1992 Census of Service Industries (tax-exempt): SIC definitions

1992 Census of Service Industries, Definitions of Industries

See also our national statistics from the 1992 Census of Service Industries (firms exempt from Federal income tax).

TAX-EXEMPT SERVICE INDUSTRIES

Total tax-exempt service industries receipts.

CAMPS AND MEMBERSHIP LODGING (SIC 7032 AND 704)

Sporting and recreational camps providing lodging and meals, or lodging only. Included are children's camps, fishing camps, hunting camps, and dude ranches. Day camps and sports instructional camps, such as baseball, basketball, or football camps, are classified in Industry 7999.

Lodging houses and hotels operated by membership organizations for the benefit of their members and guests, and not open to the general public. Hotels operated by such organizations but open to the public are classified in Industry 7011. Residential homes for the elderly and others in need of residential, social, and personal care are classified in Industry 8361.

SPORTING AND RECREATIONAL CAMPS (SIC 7032)

ORGANIZATION HOTELS AND LODGING HOUSES, ON MEMBERSHIP BASIS (SIC 704)

Lodging houses and hotels operated by membership organizations for the benefit of their members and guests, and not open to the general public. Hotels operated by such organizations but open to the public are classified in Industry 7011. Residential homes for the elderly and others in need of residential, social, and personal care are classified in Industry 8361.

SELECTED AMUSEMENT, RECREATION, AND RELATED SERVICES (SIC 792, 799 PT., AND MAJOR GROUP 84)

Establishments primarily engaged in providing live theatrical presentations, such as road companies and summer theaters. This industry also includes services allied with theatrical presentations, such as casting agencies; booking agencies for plays, artists, and concerts; scenery, lighting, and other equipment services; and theatrical ticket agencies. Also included in this industry are producers of live and taped radio programs and commercials and producers of live television programs.

Establishments primarily engaged in providing entertainment other than live theatrical presentations. These establishments include bands, orchestras, and entertainers.

Establishments primarily engaged in the operation of physical fitness facilities such as gymnasiums and athletic clubs.

Sports and recreation clubs which maintain facilities for use only by members and their guests, such as country, golf, tennis, yacht, and swimming clubs. Such establishments are classified here regardless of the proportion of receipts derived from food or liquor sales. Membership organizations engaged in civic, social, or fraternal activities are classified in Industry 864. Physical fitness facilities are classified in Industry 7991.

Establishments primarily engaged in arranging and operating the exhibitions and related activities usually associated with county, State, or similar fairs. Carnivals and side shows which are part of the fairs but which are independently owned and operated are included in the subgroup Carnivals and circuses. Other independently owned and operated amusement device and ride concessions are included in the subgroup Concession operators of amusement devices and rides.

Major group 84 includes commercial and noncommercial museums, art galleries, arboreta, and botanical and zoological gardens.

THEATRICAL PRODUCERS, (EXCEPT MOTION PICTURE), BANDS, ORCHESTRAS, AND ENTERTAINERS (SIC 792)

THEATRICAL PRODUCERS (EXCEPT MOTION PICTURE) AND MISCELLANEOUS THEATRICAL SERVICES (SIC 7922)

PRODUCERS OF LIVE THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS (SIC 7922 PT.)

Stock or repertory companies, whether or not operating their own theaters, are included here. Establishments primarily engaged in producing shows for dinner theaters, but not operating the food service, are also included here. Dinner theaters operating food service are classified in Retail Trade, Industry 5812.

PRODUCERS OF RADIO AND TV SHOWS, EXCEPT TAPE PRODUCERS (SIC 7922 PT.)

Establishments primarily engaged in producing shows for live presentation on radio and television. Producers of motion picture and TV tape are classified in Industry 7812 and producers of radio tape in the subgroup Other theatrical services.

ARTISTS' AND ENTERTAINERS' MANAGERS OR AGENTS, CONCERT BUREAUS, AND BOOKING AGENTS (SIC 7922 PT.)

Establishments primarily engaged in representing performers and producers for fee or commission. Includes booking, contracting, and other services performed as agent or manager.

