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NAICS 54161
Management consulting services

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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.
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NAICS
code
Description Estab-
lish-
ments
Receipts
($1,000)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
Go to this NAICS 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
Go to this NAICS 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
Go to this NAICS 5416 Management, scientific, & technical consulting services Taxable 116,159 105,451,814 42,824,709 738,675
  54161 Management consulting services Taxable 93,549 90,914,599 37,229,149 626,646
Go to this NAICS 541611 Admin management & general management consulting services Taxable 48,377 53,708,440 22,879,138 352,805
Go to this NAICS 541612 Human resources & executive search consulting services Taxable 16,247 14,320,616 6,959,823 121,685
Go to this NAICS 541613 Marketing consulting services Taxable 18,887 14,329,430 4,604,510 94,635
Go to this NAICS 541614 Process, physical distribution, & logistics consulting services Taxable 5,305 6,905,966 2,192,983 43,927
Go to this NAICS 541618 Other management consulting services Taxable 4,733 1,650,147 592,695 13,594

 

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)
Number % of all $1,000 % of all
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
5416 Management, scientific, & technical consulting services 580,764 124,088,929 464,605 80.0 18,637,115 15.0 116,159 105,451,814
54161 Management consulting services N N N N N N 93,549 90,914,599

 

Definition: NAICS 54161   Management consulting services

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing advice and assistance to businesses and other organizations on management issues, such as strategic and organizational planning; financial planning and budgeting; marketing objectives and policies; human resource policies, practices, and planning; production scheduling; and control planning.

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Historical comparability

Comparable   NAICS 54161, Management consulting services, is comparable between 2002 and 1997. See the Bridge Between 2002 NAICS and 1997 NAICS for changes to constituent industries.

In comparisons with data before 1997, 1997 NAICS 54161 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
54161 Management consulting services 2002 93,602 91,464,208 37,357,344 629,772
1997 60,794 52,224,697 22,296,821 411,044
% change 54.0 75.1 67.5 53.2

 

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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
See other industries in this state United States Total 93,549 90,914,599 100.00 316 37,229,149 626,646
See other industries in this state California Total 11,581 11,518,355 12.67 329 4,612,393 75,513
See other industries in this state New York Total 6,898 7,680,395 8.45 401 3,375,755 49,251
See other industries in this state Illinois Total 5,344 7,660,261 8.43 608 3,514,426 50,997
See other industries in this state Texas Total 6,107 6,300,013 6.93 289 2,632,051 43,581
See other industries in this state Virginia Total 3,267 4,667,960 5.13 641 2,230,596 35,369
See other industries in this state Georgia Total 3,294 4,560,913 5.02 530 1,592,834 24,089
See other industries in this state Florida Total 7,980 4,492,776 4.94 269 1,649,715 36,246
See other industries in this state Massachusetts Total 2,809 4,489,455 4.94 698 1,968,743 23,329
See other industries in this state New Jersey Total 3,940 4,295,427 4.72 501 1,726,838 28,355
See other industries in this state Pennsylvania Total 3,546 4,191,557 4.61 340 1,769,185 28,910
See other industries in this state Michigan Total 2,582 2,883,691 3.17 287 1,167,863 22,432
See other industries in this state Ohio Total 3,024 2,707,226 2.98 237 1,098,262 20,298
See other industries in this state Maryland Total 2,414 2,486,618 2.74 457 1,026,946 18,657
See other industries in this state Connecticut Total 1,417 2,329,206 2.56 674 917,530 12,639
See other industries in this state District of Columbia Total 691 1,976,895 2.17 3,415 710,737 8,920
See other industries in this state Minnesota Total 2,252 1,832,420 2.02 365 787,284 13,611
See other industries in this state Colorado Total 2,466 1,808,450 1.99 402 736,379 14,003
See other industries in this state North Carolina Total 2,409 1,397,416 1.54 168 553,056 10,471
See other industries in this state Missouri Total 1,401 1,355,668 1.49 239 496,595 9,802
See other industries in this state Arizona Total 2,063 1,293,362 1.42 238 429,954 8,760
See other industries in this state Tennessee Total 1,095 1,255,839 1.38 217 479,260 9,624
See other industries in this state Washington Total 1,888 1,213,344 1.33 200 487,868 8,108
See other industries in this state Indiana Total 1,317 1,011,684 1.11 164 360,666 7,567
See other industries in this state Wisconsin Total 1,214 791,400 0.87 146 312,288 6,906
See other industries in this state Nevada Total 1,195 652,747 0.72 301 231,109 4,849
See other industries in this state Oregon Total 1,000 554,340 0.61 157 220,429 3,960
See other industries in this state Utah Total 919 527,350 0.58 227 208,594 5,638
See other industries in this state Kansas Total 781 495,811 0.55 183 197,751 4,664
See other industries in this state Kentucky Total 640 486,660 0.54 119 175,436 4,060
See other industries in this state South Carolina Total 881 455,366 0.50 111 176,079 4,199
See other industries in this state Alabama Total 605 439,239 0.48 98 182,057 3,814
See other industries in this state Oklahoma Total 749 367,704 0.40 105 148,454 3,586
See other industries in this state Louisiana Total 792 339,329 0.37 76 123,266 3,193
See other industries in this state Iowa Total 529 311,105 0.34 106 94,716 2,200
See other industries in this state Nebraska Total 379 218,548 0.24 127 88,903 2,000
See other industries in this state New Hampshire Total 472 213,381 0.23 167 86,520 1,720
See other industries in this state Delaware Total 348 196,137 0.22 243 80,765 1,214
See other industries in this state New Mexico Total 339 177,608 0.20 96 68,402 1,501
See other industries in this state Arkansas Total 424 163,947 0.18 61 54,949 1,488
See other industries in this state Rhode Island Total 298 154,772 0.17 145 62,547 1,339
See other industries in this state Maine Total 338 136,222 0.15 105 45,840 1,036
See other industries in this state Vermont Total 229 131,315 0.14 213 45,933 1,013
See other industries in this state Idaho Total 301 114,749 0.13 85 45,665 1,174
See other industries in this state Hawaii Total 231 112,566 0.12 91 43,141 1,070
See other industries in this state Mississippi Total 256 110,375 0.12 39 45,777 1,193
See other industries in this state North Dakota Total 98 97,732 0.11 154 48,784 1,343
See other industries in this state West Virginia Total 163 92,304 0.10 51 40,102 989
See other industries in this state Montana Total 229 69,197 0.08 76 30,350 759
See other industries in this state Alaska Total 115 57,891 0.06 90 21,764 461
See other industries in this state South Dakota Total 119 37,250 0.04 49 14,381 436
See other industries in this state Wyoming Total 120 34,364 0.04 69 10,211 309

