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NAICS 5417
Scientific research and development 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
5417	Scientific research & development services	Total	15,334	64,481,193	43,525,771	618,088
		Exempt	3,046	18,498,155	7,076,614	134,957
		Taxable	12,288	45,983,038	36,449,157	483,131
54171	Research & development in the phys, engineering & life sciences	Total	13,133	60,453,069	39,816,204	557,417
		Exempt	2,096	16,364,036	6,279,612	117,588
		Taxable	11,037	44,089,033	33,536,592	439,829
54172	Research & development in the social sciences & humanities	Total	2,201	4,028,124	3,709,567	60,671
		Exempt	950	2,134,119	797,002	17,369
		Taxable	1,251	1,894,005	2,912,565	43,302

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
5417	Scientific research & development services	36,970	46,782,368	24,682	66.8	799,330	1.7	12,288	45,983,038

Definition: NAICS 5417 Scientific research and development services

This industry group comprises establishments engaged in conducting original investigation undertaken on a systematic basis to gain new knowledge (research) and/or the application of research findings or other scientific knowledge for the creation of new or significantly improved products or processes (experimental development). The industries within this industry group are defined on the basis of the domain of research; that is, on the scientific expertise of the establishment.

Historical comparability

NAICS 5417, Scientific research and development 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

5417	Scientific research & development services	2002	15,343	64,838,044	43,699,283	621,583
		1997	11,122	37,290,010	N	N
		% change	38.0	73.9	N	N

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Geographic Distribution -- Scientific research and development 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

15,334

64,481,193

100.00

224

43,525,771

618,088

California

Total

3,037

14,925,414

23.15

426

8,517,543

105,670

Massachusetts

Total

904

5,031,210

7.80

782

2,639,022

34,562

Virginia

Total

625

4,728,376

7.33

649

2,145,696

30,418

New York

Total

864

4,355,872

6.76

227

2,754,504

51,484

Maryland

Total

663

4,242,754

6.58

780

1,814,904

26,485

Texas

Total

750

3,050,532

4.73

140

2,410,945

38,044

Pennsylvania

Total

571

2,709,838

4.20

220

2,559,177

33,928

North Carolina

Total

451

2,131,675

3.31

256

1,247,072

17,519

New Jersey

Total

591

2,017,238

3.13

235

2,815,922

35,105

District of Columbia

Total

302

2,001,442

3.10

3,457

645,475

10,046

Washington

Total

391

1,970,370

3.06

325

1,231,857

17,362

Illinois

Total

436

1,794,996

2.78

143

1,755,217

25,554

Colorado

Total

420

1,512,912

2.35

336

794,682

12,001

Tennessee

Total

139

1,363,883

2.12

236

449,888

7,170

Ohio

Total

460

1,278,627

1.98

112

1,764,445

24,725

Michigan

Total

332

1,125,920

1.75

112

2,869,775

37,642

Florida

Total

629

1,037,865

1.61

471,773

8,797

Alabama

Total

166

888,385

1.38

198

392,862

6,497

Georgia

Total

288

815,521

1.26

447,017

5,269

Missouri

Total

185

570,924

0.89

101

353,207

5,712

New Mexico

Total

189

566,014

0.88

305

227,682

4,052

Connecticut

Total

212

549,357

0.85

159

858,842

11,052

Delaware

Total

478,845

0.74

594

307,022

3,941

Indiana

Total

147

474,808

0.74

628,925

6,639

Minnesota

Total

254

451,035

0.70

512,201

7,833

Nevada

Total

366,013

0.57

169

133,393

1,922

Wisconsin

Total

188

345,077

0.54

225,844

4,524

Oregon

Total

216

344,615

0.53

787,566

10,612

Louisiana

Total

101

343,176

0.53

109,990

1,916

Utah

Total

159

297,979

0.46

128

149,376

2,809

Kansas

Total

254,918

0.40

77,472

1,527

South Carolina

Total

187,598

0.29

116,001

2,065

Maine

Total

179,126

0.28

138

74,842

1,886

New Hampshire

Total

164,820

0.26

129

100,234

1,492

Hawaii

Total

163,222

0.25

132

59,807

1,348

Oklahoma

Total

161,261

0.25

78,162

1,645

Idaho

Total

121,114

0.19

61,356

1,179

Iowa

Total

115,414

0.18

149,571

2,409

Arkansas

Total

104,699

0.16

35,723

908

Kentucky

Total

95,853

0.15

100,603

1,644

Nebraska

Total

86,859

0.13

43,077

980

Rhode Island

Total

81,116

0.13

37,703

806

Montana

Total

72,820

0.11

33,339

783

Alaska

Total

71,336

0.11

111

27,015

744

Mississippi

Total

55,138

0.09

26,474

616

Vermont

Total

39,970

0.06

42,602

1,082

Wyoming

Total

17,150

0.03

6,157

184

All other states, including those below

Total

334

738,106

1.14

433,809

7,500

Arizona

Total

241

(2500-4999)

West Virginia

Total

(1000-2499)

North Dakota

Total

(250-499)

South Dakota

Total

(250-499)

Products Lines for Scientific research and development services
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
30000	Industry total	64,481,193	100.00
36105	R & D: Other physical & engineering sciences	12,112,126	18.78
36102	R & D: Computer science & electrical engineering	11,229,696	17.42
36151	R & D: Biotechnology & other biological sciences	10,245,756	15.89
36152	R & D: Medical sciences	9,565,531	14.83
	-Other	21,328,084	33.08

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Scientific research and development 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-07	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 5417
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
Nonemployer Statistics	Annual	Number of establishments and sales of firms with no paid employees	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