to lowest. Supporting columns add context to the leaderboard.

Key Findings

  • 336411 holds the top position.
  • The top 10 account for 15.17% of the value in this result set.
  • 541330 appears in the second position.

Limitations

  • Interpretation depends on the SQL scope and selected filters.
  • This page reflects only the returned query result set.

Query Used

-- Top NAICS Industries by Federal Spending
SELECT
    content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode AS naics_code,
    anyHeavy(content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode__description) AS naics_description,
    sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) AS total_obligated,
    formatReadableQuantity(sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount)) AS total_obligated_readable,
    count() AS award_count,
    formatReadableQuantity(count()) AS award_count_readable,
    sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) / count() AS avg_award_size,
    formatReadableQuantity(sum(content__award__dollarValues__obligatedAmount) / count()) AS avg_award_size_readable
FROM fpds.data
WHERE
    contract_type = 1
    AND content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode IS NOT NULL
GROUP BY content__award__productOrServiceInformation__principalNAICSCode
ORDER BY total_obligated DESC
LIMIT 100

Ranking Table

This table ranks results by Primary Metric from highest to lowest.

# Naics Code Naics Description Total Obligated Total Obligated Readable Award Count Award Count Readable Avg Award Size Avg Award Size Readable
1 336411 AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING 1021029248034.1 1.02 trillion 581144 581.14 thousand 1756929.86 1.76 million
2 541330 ENGINEERING SERVICES 850040954069.38 850.04 billion 1869085 1.87 million 454789.88 454.79 thousand
3 561210 FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES 731604622871.4 731.60 billion 725258 725.26 thousand 1008750.84 1.01 million
4 541710 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES 540806321789.92 540.81 billion 474765 474.76 thousand 1139103.18 1.14 million
5 236220 COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 502768172099.72 502.77 billion 1085168 1.09 million 463309.06 463.31 thousand
6 336611 SHIP BUILDING AND REPAIRING 436621328695.76 436.62 billion 516360 516.36 thousand 845575.42 845.58 thousand
7 541512 COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES 403290977292.41 403.29 billion 573710 573.71 thousand 702952.67 702.95 thousand
8 524114 DIRECT HEALTH AND MEDICAL INSURANCE CARRIERS 393553090968.74 393.55 billion 27659 27.66 thousand 14228753.42 14.23 million
9 336414 GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE MANUFACTURING 362556851196.7 362.56 billion 56737 56.74 thousand 6390130.79 6.39 million
10 541519 OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES 352829182257.71 352.83 billion 1338767 1.34 million 263547.86 263.55 thousand
11 336413 OTHER AIRCRAFT PARTS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING 324489930152.99 324.49 billion 1824561 1.82 million 177845.48 177.85 thousand
12 541712 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY) 322805442215.5 322.81 billion 603421 603.42 thousand 534958.91 534.96 thousand
13 334511 SEARCH, DETECTION, NAVIGATION, GUIDANCE, AERONAUTICAL, AND NAUTICAL SYSTEM AND INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING 279275606847.88 279.28 billion 336660 336.66 thousand 829547.93 829.55 thousand
14 541611 ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES 267167472282.22 267.17 billion 893678 893.68 thousand 298952.72 298.95 thousand
15 541715 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY) 253831674818.17 253.83 billion 269691 269.69 thousand 941194.45 941.19 thousand
16 541990 ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES 233611540015.36 233.61 billion 475827 475.83 thousand 490958.98 490.96 thousand
17 324110 PETROLEUM REFINERIES 223850872807.43 223.85 billion 2627482 2.63 million 85195.96 85.20 thousand
18 336412 AIRCRAFT ENGINE AND ENGINE PARTS MANUFACTURING 178117177914.66 178.12 billion 250688 250.69 thousand 710513.37 710.51 thousand
19 325412 PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATION MANUFACTURING 177480191468.71 177.48 billion 389340 389.34 thousand 455848.85 455.85 thousand
