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NAICS 541370
Surveying and mapping (except geophysical) 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
54137	Surveying & mapping (except geophysical) services	Taxable	9,120	4,277,685	2,046,307	59,174
541370	Surveying & mapping (except geophysical) services	Taxable	9,120	4,277,685	2,046,307	59,174

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
54137	Surveying & mapping (except geophysical) services	17,771	4,569,246	8,651	48.7	291,561	6.4	9,120	4,277,685
541370	Surveying & mapping (except geophysical) services	17,771	4,569,246	8,651	48.7	291,561	6.4	9,120	4,277,685

Definition: NAICS 541370 Surveying and mapping (except geophysical) services

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in performing surveying and mapping services of the surface of the earth, including the sea floor. These services may include surveying and mapping of areas above or below the surface of the earth, such as the creation of view easements or segregating rights in parcels of land by creating underground utility easements.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Providing geophysical surveying and mapping services--are classified in Industry 541360, Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services; and
Publishing atlases and maps, except for exclusive Internet publishing--are classified in U.S. Industry 511130, Book Publishers; and
Publishing atlases and maps exclusively on the Internet--are classified in U.S. Industry 516110, Internet Publishing and Broadcasting.

Historical comparability

NAICS 541370, Surveying and mapping (except geophysical) services, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

For comparisons with data before 1997, 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

541370	Surveying & mapping (except geophysical) services	2002	9,120	4,277,685	2,046,307	59,174
		1997	8,864	3,041,882	1,431,603	51,814
		% change	2.9	40.6	42.9	14.2

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Geographic Distribution -- Surveying and mapping (except geophysical) 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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ments

Receipts
($1,000)

Receipts
% of
U.S.

Receipts
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

Total

9,120

4,277,685

100.00

2,046,307

59,174

Texas

Total

707

517,049

12.09

242,688

6,981

Florida

Total

759

438,522

10.25

222,537

6,779

California

Total

530

338,474

7.91

155,724

3,102

New York

Total

420

180,022

4.21

81,083

2,173

North Carolina

Total

561

178,639

4.18

90,225

3,256

Georgia

Total

368

159,057

3.72

76,472

2,493

New Jersey

Total

267

149,870

3.50

73,787

1,690

Louisiana

Total

134

146,924

3.43

57,214

1,644

Virginia

Total

306

140,882

3.29

70,250

2,287

Colorado

Total

259

129,799

3.03

70,383

1,726

Massachusetts

Total

207

120,970

2.83

62,863

1,445

Illinois

Total

201

118,611

2.77

62,703

1,535

Ohio

Total

283

116,064

2.71

53,163

1,722

Pennsylvania

Total

336

110,088

2.57

48,203

1,488

Maryland

Total

137

103,125

2.41

50,210

1,146

Indiana

Total

182

89,819

2.10

46,560

1,348

Washington

Total

217

87,723

2.05

42,409

1,169

Michigan

Total

195

85,323

1.99

45,417

1,270

Missouri

Total

157

81,281

1.90

38,870

1,136

Wisconsin

Total

178

68,355

1.60

34,648

966

Tennessee

Total

238

58,799

1.37

25,654

1,011

Alabama

Total

160

57,221

1.34

27,491

993

Oklahoma

Total

115

56,372

1.32

23,031

794

Minnesota

Total

115

54,961

1.28

27,147

682

South Carolina

Total

231

54,052

1.26

27,472

1,082

Oregon

Total

148

51,738

1.21

26,116

751

Connecticut

Total

119

47,590

1.11

20,992

549

Kentucky

Total

140

42,129

0.98

17,475

692

Kansas

Total

41,290

0.97

19,216

536

Alaska

Total

38,705

0.90

17,046

362

New Mexico

Total

106

37,427

0.87

17,307

515

Nevada

Total

36,870

0.86

17,098

401

Mississippi

Total

105

33,832

0.79

14,545

529

Maine

Total

109

30,752

0.72

16,527

562

New Hampshire

Total

28,795

0.67

13,524

433

Utah

Total

23,370

0.55

9,967

365

Arkansas

Total

110

22,597

0.53

9,763

469

West Virginia

Total

102

19,628

0.46

8,420

425

Hawaii

Total

18,560

0.43

9,016

217

Idaho

Total

15,090

0.35

7,050

242

Wyoming

Total

14,936

0.35

5,589

181

Iowa

Total

13,346

0.31

5,294

187

Rhode Island

Total

11,005

0.26

5,623

153

Montana

Total

9,602

0.22

4,040

181

Delaware

Total

8,276

0.19

4,153

128

Vermont

Total

8,181

0.19

3,598

138

Nebraska

Total

7,326

0.17

3,403

144

South Dakota

Total

6,840

0.16

2,870

121

North Dakota

Total

1,256

0.03

448

All other states, including those below

Total

165

66,542

1.56

31,023

944

Arizona

Total

163

(500-999)

District of Columbia

Total

(20-99)

Products Lines for Surveying and mapping (except geophysical) services
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
30000	Industry total	4,277,685	100.00
34381	Surv/map, exc geophy:Intgrd:Prop line srvy/map, inc layout/design	1,541,822	36.04
34384	Surv & map serv, excl geophys: Integrated: Const surv	889,803	20.80
34382	Surv/map serv, exc geophys:Intgrd:Topograph/planimet surv/map	635,646	14.86
	-Other	1,210,414	28.30

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Surveying and mapping (except geophysical) 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 541370
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
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