OTHER THEATRICAL SERVICES (SIC 7922 PT.)

Establishments engaged in theatrical services, not elsewhere classified, such as ticket agencies; theatrical, television, and radio employment agencies; theatrical equipment rental and design; and lighting. Radio show tape producers are included here.

BANDS, ORCHESTRAS, ACTORS, AND OTHER ENTERTAINERS AND ENTERTAINMENT GROUPS (SIC 7929)

Establishments primarily engaged in providing entertainment other than live theatrical presentations. These establishments include bands, orchestras, and entertainers.

DANCE GROUPS AND ARTISTS (SIC 7929 PT.)

Companies, groups, and artists primarily engaged in the presentation of dance, including ballet, modern, folk, ethnic, tap, ballroom, etc.

SYMPHONY ORCHESTRAS, OPERA COMPANIES, AND CHAMBER MUSIC ORGANIZATIONS (SIC 7929 PT.)

Symphony orchestras; opera companies (including light opera); and chamber music organizations, including chamber orchestras organized for the presentation of their musical specialty.

OTHER MUSIC GROUPS AND ARTISTS (SIC 7929 PT.)

Dance and stage bands; orchestras, except symphony or chamber; combos; quintets; soloists; and similar musical organizations, groups, and artists engaged in the presentation of music for restaurants, night clubs, radio and television programs, etc. Choral music groups, including classical, revivalist, ethnic, barbershop, etc.

OTHER ENTERTAINERS AND ENTERTAINMENT GROUPS (SIC 7929 PT.)

Entertainers (other than dance bands, symphony orchestras, dance groups, or similar musical and dance organizations) who operate in restaurants, night clubs, on radio or television, etc.

GYMNASIUMS, ATHLETIC CLUBS, AND MEMBERSHIP SPORTS AND RECREATION CLUBS (SIC 7991 PT. AND 7997)

Establishments primarily engaged in the operation of physical fitness facilities such as gymnasiums and athletic clubs.

Sports and recreation clubs which maintain facilities for use only by members and their guests, such as country, golf, tennis, yacht, and swimming clubs. Such establishments are classified here regardless of the proportion of receipts derived from food or liquor sales. Membership organizations engaged in civic, social, or fraternal activities are classified in Industry 864. Physical fitness facilities are classified in Industry 7991.

GYMNASIUMS AND ATHLETIC CLUBS (SIC 7991 PT.)

Establishments primarily engaged in the operation of physical fitness facilities such as gymnasiums and athletic clubs.

MEMBERSHIP SPORTS AND RECREATION CLUBS (SIC 7997)

Sports and recreation clubs which maintain facilities for use only by members and their guests, such as country, golf, tennis, yacht, and swimming clubs. Such establishments are classified here regardless of the proportion of receipts derived from food or liquor sales. Membership organizations engaged in civic, social, or fraternal activities are classified in Industry 864. Physical fitness facilities are classified in Industry 7991.

FAIRS (SIC 7999 PT.)

Establishments primarily engaged in arranging and operating the exhibitions and related activities usually associated with county, State, or similar fairs. Carnivals and side shows which are part of the fairs but which are independently owned and operated are included in the subgroup Carnivals and circuses. Other independently owned and operated amusement device and ride concessions are included in the subgroup Concession operators of amusement devices and rides.

MUSEUMS, ART GALLERIES, AND BOTANICAL AND ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS (SIC MAJOR GROUP 84)

This major group includes commercial and noncommercial museums, art galleries, arboreta, and botanical and zoological gardens.

MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES (SIC 841)

Establishments primarily engaged in the commercial or noncommercial operation of museums and art galleries. Historical, cultural, and educational societies whose functions are primarily providing attractions for the public are included here. Art galleries or art dealers primarily selling to the general public are classified in Retail Trade, Industry 5999.

ARBORETA AND BOTANICAL OR ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS (SIC 842)

Establishments primarily engaged in the commercial or noncommercial operation of arboreta and botanical and zoological gardens.

