NAICS 115113

Overview

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is the framework federal statistical agencies use to categorize business establishments for compiling and publishing data on the U.S. economy. Developed under the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and adopted in 1997 to replace SIC, NAICS was created jointly with Statistics Canada and Mexico’s national statistical institute for cross-national comparability. ¹

NAICS is updated periodically; the current version is the 2022 NAICS, which agencies are implementing on official statistical products according to a published timeline. ²

NAICS 115113 covers establishments primarily engaged in mechanical crop harvesting, including machine picking and combining, where the harvesting machinery is provided by the service establishment. It is part of Sector 11 (Agriculture), within Support Activities for Crop Production. ³

What this NAICS covers

• Mechanical harvesting services for crops performed on a contract or fee basis. ³
• Machine picking of crops provided as a service to farms. ³
• Combine harvesting of field crops (e.g., grains, oilseeds) as a service. ³
• Harvest operations where the servicing firm supplies the harvesting machinery. ³
• Related machine-based harvest activities integral to crop removal. ³
• Contract harvest services coordinated for growers by a service provider. ³

Related NAICS and PSC codes

Type	Code	Descriptor
NAICS	115112	Soil preparation, planting, cultivating (pre-harvest services)
NAICS	115114	Postharvest crop activities (cleaning, grading, packing)
NAICS	115115	Farm labor contractors and crew leaders (manual harvesting labor)
NAICS	115116	Farm management services (managing and arranging operations)

Source for descriptors and boundaries: Census NAICS cross-references for Support Activities for Crop Production. ³

Boundary and exclusions

• Manual harvesting with crews supplied (no machinery service) is classified in NAICS 115115, not in NAICS 115113. ³
• Postharvest services that prepare crops for market (e.g., cleaning, curing, grading, packing, cooling) fall under NAICS 115114. ³
• Farm management entities that arrange mechanical or manual harvesting for the farms they manage are in NAICS 115116. ³

Data availability under 2022 NAICS

• The Census Bureau began publishing detailed industry statistics on the 2022 NAICS basis with the 2022 Economic Census releases; programs are transitioning through 2027. ²
• Sector 11 (Agriculture) 2022 Economic Census tables provide national and geographic statistics that include NAICS 115113. ⁴

Frequently asked questions

• What activities are squarely in NAICS 115113?

  Mechanical crop harvesting provided as a fee-based service, including machine picking and combine operations, where the service establishment supplies the harvesting machinery. Typical jobs include cutting and threshing grain, oilseeds, or similar field crops with combines or other mechanized harvesters. ³

• How is NAICS 115113 different from NAICS 115114?

  NAICS 115113 covers the act of mechanically removing crops from the field. NAICS 115114 covers postharvest services that prepare crops for market or processing, such as cleaning, curing, sorting, grading, packing, and cooling. ³

• How is NAICS 115113 different from NAICS 115115?

  NAICS 115113 is a machine-based harvest service. NAICS 115115 covers supplying agricultural labor crews, including crews for manual harvesting, when the provider does not furnish machine harvesting as the contracted service. ³

• Does NAICS 115113 require supplying operators with the machines?

  Official sources specify that the harvesting machinery is provided by the servicing establishment; they do not state whether operators must be included. Not specified by official sources. ³

• Did NAICS 115113 change in the 2017 to 2022 revision?

  Census materials emphasize significant 2022 changes in other sectors (e.g., Retail and Information) and implementation timing. They do not highlight any specific change for NAICS 115113. Not specified by official sources. ²

Useful resources

• U.S. Census Bureau — NAICS overview and 2017 NAICS Manual (official definition and history): https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2017/econ/2017-naics-manual.html
• U.S. Census Bureau — Implementation of the 2022 NAICS (timelines and program adoption): https://www.census.gov/library/reference/code-lists/naics/2022/implementation-timeline.html
• U.S. Census Bureau — 2022 Economic Census Sector 11 (Agriculture) data access: https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2022/econ/economic-census/naics-sector-11.html
• U.S. Census Bureau — NAICS industry descriptions and cross-references for Support Activities for Crop Production: https://www.census.gov/naics/resources/archives/sect11.html

References

1. U.S. Census Bureau. 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Manual. https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2017/econ/2017-naics-manual.html
2. U.S. Census Bureau. The Census Bureau’s Implementation of the 2022 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). https://www.census.gov/library/reference/code-lists/naics/2022/implementation-timeline.html
3. U.S. Census Bureau. Sector 11—Support Activities for Crop Production: industry descriptions and cross-references (includes 115113). https://www.census.gov/naics/resources/archives/sect11.html
4. U.S. Census Bureau. 2022 NAICS Sector 11—Agriculture (Economic Census tables and FTP). https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2022/econ/economic-census/naics-sector-11.html