2022 NAICS national industry in sector 81 Other Services (except Public Administration)
812910 Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services
NAICS 812910 is the US industry code for pet care (except veterinary) services. It covers establishments primarily engaged in providing pet care services (except veterinary), such as boarding, grooming, sitting, walking, and training pets.
- Code
- 812910 (2022 NAICS)
- Title
- Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services
- Part of
- Other Personal Services
- SBA small business limit
- Average annual receipts up to $9 million
- Closest UK SIC
- 96090 (details)
Changes coming. The NAICS 2027 revision applies to data from 1 January 2027, and SBA proposed new size standards on 20 August 2026. The values on this page are the ones in force today; we update this page when the official files change.
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing pet care services (except veterinary), such as boarding, grooming, sitting, walking, and training pets.
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
Businesses that use this code
Activities listed under 812910
The Census index assigns these 17 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.
- Animal grooming services
- Animal shelters
- Boarding services, pet
- Dog pounds
- Grooming services, animal
- Guard dog training services
- Guide dog training services
- Kennels, pet boarding
- Obedience training services, pet
- Pedigree record services, pet
- Pet boarding services
- Pet grooming services
- Pet sitting services
- Pet training services
- Pet walking services
- Sitting services, pet
- Working, sporting, and service dog training services
SBA size standard for 812910
To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 812910, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $9 million in average annual receipts. Check your business.
Source: SBA table of size standards, effective March 17, 2023.
Closest UK SIC 2007 codes
There is no official one-to-one link between NAICS and UK SIC. These codes share the same international class (ISIC Rev. 4: 9609), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.
Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.
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Data last changed November 14, 2026. How this page is built.