20 541511 CUSTOM COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES 159504147341.82 159.50 billion 408147 408.15 thousand 390800.73 390.80 thousand
21 336992 MILITARY ARMORED VEHICLE, TANK, AND TANK COMPONENT MANUFACTURING 158000626953.3 158.00 billion 112178 112.18 thousand 1408481.4 1.41 million
22 237990 OTHER HEAVY AND CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION 138207821692.21 138.21 billion 198766 198.77 thousand 695329.29 695.33 thousand
23 562910 REMEDIATION SERVICES 112821595271.94 112.82 billion 254906 254.91 thousand 442600.78 442.60 thousand
24 488190 OTHER SUPPORT ACTIVITIES FOR AIR TRANSPORTATION 112047017767.33 112.05 billion 196648 196.65 thousand 569784.68 569.78 thousand
25 334220 RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING 103968620237.02 103.97 billion 293723 293.72 thousand 353968.26 353.97 thousand
26 332993 AMMUNITION (EXCEPT SMALL ARMS) MANUFACTURING 101409001933.48 101.41 billion 37508 37.51 thousand 2703663.27 2.70 million
27 561612 SECURITY GUARDS AND PATROL SERVICES 98774731003.95 98.77 billion 253610 253.61 thousand 389474.9 389.47 thousand
28 334111 ELECTRONIC COMPUTER MANUFACTURING 84307937670.09 84.31 billion 776775 776.77 thousand 108535.85 108.54 thousand
29 424210 DRUGS AND DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES MERCHANT WHOLESALERS 80692432838.75 80.69 billion 4280848 4.28 million 18849.63 18.85 thousand
30 517110 WIRED TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS 79881622056.06 79.88 billion 621760 621.76 thousand 128476.61 128.48 thousand
31 621111 OFFICES OF PHYSICIANS (EXCEPT MENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS) 76394862073.34 76.39 billion 224296 224.30 thousand 340598.41 340.60 thousand
32 541513 COMPUTER FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SERVICES 65642453720.97 65.64 billion 119793 119.79 thousand 547965.68 547.97 thousand
33 483111 DEEP SEA FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION 59721426928.28 59.72 billion 85811 85.81 thousand 695964.7 695.96 thousand
34 334290 OTHER COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING 59224872201.02 59.22 billion 222031 222.03 thousand 266741.45 266.74 thousand
35 511210 SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS 58573213011.68 58.57 billion 304564 304.56 thousand 192318.24 192.32 thousand
36 481212 NONSCHEDULED CHARTERED FREIGHT AIR TRANSPORTATION 57320469833.98 57.32 billion 49947 49.95 thousand 1147625.88 1.15 million
37 611310 COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS 57054190672.62 57.05 billion 124448 124.45 thousand 458458.07 458.46 thousand
38 237310 HIGHWAY, STREET, AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION 55032104215.92 55.03 billion 156368 156.37 thousand 351939.68 351.94 thousand
39 325411 MEDICINAL AND BOTANICAL MANUFACTURING 47901993491.27 47.90 billion 2057940 2.06 million 23276.67 23.28 thousand
40 325414 BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT (EXCEPT DIAGNOSTIC) MANUFACTURING 47624719756.69 47.62 billion 24006 24.01 thousand 1983867.35 1.98 million
41 541690 OTHER SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CONSULTING SERVICES 47235324228.7 47.24 billion 212036 212.04 thousand 222770.3 222.77 thousand
42 336419 OTHER GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE PARTS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING 46982548252.21 46.98 billion 31828 31.83 thousand 1476138.87 1.48 million
43 481211 NONSCHEDULED CHARTERED PASSENGER AIR TRANSPORTATION 45012669351.63 45.01 billion 131397 131.40 thousand 342569.99 342.57 thousand
44 443120 COMPUTER AND SOFTWARE STORES 43461825378.05 43.46 billion 412720 412.72 thousand 105305.83 105.31 thousand
45 518210 DATA PROCESSING, HOSTING, AND RELATED SERVICES 42291230747.63 42.29 billion 116612 116.61 thousand 362666.19 362.67 thousand
46 541720 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES 41643688663.8 41.64 billion 80284 80.28 thousand 518704.7 518.70 thousand
47 336212 TRUCK TRAILER MANUFACTURING 40888436733.47 40.89 billion 23385 23.39 thousand 1748489.91 1.75 million
48 562211 HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL 40826625756.78 40.83 billion 323834 323.83 thousand 126072.69 126.07 thousand
49 561990 ALL OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES 40417824669.68 40.42 billion 157010 157.01 thousand 257421.97 257.42 thousand