 

Products Lines for Management consulting services
Product
code
Product description Sales of
this line
($000)
Percent of
industry sales
(%)
Graph
30000 Industry total 90,914,599 100.00
36031 Administrative & general management consulting services 48,471,611 53.32
36033 Marketing consulting services 13,611,517 14.97
36032 Human resources consulting services 7,774,645 8.55
36034 Process, physical distribution, & logistics consulting services 6,580,996 7.24
-Other 14,475,830 15.92

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Management consulting services
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Contents Geography
link to PDF EC02-00C-BDG Bridge Between NAICS 2002 and NAICS 1997 Link to drill-down tables Relationships between NAICS 1997 and NAICS 2002 for those industries redefined US
link to PDF EC02-00C-COMP Comparative Statistics Link to drill-down tables 2002 and 1997 data side by side on a comparable NAICS 1997 basis US, states
link to PDF EC02-54SL-LS Product Lines Link to data in AFF Product Lines by Kind of Business US, states
link to PDF EC02-54SS-SZ Establishment and Firm Size Link to data in AFF Receipts/Revenue Size of Establishments US
Link to data in AFF Employment Size of Establishments US
Link to data in AFF Single Unit & Multiunit Firms US
Link to data in AFF Receipts/Revenue Size of Firms US
Link to data in AFF Employment Size of Firms US
Link to data in AFF Concentration by Largest Firms US
Link to data in AFF Legal Form of Organization US
link to PDF EC02-54SX-SB Miscellaneous Subjects Link to data in AFF Exported Services by Selected Kind of Business US, states
Link to data in AFF Receipts/Revenue by Class of Customer for Selected Professional, Scientific, Technical Services US, states
link to PDF EC02-54I-06 Industry Series   Preliminary data now superseded US
link to PDF BE02-00I-1 Business Expenses Link to data in AFF Sales & Operating Expenses by Kind of Business (1997 NAICS Basis) US
Link to data in AFF Relative Standard Errors for Sales & Operating Expenses by Kind of Business (1997 NAICS Basis) US
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PDF EC02-54A Geographic Area Series Link to data in AFF Summary Statistics US, states, counties, metros
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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 54161
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
  Service Annual Survey: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Annual Estimated revenue for employer and nonemployer firms US
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industry 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

 

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