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NAICS 541310
Architectural services

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Definition	Data from the Economic Census					Annual data
	Employers	Nonemployers	Compare to '97	States	Products, Size, etc.

Employers: 2002
Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown below. 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

54	Professional, scientific, & technical services	Total	771,305	886,801,038	376,090,052	7,243,505
		Exempt	5,789	20,553,805	8,129,955	160,973
		Taxable	765,516	866,247,233	367,960,097	7,082,532
541	Professional, scientific, & technical services	Total	771,305	886,801,038	376,090,052	7,243,505
		Exempt	5,789	20,553,805	8,129,955	160,973
		Taxable	765,516	866,247,233	367,960,097	7,082,532
5413	Architectural, engineering, & related services	Taxable	107,386	161,835,036	68,015,127	1,266,816
54131	Architectural services	Taxable	23,263	25,240,181	9,713,240	185,457
541310	Architectural services	Taxable	23,263	25,240,181	9,713,240	185,457

Nonemployers: 2002
Data based on 2002 Nonemployer Statistics. Table includes only firms subject to federal income tax. Nonemployers are businesses with no paid employees. Introductory text includes scope and methodology. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS code	NAICS Title	All firms		Nonemployers				Employers
		Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Establishments		Receipts		Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)
		Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Number	% of all	$1,000	% of all	Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)

54	Professional, scientific, & technical services	3,318,396	962,642,516	2,552,880	76.9	96,395,283	10.0	765,516	866,247,233
541	Professional, scientific, & technical services	3,318,396	962,642,516	2,552,880	76.9	96,395,283	10.0	765,516	866,247,233
5413	Architectural, engineering, & related services	316,167	170,395,089	208,781	66.0	8,560,053	5.0	107,386	161,835,036
54131	Architectural services	67,841	27,543,933	44,578	65.7	2,303,752	8.4	23,263	25,240,181
541310	Architectural services	67,841	27,543,933	44,578	65.7	2,303,752	8.4	23,263	25,240,181

Definition: NAICS 541310 Architectural services

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in planning and designing residential, institutional, leisure, commercial, and industrial buildings and structures by applying knowledge of design, construction procedures, zoning regulations, building codes, and building materials.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Planning and designing the development of land areas--are classified in Industry 541320, Landscape Architectural Services; and
Both the design and construction of buildings, highways, or other structures or in managing construction projects--are classified Sector 23, Construction, according to the type of project.

Historical comparability

NAICS 541310, Architectural services, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 541310 is comparable to SIC 8712. See the Bridge Between 1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC.

Comparative Statistics: 2002 and 1997

Data are in current dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. "% change" rows show percent change between 1997 and 2002.
1997 NAICS code	1997 NAICS Description	Year	Establishments	Receipts ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

541310	Architectural services	2002	23,264	25,241,083	9,713,528	185,462
		1997	20,602	16,988,338	6,468,524	146,702
		% change	12.9	48.6	50.2	26.4

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Geographic Distribution -- Architectural services: 2002

Data for the Professional, scientific, & technical services sector are published for the U.S., states, metropolitan areas, counties, places, and ZIP Codes.

Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown above. 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.

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Description

Estab-
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Receipts
($1,000)

Receipts
% of
U.S.