50 423450 MEDICAL, DENTAL, AND HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES MERCHANT WHOLESALERS 39855549374.63 39.86 billion 8834311 8.83 million 4511.44 4.51 thousand
51 541614 PROCESS, PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION, AND LOGISTICS CONSULTING SERVICES 37794341669.83 37.79 billion 286001 286.00 thousand 132147.58 132.15 thousand
52 332410 POWER BOILER AND HEAT EXCHANGER MANUFACTURING 37358042743.32 37.36 billion 14397 14.40 thousand 2594849.11 2.59 million
53 423850 SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES MERCHANT WHOLESALERS 36160829594.58 36.16 billion 717345 717.35 thousand 50409.25 50.41 thousand
54 339999 ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING 33898651770.49 33.90 billion 1214994 1.21 million 27900.26 27.90 thousand
55 541618 OTHER MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES 33582792918.91 33.58 billion 99898 99.90 thousand 336170.82 336.17 thousand
56 561720 JANITORIAL SERVICES 33397846426.02 33.40 billion 303331 303.33 thousand 110103.63 110.10 thousand
57 424720 PETROLEUM AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS MERCHANT WHOLESALERS (EXCEPT BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS) 33371819155.76 33.37 billion 146719 146.72 thousand 227453.97 227.45 thousand
58 236210 INDUSTRIAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 33213733330.94 33.21 billion 101451 101.45 thousand 327386.94 327.39 thousand
59 424410 GENERAL LINE GROCERY MERCHANT WHOLESALERS 32444430640.12 32.44 billion 443572 443.57 thousand 73143.54 73.14 thousand
60 221122 ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION 32057005517.25 32.06 billion 100510 100.51 thousand 318943.44 318.94 thousand
61 541310 ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES 32056549297.46 32.06 billion 238724 238.72 thousand 134282.89 134.28 thousand
62 339112 SURGICAL AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING 31336070675.58 31.34 billion 1188180 1.19 million 26373.16 26.37 thousand
63 334419 OTHER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MANUFACTURING 30368832952.04 30.37 billion 347084 347.08 thousand 87497.06 87.50 thousand
64 531120 LESSORS OF NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS (EXCEPT MINIWAREHOUSES) 30206463951.47 30.21 billion 656156 656.16 thousand 46035.49 46.04 thousand
65 336112 LIGHT TRUCK AND UTILITY VEHICLE MANUFACTURING 30130391616.44 30.13 billion 255781 255.78 thousand 117797.61 117.80 thousand
66 541711 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY 26801247970.5 26.80 billion 42036 42.04 thousand 637578.45 637.58 thousand
67 541620 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING SERVICES 26524085189.67 26.52 billion 275141 275.14 thousand 96401.79 96.40 thousand
68 561110 OFFICE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES 26481929867.18 26.48 billion 131726 131.73 thousand 201037.98 201.04 thousand
69 811219 OTHER ELECTRONIC AND PRECISION EQUIPMENT REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE 25966291215.37 25.97 billion 275792 275.79 thousand 94151.72 94.15 thousand
70 336415 GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE PROPULSION UNIT AND PROPULSION UNIT PARTS MANUFACTURING 25536136411.07 25.54 billion 17442 17.44 thousand 1464060.1 1.46 million
71 611519 OTHER TECHNICAL AND TRADE SCHOOLS 25490598550.78 25.49 billion 37175 37.17 thousand 685691.95 685.69 thousand
72 424490 OTHER GROCERY AND RELATED PRODUCTS MERCHANT WHOLESALERS 25432139642.34 25.43 billion 464939 464.94 thousand 54699.94 54.70 thousand
73 622110 GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS 24937210512.8 24.94 billion 306505 306.50 thousand 81359.88 81.36 thousand
74 331491 NONFERROUS METAL (EXCEPT COPPER AND ALUMINUM) ROLLING, DRAWING, AND EXTRUDING 24551122441.53 24.55 billion 45222 45.22 thousand 542902.18 542.90 thousand
75 541810 ADVERTISING AGENCIES 24197873534.23 24.20 billion 27441 27.44 thousand 881814.56 881.81 thousand
76 722310 FOOD SERVICE CONTRACTORS 24195610841.32 24.20 billion 118750 118.75 thousand 203752.51 203.75 thousand
77 339113 SURGICAL APPLIANCE AND SUPPLIES MANUFACTURING 24191788956.79 24.19 billion 905563 905.56 thousand 26714.63 26.71 thousand
78 336111 AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURING 23689509716.78 23.69 billion 492331 492.33 thousand 48117.03 48.12 thousand
