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NAICS 54171
Research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences

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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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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 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
Go to this NAICS 541710 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

 

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
5417 Scientific research & development services 36,970 46,782,368 24,682 66.8 799,330 1.7 12,288 45,983,038
54171 Research & development in the phys, engineering & life sciences N N N N N N 11,037 44,089,033

 

Definition: NAICS 54171   Research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in conducting research and experimental development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences, such as agriculture, electronics, environmental, biology, botany, biotechnology, computers, chemistry, food, fisheries, forests, geology, health, mathematics, medicine, oceanography, pharmacy, physics, veterinary, and other allied subjects.

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Historical comparability

Comparable   NAICS 54171, Research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences, 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
54171 R&D in the physical, engineering, & life sciences 2002 13,140 60,807,261 39,987,983 560,874
1997 9,173 34,145,927 N N
% change 43.2 78.1 N N

 

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Geographic Distribution -- Research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences: 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-
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 13,133 60,453,069 100.00 210 39,816,204 557,417
See other industries in this state California Total 2,700 14,224,570 23.53 406 8,094,683 99,048
See other industries in this state Virginia Total 540 4,574,850 7.57 628 2,056,175 28,944
See other industries in this state Massachusetts Total 778 4,496,928 7.44 699 2,286,462 29,453
See other industries in this state New York Total 701 4,026,659 6.66 210 2,592,035 48,700
See other industries in this state Maryland Total 587 3,840,385 6.35 706 1,664,745 23,287
See other industries in this state Texas Total 648 2,953,016 4.88 136 1,649,540 25,334
See other industries in this state Pennsylvania Total 480 2,605,639 4.31 211 2,501,777 32,627
See other industries in this state North Carolina Total 394 2,082,520 3.44 250 1,221,727 16,960
See other industries in this state New Jersey Total 542 1,959,674 3.24 228 2,744,686 33,856
See other industries in this state Illinois Total 346 1,669,287 2.76 133 1,604,492 22,537
See other industries in this state Colorado Total 375 1,478,297 2.45 329 761,396 11,360
See other industries in this state Ohio Total 390 1,244,622 2.06 109 1,685,578 23,589
See other industries in this state District of Columbia Total 130 1,241,517 2.05 2,145 326,518 5,169
See other industries in this state Michigan Total 291 1,075,428 1.78 107 2,844,835 37,173
See other industries in this state Florida Total 549 984,697 1.63 59 429,756 7,850
See other industries in this state Alabama Total 156 883,737 1.46 197 390,915 6,444
See other industries in this state Georgia Total 245 793,507 1.31 92 431,095 4,941
See other industries in this state Missouri Total 167 567,555 0.94 100 351,283 5,667
See other industries in this state New Mexico Total 166 555,741 0.92 300 223,907 3,932
See other industries in this state Connecticut Total 177 478,546 0.79 138 832,174 10,469
See other industries in this state Indiana Total 128 458,490 0.76 74 624,599 6,433
See other industries in this state Minnesota Total 215 428,662 0.71 85 498,767 7,396
See other industries in this state Nevada Total 81 364,279 0.60 168 132,742 1,908
See other industries in this state Louisiana Total 89 330,203 0.55 74 107,782 1,875
See other industries in this state Wisconsin Total 166 320,222 0.53 59 215,413 4,252
See other industries in this state Utah Total 143 291,502 0.48 125 147,374 2,757
See other industries in this state Kansas Total 80 239,036 0.40 88 70,211 1,412
See other industries in this state Maine Total 53 174,089 0.29 134 73,310 1,822
See other industries in this state South Carolina Total 86 173,802 0.29 42 110,718 1,986
See other industries in this state New Hampshire Total 84 159,350 0.26 125 97,846 1,434
See other industries in this state Hawaii Total 59 155,496 0.26 126 56,420 1,269
See other industries in this state Idaho Total 44 118,757 0.20 88 60,163 1,143
See other industries in this state Iowa Total 78 109,159 0.18 37 147,051 2,332
See other industries in this state Arkansas Total 47 102,578 0.17 38 34,087 852
See other industries in this state West Virginia Total 32 90,575 0.15 50 75,408 1,336
See other industries in this state Kentucky Total 76 90,125 0.15 22 98,531 1,599
See other industries in this state Nebraska Total 40 83,940 0.14 49 42,474 965
See other industries in this state Rhode Island Total 54 76,383 0.13 71 36,121 751
See other industries in this state Alaska Total 47 64,154 0.11 100 25,840 694
See other industries in this state Montana Total 60 62,513 0.10 69 29,047 650
See other industries in this state Mississippi Total 54 53,687 0.09 19 24,837 573
See other industries in this state South Dakota Total 25 33,587 0.06 44 9,198 482
See other industries in this state Vermont Total 30 32,109 0.05 52 39,338 987
See other industries in this state Wyoming Total 24 15,922 0.03 32 5,909 175
  All other states, including those below Total 976 4,687,274 7.75   2,359,239 34,994
See other industries in this state     Washington Total 343 D     D (10k-24k)
See other industries in this state     Tennessee Total 126 D     D (5000-9999)
See other industries in this state     Arizona Total 199 D     D (2500-4999)
See other industries in this state     Delaware Total 47 D     D (2500-4999)
See other industries in this state     Oklahoma Total 76 D     D (1000-2499)
See other industries in this state     Oregon Total 163 D     D (1000-2499)
See other industries in this state     North Dakota Total 22 D     D (250-499)

 

Products Lines for Research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences
Product
code 		Product description Sales of
this line
($000)		 Percent of
industry sales
(%)		 Graph
30000 Industry total 60,453,069 100.00
36105 R & D: Other physical & engineering sciences 12,112,126 20.04
36102 R & D: Computer science & electrical engineering 11,229,696 18.58
36151 R & D: Biotechnology & other biological sciences 10,245,756 16.95
36152 R & D: Medical sciences 9,565,531 15.82
-Other 17,299,960 28.62

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences
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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-07 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
Link to data in AFF Enterprise Support Statistics US
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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 54171
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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