NAICS 238910:
Site Preparation Contractors
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in site preparation activities, such as excavating and grading, demolition of buildings and other structures, and septic system installation. Earthmoving and land clearing for all types of sites (e.g., building, nonbuilding, mining) is included in this industry. Establishments primarily engaged in construction equipment rental with operator (except cranes) are also included.
Blasting, building demolitionBuilding interior gutting and strippingConcrete breaking and cutting for demolition+17 examples
Matching SIC code: 1794 Excavation Work (also 1795 Wrecking and Demolition Work, 1241 Coal Mining Services)
Where it sits
- 23ConstructionSector
- 238Specialty Trade ContractorsSubsector
- 2389Other Specialty Trade ContractorsIndustry group
- 23891Site Preparation ContractorsNAICS industry
- 238910Site Preparation ContractorsNational industry
Largest companies with NAICS 238910
Updated Nov 9, 2026| Rank | Company | Headquarters | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Delta Earthmoving, Inc.deltaearthmoving.com | Quezon City, US | 779 |
| 2 |  Penhall Company and Penhall Subsurfacepenhall.com | Irving, US | 772 |
| 3 |  Suncoresuncore.build | Spanish Fork, US | 540 |
| 4 |  VEITveitusa.com | Rogers, US | 506 |
| 5 |  GeoStabilization International®geostabilization.com | Broomfield, US | 484 |
| 6 |  Malcolm Drillingmalcolmdrilling.com | San Francisco, US | 468 |
| 7 |  BWCbwccompanies.com | Cedar Rapids, US | 372 |
| 8 |  DNT Construction LLCdntconstruction.com | Round Rock, US | 335 |
| 9 |  GGG Demolition, Inc.gggdemo.com | Orange, US | 333 |
| 10 |  Sargentsargent.us | Orono, US | 302 |
Not this code?
Similar activities the Census classifies elsewhere.
- 237210Land SubdivisionServicing land and subdividing real property into lots for sale to builders
- 2371Utility System ConstructionConstructing distribution lines and related buildings and structures for utilities (i.e., water, sewer, petroleum, gas, power, and communication)
- 237990Other Heavy and Civil Engineering ConstructionEarth retention or underwater trenching
- 21Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas ExtractionOverburden removal as an activity prior to mineral removal from quarries or open pit mines
Questions about NAICS 238910
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Code titles, definitions, examples and SIC matches: NAICS 2022 and the Census concordances, US Census Bureau. Company counts and lists: Crustdata, companies with a website, each by its primary code, updated weekly. Employee counts are estimates.