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NAICS 541940
Veterinary 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
5419	Other professional, scientific, & technical services	Taxable	66,525	41,693,231	13,779,163	508,389
54194	Veterinary services	Taxable	25,642	16,623,278	5,590,538	238,731
541940	Veterinary services	Taxable	25,642	16,623,278	5,590,538	238,731

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)

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
5419	Other professional, scientific, & technical services	836,775	69,711,012	770,250	92.0	28,017,781	40.2	66,525	41,693,231
54194	Veterinary services	37,699	17,216,524	12,057	32.0	593,246	3.4	25,642	16,623,278
541940	Veterinary services	37,699	17,216,524	12,057	32.0	593,246	3.4	25,642	16,623,278

Definition: NAICS 541940 Veterinary services

This industry comprises establishments of licensed veterinary practitioners primarily engaged in the practice of veterinary medicine, dentistry, or surgery for animals; and establishments primarily engaged in providing testing services for licensed veterinary practitioners.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Providing veterinary research and development services--are classified in Industry 541710, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences;
Providing nonveterinary pet care services, such as boarding or grooming pets,--are classified in Industry 812910, Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services;
Providing animal breeding services or boarding horses--are classified in Industry 115210, Support Activities for Animal Production; and
Transporting pets--are classified in U.S. Industry 485991, Special Needs Transportation.

Historical comparability

NAICS 541940, Veterinary services, is comparable between 2002 and 1997.

For comparisons with data before 1997, see the Bridge Between 1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC.

Comparable statistics are not available between 1997 and 2002.

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Geographic Distribution -- Veterinary 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-
lish-
ments

Receipts
($1,000)

Receipts
% of
U.S.

Receipts
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

Total

25,642

16,623,278

100.00

5,590,538

238,731

California

Total

2,445

1,948,390

11.72

660,464

24,733

Texas

Total

2,010

1,224,701

7.37

389,384

17,405

Florida

Total

1,665

1,027,526

6.18

337,264

14,363

New York

Total

1,130

934,481

5.62

321,104

12,124

Illinois

Total

893

636,801

3.83

221,362

9,246

Ohio

Total

1,008

631,095

3.80

219,627

9,799

Pennsylvania

Total

940

618,142

3.72

205,655

8,884

Michigan

Total

825

518,549

3.12

186,081

7,811

North Carolina

Total

720

510,742

3.07

180,959

8,000

Virginia

Total

684

503,041

3.03

191,682

8,221

New Jersey

Total

548

487,464

2.93

185,615

6,126

Georgia

Total

721

456,376

2.75

157,582

7,242

Washington

Total

685

439,702

2.65

139,487

6,041

Wisconsin

Total

614

389,515

2.34

133,656

5,573

Massachusetts

Total

448

374,325

2.25

145,196

5,371

Indiana

Total

579

364,363

2.19

117,253

5,555

Colorado

Total

648

363,327

2.19

129,657

5,371

Maryland

Total

466

350,277

2.11

129,439

5,218

Minnesota

Total

482

334,738

2.01

107,454

4,608

Arizona

Total

485

311,169

1.87

106,398

4,544

Tennessee

Total

505

309,374

1.86

102,294

5,001

Missouri

Total

630

306,673

1.84

98,551

4,923

Oregon

Total

464

306,031

1.84

105,358

4,624

Connecticut

Total

308

278,984

1.68

101,581

3,555

Kentucky

Total

422

254,060

1.53

82,138

3,638

Iowa

Total

443

237,878

1.43

58,972

2,953

Alabama

Total

470

215,658

1.30

66,007

3,647

Oklahoma

Total

493

202,542

1.22

57,587

3,202

Kansas

Total

438

200,372

1.21

56,995

2,975

Louisiana

Total

393

191,983

1.15

58,361

3,231

South Carolina

Total

326

189,719

1.14

61,557

3,060

Nebraska

Total

274

160,057

0.96

39,644

1,880

Nevada

Total

154

118,119

0.71

44,366

1,834

Arkansas

Total

271

116,578

0.70

33,023

1,825

New Hampshire

Total

155

109,833

0.66

36,762

1,467

Mississippi

Total

238

104,586

0.63

31,209

1,642

Maine

Total

149

96,997

0.58

34,837

1,298

New Mexico

Total

176

92,021

0.55

30,117

1,423

Idaho

Total

179

84,793

0.51

26,105

1,412

Utah

Total

166

80,529

0.48

26,416

1,296

West Virginia

Total

137

72,676

0.44

23,153

1,128

Montana

Total

187

63,954

0.38

17,353

998

South Dakota

Total

122

59,618

0.36

14,891

713

Rhode Island

Total

56,751

0.34

20,800

766

Vermont

Total

103

56,079

0.34

18,910

819

Delaware

Total

54,598

0.33

19,773

760

Hawaii

Total

51,308

0.31

16,447

656

Alaska

Total

40,411

0.24

15,051

621

Wyoming

Total

39,330

0.24

10,833

587

North Dakota

Total

32,946

0.20

9,173

399

District of Columbia

Total

14,096

0.08

6,955

163

Products Lines for Veterinary services
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
30000	Industry total	16,623,278	100.00
36710	Veterinary medical services	13,258,828	79.76
36700	Pet & animal services	3,228,054	19.42
39000	Merchandise sales	113,107	0.68
	-Other	23,289	0.14

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Veterinary 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
EC02-54I-09	Industry Series	Preliminary data now superseded	US
EC02-54A	Geographic Area Series	Summary Statistics	US, states, counties, metros

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 541940
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
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