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	9,660	7,112,317	2,905,134	55,525
	541	Professional, scientific, & technical services	9,660	7,112,317	2,905,134	55,525

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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NAICS
code

Description

Estab-
lish-
ments

Receipts
($1,000)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

Professional, scientific, & technical services

9,660

7,112,317

2,905,134

55,525

541

Professional, scientific, & technical services

9,660

7,112,317

2,905,134

55,525

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	9,660	7,112,317	2,905,134	55,525
5411	Legal services	3,213	2,679,509	1,227,778	18,038
54111	Offices of lawyers	3,072	2,589,420	1,201,996	17,279
5411102	Legal aid societies & similar legal services	29	D	D	(100-249)
54119	Other legal services	141	90,089	25,782	759
541191	Title abstract & settlement offices	99	78,629	22,792	644
541199	All other legal services	42	11,460	2,990	115
5412	Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, & payroll services	1,411	759,189	319,903	8,730
54121	Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, & payroll services	1,411	759,189	319,903	8,730
541211	Offices of certified public accountants	700	542,327	228,574	4,295
541213	Tax preparation services	130	25,900	7,491	1,624
541214	Payroll services	33	84,495	46,374	1,359
541219	Other accounting services	548	106,467	37,464	1,452
5413	Architectural, engineering, & related services	1,047	1,089,733	431,795	9,789
54131	Architectural services	364	289,089	105,057	2,245
54132	Landscape architectural services	46	23,081	8,707	309
54133	Engineering services	478	668,981	272,135	5,986
54134	Drafting services	18	D	D	(20-99)
54135	Building inspection services	41	13,499	3,743	136
54137	Surveying & mapping (except geophysical) services	73	57,016	28,732	744
54138	Testing laboratories	25	34,760	12,428	333
5414	Specialized design services	489	185,656	38,245	1,182
54141	Interior design services	244	112,523	17,993	541
54143	Graphic design services	202	64,621	17,690	561
54149	Other specialized design services	33	6,346	1,995	61
5415	Computer systems design & related services	794	742,642	352,717	5,112
541511	Custom computer programming services	329	198,758	91,511	1,478
541512	Computer systems design services	316	479,217	234,220	3,140
5415121	Computer systems integrators	118	402,173	194,403	2,356
5415122	Computer systems consultants (except systems integrators)	198	77,044	39,817	784
541519	Other computer related services	122	56,124	24,201	435
5416	Management, scientific, & technical consulting services	1,372	732,630	257,116	5,191
54161	Management consulting services	1,185	669,581	235,306	4,686
541611	Admin management & general management consulting services	639	347,451	145,998	2,820
541612	Human resources & executive search consulting services	101	59,719	30,553	537
5416122	Executive placement services	59	30,837	15,519	202
5416123	Human resources and personnel management consulting	35	23,111	12,303	298
541613	Marketing consulting services	314	194,940	41,461	899
541614	Process, physical distribution, & logistics consulting services	66	52,218	12,397	293
541618	Other management consulting services	65	15,253	4,897	137
54162	Environmental consulting services	62	36,923	12,667	279
54169	Other scientific & technical consulting services	125	26,126	9,143	226
5416901	Economic & related consulting services	73	14,472	4,741	125
5416909	All other scientific and technical consulting services	52	11,654	4,402	101
5417	Scientific research & development services	90	D	D	(500-999)
54171	Research & development in the phys, engineering & life sciences	76	128,383	39,886	798
5417102	Research & development in the life sciences	44	108,035	31,593	637
54171023	Research & development in biotechnology	16	36,388	13,394	332
54171029	Research & development in other life sciences	28	71,647	18,199	305
54172	Research & development in the social sciences & humanities	14	D	D	(100-249)
5418	Advertising & related services	548	523,549	159,165	3,799
54181	Advertising agencies	202	184,310	76,051	1,413
54182	Public relations agencies	114	69,280	26,677	562
54184	Media representatives	45	32,191	8,700	225
5418401	Radio & television advertising representatives	14	13,157	3,913	121
5418402	Publishers' advertising representatives	31	19,034	4,787	104
54185	Display advertising	31	28,778	7,099	205
54186	Direct mail advertising	34	119,709	21,343	702
54189	Other services related to advertising	90	78,727	15,646	594
5418902	Advertising specialties goods distributor	54	68,950	12,731	487
5418903	Sign painting & lettering shop	24	5,437	1,829	74
5419	Other professional, scientific, & technical services	696	D	D	(2500-4999)
54191	Marketing research & public opinion polling	60	44,864	16,733	691
54192	Photographic services	169	42,582	10,419	527
541921	Photography studios, portrait	109	22,495	5,606	339
541922	Commercial photography	60	20,087	4,813	188
54193	Translation & interpretation sevices	67	16,966	5,009	207
541930	Translation & interpretation services	67	16,966	5,009	207
54194	Veterinary services	141	73,035	24,460	910
54199	All other professional, scientific, & technical services	259	D	D	(250-499)

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

9,660

7,112,317