Workers' Compensation Insurance for Services
Workers' compensation for service-oriented businesses including janitorial, landscaping, building maintenance, and fitness centers. Risk levels vary significantly within this group, from moderate chemical exposure in cleaning to physical strain in landscaping. Rates vary just as widely, by class code and by state.
Class Codes in Services
Covers janitorial and cleaning service employees working under contract at client facilities.
58 / 100
class percentile · filed in 2 states
Covers police officers, detectives, and patrol drivers performing law enforcement duties.
44 / 100
class percentile · filed in 2 states
Covers firefighters, fire engineers, and fire apparatus drivers performing fire suppression duties.
43 / 100
class percentile · filed in 2 states
Covers general government employees performing administrative and operational duties.
49 / 100
class percentile · filed in 2 states
Covers pest control technicians performing inspections and treatment for insects, rodents, and wildlife.
7 / 100
class percentile · filed in 2 states
Covers fitness center and health club employees including trainers, instructors, and front desk staff.
10 / 100
class percentile · filed in 2 states
Covers landscaping workers performing lawn care, planting, trimming, and landscape maintenance.
70 / 100
class percentile · filed in 2 states
Covers barbers, hairstylists, cosmetologists, and salon support staff.
4 / 100
class percentile · filed in 2 states
Covers technicians installing, servicing, and repairing security and fire alarm systems.
47 / 100
class percentile · filed in 1 state
Covers funeral home employees including directors, embalmers, and support staff.
17 / 100
class percentile · filed in 2 states
Covers technicians who install, inspect, adjust, or repair office machines and computer equipment — calculators, computers and peripherals (modems, printers, scanners), copy and fax machines, and point-of-sale terminals — primarily at customers' premises.
15 / 100
class percentile · filed in 2 states
Covers laundry workers performing washing, drying, pressing, and folding of garments and linens not otherwise classified.
44 / 100
class percentile · filed in 2 states
Covers workers in dry cleaning establishments performing garment cleaning using chemical solvents.
17 / 100
class percentile · filed in 2 states
Covers line workers and field employees of electric utility companies installing and maintaining power lines.
15 / 100
class percentile · filed in 2 states
Covers workers engaged in the collection and disposal of garbage, trash, ash, and recyclable materials.
85 / 100
class percentile · filed in 2 states
Covers workers installing and maintaining telephone, telegraph, and telecommunications lines and equipment.
84 / 100
class percentile · filed in 2 states
Covers employees of radio and television broadcasting stations including technical and production staff.
3 / 100
class percentile · filed in 2 states
Covers mounted police officers performing patrol and crowd control duties on horseback.
17 / 100
class percentile · filed in 1 state
Covers contract packaging services that package cosmetics, toiletries, pharmaceuticals, soaps, cleaning agents, hardware, advertising materials, and similar merchandise owned by others into retail-size packages.
—
class percentile · filed in 0 states
Covers postal workers and mail carriers performing mail sorting, delivery, and customer service duties.
—
class percentile · filed in 0 states
Covers employees of social service organizations providing community assistance, counseling, and outreach programs.
39 / 100
class percentile · filed in 1 state
Covers private investigators and detectives performing surveillance, background checks, and investigative services.
—
class percentile · filed in 0 states
Covers workers delivering newspapers and periodicals to residential and commercial subscribers.
—
class percentile · filed in 0 states
Covers corrections officers working in jails, prisons, and detention facilities overseeing inmates.
—
class percentile · filed in 0 states
Covers lifeguards performing water safety surveillance and rescue operations at pools, beaches, and water parks.
—
class percentile · filed in 0 states
Covers park rangers performing conservation, law enforcement, and visitor services at national and state parks.
—
class percentile · filed in 0 states
Covers sanitation workers collecting residential and commercial waste, recyclables, and yard debris.
—
class percentile · filed in 0 states
Covers employees of senior centers providing social services, meals, recreation, and health programs for older adults.
16 / 100
class percentile · filed in 2 states
Covers workers performing upholstery services including furniture reupholstering, cushion fabrication, and fabric repair.
28 / 100
class percentile · filed in 2 states
Covers workers providing residential house cleaning and maid services including dusting, vacuuming, and sanitizing.
—
class percentile · filed in 0 states
Covers workers performing carpet and upholstery cleaning services using steam, chemical, and dry cleaning methods.
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class percentile · filed in 0 states
Covers workers providing pet grooming services including bathing, trimming, nail clipping, and styling.
64 / 100
class percentile · filed in 1 state
Covers couriers delivering documents, packages, and time-sensitive materials for businesses and individuals.
—
class percentile · filed in 0 states
Covers workers in hair salons performing cutting, coloring, styling, and hair treatment services.
7 / 100
class percentile · filed in 1 state
Covers workers in nail salons performing manicures, pedicures, nail art, and related hand and foot care services.
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class percentile · filed in 0 states
Covers all cemetery employees including groundskeepers, gravediggers, office staff, and funeral coordinators.
18 / 100
class percentile · filed in 1 state
Covers building inspectors examining structures for code compliance, safety, and structural integrity.
—
class percentile · filed in 0 states
Covers workers inspecting elevators, escalators, and lifts for safety compliance and mechanical integrity.
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class percentile · filed in 0 states
Filed Figures by State
Per $100 of payroll, copied from each state's own filing. “LC” is a loss cost (before the insurer's multiplier); “rate” is a manual rate. Other states publish no per-class figure this site has transcribed.
| State | 9014 | 7720 | 7710 | 9410 | 4361 | 9063 | 0917 | 9586 | 7605 | 9620 | 5191 | 2660 | 2688 | 7539 | 7590 | 7600 | 7610 | 7723 | 8055 | 8816 | 8864 | 8845 | 8860 | 7715 | 7716 | 7721 | 7724 | 9060 | 9522 | 9529 | 9536 | 9549 | 9558 | 9585 | 9587 | 9610 | 9650 | 9653 |
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| New York | $2.264 LC | $1.525 LC | $1.186 LC | $3.102 LC | $0.275 LC | $0.412 LC | $2.623 LC | $0.231 LC | — | $0.719 LC | $0.880 LC | $0.934 LC | $0.689 LC | $0.662 LC | $5.423 LC | $4.620 LC | $0.135 LC | $0.750 LC | — | — | $1.393 LC | — | — | — | — | — | — | $0.691 LC | $0.759 LC | — | — | $2.312 LC | — | $0.299 LC | — | $0.786 LC | — | — |
| Wisconsin | $2.535 rate | $2.251 rate | $2.661 rate | $1.461 rate | $0.651 rate | $0.904 rate | $3.486 rate | $0.388 rate | $2.391 rate | $1.262 rate | $0.848 rate | $3.185 rate | $1.367 rate | $1.161 rate | $4.245 rate | $4.217 rate | $0.301 rate | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1.183 rate | $2.055 rate | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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