Receipts
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

Total

23,263

25,240,181

100.00

9,713,240

185,457

California

Total

3,404

4,246,445

16.82

121

1,547,556

27,238

New York

Total

2,021

2,383,098

9.44

124

884,073

16,501

Texas

Total

1,445

1,686,888

6.68

647,806

12,279

Florida

Total

1,691

1,325,853

5.25

457,618

9,801

Massachusetts

Total

771

1,181,604

4.68

184

484,198

8,099

Illinois

Total

1,140

1,101,071

4.36

452,197

8,596

Pennsylvania

Total

742

962,568

3.81

412,402

8,149

Georgia

Total

601

779,224

3.09

295,405

5,446

Washington

Total

702

761,730

3.02

125

275,092

5,443

Ohio

Total

683

712,046

2.82

303,560

6,191

Virginia

Total

541

677,491

2.68

241,354

4,567

New Jersey

Total

698

669,467

2.65

289,408

4,802

Michigan

Total

589

606,288

2.40

258,647

5,107

Missouri

Total

420

603,094

2.39

106

263,388

4,637

Colorado

Total

724

593,750

2.35

132

214,796

4,345

North Carolina

Total

610

576,217

2.28

231,695

4,562

Minnesota

Total

436

551,368

2.18

110

242,514

4,596

Arizona

Total

553

456,223

1.81

174,177

3,623

District of Columbia

Total

153

449,216

1.78

776

168,482

2,624

Maryland

Total

420

431,829

1.71

169,145

3,207

Connecticut

Total

348

388,176

1.54

112

137,184

2,429

Tennessee

Total

284

361,703

1.43

150,884

2,753

Oregon

Total

340

325,311

1.29

119,448

2,556

Indiana

Total

315

301,291

1.19

123,518

2,684

Wisconsin

Total

297

293,977

1.16

124,084

2,652

Alabama

Total

234

189,947

0.75

74,665

1,577

South Carolina

Total

262

188,898

0.75

74,957

1,619

Hawaii

Total

191

183,983

0.73

149

60,926

1,159

Nevada

Total

152

182,268

0.72

66,145

1,174

Louisiana

Total

253

180,815

0.72

65,792

1,491

Oklahoma

Total

184

178,264

0.71

66,525

1,453

Kansas

Total

165

175,713

0.70

65,983

1,367

Utah

Total

206

159,158

0.63

58,814

1,395

Nebraska

Total

113

141,863

0.56

68,262

1,313

Arkansas

Total

154

132,807

0.53

47,739

1,164

Kentucky

Total

167

132,683

0.53

51,462

1,089

New Mexico

Total

171

114,233

0.45

39,110

1,007

Iowa

Total

121

106,881

0.42

38,743

859

Idaho

Total

125

88,291

0.35

29,443

746

Vermont

Total

85,613

0.34

139

24,532

521

Mississippi

Total

111

79,328

0.31

30,923

742

Maine

Total

101

79,043

0.31

31,934

733

Alaska

Total

75,925

0.30

119

25,971

413

Montana

Total

119

73,257

0.29

28,436

662

New Hampshire

Total

54,795

0.22

18,470

364

Rhode Island

Total

54,032

0.21

19,719

412

West Virginia

Total

38,088

0.15

13,687

289

Delaware

Total

36,789

0.15

12,616

265

Wyoming

Total

28,700

0.11

9,250

235

North Dakota

Total

26,762

0.11

10,404

252

South Dakota

Total

26,117

0.10

10,101

269

Products Lines for Architectural services
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
30000	Industry total	25,240,181	100.00
34100	Arch serv for non-resid bldg project, excl landscape architecture	18,110,792	71.75
34090	Arch serv for resid bldg projects,excl landscape architecture	3,575,358	14.17
34560	Interior design services	858,821	3.40
	-Other	2,695,210	10.68

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Architectural services
Series number	Title	Contents	Geography
EC02-00C-COMP	Comparative Statistics	2002 and 1997 data side by side on a comparable NAICS 1997 basis	US, states
EC02-54SL-LS	Product Lines	Product Lines by Kind of Business	US, states
EC02-54SS-SZ	Establishment and Firm Size	Receipts/Revenue Size of Establishments	US
		Employment Size of Establishments	US
		Single Unit & Multiunit Firms	US
		Receipts/Revenue Size of Firms	US
		Employment Size of Firms	US
		Concentration by Largest Firms	US
		Legal Form of Organization	US
EC02-54SX-SB	Miscellaneous Subjects	Exported Services by Selected Kind of Business	US, states
EC02-54I-03	Industry Series	Preliminary data now superseded	US
EC02-54A	Geographic Area Series	Summary Statistics	US, states, counties, metros

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 541310
Title (with link to data)	Frequency	Contents	Geography
County Business Patterns	Annual	Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment	US, states, metro areas, counties
Nonemployer Statistics	Annual	Number of establishments and sales of firms with no paid employees	US, states, metro areas, counties
Service Annual Survey: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	Annual	Estimated revenue for employer and nonemployer firms	US
Statistics of U.S. Businesses	Annual	Number of firms, employees, payroll, (and revenue, for 2002 only) by employment-size of the enterprise	US, states, metro areas