SELECTED HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 8011 PT., 8021 PT., 805, 806, 808, AND 809)

Includes clinics not owned and operated by physicians associated for the purpose of carrying on their profession.

Includes clinics not owned and operated by dentists associated for the purpose of carrying on their profession.

Establishments primarily engaged in providing inpatient nursing and rehabilitative services to patients who require continuous health care, but not hospital services. Care must be ordered by and under the direction of a physician. The staff must include a licensed nurse on duty continuously with a minimum of one full- time registered nurse on duty during each day shift. Included are establishments certified to deliver skilled nursing care under the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

Establishments primarily engaged in providing inpatient nursing and rehabilitative services, but not on a continuous basis. Staffing must include 24-hour per day personnel with a licensed nurse on duty full-time during each day shift. At least once a week, consultation with a registered nurse on the delivery of care is required. Included are facilities certified to deliver intermediate care under the Medicaid program.

Establishments primarily engaged in providing some nursing and/or health-related care to patients who do not require the degree of care and treatment that a skilled or intermediate care facility is designed to provide. Included are rest homes, convalescent homes, and other institutions where health care is a major element. Residential facilities, such as homes for the retarded and the elderly which provide personal care, but where health care is incidental, are classified in Industry 8361.

Nongovernment and Government establishments primarily engaged in providing general medical and surgical diagnostic and treatment services and other hospital services, as well as continuous nursing services. These establishments have an organized medical staff, inpatient beds, and equipment and facilities to provide complete health care.

Establishments primarily engaged in providing diagnostic medical services and inpatient treatment for the mentally ill. Establishments known as hospitals and primarily engaged in providing health care for the mentally retarded are classified in industry 8051.

Establishments primarily engaged in providing diagnostic services, treatment, and other hospital services for specialized categories of patients, except for the mentally ill.

Establishments primarily engaged in providing skilled nursing or medical care in the home under supervision of a medical doctor. Establishments of registered or practical nurses engaged in the independent practice of their profession are classified in Industry 8049, and nurses' registries are classified in Industry 7361. Establishments primarily engaged in selling health care products for personal or household consumption are classified in Retail Trade, and those engaged in renting or leasing products for health care are classified in Industry 7352.

Establishments primarily engaged in providing kidney or renal dialysis services.

Establishments primarily engaged in outpatient care of a specialized nature, such as alcohol and drug treatment, birth control/family planning, etc., with permanent facilities and with medical staff to provide diagnosis, treatment, or both for patients who are ambulatory but do not require inpatient care.

Establishments primarily engaged in providing health and allied services, n.e.c., such as blood banks, blood donor stations, childbirth preparation classes, medical photography and art, and oxygen tent services. Establishments of registered or practical nurses in independent practice are classified in Industry 8049. Ambulance services are classified in Transportation, Industry 4119.

CLINICS OF DOCTORS OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTS (SIC 8011 PT. AND 8021 PT.)

GENERAL MEDICAL CLINICS (SIC 8011 PT.)

Includes clinics not owned and operated by physicians associated for the purpose of carrying on their profession.

DENTAL CLINICS (SIC 8021 PT.)

Includes clinics not owned and operated by dentists associated for the purpose of carrying on their profession.

NURSING AND PERSONAL CARE FACILITIES (SIC 805)

Establishments primarily engaged in providing inpatient nursing and rehabilitative services to patients who require continuous health care, but not hospital services. Care must be ordered by and under the direction of a physician. The staff must include a licensed nurse on duty continuously with a minimum of one full- time registered nurse on duty during each day shift. Included are establishments certified to deliver skilled nursing care under the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

Establishments primarily engaged in providing inpatient nursing and rehabilitative services, but not on a continuous basis. Staffing must include 24-hour per day personnel with a licensed nurse on duty full-time during each day shift. At least once a week, consultation with a registered nurse on the delivery of care is required. Included are facilities certified to deliver intermediate care under the Medicaid program.

