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NAICS 5417
Scientific research and development services




Employers: 2007
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.
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NAICS
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Description Estab-
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Receipts
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Annual
payroll
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Paid
employees
Go to this NAICS 54 Professional, scientific, and technical services Total 847,492 1,251,003,504 502,074,331 7,870,414
Taxable 842,607 1,220,434,086 489,965,382 7,678,304
Exempt 4,885 30,569,418 12,108,949 192,110
Go to this NAICS 541 Professional, scientific, and technical services Total 847,492 1,251,003,504 502,074,331 7,870,414
Taxable 842,607 1,220,434,086 489,965,382 7,678,304
Exempt 4,885 30,569,418 12,108,949 192,110
  5417 Scientific research and development services Total 16,169 94,517,652 61,509,465 690,097
Taxable 13,520 66,656,541 50,770,059 525,361
Exempt 2,649 27,861,111 10,739,406 164,736
Go to this NAICS 54171 Physical, engineering, and biological research Total 14,457 89,413,114 59,644,574 658,578
Taxable 12,581 65,046,993 50,045,130 512,137
Exempt 1,876 24,366,121 9,599,444 146,441
Go to this NAICS 54172 Research and development in the social sciences and humanities Total 1,712 5,104,538 1,864,891 31,519
Taxable 939 1,609,548 724,929 13,224
Exempt 773 3,494,990 1,139,962 18,295


Nonemployers: 2007
Data based on 2007 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)
Number % of all $1,000 % of all
54 Professional, scientific, and technical services 3,871,135 1,350,820,142 3,028,528 78.1 130,386,056 9.4 842,607 1,220,434,086
541 Professional, scientific, and technical services 3,871,135 1,350,820,142 3,028,528 78.1 130,386,056 9.4 842,607 1,220,434,086
5417 Scientific research and development services 48,970 67,853,005 35,450 68.7 1,196,464 1.3 13,520 66,656,541
N = Not available

Nonemployer Impact for NAICS 5417
Scientific research and development services

Establishments Receipts

Note: Nearly all other statistics shown or linked on these pages are limited to employers, leaving out the nonemployer firms shown above. The only other statistics that include nonemployers are from the Survey of Business Owners. See the "2007 Economic Census: Links to AFF" tab.

 
 
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