NAICS

Top NAICS Industries in NASA

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

541710 leads this ranking at 541.71K. The top 10 account for 15.51% of the value in this result set, indicating a unknown concentration pattern.

Primary Metric Top NAICS Naics Ranking All Time NASA

Updated 03/19/2026

Top Entity
541710
541.71K
Rows Returned
100
Top 10 Share
15.51%
Unknown concentration
Ranking Metric
Primary Metric
Top NAICS

Analysis

541710 leads this ranking at 541.71K. The top 10 account for 15.51% 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

  • 541710 holds the top position.
  • The top 10 account for 15.51% of the value in this result set.
  • 336414 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 in NASA
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__purchaserInformation__contractingOfficeAgencyID__departmentName = 'NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION'
    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 541710 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES 99150089920.56 99.15 billion 67181 67.18 thousand 1475865.04 1.48 million
2 336414 GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE MANUFACTURING 56091446794.12 56.09 billion 7253 7.25 thousand 7733551.19 7.73 million
3 541712 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY) 42339428851.07 42.34 billion 72173 72.17 thousand 586638.06 586.64 thousand
4 541715 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY) 39048880698.85 39.05 billion 39052 39.05 thousand 999920.12 999.92 thousand
5 541330 ENGINEERING SERVICES 27804234635 27.80 billion 42102 42.10 thousand 660401.75 660.40 thousand
6 336415 GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE PROPULSION UNIT AND PROPULSION UNIT PARTS MANUFACTURING 16701169462.94 16.70 billion 1959 1.96 thousand 8525354.49 8.53 million
7 561210 FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES 16254497810.44 16.25 billion 25801 25.80 thousand 629994.87 629.99 thousand
8 541512 COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SERVICES 6980933167.45 6.98 billion 15838 15.84 thousand 440771.13 440.77 thousand
9 481212 NONSCHEDULED CHARTERED FREIGHT AIR TRANSPORTATION 6390688830.74 6.39 billion 1149 1.15 thousand 5561957.2 5.56 million
10 517919 ALL OTHER TELECOMMUNICATIONS 6128005501.33 6.13 billion 1485 1.49 thousand 4126603.03 4.13 million
11 334511 SEARCH, DETECTION, NAVIGATION, GUIDANCE, AERONAUTICAL, AND NAUTICAL SYSTEM AND INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING 4143484898.09 4.14 billion 3986 3.99 thousand 1039509.5 1.04 million
12 541519 OTHER COMPUTER RELATED SERVICES 4092485606.47 4.09 billion 31502 31.50 thousand 129911.92 129.91 thousand
13 236210 INDUSTRIAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 3418514386.5 3.42 billion 4911 4.91 thousand 696093.33 696.09 thousand
14 541513 COMPUTER FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SERVICES 3260463926.13 3.26 billion 2691 2.69 thousand 1211617.95 1.21 million
15 336419 OTHER GUIDED MISSILE AND SPACE VEHICLE PARTS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING 3172675131.31 3.17 billion 2925 2.92 thousand 1084675.25 1.08 million
16 333314 OPTICAL INSTRUMENT AND LENS MANUFACTURING 3032830441.91 3.03 billion 3322 3.32 thousand 912953.17 912.95 thousand
17 541990 ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES 2956870390.84 2.96 billion 4263 4.26 thousand 693612.57 693.61 thousand
18 541611 ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES 2467621884.34 2.47 billion 18263 18.26 thousand 135115.91 135.12 thousand
19 236220 COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 2264504406.9 2.26 billion 11972 11.97 thousand 189150.05 189.15 thousand
