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Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
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Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services - by subsector

Data based on Geographic Area Series reports. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. 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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NAICS
code
Description Estab-
lish-
ments
Receipts
($1,000)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
  54 Professional, scientific, & technical services 771,305 886,801,038 376,090,052 7,243,505
541 Professional, scientific, & technical services 771,305 886,801,038 376,090,052 7,243,505

 

 

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services - by industry

Data based on Geographic Area Series reports. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. 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
541 Professional, scientific, & technical services 771,305 886,801,038 376,090,052 7,243,505
5411 Legal services 179,420 182,098,002 69,869,100 1,160,440
54111 Offices of lawyers 169,120 172,863,871 66,761,394 1,080,428
5411102 Legal aid societies & similar legal services 2,743 2,055,650 1,053,341 26,016
54119 Other legal services 10,300 9,234,131 3,107,706 80,012
541191 Title abstract & settlement offices 8,013 7,600,419 2,608,123 65,833
541199 All other legal services 2,287 1,633,712 499,583 14,179
5412 Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, & payroll services 112,240 84,072,026 41,271,953 1,317,281
54121 Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, & payroll services 112,240 84,072,026 41,271,953 1,317,281
541211 Offices of certified public accountants 56,705 48,497,646 20,334,080 426,208
541213 Tax preparation services 19,242 4,128,662 1,466,382 205,122
541214 Payroll services 4,064 21,417,643 14,256,292 508,299
541219 Other accounting services 32,229 10,028,075 5,215,199 177,652
5413 Architectural, engineering, & related services 107,386 161,835,036 68,015,127 1,266,816
54131 Architectural services 23,263 25,240,181 9,713,240 185,457
54132 Landscape architectural services 6,225 3,570,016 1,332,670 36,582
54133 Engineering services 55,310 116,886,978 49,764,598 859,561
54134 Drafting services 2,675 730,778 352,774 10,102
54135 Building inspection services 4,096 1,310,016 455,139 14,161
54136 Geophysical surveying & mapping services 742 1,048,841 394,755 8,183
54137 Surveying & mapping (except geophysical) services 9,120 4,277,685 2,046,307 59,174
54138 Testing laboratories 5,955 8,770,541 3,955,644 93,596
5414 Specialized design services 30,484 17,074,885 4,951,681 117,146
54141 Interior design services 11,316 7,017,703 1,422,147 39,195
54142 Industrial design services 1,642 1,277,633 513,217 9,702
54143 Graphic design services 15,851 8,095,989 2,769,134 62,036
54149 Other specialized design services 1,675 683,560 247,183 6,213
5415 Computer systems design & related services