Industry Statistics Sampler: NAICS 541

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NAICS 541
Professional, scientific, and technical services

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2002 Economic Census Industry Series Reports

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2002 NAICS	Report title	Report number	Release date (PDF)	Full report		Tables only
2002 NAICS	Report title	Report number	Release date (PDF)	Link to PDF	Size in kb	Link to PDF	Size in kb
5411	Legal Services	EC02-54I-01	12/08/2004		403		219
5412	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	EC02-54I-02	08/23/2004		378		195
5413	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Service	EC02-54I-03	10/28/2004		479		290
5414	Specialized Design Services	EC02-54I-04	08/26/2004		387		199
5415	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	EC02-54I-05	11/23/2004		393		210
5416	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	EC02-54I-06	09/27/2004		400		213
5417	Scientific Research and Development Services	EC02-54I-07	09/29/2004		412		228
5418	Advertising and Related Services	EC02-54I-08	10/21/2004		425		236
5419	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	EC02-54I-09	10/21/2004		380		196

NAICS Hierarchy: 1997

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Indus-
try
Detail NAICS
code NAICS Title
(and link to definition) Estab-
lish-
ments Receipts
($1,000) Annual
payroll
($1,000) Paid
employees

54 Professional, scientific, & technical services Total 621,129 595,250,649 231,398,791 5,361,210

Taxable 615,305 579,542,139 225,376,050 5,212,745

Exempt 5,824 15,708,510 6,022,741 148,465

541 Professional, scientific, & technical services Total 621,129 595,250,649 231,398,791 5,361,210

Taxable 615,305 579,542,139 225,376,050 5,212,745

Exempt 5,824 15,708,510 6,022,741 148,465

5411 Legal services Total 176,248 128,549,213 49,856,688 1,035,408

Taxable 173,716 127,052,406 49,060,017 1,012,092

Exempt 2,532 1,496,807 796,671 23,316

5412 Accounting, tax return prep, bookkeeping, & payroll services Taxable 97,512 61,117,315 26,104,086 966,533

5413 Architectural, engineering, & related services Taxable 92,710 116,986,061 46,942,816 1,038,317

5414 Specialized design services Taxable 26,436 14,254,024 4,088,006 113,035

5415 Computer systems design & related services Taxable 72,278 108,967,614 42,150,658 764,659

5416 Management, scientific, & technical consulting services Taxable 80,426 63,428,740 26,581,677 511,252

5417 Scientific research & development services Total 11,122 37,290,010 14,548,220 302,123

Taxable 7,830 23,078,307 9,322,150 176,974

Exempt 3,292 14,211,703 5,226,070 125,149

5418 Advertising & related services Taxable 38,832 49,290,082 16,012,117 417,214

5419 Other professional, scientific, & technical services Taxable 25,565 15,367,590 5,114,523 212,669

Indus- try Detail	NAICS code	NAICS Title (and link to definition)	Estab- lish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
	54	Professional, scientific, & technical services	Total	621,129	595,250,649	231,398,791	5,361,210
Taxable	615,305	579,542,139	225,376,050	5,212,745
Exempt	5,824	15,708,510	6,022,741	148,465
	541	Professional, scientific, & technical services	Total	621,129	595,250,649	231,398,791	5,361,210
Taxable	615,305	579,542,139	225,376,050	5,212,745
Exempt	5,824	15,708,510	6,022,741	148,465
	5411	Legal services	Total	176,248	128,549,213	49,856,688	1,035,408
Taxable	173,716	127,052,406	49,060,017	1,012,092
Exempt	2,532	1,496,807	796,671	23,316
	5412	Accounting, tax return prep, bookkeeping, & payroll services	Taxable	97,512	61,117,315	26,104,086	966,533
	5413	Architectural, engineering, & related services	Taxable	92,710	116,986,061	46,942,816	1,038,317
	5414	Specialized design services	Taxable	26,436	14,254,024	4,088,006	113,035
	5415	Computer systems design & related services	Taxable	72,278	108,967,614	42,150,658	764,659
	5416	Management, scientific, & technical consulting services	Taxable	80,426	63,428,740	26,581,677	511,252
	5417	Scientific research & development services	Total	11,122	37,290,010	14,548,220	302,123
Taxable	7,830	23,078,307	9,322,150	176,974
Exempt	3,292	14,211,703	5,226,070	125,149
	5418	Advertising & related services	Taxable	38,832	49,290,082	16,012,117	417,214
	5419	Other professional, scientific, & technical services	Taxable	25,565	15,367,590	5,114,523	212,669

Table includes only establishments with payroll.

