EXCAVATION WORK SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS (Industry 1794)

     Establishments classified in this industry are primarily
     engaged in excavation work such as foundations for buildings
     and subdividing and preparing land owned by others for
     future building construction.  Contractors in this industry
     may also perform incidental concrete work.  Contractors
     primarily engaged in concrete work are classified in
     Industry 1771, Concrete Work Special Trade Contractors.
     Contractors primarily engaged in trenching or in earth
     moving and land clearing not related to building
     construction are classified in Industry 1629, Heavy
     Construction Contractors, Not Elsewhere Classified.  For
     additional examples, refer to the Standard Industrial
     Classification Manual: 1987 (SIC) published by the Office of
     Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President.

     During 1992, the establishments with paid employees
     classified in this industry accounted for $7.1 billion in
     total dollar value of business.  Of this amount, $6.9
     billion were for the value of construction work.  These
     establishments paid out $1.6 billion for materials,
     components, and supplies and $741 million for construction
     work subcontracted to others.  Costs for selected power,
     fuels, and lubricants for the industry were $357 million.
     Value added for 1992 was $4.3 billion.

     There were 13,898 establishments with total employment
     averaging 77,126 during the year.  Total payroll for 1992
     was $1.8 billion.

     Larger establishments with 20 employees or more, while
     representing only 5 percent of the total number of employer
     establishments in this industry, accounted for 44 percent of
     all business done.