20 561110 OFFICE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES 2246882174.66 2.25 billion 6876 6.88 thousand 326771.69 326.77 thousand
21 541511 CUSTOM COMPUTER PROGRAMMING SERVICES 1793949818.79 1.79 billion 8651 8.65 thousand 207369.06 207.37 thousand
22 561612 SECURITY GUARDS AND PATROL SERVICES 1694469159.47 1.69 billion 4397 4.40 thousand 385369.37 385.37 thousand
23 541690 OTHER SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CONSULTING SERVICES 1640371329.14 1.64 billion 6050 6.05 thousand 271135.75 271.14 thousand
24 488190 OTHER SUPPORT ACTIVITIES FOR AIR TRANSPORTATION 1622478665.43 1.62 billion 3387 3.39 thousand 479031.19 479.03 thousand
25 325120 INDUSTRIAL GAS MANUFACTURING 1311847241.78 1.31 billion 7043 7.04 thousand 186262.56 186.26 thousand
26 517910 OTHER TELECOMMUNICATIONS 1102207810.2 1.10 billion 169 169.00 6521939.7 6.52 million
27 541614 PROCESS, PHYSICAL DISTRIBUTION, AND LOGISTICS CONSULTING SERVICES 1012891719.14 1.01 billion 3368 3.37 thousand 300739.82 300.74 thousand
28 221122 ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION 998525449.56 998.53 million 1699 1.70 thousand 587713.62 587.71 thousand
29 541380 TESTING LABORATORIES 932893825.65 932.89 million 3991 3.99 thousand 233749.39 233.75 thousand
30 336411 AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING 751042461.12 751.04 million 1142 1.14 thousand 657655.39 657.66 thousand
31 334111 ELECTRONIC COMPUTER MANUFACTURING 622805206.02 622.81 million 11310 11.31 thousand 55066.77 55.07 thousand
32 517110 WIRED TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIERS 586524952.67 586.52 million 2505 2.50 thousand 234141.69 234.14 thousand
33 541310 ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES 581221500.47 581.22 million 3623 3.62 thousand 160425.47 160.43 thousand
34 541620 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING SERVICES 520992663.8 520.99 million 3847 3.85 thousand 135428.29 135.43 thousand
35 511210 SOFTWARE PUBLISHERS 498982357.13 498.98 million 10164 10.16 thousand 49093.1 49.09 thousand
36 927110 SPACE RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY 478013346.72 478.01 million 1075 1.07 thousand 444663.57 444.66 thousand
37 611310 COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS 475061113.7 475.06 million 3097 3.10 thousand 153393.96 153.39 thousand
38 541612 HUMAN RESOURCES CONSULTING SERVICES (2007), HUMAN RESOURCES AND EXECUTIVE SEARCH CONSULTING SERVICES (2002) 409416220.53 409.42 million 1440 1.44 thousand 284316.81 284.32 thousand
39 334516 ANALYTICAL LABORATORY INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING 368188702.59 368.19 million 7845 7.84 thousand 46932.91 46.93 thousand
40 518210 DATA PROCESSING, HOSTING, AND RELATED SERVICES 364319112.82 364.32 million 1003 1.00 thousand 363229.42 363.23 thousand
41 541713 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN NANOTECHNOLOGY 359428368.01 359.43 million 661 661.00 543764.55 543.76 thousand
42 514199 ALL OTHER INFORMATION SERVICES 347804960.86 347.80 million 144 144.00 2415312.22 2.42 million
43 517410 SATELLITE TELECOMMUNICATIONS 341125469.29 341.13 million 536 536.00 636428.11 636.43 thousand
44 561720 JANITORIAL SERVICES 327476424.15 327.48 million 1397 1.40 thousand 234414.04 234.41 thousand
45 443120 COMPUTER AND SOFTWARE STORES 268462040 268.46 million 2633 2.63 thousand 101960.51 101.96 thousand
46 221210 NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION 260314934.95 260.31 million 2135 2.13 thousand 121927.37 121.93 thousand
47 237130 POWER AND COMMUNICATION LINE AND RELATED STRUCTURES CONSTRUCTION 248767115.53 248.77 million 512 512.00 485873.27 485.87 thousand
48 336413 OTHER AIRCRAFT PARTS AND AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING 248294227.42 248.29 million 2894 2.89 thousand 85796.2 85.80 thousand
