{
    "code": "8711",
    "title": "Engineering Services",
    "sic_manual": "OSHA SIC Manual",
    "level": "Industry",
    "major_group_code": "87",
    "parent_code": "871",
    "parent_title": "Engineering, Architectural, and Surveying",
    "plain_english_definition": "",
    "summary_plain": "",
    "official_definition": "Establishments primarily engaged in providing professional engineering services. establishments primarily providing and supervising their own engineering staff on temporary contract to other firms are included in this industry.",
    "official_source": "https://www.osha.gov/sic-manual/8711",
    "classification_note": "",
    "included_activities": [
        "Designing ship, boat, and machine",
        "Machine tool designers",
        "Marine engineering services",
        "Petroleum engineering services"
    ],
    "excluded_activities": [
        {
            "label": "Help Supply Services",
            "code": "7363",
            "title": "Help Supply Services",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/7363/help-supply-services"
        },
        {
            "label": "Architectural Services",
            "code": "8712",
            "title": "Architectural Services",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/8712/architectural-services"
        }
    ],
    "confused_codes": [],
    "official_siblings": [
        {
            "code": "8711",
            "title": "Engineering Services",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/8711/engineering-services",
            "label": "Industry"
        },
        {
            "code": "8712",
            "title": "Architectural Services",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/8712/architectural-services",
            "label": "Industry"
        },
        {
            "code": "8713",
            "title": "Surveying Services",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/8713/surveying-services",
            "label": "Industry"
        }
    ],
    "official_children": [],
    "related_naics_codes": [
        {
            "code": "541330",
            "title": "Engineering Services",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/naics-code/541330/engineering-services"
        }
    ],
    "example_companies": [
        {
            "name": "Rockwell Collins Inc",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/rockwell-collins-inc",
            "city": "Cedar Rapids",
            "state": "IA",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "CDI Corp",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/cdi-corp",
            "city": "Philadelphia",
            "state": "PA",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "National Instruments Corp",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/national-instruments-corp",
            "city": "Austin",
            "state": "TX",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "Vision Technology Systems Inc",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/vision-technology-systems-inc",
            "city": "Alexandria",
            "state": "VA",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "KLA Tencor Corp",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/kla-tencor-corp",
            "city": "Milpitas",
            "state": "CA",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "S And B Engineers And Constructors",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/s-and-b-engineers-and-constructors",
            "city": "Houston",
            "state": "TX",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "Dewberry",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/dewberry",
            "city": "Fairfax",
            "state": "VA",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "Ford Motor Co",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/ford-motor-co",
            "city": "Dearborn",
            "state": "MI",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "Parexel Inernational Corp",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/parexel-inernational-corp",
            "city": "Waltham",
            "state": "MA",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "Southwest Research Institute",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/southwest-research-institute",
            "city": "San Antonio",
            "state": "TX",
            "reviewed": false
        },
        {
            "name": "CH2M HILL Companies, Ltd",
            "url": "https://siccode.com/business/ch2m-hill-companies-ltd",
            "city": "Englewood",
            "state": "CO",
            "reviewed": false
        }
    ],
    "company_count": 36938,
    "email_contact_count": 19541,
    "phone_count": 31262,
    "website_count": 38373,
    "database_as_of": "Nov 6, 2026",
    "count_type": "commercial",
    "count_disclaimer": "These are SICCODE.com commercial database counts, not official government establishment totals. Website-Reviewed & Enriched is a separate review of company websites for products, services, markets, and fit.",
    "canonical_url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/8711/engineering-services",
    "json_url": "https://siccode.com/sic-code/8711.json",
    "reviewed_by": "SICCODE.com Classification Review Team",
    "last_updated": "October 2026"
}