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NAICS 562112
Hazardous waste collection

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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	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

56	Administrative & support & waste management & remediation service	350,583	432,577,580	206,439,329	8,741,854
562	Waste management & remediation services	18,662	51,309,276	12,232,258	331,821
5621	Waste collection	8,669	28,205,473	6,387,619	172,274
56211	Waste collection	8,669	28,205,473	6,387,619	172,274
562112	Hazardous waste collection	491	1,324,676	337,036	8,580

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	Sales ($1,000)
		Establish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Number	% of all	$1,000	% of all	Establish- ments	Sales ($1,000)
N = Not available
56	Administrative & support & waste management & remediation service	1,613,290	459,487,355	1,262,707	78.3	26,909,775	5.9	350,583	432,577,580
562	Waste management & remediation services	37,052	52,393,540	18,390	49.6	1,084,264	2.1	18,662	51,309,276
5621	Waste collection	N	N	N	N	N	N	8,669	28,205,473
56211	Waste collection	N	N	N	N	N	N	8,669	28,205,473
562112	Hazardous waste collection	N	N	N	N	N	N	491	1,324,676

Definition: NAICS 562112 Hazardous waste collection

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in collecting and/or hauling hazardous waste within a local area and/or operating hazardous waste transfer stations. Hazardous waste collection establishments may be responsible for the identification, treatment, packaging, and labeling of waste for the purposes of transport.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Long-distance trucking of waste--are classified in Industry 484230, Specialized Freight (except Used Goods) Trucking, Long-Distance;
Collecting and/or hauling in combination with disposal of hazardous waste materials--are classified in U.S. Industry 562211, Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal;
Collecting and/or hauling nonhazardous solid waste (i.e., garbage) and/or recyclable materials within a local area and/or operating nonhazardous solid waste transfer stations--are classified in U.S. Industry 562111, Solid Waste Collection; and
Collecting and removing debris, such as brush or rubble, within a local area--are classified in U.S. Industry 562119, Other Waste Collection.

Historical comparability

NAICS 562112, Hazardous waste collection, 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	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

562112	Hazardous waste collection	2002	491	1,324,676	337,036	8,580
		1997	414	1,095,553	317,464	8,468
		% change	18.6	20.9	6.2	1.3

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Geographic Distribution -- Hazardous waste collection: 2002

Data for the Administrative & support & waste management & remediation service 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-
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Description

Estab-
lish-
ments

Sales
($1,000)

Sales
% of
U.S.

Sales
per capita
($)

Annual
payroll
($1,000)

Paid
employees

United States

491

1,324,676

100.00

4.60

337,036

8,580

California

244,631

18.47

6.98

67,339

1,557

New Jersey

149,898

11.32

17.48

33,324

819

Illinois

86,366

6.52

6.86

22,103

489

Texas

81,404

6.15

3.74

18,272

496

Louisiana

68,101

5.14

15.23

19,908

550

Massachusetts

65,327

4.93

10.16

18,844

466

Pennsylvania

64,032

4.83

5.20

13,790

339

New York

61,353

4.63

3.20

14,473

501

Washington

46,102

3.48

7.59

10,663

240

Colorado

40,127

3.03

8.92

11,146

358

Ohio

36,936

2.79

3.24

12,371

380

Michigan

31,897

2.41

3.18

9,455

197

South Carolina

29,234

2.21

7.13

9,691

168

Florida

27,731

2.09

1.66

6,564

167

Utah

22,468

1.70

9.66

5,416

104

North Carolina

21,960

1.66

2.64

6,464

124

Indiana

16,559

1.25

2.69

3,295

119

Connecticut

16,464

1.24

4.76

3,111

Kansas

13,706

1.03

5.05

2,625

Virginia

13,326

1.01

1.83

2,591

Oklahoma

12,169

0.92

3.49

3,693

111

Wisconsin

11,862

0.90

2.18

2,543

Minnesota

10,920

0.82

2.17

1,966

Georgia

8,819

0.67

1.03

1,998

Maryland

6,588

0.50

1.21

2,048

102

Arkansas

3,902

0.29

1.44

1,266

Idaho

3,504

0.26

2.61

958

All other states, including those below

129,290

9.76

31,119

824

Alabama

(100-249)

Kentucky

(100-249)

Alaska

(20-99)

Arizona

(20-99)

Delaware

(20-99)

Hawaii

(20-99)

Maine

(20-99)

New Mexico

(20-99)

Rhode Island

(20-99)

Tennessee

(20-99)

Vermont

(20-99)

Iowa

(1-19)

Mississippi

(1-19)

Missouri

(1-19)

Montana

(1-19)

Nevada

(1-19)

New Hampshire

(1-19)

North Dakota

(1-19)

Oregon

(1-19)

West Virginia

(1-19)

Products Lines for Hazardous waste collection
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
30000	Industry total	1,324,676	100.00
38420	Hazardous waste collection & removal services	606,974	45.82
38430	Hazardous waste transportation serv, excl collection & disposal	292,860	22.11
38780	Nonhazardous waste & recyclable material transportation services	67,806	5.12
38470	Haz waste & recyclable mat consolidation, storage & prepn serv	58,908	4.45
	-Other	357,036	26.95

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Hazardous waste collection
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
EC02-56SL-LS	Product Lines	Product Lines by Kind of Business	US, states
EC02-56SS-SZ	Establishment and Firm Size	Receipts Size of Establishments	US
		Employment Size of Establishments	US
		Single Unit & Multiunit Firms	US
		Receipts Size of Firms	US
		Employment Size of Firms	US
		Concentration by Largest Firms	US
		Legal Form of Organization	US
EC02-56SX-SB	Miscellaneous Subjects	Exported Services by Selected Kind of Business	US, states
EC02-56SX-SB	Miscellaneous Subjects	Receipts by Class of Customer for Selected Industries	US, states
EC02-56I-09	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
EC02-56A	Geographic Area Series	Summary Statistics	US, states, counties, metros

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 562112
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: Administrative & Support and Waste Management & Remediation 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