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NAICS 541512
Computer systems 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
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
541512	Computer systems design services	Taxable	39,517	78,335,457	28,573,227	434,587
5415121	Computer systems integrators	Taxable	15,576	42,933,450	15,303,212	236,878
5415122	Computer systems consultants (except systems integrators)	Taxable	23,941	35,402,007	13,270,015	197,709

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
541512	Computer systems design services	N	N	N	N	N	N	39,517	78,335,457

Definition: NAICS 541512 Computer systems design services

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in planning and designing computer systems that integrate computer hardware, software, and communication technologies. The hardware and software components of the system may be provided by this establishment or company as part of integrated services or may be provided by third parties or vendors. These establishments often install the system and train and support users of the system.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Selling computer hardware or software products and systems from retail-like locations, and providing supporting services, such as customized assembly of personal computers--are classified in Industry 443120, Computer and Software Stores; and
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.

Historical comparability

NAICS 541512, Computer systems 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

541512	Computer systems design services	2002	39,524	78,362,951	28,587,305	434,747
		1997	30,804	51,212,916	18,459,669	337,526
		% change	28.3	53.0	54.9	28.8

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Geographic Distribution -- Computer systems 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.

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Indus-
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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

39,517

78,335,457

100.00

272

28,573,227

434,587

California

Total

5,237

14,193,911

18.12

405

5,081,684

58,114

Virginia

Total

2,048

8,768,353

11.19

1,204

3,375,701

51,061

Maryland

Total

1,353

4,693,119

5.99

862

1,412,296

23,901

Massachusetts

Total

1,283

4,350,195

5.55

676

1,469,024

20,555

Texas

Total

2,554

4,310,633

5.50

198

1,597,096

26,687

Pennsylvania

Total

1,492

4,271,526

5.45

347

1,552,663

23,583

New York

Total

2,971

4,177,076

5.33

218

1,519,627

23,195

New Jersey

Total

2,798

3,428,911

4.38

400

1,319,559

19,339

Florida

Total

2,234

3,365,214

4.30

202

1,203,438

19,745

Illinois

Total

2,120

2,487,368

3.18

197

1,018,208

15,987

Georgia

Total

1,377

2,364,205

3.02

275

1,012,488

15,450

Ohio

Total

1,219

1,965,350

2.51

172

735,486

12,857

Missouri

Total

523

1,898,934

2.42

334

675,685

10,481

Colorado

Total

1,215

1,758,870

2.25

391

749,390

11,412

Michigan

Total

946

1,519,638

1.94

151

609,708

9,909

Minnesota

Total

1,109

1,511,443

1.93

301

578,247

8,672

North Carolina

Total

923

1,376,192

1.76

166

494,654

8,005

Connecticut

Total

548

1,079,337

1.38

312

374,093

5,716

Washington

Total

724

992,039

1.27

163

412,526

7,120

Alabama

Total

352

869,068

1.11

194

336,500

6,441

Kansas

Total

298

839,849

1.07

309

178,765

3,403

Indiana

Total

531

714,006

0.91

116

207,500

3,736

Wisconsin

Total

450

480,018

0.61

178,089

3,171

District of Columbia

Total

221

420,064

0.54

726

160,519

2,898

Tennessee

Total

367

398,492

0.51

153,707

2,776

Utah

Total

264

376,545

0.48

162

144,426

2,432

New Hampshire

Total

279

368,354

0.47

289

147,496

2,260

Nevada

Total

231

362,791

0.46

167

96,934

1,454

Louisiana

Total

254

340,973

0.44

100,834

2,769

Oregon

Total

442

338,934

0.43

164,824

3,178

Oklahoma

Total

247

326,065

0.42

126,352

2,880

Nebraska

Total

166

313,792

0.40

182

99,440

1,898

South Carolina

Total

304

281,900

0.36

95,673

1,749

Rhode Island

Total

153

219,496

0.28

205

82,783

1,433

Iowa

Total

217

217,819

0.28

86,595

1,937

Kentucky

Total

269

217,206

0.28

91,042

1,928

New Mexico

Total

153

177,036

0.23

59,790

1,251

Maine

Total

113

172,771

0.22

133

45,032

856

Hawaii

Total

128,858

0.16

104

39,298

794

Mississippi

Total

125,170

0.16

38,451

890

South Dakota

Total

94,637

0.12

124

49,147

729

Arkansas

Total

133

78,844

0.10

26,948

565

Idaho

Total

77,932

0.10

25,653

565

Delaware

Total

147

64,705

0.08

28,037

501

West Virginia

Total

50,768

0.06

18,613

414

Montana

Total

45,987

0.06

20,539

633

Vermont

Total

39,677

0.05

11,691

287

Wyoming

Total

25,269

0.03

4,799

118

All other states, including those below

Total

693

1,656,117

2.11

562,177

8,852

Arizona

Total

626

(5000-9999)

North Dakota

Total

(250-499)

Alaska

Total

(100-249)

Products Lines for Computer systems design services
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
30000	Industry total	78,335,457	100.00
35150	Computer systems design, development, & integration services	49,688,432	63.43
35500	Information technology (IT) technical support services	6,300,441	8.04
35050	Custom computer application design & development services	5,904,776	7.54
35000	Information technology (IT) technical consulting services	5,285,880	6.75
	-Other	11,155,928	14.24

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Computer systems 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-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 541512
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