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Analysis

NAICS 238350 is the 2022 national industry for finish carpentry contractors, part of 23835 (Finish Carpentry Contractors). Census lists 30 example activities under it in the official index.

County Business Patterns counts 32,219 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 177,042 people at an average annual payroll of $59,399 per employee (32nd percentile of national industries). 74% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which marks it as a small-business industry.

Census lists 5 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 238340, 238390, 238160 and 238130. Businesses that do several things are classified by their primary activity, the one that generates the most value, so check those boundaries before settling on this code.

Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include aluminum door and window, residential-type, installation, built-in wood cabinets constructed on site, cabinet work performed at the construction site and cabinetry work performed at the construction site, among 30 in all.

Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 7% and employment rose 15%. The 2018 count used NAICS 2017, so part of a large move can come from codes being redefined rather than from businesses opening or closing.

For example, installing ceramic tile or stone countertops are classified in 238340 (Tile and Terrazzo Contractors) instead.