NAICS 541: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services . Industries in the Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services subsector group establishments engaged in processes where human capital is the major input. These establishments make available the knowledge and skills of their employees, often on an assignment basis, where an individual or team is responsible for the delivery of services to the client. The individual industries of this subsector are defined on the basis of the particular expertise and training of the services provider.

The distinguishing feature of the Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services subsector is the fact that most of the industries grouped in it have production processes that are almost wholly dependent on worker skills. In most of these industries, equipment and materials are not of major importance, unlike health care, for example, where "high tech" machines and materials are important collaborating inputs to labor skills in the production of health care. Thus, the establishments classified in this subsector sell expertise. Much of the expertise requires degrees, though not in every case.

Geographic Distribution -- Professional, scientific, and technical services: 1997

Data for the Professional, scientific, & technical services sector are published for the U.S., states, metropolitan areas, counties, places, and ZIP Codes.

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Other
Indus-
tries State Estab-
lish-
ments Receipts
($1,000) Receipts
% of
U.S. Annual
payroll
($1,000) Paid
employees

United States Total 621,129 595,250,649 100.00 231,398,791 5,361,210

California Total 79,427 91,798,770 15.42 36,105,169 826,232

New York Total 46,173 59,973,484 10.08 22,756,949 446,057

Texas Total 42,806 42,923,733 7.21 16,186,823 358,392

Illinois Total 30,572 35,000,649 5.88 13,566,480 286,265

Florida Total 42,661 27,441,837 4.61 10,890,246 278,905

Pennsylvania Total 23,407 26,729,406 4.49 10,663,264 240,615

New Jersey Total 25,986 26,158,693 4.39 10,537,229 222,072

Virginia Total 17,732 25,060,700 4.21 10,191,035 221,129

Massachusetts Total 18,371 24,115,508 4.05 9,794,606 188,329

Ohio Total 21,352 18,492,443 3.11 7,025,402 184,937

Maryland Total 14,292 16,822,798 2.83 6,843,324 153,946

Michigan Total 18,796 16,453,253 2.76 6,957,010 165,127

Georgia Total 17,915 15,400,469 2.59 5,977,577 139,707

Colorado Total 14,450 13,366,525 2.25 4,789,519 106,304

District of Columbia Total 4,023 11,509,509 1.93 4,259,051 68,168

Washington Total 13,548 10,865,899 1.83 4,380,715 105,486

Minnesota Total 12,496 10,564,417 1.77 4,128,875 97,818

North Carolina Total 14,493 10,311,729 1.73 3,881,233 105,706

Missouri Total 10,672 10,056,585 1.69 3,677,734 94,762

Connecticut Total 9,460 9,186,206 1.54 3,733,308 71,926

Tennessee Total 8,877 7,033,558 1.18 2,725,734 73,568

South Carolina Total 6,629 6,876,099 1.16 1,862,992 48,054

Arizona Total 10,256 6,765,057 1.14 2,768,281 77,074

Wisconsin Total 9,343 6,438,235 1.08 2,560,155 71,236

Indiana Total 9,865 6,133,139 1.03 2,228,820 70,032

Louisiana Total 9,154 5,795,953 0.97 2,174,947 64,225

Alabama Total 7,136 5,413,054 0.91 2,087,655 55,359

Oregon Total 8,211 4,858,352 0.82 1,982,060 54,387

Kentucky Total 6,232 3,853,289 0.65 1,275,347 42,481

Kansas Total 5,397 3,621,601 0.61 1,420,297 40,467

Oklahoma Total 7,061 3,594,416 0.60 1,345,747 41,286

Utah Total 4,325 3,336,466 0.56 1,316,592 36,849

New Mexico Total 3,763 3,322,671 0.56 1,345,578 32,601

Nevada Total 4,196 2,984,541 0.50 1,176,047 29,126

Iowa Total 4,702 2,454,030 0.41 896,638 31,389

Nebraska Total 3,101 2,293,491 0.39 843,299 25,889

