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NAICS 541511
Custom computer programming 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
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
541511	Custom computer programming services	Taxable	48,953	60,125,952	30,082,100	439,395

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
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
541511	Custom computer programming services	N	N	N	N	N	N	48,953	60,125,952

Definition: NAICS 541511 Custom computer programming services

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in writing, modifying, testing, and supporting software to meet the needs of a particular customer.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Publishing packaged software--are classified in Industry 511210, Software Publishers; and
Planning and designing computer systems that integrate computer hardware, software, and communication technologies, even though such establishments may provide custom software as an integral part of their services,--are classified in U.S. Industry 541512, Computer Systems Design Services.

Historical comparability

NAICS 541511, Custom computer programming services, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 541511 is comparable to SIC 7371. 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

541511	Custom computer programming services	2002	48,960	60,157,438	30,095,807	439,552
		1997	31,624	38,300,515	18,417,084	318,198
		% change	54.8	57.1	63.4	38.1

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Geographic Distribution -- Custom computer programming 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-
lish-
ments

Receipts
($1,000)

Receipts
% of
U.S.

Receipts
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

Total

48,953

60,125,952

100.00

209

30,082,100

439,395

California

Total

7,737

12,275,504

20.42

350

6,378,587

80,337

New York

Total

3,541

4,298,676

7.15

224

2,045,690

27,108

Virginia

Total

1,988

3,912,919

6.51

537

1,991,221

28,842

New Jersey

Total

3,932

3,669,859

6.10

428

1,838,304

27,168

Texas

Total

2,993

3,583,939

5.96

165

1,739,186

25,384

Massachusetts

Total

1,804

3,209,606

5.34

499

1,677,105

21,128

Illinois

Total

2,785

2,734,273

4.55

217

1,358,226

20,740

Florida

Total

2,664

2,529,823

4.21

152

1,067,809

18,322

Pennsylvania

Total

1,654

2,185,951

3.64

177

1,107,133

15,755

Colorado

Total

1,393

2,028,192

3.37

451

922,534

13,811

Maryland

Total

1,350

2,020,991

3.36

371

984,861

14,736

Georgia

Total

1,841

1,944,497

3.23

226

966,271

14,466

Ohio

Total

1,307

1,561,372

2.60

137

872,780

14,215

Michigan

Total

1,112

1,430,178

2.38

142

723,263

12,294

Washington

Total

1,076

1,328,769

2.21

219

791,937

11,012

Minnesota

Total

1,368

1,326,802

2.21

264

613,698

9,943

North Carolina

Total

1,107

976,129

1.62

117

466,786

7,858

Connecticut

Total

652

834,722

1.39

241

445,932

6,069

Alabama

Total

354

661,532

1.10

148

307,690

4,999

Missouri

Total

668

645,772

1.07

114

348,350

5,594

Utah

Total

467

586,519

0.98

252

277,776

5,032

Wisconsin

Total

610

546,970

0.91

101

295,425

5,102

Tennessee

Total

393

490,606

0.82

198,321

3,324

Indiana

Total

569

471,248

0.78

247,357

4,559

Oregon

Total

550

424,789

0.71

121

217,166

3,709

New Hampshire

Total

360

406,903

0.68

319

202,743

2,591

Kansas

Total

305

321,286

0.53

118

138,087

2,504

South Carolina

Total

265

273,501

0.45

126,878

2,074

Oklahoma

Total

297

234,458

0.39

89,321

1,681

Nevada

Total

373

203,798

0.34

75,890

1,374

Arkansas

Total

170

203,377

0.34

158,295

2,527

Iowa

Total

236

194,024

0.32

101,428

1,867

District of Columbia

Total

118

192,906

0.32

333

97,904

1,570

Kentucky

Total

260

192,793

0.32

100,013

1,801

Nebraska

Total

191

164,649

0.27

87,039

1,563

Louisiana

Total

239

157,654

0.26

83,156

1,696

Rhode Island

Total

170

146,305

0.24

137

54,162

871

Delaware

Total

211

121,084

0.20

150

58,908

961

Vermont

Total

123

105,299

0.18

171

57,591

1,062

North Dakota

Total

103,782

0.17

164

41,403

851

Hawaii

Total

108

96,622

0.16

41,628

830

New Mexico

Total

182

76,227

0.13

36,855

712

Idaho

Total

150

75,443

0.13

36,644

679

West Virginia

Total

65,367

0.11

24,517

531

Mississippi

Total

49,553

0.08

25,708

551

Maine

Total

145

48,947

0.08

22,450

582

Alaska

Total

39,445

0.07

19,064

409

Montana

Total

118

36,502

0.06

15,717

420

Wyoming

Total

5,931

0.01

2,101

All other states, including those below

Total

736

930,458

1.55

501,190

8,101

Arizona

Total

695

(5000-9999)

South Dakota

Total

(100-249)

Products Lines for Custom computer programming services
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
30000	Industry total	60,125,952	100.00
35050	Custom computer application design & development services	43,060,946	71.62
35000	Information technology (IT) technical consulting services	3,981,190	6.62
35500	Information technology (IT) technical support services	3,102,978	5.16
35100	Computer network design & development services	2,696,231	4.48
	-Other	9,980,838	16.60

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Custom computer programming 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-05	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 541511
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
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