1997 Economic Census:
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Pittsburgh, PA MSA
See also 2002 Economic Census data.
 
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services by Subsector
Introductory text includes scope and methodology. Table includes only establishments with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
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data		 NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Receipts
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
  54 Professional, scientific, & technical services Taxable 4,925 6,040,676 2,297,110 54,512
Exempt 44 95,884 46,194 1,171
541 Professional, scientific, & technical services Taxable 4,925 6,040,676 2,297,110 54,512
Exempt 44 95,884 46,194 1,171

 

 

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services by Industry
Introductory text includes scope and methodology. Table includes only establishments with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. 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
54 Professional, scientific, & technical services Taxable 4,925 6,040,676 2,297,110 54,512
Exempt 44 95,884 46,194 1,171
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Receipts
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
541 Professional, scientific, & technical services Taxable 4,925 6,040,676 2,297,110 54,512
Exempt 44 95,884 46,194 1,171
5411 Legal services Taxable 1,444 1,191,005 506,254 10,254
Exempt 18 8,750 4,734 161
54111 Offices of lawyers Taxable 1,296 1,108,705 474,872 9,080
Exempt 18 8,750 4,734 161
5411101 Offices of lawyers (except legal aid societies) Taxable 1,296 1,108,705 474,872 9,080
5411102 Legal aid societies & similar legal services Exempt 18 8,750 4,734 161
54119 Other legal services Taxable 148 82,300 31,382 1,174
541191 Title abstract & settlement offices Taxable 127 74,121 29,251 1,075
541199 All other legal services Taxable 21 8,179 2,131 99
5412 Accounting, tax return prep, bookkeeping, & payroll services Taxable 702 502,602 194,221 7,482
54121 Accounting, tax return prep, bookkeeping, & payroll services Taxable 702 502,602 194,221 7,482
541211 Offices of certified public accountants Taxable 422 422,340 160,830 3,893
541213 Tax return preparation services Taxable 78 19,649 7,785 2,051
541219 Other accounting services Taxable 186 39,994 14,526 877
5413 Architectural, engineering, & related services Taxable 923 2,005,103 670,500 14,852
54131 Architectural services Taxable 159 147,488 60,394 1,485
54132 Landscape Architectural Services (not covered in the Economic Census) N N N N
54133 Engineering services Taxable 580 1,737,736 557,150 11,696
54134 Drafting services Taxable 23 D D (100-249)
54135 Building inspection services Taxable 29 6,860 2,917 110
54137 Surveying & mapping (except geophysical) services Taxable 61 12,564 5,849 255
54138 Testing laboratories Taxable 67 93,043 40,742 1,194
5414 Specialized design services Taxable 175 106,825 32,136 940
54141 Interior design services Taxable 57 D D (250-499)
54142 Industrial design services Taxable 9 30,580 11,388 209
54143 Graphic design services Taxable 106 52,448 15,700 470
5414301 Graphic design services (except commercial art & medical artists) Taxable 88 43,121 13,105 394
5414302 Commercial art Taxable 18 9,327 2,595 76
5415 Computer systems design & related services Taxable 465 850,476 379,525 7,242
541511 Custom computer programming services Taxable 176 431,214 226,600 4,091
541512 Computer systems design services Taxable 233 354,381 135,407 2,747
5415121 Computer systems integrators Taxable 98 189,066 54,532 1,212
5415122 Computer systems consultants (except systems integrators) Taxable 135 165,315 80,875 1,535
541519 Other computer related services Taxable 42 33,562 11,260 199
5416 Management, scientific, & technical consulting services Taxable 664 540,008 222,779 5,433
54161 Management consulting services Taxable 516 462,758 191,383 4,534
541611 Administrative management & general management consulting service Taxable 239 188,693 89,793 2,087
541612 Human resources & executive search consulting services Taxable 144 157,116 69,385 1,689
5416122 Executive placement services Taxable 63 38,006 21,027 461
5416123 Human resources & personnel management consulting Taxable 68 112,524 44,743 1,163
541613 Marketing consulting services Taxable 76 50,790 10,309 258
541614 Process, physical distribution, & logistics consulting services Taxable 31 43,686 13,810 300
541618 Other management consulting services Taxable 26 22,473 8,086 200
54162 Environmental consulting services Taxable 66 46,317 18,422 506
54169 Other scientific & technical consulting services Taxable 82 30,933 12,974 393
5417 Scientific research & development services Taxable 49 D D (2500-4999)
Exempt 26 87,134 41,460 1,010
54171 R&D in the physical, engineering, & life sciences Taxable 44 D D (2500-4999)
Exempt 19 82,286 39,173 952
5417101 R&D in the physical & engineering sciences Taxable 38 D D (2500-4999)
Exempt 7 20,510 8,736 212
5417102 Research & development in the life sciences Exempt 12 61,776 30,437 740
5418 Advertising & related services Taxable 291 354,039 108,103 3,783
54181 Advertising agencies Taxable 116 96,335 43,048 1,122
54182 Public relations agencies Taxable 46 27,463 12,817 301
54184 Media representatives Taxable 13 21,425 8,042 188
5418402 Publishers' advertising representatives Taxable 7 D D (100-249)
54185 Display advertising Taxable 11 D D (20-99)
5418502 Outdoor advertising services Taxable 10 D D (20-99)
54186 Direct mail advertising Taxable 31 134,969 30,993 1,245
54189 Other services related to advertising Taxable 66 D D (500-999)
5418902 Advertising specialties goods distributor Taxable 36 35,542 4,406 192
5418903 Sign painting & lettering shop Taxable 22 D D (20-99)
5419 Other professional, scientific, & technical services Taxable 212 D D (1000-2499)
54191 Marketing research & public opinion polling Taxable 30 41,113 16,485 727
54192 Photographic services Taxable 151 39,808 9,919 761
541921 Photographic studios, portrait Taxable 115 31,126 7,265 657
541922 Commercial photography Taxable 36 8,682 2,654 104
54193 Translation & interpretation services Taxable 6 2,475 750 30
54194 Veterinary Services (not covered in the Economic Census) N N N N
54199 All other professional, scientific, & technical services Taxable 25 D D (250-499)
D = Withheld to avoid disclosure; N = Not available

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Source: 1997 Economic Census

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