Idaho Total 2,389 2,134,172 0.36 802,139 20,484

Arkansas Total 4,154 1,878,220 0.32 733,344 23,507

Mississippi Total 3,655 1,779,700 0.30 670,342 22,002

Hawaii Total 2,523 1,662,176 0.28 627,973 16,215

New Hampshire Total 3,378 1,643,169 0.28 721,606 18,519

Rhode Island Total 2,377 1,438,274 0.24 551,088 15,061

Delaware Total 1,727 1,438,118 0.24 556,571 12,481

Maine Total 2,586 1,288,374 0.22 509,198 14,916

West Virginia Total 2,561 1,236,618 0.21 419,512 16,462

Alaska Total 1,460 955,181 0.16 375,061 7,989

Montana Total 2,127 794,160 0.13 305,581 11,012

Vermont Total 1,646 726,384 0.12 281,749 7,900

South Dakota Total 1,297 455,064 0.08 163,444 6,297

North Dakota Total 1,094 422,811 0.07 177,532 7,149

Wyoming Total 1,275 391,663 0.07 147,913 5,310

State	Estab- lish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Receipts % of U.S.	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
United States	Total	621,129	595,250,649	100.00	231,398,791	5,361,210
California	Total	79,427	91,798,770	15.42	36,105,169	826,232
New York	Total	46,173	59,973,484	10.08	22,756,949	446,057
Texas	Total	42,806	42,923,733	7.21	16,186,823	358,392
Illinois	Total	30,572	35,000,649	5.88	13,566,480	286,265
Florida	Total	42,661	27,441,837	4.61	10,890,246	278,905
Pennsylvania	Total	23,407	26,729,406	4.49	10,663,264	240,615
New Jersey	Total	25,986	26,158,693	4.39	10,537,229	222,072
Virginia	Total	17,732	25,060,700	4.21	10,191,035	221,129
Massachusetts	Total	18,371	24,115,508	4.05	9,794,606	188,329
Ohio	Total	21,352	18,492,443	3.11	7,025,402	184,937
Maryland	Total	14,292	16,822,798	2.83	6,843,324	153,946
Michigan	Total	18,796	16,453,253	2.76	6,957,010	165,127
Georgia	Total	17,915	15,400,469	2.59	5,977,577	139,707
Colorado	Total	14,450	13,366,525	2.25	4,789,519	106,304
District of Columbia	Total	4,023	11,509,509	1.93	4,259,051	68,168
Washington	Total	13,548	10,865,899	1.83	4,380,715	105,486
Minnesota	Total	12,496	10,564,417	1.77	4,128,875	97,818
North Carolina	Total	14,493	10,311,729	1.73	3,881,233	105,706
Missouri	Total	10,672	10,056,585	1.69	3,677,734	94,762
Connecticut	Total	9,460	9,186,206	1.54	3,733,308	71,926
Tennessee	Total	8,877	7,033,558	1.18	2,725,734	73,568
South Carolina	Total	6,629	6,876,099	1.16	1,862,992	48,054
Arizona	Total	10,256	6,765,057	1.14	2,768,281	77,074
Wisconsin	Total	9,343	6,438,235	1.08	2,560,155	71,236
Indiana	Total	9,865	6,133,139	1.03	2,228,820	70,032
Louisiana	Total	9,154	5,795,953	0.97	2,174,947	64,225
Alabama	Total	7,136	5,413,054	0.91	2,087,655	55,359
Oregon	Total	8,211	4,858,352	0.82	1,982,060	54,387
Kentucky	Total	6,232	3,853,289	0.65	1,275,347	42,481
Kansas	Total	5,397	3,621,601	0.61	1,420,297	40,467
Oklahoma	Total	7,061	3,594,416	0.60	1,345,747	41,286
Utah	Total	4,325	3,336,466	0.56	1,316,592	36,849
New Mexico	Total	3,763	3,322,671	0.56	1,345,578	32,601
Nevada	Total	4,196	2,984,541	0.50	1,176,047	29,126
Iowa	Total	4,702	2,454,030	0.41	896,638	31,389
Nebraska	Total	3,101	2,293,491	0.39	843,299	25,889
Idaho	Total	2,389	2,134,172	0.36	802,139	20,484
Arkansas	Total	4,154	1,878,220	0.32	733,344	23,507
Mississippi	Total	3,655	1,779,700	0.30	670,342	22,002
Hawaii	Total	2,523	1,662,176	0.28	627,973	16,215
New Hampshire	Total	3,378	1,643,169	0.28	721,606	18,519
Rhode Island	Total	2,377	1,438,274	0.24	551,088	15,061
Delaware	Total	1,727	1,438,118	0.24	556,571	12,481
Maine	Total	2,586	1,288,374	0.22	509,198	14,916
West Virginia	Total	2,561	1,236,618	0.21	419,512	16,462
Alaska	Total	1,460	955,181	0.16	375,061	7,989
Montana	Total	2,127	794,160	0.13	305,581	11,012
Vermont	Total	1,646	726,384	0.12	281,749	7,900
South Dakota	Total	1,297	455,064	0.08	163,444	6,297
North Dakota	Total	1,094	422,811	0.07	177,532	7,149
Wyoming	Total	1,275	391,663	0.07	147,913	5,310