Establishments primarily engaged in providing some nursing and/or health-related care to patients who do not require the degree of care and treatment that a skilled or intermediate care facility is designed to provide. Included are rest homes, convalescent homes, and other institutions where health care is a major element. Residential facilities, such as homes for the retarded and the elderly which provide personal care, but where health care is incidental, are classified in Industry 8361.

SKILLED NURSING CARE FACILITIES (SIC 8051)

INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES (SIC 8052)

Establishments primarily engaged in providing inpatient nursing and rehabilitative services, but not on a continuous basis. Staffing must include 24-hour per day personnel with a licensed nurse on duty full-time during each day shift. At least once a week, consultation with a registered nurse on the delivery of care is required. Included are facilities certified to deliver intermediate care under the Medicaid program.

NURSING AND PERSONAL CARE FACILITIES, N.E.C. (SIC 8059)

Establishments primarily engaged in providing some nursing and/or health-related care to patients who do not require the degree of care and treatment that a skilled or intermediate care facility is designed to provide. Included are rest homes, convalescent homes, and other institutions where health care is a major element. Residential facilities, such as homes for the retarded and the elderly which provide personal care, but where health care is incidental, are classified in Industry 8361.

HOSPITALS (SIC 806)

Nongovernment and Government establishments primarily engaged in providing general medical and surgical diagnostic and treatment services and other hospital services, as well as continuous nursing services. These establishments have an organized medical staff, inpatient beds, and equipment and facilities to provide complete health care.

Establishments primarily engaged in providing diagnostic medical services and inpatient treatment for the mentally ill. Establishments known as hospitals and primarily engaged in providing health care for the mentally retarded are classified in industry 8051.

Establishments primarily engaged in providing diagnostic services, treatment, and other hospital services for specialized categories of patients, except for the mentally ill.

GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS (SIC 8062)

GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS, NONGOVERNMENT (SIC 8062 PT.)

Nongovernment establishments primarily engaged in providing general medical and surgical diagnostic and treatment services and other hospital services, as well as continuous nursing services. These establishments have an organized medical staff, inpatient beds, and equipment and facilities to provide complete health care.

GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS, GOVERNMENT (SIC 8062 PT.)

Government establishments primarily engaged in providing general medical and surgical diagnostic and treatment services and other hospital services, as well as continuous nursing services. These establishments have an organized medical staff, inpatient beds, and equipment and facilities to provide complete health care.

SPECIALTY HOSPITALS (SIC 8063 AND 8069)

Establishments primarily engaged in providing diagnostic medical services and inpatient treatment for the mentally ill. Establishments known as hospitals and primarily engaged in providing health care for the mentally retarded are classified in industry 8051.

Establishments primarily engaged in providing diagnostic services, treatment, and other hospital services for specialized categories of patients, except for the mentally ill.

PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS (SIC 8063)

Nongovernment and government establishments primarily engaged in providing diagnostic medical services and inpatient treatment for the mentally ill. Establishments known as hospitals and primarily engaged in providing health care for the mentally retarded are classified in industry 8051.

PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS, NONGOVERNMENT (SIC 8063 PT.)

Nongovernment establishments primarily engaged in providing diagnostic medical services and inpatient treatment for the mentally ill. Establishments known as hospitals and primarily engaged in providing health care for the mentally retarded are classified in industry 8051.

PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS, GOVERNMENT (SIC 8063 PT.)

Government establishments primarily engaged in providing diagnostic medical services and inpatient treatment for the mentally ill. Establishments known as hospitals and primarily engaged in providing health care for the mentally retarded are classified in industry 8051.

SPECIALTY HOSPITALS, EXCEPT PSYCHIATRIC (SIC 8069)

Nongovernment and government establishments primarily engaged in providing diagnostic services, treatment, and other hospital services for specialized categories of patients, except for the mentally ill.

SPECIALTY HOSPITALS, EXCEPT PSYCHIATRIC, NONGOVERNMENT (SIC 8069 PT.)

Nongovernment establishments primarily engaged in providing diagnostic services, treatment, and other hospital services for specialized categories of patients, except for the mentally ill.

