Class code 8603: Architectural or Engineering Firm — Clerical
Class 8603 is the NCCI workers' comp code for “Architectural or Engineering Firm — Clerical”.
The facts
- Official wording (NCCI)
- Architectural or Engineering Firm — Clerical
- Industry group (our dictionary)
- Professional Services—Engineering
- Hazard group
- C
- State codes that differ
- DE 0955 · PA 0955 · TX 8601
- Line
- Workers' comp
What it means
Class 8603 is the code carriers use to rate workers' comp payroll for this kind of work.
NCCI hazard group C, on a scale from A (least severe claims) to G (most severe).
Some states use their own code for this work: Delaware 0955, Pennsylvania 0955, Texas 8601.
Who writes class 8603, state by state
From our live eligibility engine, refreshed every day (page updated November 1, 2026). It shows who has appetite, not a price. The final decision is always the carrier's underwriter.
Instant quote available 47
By email or underwriter only 0
No market listed yet 0
State fund only 4
North Dakota (North Dakota Workforce Safety & Insurance) · Ohio (Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation) · Washington (Washington Department of Labor & Industries) · Wyoming (Wyoming Department of Workforce Services)
Carriers with appetite for class 8603
- Employers · 45 states · instant quote
- AmTrust · 43 states · instant quote
- Travelers · 37 states · instant quote
- CopperPoint · 19 states · instant quote
- Normandy Harbor Insurance Company · 15 states · instant quote
- Chubb · 47 states
- FCBI · 47 states
- PIE- Sirius America Insurance Company · 47 states
- V3- National Liability & Fire Insurance Company · 47 states
- WR Berkley Small Business · 47 states
- Ascendant Commercial Insurance · 46 states
- Trean / 7710 Insurance · 46 states
- Trean / American Liberty Insurance Company · 46 states
- Cimarron Insurance Company · 29 states
- Omaha National · 28 states
- Amerisafe · 25 states
- AIG · 7 states
- Accident Fund Insurance Company Of America · 5 states
What does class code 8603 cover?
Class 8603 is the NCCI workers' comp code for “Architectural or Engineering Firm — Clerical”. Carriers use it to rate the payroll of people doing this kind of work. It sits in NCCI hazard group C.
Who writes class code 8603 workers' comp?
In our live appetite data (updated November 1, 2026), 18 carriers have appetite for class 8603 in at least one state, and 5 of them quote it instantly. An instant quote is available in 47 states. The final decision is always the carrier's underwriter.
Does every state use class code 8603?
No. In our dictionary these states use their own code for this work: Delaware 0955, Pennsylvania 0955, Texas 8601. North Dakota, Ohio, Washington and Wyoming write workers' comp through the state fund.