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NAICS 5415
Computer systems design and related services

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Definition	Data from the Economic Census					Annual, quarterly 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
5415	Computer systems design & related services	Taxable	105,710	173,414,189	72,368,242	1,107,241
54151	Computer systems design & related services	Taxable	105,710	173,414,189	72,368,242	1,107,241

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
5415	Computer systems design & related services	384,509	183,904,764	278,799	72.5	10,490,575	5.7	105,710	173,414,189
54151	Computer systems design & related services	384,509	183,904,764	278,799	72.5	10,490,575	5.7	105,710	173,414,189

Definition: NAICS 5415 Computer systems design and related services

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing expertise in the field of information technologies through one or more of the following activities: (1) writing, modifying, testing, and supporting software to meet the needs of a particular customer; (2) planning and designing computer systems that integrate computer hardware, software, and communication technologies; (3) on-site management and operation of clients' computer systems and/or data processing facilities; and (4) other professional and technical computer-related advice and services.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Selling computer hardware or software products from retail-like locations and providing supporting services, such as customized assembly of personal computers,--are classified in Industry 443120, Computer and Software Stores;
Wholesaling computer hardware or software products and providing supporting services, such as customized assembly of personal computers,--are classified in Industry 423430, Computer and Computer Peripheral Equipment and Software Merchant Wholesalers;
Publishing packaged software--are classified in Industry 511210, Software Publishers; and
Providing computer data processing services at their own facility for others--are classified in Industry 518210, Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services.

Historical comparability

NAICS 5415, Computer systems design and related services, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 5415 corresponds to the sum of multiple SIC codes. 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

5415	Computer systems design & related services	2002	105,726	173,479,908	72,399,026	1,107,613
		1997	72,278	108,967,614	42,150,658	764,659
		% change	46.3	59.2	71.8	44.9

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Geographic Distribution -- Computer systems design and related 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