SPECIALTY HOSPITALS, EXCEPT PSYCHIATRIC, GOVERNMENT (SIC 8069 PT.)

Government establishments primarily engaged in providing diagnostic services, treatment, and other hospital services for specialized categories of patients, except for the mentally ill.

OTHER HEALTH SERVICES (SIC 808 AND 809)

Establishments primarily engaged in providing skilled nursing or medical care in the home under supervision of a medical doctor. Establishments of registered or practical nurses engaged in the independent practice of their profession are classified in Industry 8049, and nurses' registries are classified in Industry 7361. Establishments primarily engaged in selling health care products for personal or household consumption are classified in Retail Trade, and those engaged in renting or leasing products for health care are classified in Industry 7352.

HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES (SIC 808)

MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH AND ALLIED SERVICES, N.E.C. (SIC 809)

Establishments primarily engaged in providing kidney or renal dialysis services.

Establishments primarily engaged in outpatient care of a specialized nature, such as alcohol and drug treatment, birth control/family planning, etc., with permanent facilities and with medical staff to provide diagnosis, treatment, or both for patients who are ambulatory but do not require inpatient care.

Establishments primarily engaged in providing health and allied services, n.e.c., such as blood banks, blood donor stations, childbirth preparation classes, medical photography and art, and oxygen tent services. Establishments of registered or practical nurses in independent practice are classified in Industry 8049. Ambulance services are classified in Transportation, Industry 4119.

KIDNEY DIALYSIS CENTERS (SIC 8092)

Establishments primarily engaged in providing kidney or renal dialysis services.

SPECIALTY OUTPATIENT FACILITIES, N.E.C. (SIC 8093)

Establishments primarily engaged in outpatient care of a specialized nature, such as alcohol and drug treatment, birth control/family planning, etc., with permanent facilities and with medical staff to provide diagnosis, treatment, or both for patients who are ambulatory but do not require inpatient care.

HEALTH AND ALLIED SERVICES, N.E.C. (SIC 8099)

Establishments primarily engaged in providing health and allied services, n.e.c., such as blood banks, blood donor stations, childbirth preparation classes, medical photography and art, and oxygen tent services. Establishments of registered or practical nurses in independent practice are classified in Industry 8049. Ambulance services are classified in Transportation, Industry 4119.

LEGAL AID SOCIETIES AND SIMILAR LEGAL SERVICES (SIC 8111 PT.)

Nonprofit, tax-exempt establishments engaged in providing legal aid or advice.

SELECTED EDUCATIONAL SERVICES (SIC 823, 824, AND 829)

This group includes libraries as well as establishments furnishing formal courses through correspondence, commercial, and trade schools. Elementary and secondary schools (Industry 8211); colleges, universities, and professional schools (Industry 8221); and junior colleges and technical institutes (Industry 8222) are out of scope of the census.

LIBRARIES (SIC 823)

Establishments primarily engaged in providing library services, including the circulation of books and other materials for reading, study, and reference.

VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS (SIC 824)

Establishments primarily engaged in offering training in data processing (including data keying), computer programming, and in computer and peripheral equipment operation, maintenance, and repair.

Establishments primarily engaged in offering courses in business machine operation, office procedures, and secretarial and stenographic skills.

Establishments primarily engaged in offering specialized vocational courses, not elsewhere classified, but not academic training. This industry includes apprentice training, aviation schools, commercial art schools, and practical nursing schools. Schools for the instruction of beauticians are classified in Industry 7231, and barber schools are classified in Industry 7241. Establishments primarily engaged in offering educational courses by mail are included here.

DATA PROCESSING SCHOOLS (SIC 8243)

Establishments primarily engaged in offering training in data processing (including data keying), computer programming, and in computer and peripheral equipment operation, maintenance, and repair.

BUSINESS AND SECRETARIAL SCHOOLS (SIC 8244)

Establishments primarily engaged in offering courses in business machine operation, office procedures, and secretarial and stenographic skills.

VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS, N.E.C. (SIC 8249)

Establishments primarily engaged in offering specialized vocational courses, not elsewhere classified, but not academic training. This industry includes apprentice training, aviation schools, commercial art schools, and practical nursing schools. Schools for the instruction of beauticians are classified in Industry 7231, and barber schools are classified in Industry 7241. Establishments primarily engaged in offering educational courses by mail are included here.

SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, N.E.C. (SIC 829)

Establishments primarily engaged in offering specialized educational courses and services, not elsewhere classified, such as music schools, drama schools, language schools, student exchange programs, and civil service and other short-term examination preparatory schools. Vocational counseling (excluding rehabilitation) is also included here. Educational testing is included in Industry 8748. Establishments primarily engaged in operating dance schools are classified in Industry 7911; those providing rehabilitation counseling are classified in Industry 8331; and those providing sports instruction in Industry 7999.

SOCIAL SERVICES (SIC MAJOR GROUP 83)

This group includes establishments providing social services and rehabilitation service to those persons with social or personal problems requiring special services and to the physically challenged and the disadvantaged. Also included are organizations soliciting funds to be used directly for these and related services, as well as community development and planning agencies. Government offices involved with the delivery of such services are out of scope of the census.

CHILD DAY CARE SERVICES (SIC 835)

Establishments primarily engaged in care of infants or children, or in providing prekindergarten education, where medical care or delinquency correction is not a major element. These establishments may or may not have substantial educational programs and may care for older children when they are not in school. Establishments providing babysitting services are classified in Industry 7299. Head start centers operating in conjunction with elementary schools are classified in Industry 8211.

OTHER SOCIAL SERVICES (SIC 832, 833, 836, AND 839)

Establishments primarily engaged in providing one or more of a variety of individual and family social, counseling, welfare, or referral services, including refugee, disaster, and temporary relief services.

Establishments primarily engaged in providing training, work experience, and vocational rehabilitation services for the unemployed, the underemployed, the physically challenged, and to persons who have a job market disadvantage because of lack of education or experience, skill obsolescence, or personal characteristics or problems. Included are upgrading and job development services, skill training, world-of-work orientation, and vocational rehabilitation counseling. Union apprentice training schools are classified in Industry 8249.

Establishments primarily engaged in the provision of residential social and personal care for children, the elderly, and special categories of persons with some limits on ability for self-care, but where medical care is not a major element. Included here are group foster homes; halfway group homes; homes for the retarded, the elderly, the deaf, and the blind; juvenile correctional homes; rehabilitation (residential) centers; and children's boarding homes. Boarding schools providing elementary and secondary education are classified in Industry 8211.

Establishments primarily engaged in providing social services, not elsewhere classified, including community improvement, social change, and neighborhood development. Also included are organizations primarily engaged in soliciting contributions on their own account and administering appropriations and allocating funds among other agencies engaged in social welfare services; establishments primarily engaged in the prevention of criminal or antisocial behavior; and regional social service planning agencies. Establishments which raise funds on a contract basis are classified in Industry 7389. Civic, social, fraternal, and political organizations are included in Major Group 86. Industrial development consulting and planning is classified in Industry 8748. Philanthropic trusts and foundations which are not actually engaged in providing social welfare services are classified in Finance, Industry 6732.

INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY SOCIAL SERVICES (SIC 832)

JOB TRAINING AND VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES (SIC 833)

Establishments primarily engaged in providing training, work experience, and vocational rehabilitation services for the unemployed, the underemployed, the physically challenged, and to persons who have a job market disadvantage because of lack of education or experience, skill obsolescence, or personal characteristics or problems. Included are upgrading and job development services, skill training, world-of-work orientation, and vocational rehabilitation counseling. Union apprentice training schools are classified in Industry 8249.

RESIDENTIAL CARE (SIC 836)

Establishments primarily engaged in the provision of residential social and personal care for children, the elderly, and special categories of persons with some limits on ability for self-care, but where medical care is not a major element. Included here are group foster homes; halfway group homes; homes for the retarded, the elderly, the deaf, and the blind; juvenile correctional homes; rehabilitation (residential) centers; and children's boarding homes. Boarding schools providing elementary and secondary education are classified in Industry 8211.

