More data	NAICS code	Description		Estab- lish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
	54	Professional, scientific, & technical services	Taxable	493	709,472	183,425	3,163
	541	Professional, scientific, & technical services	Taxable	493	709,472	183,425	3,163

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services by Industry
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NAICS code	Description		Estab- lish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
54	Professional, scientific, & technical services	Taxable	493	709,472	183,425	3,163
NAICS code	Description		Estab- lish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
541	Professional, scientific, & technical services	Taxable	493	709,472	183,425	3,163
5411	Legal services	Taxable	75	29,101	12,359	331
54111	Offices of lawyers	Taxable	75	29,101	12,359	331
5411101	Offices of lawyers (except legal aid societies)	Taxable	75	29,101	12,359	331
5412	Accounting, tax return prep, bookkeeping, & payroll services	Taxable	33	16,946	8,262	249
54121	Accounting, tax return prep, bookkeeping, & payroll services	Taxable	33	16,946	8,262	249
541211	Offices of certified public accountants	Taxable	21	11,185	5,673	127
541219	Other accounting services	Taxable	5	D	D	(1-19)
5413	Architectural, engineering, & related services	Taxable	88	D	D	(1000-2499)
54132	Landscape Architectural Services (not covered in the Economic Census)		N	N	N	N
54133	Engineering services	Taxable	55	D	D	(1000-2499)
54137	Surveying & mapping (except geophysical) services	Taxable	12	D	D	(20-99)
54138	Testing laboratories	Taxable	7	D	D	(20-99)
5414	Specialized design services	Taxable	19	7,102	2,076	50
54143	Graphic design services	Taxable	14	5,112	1,543	34
5414301	Graphic design services (except commercial art & medical artists)	Taxable	12	D	D	(20-99)
5415	Computer systems design & related services	Taxable	135	60,722	24,035	338
541511	Custom computer programming services	Taxable	54	22,386	12,456	171
541512	Computer systems design services	Taxable	74	27,989	8,933	136
5415122	Computer systems consultants (except systems integrators)	Taxable	62	23,212	7,459	113
541519	Other computer related services	Taxable	7	10,347	2,646	31
5416	Management, scientific, & technical consulting services	Taxable	90	64,831	25,654	345
54161	Management consulting services	Taxable	61	49,699	18,930	236
541611	Administrative management & general management consulting service	Taxable	27	26,699	13,283	135
541614	Process, physical distribution, & logistics consulting services	Taxable	9	D	D	(20-99)
54162	Environmental consulting services	Taxable	9	7,901	2,816	65
54169	Other scientific & technical consulting services	Taxable	20	7,231	3,908	44
5417	Scientific research & development services	Taxable	11	16,169	13,154	187
54171	R&D in the physical, engineering, & life sciences	Taxable	11	16,169	13,154	187
5417102	Research & development in the life sciences	Taxable	9	D	D	(100-249)
5418	Advertising & related services	Taxable	36	26,924	9,117	241
54181	Advertising agencies	Taxable	12	10,663	5,020	141
54189	Other services related to advertising	Taxable	5	D	D	(20-99)
5418902	Advertising specialties goods distributor	Taxable	4	D	D	(20-99)
5419	Other professional, scientific, & technical services	Taxable	6	D	D	(1-19)
54194	Veterinary Services (not covered in the Economic Census)		N	N	N	N

D = Withheld to avoid disclosure; N = Not available

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Source: 1997 Economic Census

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