NAICS categories
Search federal industry classification records, then open one NAICS category to review hierarchy, related federal activity, buyers, and market context.
Click NAICS Categories, or open GovTribe, expand the sidebar if it is collapsed, expand Categories, and click NAICS Categories.
NAICS Categories is available on Launch, Launch Plus, Growth, Growth Plus, and Scale.
Search NAICS categories
For reusable guidance on quotes, required terms, alternatives, exclusions, grouped terms, and choosing between modes, see Choose a search mode and write queries.
- To find industry categories for consulting work, search "management consulting", then add Parent NAICS if you want one known parent family.
- To review IT services categories, search "computer systems design", then open likely matches and confirm the code hierarchy.
- To look for product-related industries, search "electrical connectors", then open promising categories and review their hierarchy.
- To find categories tied to education markets, search "educational services", then use the hierarchy dialog to compare parent and child categories.
- To explore accessibility-related industries, search digital accessibility services and technology support, then compare the category names and summaries before choosing a code.
- To research data work, search data analytics and business intelligence services, then review similar categories if one result is close.
- To explore printing or branded-material work, search screen printing and custom printed products, then confirm the code and parent hierarchy.
- To find infrastructure-related industries, search fiber placement and telecommunications construction services, then open the category details for related federal records.
Filters and macros
For why some filters can include related records, hierarchy matches, or role-specific relationships, see Filter by related records and hierarchies.
| Type | Name | Example question |
|---|---|---|
| Macro | Favorited | Which NAICS categories have I saved as favorites? |
| Filter | Parent NAICS | Which child categories belong to a known parent NAICS family? |
Sort options
When NAICS Categories opens without a search query, filters, or explicit sort, GovTribe may use recent activity and popularity signals to decide which categories appear first. Add search text, filters, or a specific sort when you want the order to match your review task.
| Name | Direction choices | Example question |
|---|---|---|
| Alphabetical | A-Z / Z-A | Which categories should I review by code or name order? |
| Favored | Least First / Most First | Which categories have fewer or more favorite claims? |
Actions
Page actions
- View Favorites filters the page to NAICS categories you have saved as favorites.
- Export Search Results exports the current category result set after you narrow it to the records you want to review outside GovTribe.
- Share Search shares the current NAICS Categories result set with another GovTribe user.
- Similar finds category records that resemble the selected NAICS category. Use it when a category summary or market lane is close to the work you are researching.
- Add Favorite saves the selected category to your favorites and updates the favorite count on the card. When the category is already saved, the same control can remove the favorite.
Result-level actions
- Add Favorite or Remove Favorite marks the open NAICS category for later review.
Review a NAICS category
NAICS category examples
A training category helps you confirm the six-digit industry classification and then review related federal activity. See the Professional and Management Development Training example in GovTribe.
Hierarchy and category context
The detail page shows the code, category name, parent or child status, and hierarchy controls. Use the hierarchy when you need to move from a broad industry family to a narrower code or confirm that a code belongs to the parent industry family you intended.
Funding, buyers, and related activity
The detail page can show funding analysis, popular opportunities, buyers, and related federal contract activity. Use these areas to decide whether the category is the right market lens before applying it to awards, IDVs, opportunities, vendors, or pursuits.
Related tabs
Contacts
Contacts lists people connected to records associated with the NAICS category.
Contract IDVs
Contract IDVs lists federal IDV awards associated with the NAICS category.
Contract Awards
Contract Awards lists federal contract awards associated with the NAICS category.
Contract Opportunities
Contract Opportunities lists federal contract opportunities associated with the NAICS category.
Common questions
For general fixes for too many results, no results, unrelated results, broad Semantic Search matches, or filters that narrowed the search too much, see Troubleshoot search results.
What does NAICS classify?
NAICS category data type records describe federal industry classifications. Use NAICS to understand the industry connected to a vendor, federal procurement record, pursuit, or market area. Do not treat NAICS as the exact product or service bought; PSC is usually better for federal product or service classification. See Choosing category systems.
How should I use exact NAICS codes?
You can search a known code or category name, but the result card and NAICS Hierarchy dialog are the safer way to confirm parent and child context. The hierarchy dialog opens linked parent and child category codes so you can move from a broad industry family to a narrower child category.
How does NAICS Hierarchy help?
NAICS Hierarchy shows how a category fits inside broader and narrower industry families. Use it to move from a broad industry area to a more specific child code, or to confirm that a specific code belongs to the parent industry family you intended.
What records are connected to NAICS categories?
NAICS categories can connect to federal contract awards, IDV awards, federal contract opportunities, federal forecasts, federal contract vehicle opportunities, pursuits, and vendor records as industry context. Use related record links after you choose the industry category you want to research.
Related articles
- Choose a search mode and write queries: Choose Keyword Search or Semantic Search and write reusable search queries.
- Use favorites: Mark useful records and return to favorited result sets.
- NAICS category data type: Review the GovTribe data type behind NAICS category records.
- NAICS category attribute: Understand where NAICS category relationships appear across GovTribe records.
- Choosing category systems: Choose between NAICS, PSC, NIGP, UNSPSC, and Assistance Listings.