105,710

173,414,189

100.00

602

72,368,242

1,107,241

California

Total

15,166

29,449,422

16.98

841

12,801,250

158,820

Virginia

Total

4,911

16,125,656

9.30

2,213

6,738,620

100,691

Texas

Total

6,550

10,968,161

6.32

504

4,512,363

70,596

New York

Total

7,876

10,200,401

5.88

532

4,244,198

61,015

New Jersey

Total

8,061

9,801,670

5.65

1,143

4,200,134

62,428

Massachusetts

Total

3,693

8,739,667

5.04

1,359

3,754,454

50,199

Maryland

Total

3,335

8,499,036

4.90

1,562

3,112,713

49,560

Pennsylvania

Total

3,755

7,839,307

4.52

636

3,191,472

47,363

Florida

Total

5,917

7,621,478

4.39

457

2,854,747

49,094

Illinois

Total

5,987

6,764,600

3.90

537

2,987,268

46,095

Colorado

Total

3,094

5,874,770

3.39

1,305

2,365,204

37,357

Georgia

Total

3,970

5,331,460

3.07

620

2,370,359

36,190

Ohio

Total

2,986

4,243,544

2.45

372

1,903,590

32,590

North Carolina

Total

2,441

3,986,469

2.30

480

1,508,323

28,265

Michigan

Total

2,457

3,689,872

2.13

368

1,637,699

27,889

Minnesota

Total

2,978

3,381,320

1.95

673

1,421,082

22,848

Missouri

Total

1,388

3,063,356

1.77

539

1,224,108

19,253

Connecticut

Total

1,403

2,879,682

1.66

833

1,143,351

16,567

Arizona

Total

1,553

2,733,650

1.58

502

1,128,985

18,069

Washington

Total

2,129

2,671,160

1.54

440

1,377,611

21,193

Alabama

Total

855

1,995,903

1.15

446

798,540

14,224

Kansas

Total

701

1,345,914

0.78

496

390,999

8,101

Indiana

Total

1,292

1,296,995

0.75

211

500,052

9,416

Wisconsin

Total

1,238

1,172,668

0.68

216

528,446

9,232

Tennessee

Total

910

1,087,765

0.63

188

479,417

8,740

Utah

Total

861

1,071,369

0.62

461

475,344

8,202

District of Columbia

Total

456

1,051,878

0.61

1,817

398,424

7,132

South Carolina

Total

663

954,276

0.55

233

336,355

5,942

Oregon

Total

1,157

949,692

0.55

270

506,760

9,831

Delaware

Total

442

859,241

0.50

1,067

293,234

4,278

New Hampshire

Total

728

857,356

0.49

673

393,887

5,656

Kentucky

Total

621

847,387

0.49

207

339,624

7,536

Oklahoma

Total

661

771,273

0.44

221

305,050

7,256

Nevada

Total

730

626,194

0.36

289

198,473

3,378

Louisiana

Total

608

618,866

0.36

138

236,880

5,631

Nebraska

Total

418

521,311

0.30

302

206,231

4,093

Iowa

Total

518

445,172

0.26

152

203,184

4,192

Rhode Island

Total

376

422,273

0.24

395

163,707

2,882

New Mexico

Total

401

368,072

0.21

198

149,584

3,650

Mississippi

Total

233

314,567

0.18

110

99,720

2,331

Arkansas

Total

349

312,379

0.18

115

199,671

3,426

Maine

Total

316

287,744

0.17

222

88,609

1,867

Hawaii

Total

252

266,899

0.15

216

93,844

1,894

North Dakota

Total

207,521

0.12

328

73,538

2,351

Idaho

Total

276

192,278

0.11

143

81,830

1,664

West Virginia

Total

169

169,481

0.10

65,730

1,544

Vermont

Total

214

160,491

0.09

260

74,458

1,468

South Dakota

Total

104

119,067

0.07

157

84,082

1,704

Montana

Total

223

113,130

0.07

124

52,058

1,750

Alaska

Total

101,196

0.06

158

61,416

1,202

Wyoming

Total

41,740

0.02

11,564

586

Products Lines for Computer systems design and related services
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
30000	Industry total	173,414,18	100.00
35150	Computer systems design, development, & integration services	53,085,672	30.61
35050	Custom computer application design & development services	49,538,162	28.57
35000	Information technology (IT) technical consulting services	18,185,179	10.49
35450	Info technology (IT) infrastructure (computer) & netwk mgt serv	16,885,853	9.74
35500	Information technology (IT) technical support services	12,904,247	7.44
	-Other	22,815,076	13.16

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Computer systems design and related 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
		Receipts/Revenue by Class of Customer for Selected Professional, Scientific, Technical Services	US, states
		Personnel by Occupation & Legal Form of Organization for Computer Systems Design and Related Services	US, states
EC02-54I-05	Industry Series	Preliminary data now superseded	US
BE02-00I-1	Business Expenses	Sales & Operating Expenses by Kind of Business (1997 NAICS Basis)	US
BE02-00I-1	Business Expenses	Relative Standard Errors for Sales & Operating Expenses by Kind of Business (1997 NAICS Basis)	US
EC02-54A	Geographic Area Series	Summary Statistics	US, states, counties, metros
EC02-54A	Geographic Area Series	Enterprise Support Statistics	US
SB02-00A	Survey of Business Owners	Business Ownership by Gender, Hispanic or Latino Origin, and Race	US

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 5415
Title (with link to data)	Frequency	Contents	Geography
Annual Capital Expenditures Survey	Annual	Capital expenditures for structures and equipment for companies with paid employees	US
County Business Patterns	Annual	Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment	US, states, metro areas, counties
E-Commerce Statistics	Annual	Total sales and e-commerce sales, receipts or value of shipments	US
Nonemployer Statistics	Annual	Number of establishments and sales of firms with no paid employees	US, states, metro areas, counties
Quarterly Services Survey: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	Quarterly	Estimated revenue for employer firms	US
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