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NAICS 541490
Other specialized design 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
5414	Specialized design services	Taxable	30,484	17,074,885	4,951,681	117,146
54149	Other specialized design services	Taxable	1,675	683,560	247,183	6,213
541490	Other specialized design services	Taxable	1,675	683,560	247,183	6,213

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)
N = Not available
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
5414	Specialized design services	176,701	22,148,351	146,217	82.7	5,073,466	22.9	30,484	17,074,885
54149	Other specialized design services	N	N	N	N	N	N	1,675	683,560
541490	Other specialized design services	N	N	N	N	N	N	1,675	683,560

Definition: NAICS 541490 Other specialized design services

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing professional design services (except architectural, landscape architecture, engineering, interior, industrial, graphic, and computer system design).

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Providing architectural design services--are classified in Industry 541310, Architectural Services;
Providing landscape architecture design services--are classified in Industry 541320, Landscape Architectural Services;
Providing engineering design services--are classified in Industry 541330, Engineering Services;
Providing interior design services--are classified in Industry 541410, Interior Design Services;
Providing industrial design services--are classified in Industry 541420, Industrial Design Services;
Providing graphic design services--are classified in Industry 541430, Graphic Design Services;
Providing computer systems design services--are classified in U.S. Industry 541512, Computer Systems Design Services; and
Operating as independent theatrical designers--are classified in Industry 711510, Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers.

Historical comparability

NAICS 541490, Other specialized design 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

541490	Other specialized design services	2002	1,676	683,947	247,331	6,228
		1997	871	390,764	129,210	3,891
		% change	92.4	75.0	91.4	60.1

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Geographic Distribution -- Other specialized design 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.

Other
Indus-
tries

Description

Estab-
lish-
ments

Receipts
($1,000)

Receipts
% of
U.S.

Receipts
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

Total

1,675

683,560

100.00

2.37

247,183

6,213

New York

Total

411

180,476

26.40

9.42

54,533

1,239

California

Total

348

160,104

23.42

4.57

46,947

1,394

Florida

Total

130

35,108

5.14

2.10

9,391

309

Maryland

Total

31,414

4.60

5.77

4,981

North Carolina

Total

25,032

3.66

3.01

6,176

145

Texas

Total

23,647

3.46

1.09

8,940

252

Illinois

Total

21,481

3.14

1.71

6,743

209

Washington

Total

19,653

2.88

3.24

4,429

142

Massachusetts

Total

16,666

2.44

2.59

4,694

100

New Jersey

Total

16,131

2.36

1.88

4,110

137

Missouri

Total

11,269

1.65

1.98

2,428

Pennsylvania

Total

10,993

1.61

0.89

4,484

130

Georgia

Total

10,339

1.51

1.20

2,529

Arizona

Total

9,640

1.41

1.77

2,543

Connecticut

Total

9,464

1.38

2.74

1,791

Utah

Total

7,489

1.10

3.22

1,983

Colorado

Total

6,863

1.00

1.53

966

Minnesota

Total

5,259

0.77

1.05

3,493

111

Tennessee

Total

5,132

0.75

0.89

1,777

Wisconsin

Total

5,068

0.74

0.93

1,608

Mississippi

Total

4,246

0.62

1.48

557

Oregon

Total

4,037

0.59

1.15

1,252

Virginia

Total

4,008

0.59

0.55

1,900

118

South Carolina

Total

2,967

0.43

0.72

705

Indiana

Total

2,803

0.41

0.46

678

Maine

Total

2,042

0.30

1.57

577

Rhode Island

Total

1,884

0.28

1.76

498

New Hampshire

Total

1,668

0.24

1.31

1,026

Vermont

Total

1,638

0.24

2.66

515

New Mexico

Total

1,636

0.24

0.88

271

Alabama

Total

1,127

0.16

0.25

470

Oklahoma

Total

831

0.12

0.24

252

Nevada

Total

674

0.10

0.31

170

Kentucky

Total

390

0.06

0.10

157

Idaho

Total

281

0.04

0.21

All other states, including those below

Total

110

42,100

6.16

63,551

1,029

Michigan

Total

(250-499)

Ohio

Total

(250-499)

Louisiana

Total

(100-249)

Kansas

Total

(20-99)

Alaska

Total

(1-19)

Arkansas

Total

(1-19)

Delaware

Total

(1-19)

District of Columbia

Total

(1-19)

Hawaii

Total

(1-19)

Iowa

Total

(1-19)

Montana

Total

(1-19)

Nebraska

Total

(1-19)

South Dakota

Total

(1-19)

West Virginia

Total

(1-19)

Wyoming

Total

(1-19)

Products Lines for Other specialized design services
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
30000	Industry total	683,560	100.00
34630	Specialized design services	357,735	52.33
34580	Fashion design services	287,811	42.10
39000	Merchandise sales	10,218	1.49
	-Other	27,796	4.07

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Other specialized design 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
EC02-54SX-SB	Miscellaneous Subjects	Receipts/Revenue by Class of Customer for Selected Professional, Scientific, Technical Services	US, states
EC02-54I-04	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 541490
Hypertext Tables	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
	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