SOCIAL SERVICES, N.E.C. (SIC 839)

Establishments primarily engaged in providing social services, not elsewhere classified, including community improvement, social change, and neighborhood development. Also included are organizations primarily engaged in soliciting contributions on their own account and administering appropriations and allocating funds among other agencies engaged in social welfare services; establishments primarily engaged in the prevention of criminal or antisocial behavior; and regional social service planning agencies. Establishments which raise funds on a contract basis are classified in Industry 7389. Civic, social, fraternal, and political organizations are included in Major Group 86. Industrial development consulting and planning is classified in Industry 8748. Philanthropic trusts and foundations which are not actually engaged in providing social welfare services are classified in Finance, Industry 6732.

SELECTED MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS (SIC's 861, 862, 864, 869)

This group includes organizations operating on a membership basis for the promotion of the interests of their members. Also included are organizations which are not operated on a membership basis, but which promote the interests of a constituency or group of supporters. This group does not include business establishments operated by membership organizations, such as hotels open to the general public, golf and country clubs, fraternity and sorority houses, and credit unions. Such establishments are classified according to their primary activity.

Establishments of religious organizations operated for worship or for promotion of religious activities, such as churches, convents, and religious schools and missions, are classified in Industry 8661 and are out of scope of the census. Also excluded are Labor unions and similar labor organizations (Industry 8631) and Political organizations (Industry 8651).

BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS (SIC 861)

Membership organizations engaged in promoting business interests of their members, such as better business bureaus, boards of trade, chambers of commerce, industrial standards committees, merchants' associations, real estate boards, and trade associations. Membership organizations formed to carry out specific business function, such as common marketing of crops or joint advertising, are classified according to the function performed.

CIVIC, SOCIAL, AND FRATERNAL ASSOCIATIONS (SIC 864)

Membership organizations engaged in civic, social, or fraternal activities, such as alumni associations, citizens' associations, fraternities, scout organizations, singing societies, university clubs, veterans' organizations, youth associations, and consumer education and public advocacy groups (except organizations primarily engaged in research). Bars and restaurants owned and operated by organizations for use by members and guests only are also classified here. Hotels and lodging houses operated by organizations for use by members and their guests only, including fraternity and sorority houses, are classified in Industry 7041. Membership sports and recreation clubs are classified in Industry 7997. Homeowner, tenant, and condominium associations primarily engaged in managing real estate are classified in Real Estate, Industry 6531.

OTHER MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS (SIC 862 AND 869)

Membership organizations of professional persons formed for the advancement of the interests of their profession, such as bar associations, engineering associations, and scientific membership organizations.

Membership organizations, not elsewhere classified, such as athletic regulatory associations, automobile owners' associations, farm bureaus, historical clubs, and humane societies.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS (SIC 862)

MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS, N.E.C. (SIC 869)

Membership organizations, not elsewhere classified, such as athletic regulatory associations, automobile owners' associations, farm bureaus, historical clubs, and humane societies.

RESEARCH, TESTING, AND CONSULTING SERVICES, EXCEPT FACILITIES SUPPORT MANAGEMENT SERVICES (SIC 873 AND 874, EX 8744)

Establishments primarily engaged in physical and biological research and development on a contract or fee basis. Noncommercial research establishments (funded by endowments, grants, or contributions) are classified in Industry 8733. Separate establishments of aircraft, guided missile, or spacecraft manufacturers primarily engaged in research and development on these products are classified in Manufacturing, Major Group 37.

Establishments primarily engaged in performing business, marketing, opinion, and other economic, sociological, and educational research on a contract or fee basis. Noncommercial research establishments (funded by endowments, grants, or contributions) are classified in Industry 8733.

Establishments primarily engaged in performing research into and dissemination of information for public health, education, or general welfare. These establishments primarily operate on funds from endowments, contributions, and grants. Establishments which fund such research, although the actual research may be contracted out to other establishments, are also classified here.