79 332994 SMALL ARMS, ORDNANCE, AND ORDNANCE ACCESSORIES MANUFACTURING 23583952673.24 23.58 billion 207299 207.30 thousand 113767.8 113.77 thousand
80 611430 PROFESSIONAL AND MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT TRAINING 21470676059 21.47 billion 200216 200.22 thousand 107237.56 107.24 thousand
81 233320 COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 21199137124.21 21.20 billion 97787 97.79 thousand 216788.9 216.79 thousand
82 238990 ALL OTHER SPECIALTY TRADE CONTRACTORS 20250894278.27 20.25 billion 161482 161.48 thousand 125406.51 125.41 thousand
83 333314 OPTICAL INSTRUMENT AND LENS MANUFACTURING 20025121734.37 20.03 billion 68680 68.68 thousand 291571.37 291.57 thousand
84 541714 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (EXCEPT NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY) 19991422433.98 19.99 billion 14647 14.65 thousand 1364881.71 1.36 million
85 517410 SATELLITE TELECOMMUNICATIONS 19961053985.37 19.96 billion 100451 100.45 thousand 198714.33 198.71 thousand
86 334516 ANALYTICAL LABORATORY INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING 19610165878.18 19.61 billion 388208 388.21 thousand 50514.58 50.51 thousand
87 311999 ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS FOOD MANUFACTURING 19415787336.42 19.42 billion 469631 469.63 thousand 41342.64 41.34 thousand
88 332992 SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION MANUFACTURING 17983135350.58 17.98 billion 45536 45.54 thousand 394921.27 394.92 thousand
89 234930 INDUSTRIAL NONBUILDING STRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION 17791451229.18 17.79 billion 6397 6.40 thousand 2781217.95 2.78 million
90 561320 TEMPORARY HELP SERVICES 17784421570.21 17.78 billion 290769 290.77 thousand 61163.4 61.16 thousand
91 238220 PLUMBING, HEATING, AND AIR-CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS 17497289130.02 17.50 billion 190408 190.41 thousand 91893.66 91.89 thousand
92 522390 OTHER ACTIVITIES RELATED TO CREDIT INTERMEDIATION 17140964118.9 17.14 billion 5265 5.26 thousand 3255643.7 3.26 million
93 921190 OTHER GENERAL GOVERNMENT SUPPORT 17134126324.12 17.13 billion 60137 60.14 thousand 284918.2 284.92 thousand
94 334210 TELEPHONE APPARATUS MANUFACTURING 16660904002.28 16.66 billion 115238 115.24 thousand 144578.21 144.58 thousand
95 337214 OFFICE FURNITURE (EXCEPT WOOD) MANUFACTURING 16457332941.63 16.46 billion 895828 895.83 thousand 18371.08 18.37 thousand
96 336211 MOTOR VEHICLE BODY MANUFACTURING 16095065165.07 16.10 billion 235621 235.62 thousand 68309.12 68.31 thousand
97 238210 ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS AND OTHER WIRING INSTALLATION CONTRACTORS 15915454921.99 15.92 billion 158226 158.23 thousand 100586.84 100.59 thousand
98 541211 OFFICES OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS 15850092567.18 15.85 billion 45394 45.39 thousand 349167.12 349.17 thousand
99 517919 ALL OTHER TELECOMMUNICATIONS 15790302335.18 15.79 billion 45818 45.82 thousand 344630.98 344.63 thousand
100 237110 WATER AND SEWER LINE AND RELATED STRUCTURES CONSTRUCTION 15677494998.14 15.68 billion 67100 67.10 thousand 233643.74 233.64 thousand

How This Ranking Is Built

Build a ranked FPDS view for "Top NAICS Industries by Federal Spending" using aggregated procurement data.

Query structure

  • Results are sorted from highest to lowest by the main ranking metric.
  • Grouping is used to combine FPDS records into comparable entity-level results.

Included fields

  • naics_code — Defines the ranked NAICS industry.
  • naics_code — Defines the main ranking metric: Primary Metric.
  • total_obligated — Adds supporting context to the leaderboard.
  • award_count — Adds supporting context to the leaderboard.
  • avg_award_size — Adds supporting context to the leaderboard.

How to use this ranking

  • Supports fast market review.
  • Helps compare leaders and close competitors.
  • Adds context beyond a raw transaction list.

Computed Metrics

Top 3 Share
5.60%
Top 5 Share
8.43%
Mean
438,705.00
Median
424,605.00
Max
921,190.00
Min
221,122.00
Concentration
Unknown
Fragmentation
Unknown

Top Entities

# Entity Value
1 336411 336.41K
2 541330 541.33K
3 561210 561.21K
4 541710 541.71K
5 236220 236.22K
6 336611 336.61K
7 541512 541.51K
8 524114 524.11K
9 336414 336.41K
10 541519 541.52K

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