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Other Data from the 1997 Economic Census

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EC97X-CS3 Bridge Between NAICS and SIC (national only) Defines comparability of individual industries.

EC97X-CS2 Comparative Statistics (U.S. and states) 1997 and 1992 data side by side on a comparable SIC basis

EC97X-CS4 Nonemployer Statistics (U.S., states, counties, metros) Nonemployers account for 81 % of establishments and 12.0 % of receipts in this sector, but are excluded from the reports below.

EC97S54S-LS Source of Receipts Includes receipts by industry by source or type of receipts for the U.S.

EC97S54S-SZ Establishment and Firm Size Includes firms by receipts size, employment size, legal form of organization, number of units, and concentration in the largest companies for the U.S. Also includes establishments by receipts size and by employment size for the U.S.

EC97S54S-SB Miscellaneous Subjects Includes topics that vary from industry to industry

EC97S54S-SM Summary Republication of key tables from other reports

Series number	Title	Contents
EC97X-CS3	Bridge Between NAICS and SIC (national only)	Defines comparability of individual industries.
EC97X-CS2	Comparative Statistics (U.S. and states)	1997 and 1992 data side by side on a comparable SIC basis
EC97X-CS4	Nonemployer Statistics (U.S., states, counties, metros)	Nonemployers account for 81 % of establishments and 12.0 % of receipts in this sector, but are excluded from the reports below.
EC97S54S-LS	Source of Receipts	Includes receipts by industry by source or type of receipts for the U.S.
EC97S54S-SZ	Establishment and Firm Size	Includes firms by receipts size, employment size, legal form of organization, number of units, and concentration in the largest companies for the U.S. Also includes establishments by receipts size and by employment size for the U.S.
EC97S54S-SB	Miscellaneous Subjects	Includes topics that vary from industry to industry
EC97S54S-SM	Summary	Republication of key tables from other reports

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Data from the Other Census Bureau Programs

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Annual Capital Expenditures Survey Annual U.S. Capital expenditures for structures and equipment for companies with paid employees

County Business Patterns Annual County, metro area, ZIP Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment

Nonemployer Statistics Annual State, metro area, county Number of establishments and sales of firms with no paid employees

Statistics of U.S. Businesses Annual State, metro area Number of firms, employees, payroll, and revenue by employment-size of the enterprise

Title (with link to data)	Frequency	Smallest Geography	Contents
Annual Capital Expenditures Survey	Annual	U.S.	Capital expenditures for structures and equipment for companies with paid employees
County Business Patterns	Annual	County, metro area, ZIP	Employees; payroll; number of establishments by employment size of establishment
Nonemployer Statistics	Annual	State, metro area, county	Number of establishments and sales of firms with no paid employees
Statistics of U.S. Businesses	Annual	State, metro area	Number of firms, employees, payroll, and revenue by employment-size of the enterprise

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