49 334519 OTHER MEASURING AND CONTROLLING DEVICE MANUFACTURING 243651874.8 243.65 million 4044 4.04 thousand 60250.21 60.25 thousand
50 562910 REMEDIATION SERVICES 234083796.11 234.08 million 1202 1.20 thousand 194745.25 194.75 thousand
51 541930 TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETATION SERVICES 233783558.39 233.78 million 898 898.00 260338.03 260.34 thousand
52 238990 ALL OTHER SPECIALTY TRADE CONTRACTORS 229763741.05 229.76 million 1483 1.48 thousand 154931.72 154.93 thousand
53 238220 PLUMBING, HEATING, AND AIR-CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS 223649263.56 223.65 million 1066 1.07 thousand 209802.31 209.80 thousand
54 238120 STRUCTURAL STEEL AND PRECAST CONCRETE CONTRACTORS 211298229.97 211.30 million 134 134.00 1576852.46 1.58 million
55 221112 FOSSIL FUEL ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION 208875526.78 208.88 million 555 555.00 376352.3 376.35 thousand
56 512191 TELEPRODUCTION AND OTHER POSTPRODUCTION SERVICES 207406778.24 207.41 million 252 252.00 823042.77 823.04 thousand
57 611710 EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES 203042945.76 203.04 million 1867 1.87 thousand 108753.58 108.75 thousand
58 611512 FLIGHT TRAINING 200415850.12 200.42 million 679 679.00 295163.25 295.16 thousand
59 493110 GENERAL WAREHOUSING AND STORAGE 188872380.74 188.87 million 565 565.00 334287.39 334.29 thousand
60 611430 PROFESSIONAL AND MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT TRAINING 187868377.19 187.87 million 5256 5.26 thousand 35743.6 35.74 thousand
61 541720 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES 185468783.71 185.47 million 849 849.00 218455.57 218.46 thousand
62 336412 AIRCRAFT ENGINE AND ENGINE PARTS MANUFACTURING 179930369.4 179.93 million 962 962.00 187037.8 187.04 thousand
63 561990 ALL OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES 175314558.85 175.31 million 597 597.00 293659.22 293.66 thousand
64 711510 INDEPENDENT ARTISTS, WRITERS, AND PERFORMERS 172224921.13 172.22 million 275 275.00 626272.44 626.27 thousand
65 621111 OFFICES OF PHYSICIANS (EXCEPT MENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS) 164449579.61 164.45 million 400 400.00 411123.94 411.12 thousand
66 541211 OFFICES OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS 156537433.98 156.54 million 1466 1.47 thousand 106778.6 106.78 thousand
67 339999 ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING 151342766.17 151.34 million 1233 1.23 thousand 122743.52 122.74 thousand
68 221118 OTHER ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION 145394870.32 145.39 million 229 229.00 634912.09 634.91 thousand
69 238210 ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS AND OTHER WIRING INSTALLATION CONTRACTORS 141900746.53 141.90 million 1340 1.34 thousand 105896.07 105.90 thousand
70 237110 WATER AND SEWER LINE AND RELATED STRUCTURES CONSTRUCTION 140161800.3 140.16 million 429 429.00 326717.48 326.72 thousand
71 488119 OTHER AIRPORT OPERATIONS 134026095.32 134.03 million 181 181.00 740475.66 740.48 thousand
72 541219 OTHER ACCOUNTING SERVICES 132268935.35 132.27 million 909 909.00 145510.37 145.51 thousand
73 334515 INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING FOR MEASURING AND TESTING ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRICAL SIGNALS 131131226.47 131.13 million 3948 3.95 thousand 33214.59 33.21 thousand
74 514210 DATA PROCESSING SERVICES 129319163.73 129.32 million 270 270.00 478959.86 478.96 thousand
75 237310 HIGHWAY, STREET, AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION 128550136.38 128.55 million 363 363.00 354132.6 354.13 thousand
