2002 Economic Census: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

U.S. Department of Commerce

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services - by subsector

Data based on Geographic Area Series reports. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
More data	NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
D = Withheld to avoid disclosing data of individual companies; data are included in higher level totals
	54	Professional, scientific, & technical services	7,878	4,760,417	1,716,878	40,124
	541	Professional, scientific, & technical services	7,878	4,760,417	1,716,878	40,124

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services - by subsector

Data based on Geographic Area Series reports. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.

D = Withheld to avoid disclosing data of individual companies; data are included in higher level totals

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data

NAICS
code

Description

Estab-
lish-
ments

Receipts
($1,000)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

Professional, scientific, & technical services

7,878

4,760,417

1,716,878

40,124

541

Professional, scientific, & technical services

7,878

4,760,417

1,716,878

40,124

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services - by industry

Data based on Geographic Area Series reports. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
D = Withheld to avoid disclosing data of individual companies; data are included in higher level totals
541	Professional, scientific, & technical services	7,878	4,760,417	1,716,878	40,124
5411	Legal services	2,152	1,305,955	574,678	10,178
54111	Offices of lawyers	1,984	1,159,281	539,853	9,230
5411102	Legal aid societies & similar legal services	10	D	D	(20-99)
54119	Other legal services	168	146,674	34,825	948
541191	Title abstract & settlement offices	116	122,245	29,847	810
541199	All other legal services	52	24,429	4,978	138
5412	Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, & payroll services	1,179	482,062	209,716	7,707
54121	Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, & payroll services	1,179	482,062	209,716	7,707
541211	Offices of certified public accountants	623	308,186	116,665	2,589
541213	Tax preparation services	125	25,383	7,018	1,277
541214	Payroll services	30	50,697	31,609	2,102
541219	Other accounting services	401	97,796	54,424	1,739
5413	Architectural, engineering, & related services	742	679,272	238,501	5,116
54131	Architectural services	180	153,317	34,382	796
54132	Landscape architectural services	51	37,878	15,031	348
54133	Engineering services	365	416,805	155,991	3,007
54134	Drafting services	24	D	D	(20-99)
54135	Building inspection services	45	7,966	3,437	117
54137	Surveying & mapping (except geophysical) services	47	33,888	17,266	476
54138	Testing laboratories	29	23,655	10,552	297
5414	Specialized design services	417	191,406	34,823	1,019
54141	Interior design services	198	133,172	20,483	542
54143	Graphic design services	182	48,824	12,428	433
54149	Other specialized design services	22	5,589	972	30
5415	Computer systems design & related services	848	782,815	246,510	4,347
541511	Custom computer programming services	393	386,763	126,505	2,126
541512	Computer systems design services	313	214,524	78,855	1,495
5415121	Computer systems integrators	119	144,811	42,646	794
5415122	Computer systems consultants (except systems integrators)	194	69,713	36,209	701
541513	Computer facilities management services	31	127,299	18,882	309
541519	Other computer related services	111	54,229	22,268	417
5416	Management, scientific, & technical consulting services	1,407	628,860	201,749	5,192
54161	Management consulting services	1,223	577,252	185,988	4,760
541611	Admin management & general management consulting services	653	285,489	99,221	2,318
541612	Human resources & executive search consulting services	169	94,757	43,056	1,111
5416122	Executive placement services	97	53,583	25,860	760
5416123	Human resources and personnel management consulting	65	D	D	(250-499)
541613	Marketing consulting services	298	156,745	32,507	1,028
541614	Process, physical distribution, & logistics consulting services	53	22,212	6,546	184
541618	Other management consulting services	50	18,049	4,658	119
54162	Environmental consulting services	53	20,244	5,565	138
54169	Other scientific & technical consulting services	131	31,364	10,196	294
5416901	Economic & related consulting services	74	12,527	2,986	112
5416909	All other scientific and technical consulting services	57	18,837	7,210	182
5417	Scientific research & development services	50	D	D	(250-499)
54171	Research & development in the phys, engineering & life sciences	43	D	D	(250-499)
5417102	Research & development in the life sciences	28	D	D	(100-249)
5418	Advertising & related services	454	362,642	110,084	2,943
54181	Advertising agencies	133	90,750	46,368	920
54182	Public relations agencies	64	21,915	6,975	195
54184	Media representatives	37	54,094	10,620	253
5418401	Radio & television advertising representatives	12	26,392	3,618	67
5418402	Publishers' advertising representatives	25	27,702	7,002	186
54185	Display advertising	33	55,734	8,374	505
54186	Direct mail advertising	46	68,301	25,067	561
54189	Other services related to advertising	120	D	D	(250-499)
5418902	Advertising specialties goods distributor	73	54,939	8,282	332
5418903	Sign painting & lettering shop	27	6,540	1,872	79
5419	Other professional, scientific, & technical services	629	D	D	(2500-4999)
54191	Marketing research & public opinion polling	58	34,969	13,373	582
54192	Photographic services	145	37,018	9,233	496
541921	Photography studios, portrait	96	27,007	6,600	405
541922	Commercial photography	49	10,011	2,633	91
54193	Translation & interpretation sevices	38	D	D	(20-99)
541930	Translation & interpretation services	38	D	D	(20-99)
54194	Veterinary services	160	104,942	34,950	1,428
54199	All other professional, scientific, & technical services	228	D	D	(500-999)

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services - by industry

D = Withheld to avoid disclosing data of individual companies; data are included in higher level totals

NAICS
code

Description

Estab-
lish-
ments

Receipts
($1,000)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

541

Professional, scientific, & technical services

7,878

4,760,417