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NAICS 541620
Environmental consulting services

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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.
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try
Detail
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
Go to this NAICS 54162 Environmental consulting services Taxable 8,536 6,932,517 2,670,642 57,219
  541620 Environmental consulting services Taxable 8,536 6,932,517 2,670,642 57,219

 

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
54162 Environmental consulting services N N N N N N 8,536 6,932,517
541620 Environmental consulting services N N N N N N 8,536 6,932,517

 

Definition: NAICS 541620   Environmental consulting services

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing advice and assistance to businesses and other organizations on environmental issues, such as the control of environmental contamination from pollutants, toxic substances, and hazardous materials. These establishments identify problems (e.g., inspect buildings for hazardous materials), measure and evaluate risks, and recommend solutions. They employ a multidisciplined staff of scientists, engineers, and other technicians with expertise in areas, such as air and water quality, asbestos contamination, remediation, and environmental law. Establishments providing sanitation or site remediation consulting services are included in this industry.

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Historical comparability

Comparable   NAICS 541620, Environmental consulting 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
541620 Environmental consulting services 2002 8,537 6,933,412 2,670,993 57,224
1997 6,725 4,780,771 1,777,594 46,145
% change 26.9 45.0 50.3 24.0

 

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Geographic Distribution -- Environmental consulting services: 2002

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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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Indus-
tries		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 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 8,536 6,932,517 100.00 24 2,670,642 57,219
See other industries in this state California Total 1,140 1,118,378 16.13 32 442,607 8,772
See other industries in this state Texas Total 582 442,208 6.38 20 168,553 3,706
See other industries in this state New York Total 448 420,406 6.06 22 169,861 3,336
See other industries in this state Pennsylvania Total 394 390,946 5.64 32 142,897 3,141
See other industries in this state Massachusetts Total 260 371,256 5.36 58 131,947 2,630
See other industries in this state New Jersey Total 347 366,260 5.28 43 142,401 2,539
See other industries in this state Virginia Total 273 337,009 4.86 46 156,461 2,890
See other industries in this state Florida Total 549 330,233 4.76 20 113,027 2,741
See other industries in this state Colorado Total 305 214,770 3.10 48 81,843 1,733
See other industries in this state Maryland Total 216 208,216 3.00 38 93,544 1,974
See other industries in this state Illinois Total 286 185,996 2.68 15 66,591 1,360
See other industries in this state Washington Total 291 182,392 2.63 30 79,791 1,583
See other industries in this state North Carolina Total 236 167,437 2.42 20 65,248 1,385
See other industries in this state Ohio Total 254 142,029 2.05 12 55,415 1,524
See other industries in this state Indiana Total 163 141,374 2.04 23 46,340 1,078
See other industries in this state Michigan Total 203 140,830 2.03 14 58,394 1,418
See other industries in this state Georgia Total 215 134,000 1.93 16 42,279 1,020
See other industries in this state Louisiana Total 165 133,397 1.92 30 42,556 1,356
See other industries in this state Tennessee Total 118 133,055 1.92 23 54,238 1,195
See other industries in this state Minnesota Total 137 87,497 1.26 17 34,147 703
See other industries in this state Missouri Total 99 87,258 1.26 15 29,342 778
See other industries in this state District of Columbia Total 45 83,002 1.20 143 32,461 509
See other industries in this state Oklahoma Total 99 80,321 1.16 23 23,022 562
See other industries in this state Arizona Total 136 79,242 1.14 15 31,681 810
See other industries in this state South Carolina Total 93 76,021 1.10 19 29,822 647
See other industries in this state Connecticut Total 85 74,784 1.08 22 26,939 534
See other industries in this state Oregon Total 159 73,611 1.06 21 27,011 704
See other industries in this state Wisconsin Total 125 64,899 0.94 12 24,855 570
See other industries in this state New Mexico Total 94 57,876 0.83 31 26,468 572
See other industries in this state Kentucky Total 68 55,267 0.80 14 19,838 490
See other industries in this state Alaska Total 40 53,363 0.77 83 22,566 349
See other industries in this state Utah Total 84 46,996 0.68 20 18,951 405
See other industries in this state Vermont Total 48 40,833 0.59 66 17,030 348
See other industries in this state Kansas Total 65 40,148 0.58 15 16,071 384
See other industries in this state Alabama Total 66 34,802 0.50 8 12,665 315
See other industries in this state New Hampshire Total 55 33,331 0.48 26 14,878 325
See other industries in this state Arkansas Total 42 33,064 0.48 12 11,199 284
See other industries in this state Delaware Total 40 31,278 0.45 39 11,589 279
See other industries in this state Idaho Total 62 29,984 0.43 22 11,789 263
See other industries in this state West Virginia Total 29 28,718 0.41 16 10,025 313
See other industries in this state Hawaii Total 36 27,180 0.39 22 6,536 163
See other industries in this state Nevada Total 63 24,224 0.35 11 9,610 246
See other industries in this state Maine Total 62 23,904 0.34 18 9,292 234
See other industries in this state Montana Total 63 22,886 0.33 25 9,044 257
See other industries in this state Iowa Total 52 19,924 0.29 7 7,630 209
See other industries in this state Rhode Island Total 35 15,496 0.22 15 5,970 125
See other industries in this state Wyoming Total 37 15,214 0.22 30 5,926 169
See other industries in this state Nebraska Total 21 14,402 0.21 8 5,425 128
See other industries in this state Mississippi Total 35 11,977 0.17 4 3,202 103
See other industries in this state South Dakota Total 9 2,855 0.04 4 949 35
See other industries in this state North Dakota Total 7 1,968 0.03 3 716 25

 

Products Lines for Environmental consulting services
Product
code 		Product description Sales of
this line
($000)		 Percent of
industry sales
(%)		 Graph
30000 Industry total 6,932,517 100.00
36040 Environmental consulting services 6,366,918 91.84
36050 Scientific/technical consulting services 117,587 1.70
36000 Management services: Construction management 63,896 0.92
-Other 384,116 5.54

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Environmental consulting services
Link
to pdf 		Series number Title Link to AFF or Drill-down
tables		 Contents Geography
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 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 541620
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
Link to table for this 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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