What 9014 covers
- Contractors whose main business is cleaning buildings for others: dusting, mopping, vacuuming, floor care, trash removal, and restroom cleaning.
- In Massachusetts' title, building operations performed by contractors.
What doesn't belong in 9014
- Window cleaning above ground level, which North Carolina's title expressly leaves out.
- A building's own maintenance staff, which fall under 9015 in NCCI-system states.
Official titles by state
Each rating bureau publishes its own definition. Titles below are quoted exactly as the bureau publishes them; follow the link for the full official description.
| State | Official title for 9014 | Source |
|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | JANITORIAL SERVICES BY CONTRACTORS-NO WINDOW CLEANING ABOVE GROUND LEVEL & DRIVERS | North Carolina bureau lookup |
| Massachusetts | BUILDINGS - OPERATIONS BY CONTRACTORS & DRIVERS | Massachusetts bureau: 9014 |
| New YorkDifferent meaning | Exterminator & Drivers | New York bureau: 9014 |
New York assigns 9014 to exterminators — pest removal, control, and prevention. A cleaning company and a pest control company can both find "9014" on their policies in different states and mean completely different things.
Codes 9014 is often confused with
What a premium audit looks at
- Whether the business cleans property it doesn't own or manage.
- Whether any employees clean windows above ground level.
- Subcontracted cleaning crews and their certificates of insurance.
Frequently asked questions
Is 9014 the code for janitorial services?
In North Carolina and other NCCI-system states, yes — janitorial services by contractors. In New York, 9014 is the classification for exterminators.
Does 9014 include window washing?
North Carolina's title excludes window cleaning above ground level, which is classified separately.
Check the official manuals
- NCCI Class Look-Up The official tool for the states where NCCI administers the classification system.
- WCIRB California Classification Search California runs its own classification system; its code numbers don't map one-to-one to NCCI's.
- NYCIRB Classification Digest New York's official classification descriptions.
- WCRB Massachusetts Class Code Lookup Massachusetts' official classification descriptions.
- NCRB North Carolina Class Code Lookup North Carolina's official classification descriptions.
Related terms
General information, not a classification ruling. Summaries on this page are written in plain English from the bureaus' published descriptions; the classification manual for the state where the work was performed governs, and the carrier and rating bureau determine the classification for any policy.