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NAICS 562211
Hazardous waste treatment and disposal

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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
5622	Waste treatment & disposal	2,527	10,833,837	2,174,123	50,349
56221	Waste treatment & disposal	2,527	10,833,837	2,174,123	50,349
562211	Hazardous waste treatment & disposal	701	3,642,301	1,045,659	22,032

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
5622	Waste treatment & disposal	N	N	N	N	N	N	2,527	10,833,837
56221	Waste treatment & disposal	N	N	N	N	N	N	2,527	10,833,837
562211	Hazardous waste treatment & disposal	N	N	N	N	N	N	701	3,642,301

Definition: NAICS 562211 Hazardous waste treatment and disposal

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) operating treatment and/or disposal facilities for hazardous waste or (2) the combined activity of collecting and/or hauling of hazardous waste materials within a local area and operating treatment or disposal facilities for hazardous waste.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Operating landfills for the disposal of nonhazardous solid waste--are classified in U.S. Industry 562212, Solid Waste Landfill;
Operating combustors and incinerators for the disposal of nonhazardous solid waste--are classified in U.S. Industry 562213, Solid Waste Combustors and Incinerators;
Collecting, treating, and disposing waste through sewer systems or sewage treatment facilities--are classified in Industry 221320, Sewage Treatment Facilities; and
Operating nonhazardous waste treatment and disposal facilities (except landfills, combustors, incinerators, and sewer systems or sewage treatment facilities)--are classified in U.S. Industry 562219, Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal.

Historical comparability

NAICS 562211, Hazardous waste treatment and disposal, 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

562211	Hazardous waste treatment & disposal	2002	702	3,642,540	1,045,719	22,036
		1997	512	2,877,982	745,133	17,816
		% change	37.1	26.6	40.3	23.7

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Geographic Distribution -- Hazardous waste treatment and disposal: 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

701

3,642,301

100.00

1,045,659

22,032

California

358,199

9.83

92,583

1,783

Utah

245,287

6.73

105

57,469

922

Texas

240,417

6.60

61,379

1,961

New York

180,867

4.97

65,263

1,984

Maryland

175,696

4.82

63,035

552

Ohio

150,130

4.12

36,863

919

Illinois

122,230

3.36

20,945

472

Massachusetts

111,436

3.06

21,740

503

Colorado

97,656

2.68

22,937

489

Indiana

77,935

2.14

18,094

419

Connecticut

67,727

1.86

13,716

353

New Jersey

66,649

1.83

14,080

281

Louisiana

63,170

1.73

11,667

274

South Carolina

52,566

1.44

10,933

344

Georgia

51,750

1.42

12,613

302

North Carolina

44,185

1.21

11,206

315

Oklahoma

29,794

0.82

7,182

155

Kansas

27,499

0.75

4,604

121

Kentucky

27,344

0.75

9,848

288

Oregon

21,904

0.60

3,892

New Hampshire

7,853

0.22

888

Alaska

7,619

0.21

1,592

Iowa

6,898

0.19

1,664

Mississippi

3,510

0.10

682

West Virginia

1,357

0.04

344

North Dakota

1,142

0.03

273

All other states, including those below

242

1,401,481

38.48

480,167

9,334

Washington

(2500-4999)

Florida

(500-999)

Michigan

(500-999)

Tennessee

(500-999)

Alabama

(250-499)

Arkansas

(250-499)

Pennsylvania

(250-499)

Arizona

(100-249)

Missouri

(100-249)

Nebraska

(100-249)

Nevada

(100-249)

Virginia

(100-249)

Wisconsin

(100-249)

Hawaii

(20-99)

Idaho

(20-99)

Maine

(20-99)

Minnesota

(20-99)

New Mexico

(20-99)

Rhode Island

(20-99)

South Dakota

(20-99)

Vermont

(20-99)

Delaware

(1-19)

Montana

(1-19)

Wyoming

(1-19)

Products Lines for Hazardous waste treatment and disposal
Product code	Product description	Sales of this line ($000)	Percent of industry sales (%)
30000	Industry total	3,642,301	100.00
38480	Hazardous waste treatment services	1,853,359	50.88
38440	Hazardous waste disposal services by confinement	785,234	21.56
38450	Haz waste disposal serv by other method other than confinement	253,389	6.96
38470	Haz waste & recyclable mat consolidation, storage & prepn serv	212,704	5.84
	-Other	537,615	14.76

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Products, Size, and Other Data from the Economic Census -- Hazardous waste treatment and disposal
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
EC02-56A	Geographic Area Series	Summary Statistics	US, states, counties, metros

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs -- NAICS 562211
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