Establishments primarily engaged in providing testing services. Establishments performing clinical laboratory testing for the medical profession are classified in Industry 8071.

Establishments primarily engaged in furnishing general or specialized management services on a day to day basis and on a contract or fee basis. Establishments classified here do not provide operating staff. Management and operation of a business, where operating staff as well as management is provided, is classified according to the activity of the establishment managed. Construction management services are classified here.

Establishments primarily engaged in furnishing operating counsel and assistance to managements of private, nonprofit, and public organizations. These establishments generally perform a variety of activities, such as strategic and organizational planning; financial planning and budgeting; marketing objectives and policies planning; information systems planning, evaluation, and selection; human resources policies and practices planning; and production scheduling and control planning.

Establishments primarily engaged in the preparation of materials, written or spoken, which are designed to promote the interests of their clients by attempting to influence the general public or other groups.

Establishments primarily engaged in furnishing business consulting services, not elsewhere classified, on a contract or fee basis. Included are agricultural, economic, educational, and systems engineering consultants as well as city planners and testing services (educational or personnel).

RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND TESTING SERVICES (SIC 873)

COMMERCIAL PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH (SIC 8731)

COMMERCIAL ECONOMIC, SOCIOLOGICAL, AND EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH (SIC 8732)

Establishments primarily engaged in performing business, marketing, opinion, and other economic, sociological, and educational research on a contract or fee basis. Noncommercial research establishments (funded by endowments, grants, or contributions) are classified in Industry 8733.

NONCOMMERCIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS (SIC 8733)

Establishments primarily engaged in performing research into and dissemination of information for public health, education, or general welfare. These establishments primarily operate on funds from endowments, contributions, and grants. Establishments which fund such research, although the actual research may be contracted out to other establishments, are also classified here.

TESTING LABORATORIES (SIC 8734)

Establishments primarily engaged in providing testing services. Establishments performing clinical laboratory testing for the medical profession are classified in Industry 8071.

MANAGEMENT AND PUBLIC RELATIONS SERVICES, EXCEPT FACILITIES SUPPORT MANAGEMENT SERVICES (SIC 874, EX 8744)

Establishments primarily engaged in furnishing general or specialized management services on a day to day basis and on a contract or fee basis. Establishments classified here do not provide operating staff. Management and operation of a business, where operating staff as well as management is provided, is classified according to the activity of the establishment managed. Construction management services are classified here.

Establishments primarily engaged in furnishing operating counsel and assistance to managements of private, nonprofit, and public organizations. These establishments generally perform a variety of activities, such as strategic and organizational planning; financial planning and budgeting; marketing objectives and policies planning; information systems planning, evaluation, and selection; human resources policies and practices planning; and production scheduling and control planning.

Establishments primarily engaged in the preparation of materials, written or spoken, which are designed to promote the interests of their clients by attempting to influence the general public or other groups.

Establishments primarily engaged in furnishing business consulting services, not elsewhere classified, on a contract or fee basis. Included are agricultural, economic, educational, and systems engineering consultants as well as city planners and testing services (educational or personnel).

MANAGEMENT SERVICES (SIC 8741)

MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES (SIC 8742)

Establishments primarily engaged in furnishing operating counsel and assistance to managements of private, nonprofit, and public organizations. These establishments generally perform a variety of activities, such as strategic and organizational planning; financial planning and budgeting; marketing objectives and policies planning; information systems planning, evaluation, and selection; human resources policies and practices planning; and production scheduling and control planning.

PUBLIC RELATIONS SERVICES (SIC 8743)

Establishments primarily engaged in the preparation of materials, written or spoken, which are designed to promote the interests of their clients by attempting to influence the general public or other groups.

BUSINESS CONSULTING SERVICES, N.E.C. (SIC 8748)

Establishments primarily engaged in furnishing business consulting services, not elsewhere classified, on a contract or fee basis. Included are agricultural, economic, educational, and systems engineering consultants as well as city planners and testing services (educational or personnel).

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Revised 11/21/96