76 334413 SEMICONDUCTOR AND RELATED DEVICE MANUFACTURING 122391259.84 122.39 million 1766 1.77 thousand 69304.22 69.30 thousand
77 421430 COMPUTER AND COMPUTER PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE WHOLESALERS 118609866.94 118.61 million 1153 1.15 thousand 102870.65 102.87 thousand
78 334220 RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING 117454704.6 117.45 million 1678 1.68 thousand 69996.84 70.00 thousand
79 423430 COMPUTER AND COMPUTER PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE MERCHANT WHOLESALERS 117148686.4 117.15 million 2113 2.11 thousand 55441.87 55.44 thousand
80 334513 INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING FOR MEASURING, DISPLAYING, AND CONTROLLING INDUSTRIAL PROCESS VARIABLES 117091743.73 117.09 million 4356 4.36 thousand 26880.56 26.88 thousand
81 233320 COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 101678411.04 101.68 million 492 492.00 206663.43 206.66 thousand
82 237990 OTHER HEAVY AND CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION 97887973.05 97.89 million 276 276.00 354666.56 354.67 thousand
83 337214 OFFICE FURNITURE (EXCEPT WOOD) MANUFACTURING 87642718.7 87.64 million 2405 2.40 thousand 36441.87 36.44 thousand
84 335999 ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING 84955421.32 84.96 million 2487 2.49 thousand 34159.79 34.16 thousand
85 334210 TELEPHONE APPARATUS MANUFACTURING 83982870.49 83.98 million 492 492.00 170696.89 170.70 thousand
86 541820 PUBLIC RELATIONS AGENCIES 83728943.26 83.73 million 247 247.00 338983.57 338.98 thousand
87 531210 OFFICES OF REAL ESTATE AGENTS AND BROKERS 78280360.04 78.28 million 418 418.00 187273.58 187.27 thousand
88 561730 LANDSCAPING SERVICES 75737626.31 75.74 million 1045 1.04 thousand 72476.19 72.48 thousand
89 238160 ROOFING CONTRACTORS 74983000.16 74.98 million 222 222.00 337761.26 337.76 thousand
90 238910 SITE PREPARATION CONTRACTORS 73577118.74 73.58 million 342 342.00 215137.77 215.14 thousand
91 922160 FIRE PROTECTION 73395680.82 73.40 million 132 132.00 556027.88 556.03 thousand
92 325998 ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND PREPARATION MANUFACTURING 72622878.84 72.62 million 393 393.00 184791.04 184.79 thousand
93 211111 CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS EXTRACTION 71842652.93 71.84 million 436 436.00 164776.72 164.78 thousand
94 332710 MACHINE SHOPS 68789650.79 68.79 million 5511 5.51 thousand 12482.24 12.48 thousand
95 221310 WATER SUPPLY AND IRRIGATION SYSTEMS 68324685.69 68.32 million 875 875.00 78085.35 78.09 thousand
96 332999 ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS FABRICATED METAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING 66735715.21 66.74 million 4300 4.30 thousand 15519.93 15.52 thousand
97 332420 METAL TANK (HEAVY GAUGE) MANUFACTURING 64601010.2 64.60 million 389 389.00 166069.43 166.07 thousand
98 334290 OTHER COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING 63119736.18 63.12 million 1541 1.54 thousand 40960.24 40.96 thousand
99 334419 OTHER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MANUFACTURING 57783275.48 57.78 million 1766 1.77 thousand 32719.86 32.72 thousand
100 561410 DOCUMENT PREPARATION SERVICES 57204178.42 57.20 million 439 439.00 130305.64 130.31 thousand

How This Ranking Is Built

Build a ranked FPDS view for "Top NAICS Industries in NASA" 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
5.88%
Top 5 Share
8.71%
Mean
435,420.74
Median
488,154.50
Max
927,110.00
Min
211,111.00
Concentration
Unknown
Fragmentation
Unknown

Top Entities

# Entity Value
1 541710 541.71K
2 336414 336.41K
3 541712 541.71K
4 541715 541.72K
5 541330 541.33K
6 336415 336.42K
7 561210 561.21K
8 541512 541.51K
9 481212 481.21K
10 517919 517.92K

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