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NAICS 541710
Research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences

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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
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
5417101	Research & devopment in the physical & engineering sciences	Total	7,014	34,136,272	22,397,496	312,680
		Exempt	816	9,299,743	3,831,470	62,897
		Taxable	6,198	24,836,529	18,566,026	249,783
5417102	Research & development in the life sciences	Total	6,119	26,316,797	17,418,708	244,737
		Exempt	1,280	7,064,293	2,448,142	54,691
		Taxable	4,839	19,252,504	14,970,566	190,046

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
54171	Research & development in the phys, engineering & life sciences	N	N	N	N	N	N	11,037	44,089,033
541710	Research & development in the phys, engineering & life sciences	N	N	N	N	N	N	11,037	44,089,033

Definition: NAICS 541710 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.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Providing physical, chemical, or other analytical testing services (except medical or veterinary)--are classified in Industry 541380, Testing Laboratories;
Providing medical laboratory testing for humans--are classified in U.S. Industry 621511, Medical Laboratories; and
Providing veterinary testing services--are classified in Industry 541940, Veterinary Services.

Historical comparability

NAICS 541710, 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

541710	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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Description

Estab-
lish-
ments

Receipts
($1,000)

Receipts
% of
U.S.

Receipts
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

Total

13,133

60,453,069

100.00

210

39,816,204

557,417

California

Total

2,700

14,224,570

23.53

406

8,094,683

99,048

Virginia

Total

540

4,574,850

7.57

628

2,056,175

28,944

Massachusetts

Total

778

4,496,928

7.44

699

2,286,462

29,453

New York

Total

701

4,026,659

6.66

210

2,592,035

48,700

Maryland

Total

587

3,840,385

6.35

706

1,664,745

23,287

Texas

Total

648

2,953,016

4.88

136

1,649,540

25,334

Pennsylvania

Total

480

2,605,639

4.31

211

2,501,777

32,627

North Carolina

Total

394

2,082,520

3.44

250

1,221,727

16,960

New Jersey

Total

542

1,959,674

3.24

228

2,744,686

33,856

Illinois

Total

346

1,669,287

2.76

133

1,604,492

22,537

Colorado

Total

375

1,478,297

2.45

329

761,396

11,360

Ohio

Total

390

1,244,622

2.06

109

1,685,578

23,589

District of Columbia

Total

130

1,241,517

2.05

2,145

326,518

5,169

Michigan

Total

291

1,075,428

1.78

107

2,844,835

37,173

Florida

Total

549

984,697

1.63

429,756

7,850

Alabama

Total

156

883,737

1.46

197

390,915

6,444

Georgia

Total

245

793,507

1.31

431,095

4,941

Missouri

Total

167

567,555

0.94

100

351,283

5,667

New Mexico

Total

166

555,741

0.92

300

223,907

3,932

Connecticut

Total

177

478,546

0.79

138

832,174

10,469

Indiana

Total

128

458,490

0.76

624,599

6,433

Minnesota

Total

215

428,662

0.71

498,767

7,396

Nevada

Total

364,279

0.60

168

132,742

1,908

Louisiana

Total

330,203

0.55

107,782

1,875

Wisconsin

Total

166

320,222

0.53

215,413

4,252

Utah

Total

143

291,502

0.48

125

147,374

2,757

Kansas

Total

239,036

0.40

70,211

1,412

Maine

Total

174,089

0.29

134

73,310

1,822

South Carolina

Total

173,802

0.29

110,718

1,986

New Hampshire

Total

159,350

0.26

125

97,846

1,434

Hawaii

Total

155,496

0.26

126

56,420

1,269

Idaho

Total

118,757

0.20

60,163

1,143

Iowa

Total

109,159

0.18

147,051

2,332

Arkansas

Total

102,578

0.17

34,087

852

West Virginia

Total

90,575

0.15

75,408

1,336

Kentucky

Total

90,125

0.15

98,531

1,599

Nebraska

Total

83,940

0.14

42,474

965

Rhode Island

Total

76,383

0.13

36,121

751

Alaska

Total

64,154

0.11

100

25,840

694

Montana

Total

62,513

0.10

29,047

650

Mississippi

Total

53,687

0.09

24,837

573

South Dakota

Total

33,587

0.06

9,198

482

Vermont

Total

32,109

0.05

39,338

987

Wyoming

Total

15,922

0.03

5,909

175

All other states, including those below

Total

976

4,687,274

7.75

2,359,239

34,994

Washington

Total

343

(10k-24k)

Tennessee

Total

126

(5000-9999)

Arizona

Total

199

(2500-4999)

Delaware

Total

(2500-4999)

Oklahoma

Total

(1000-2499)

Oregon

Total

163

(1000-2499)

North Dakota

Total

(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 (%)
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
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
EC02-54A	Geographic Area Series	Summary Statistics	US, states, counties, metros
EC02-54A	Geographic Area Series	Enterprise Support Statistics	US

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 541710
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

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Industry Statistics Sampler NAICS 541710 Research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences

Definition: NAICS 541710 Research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences

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NAICS 541710
Research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences