More data	NAICS code	Description		Estab- lish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
	54	Professional, scientific, & technical services	Taxable	3,936	4,384,071	1,769,889	40,008
	541	Professional, scientific, & technical services	Taxable	3,936	4,384,071	1,769,889	40,008

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	3,936	4,384,071	1,769,889	40,008
NAICS code	Description		Estab- lish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
541	Professional, scientific, & technical services	Taxable	3,936	4,384,071	1,769,889	40,008
5411	Legal services	Taxable	1,071	1,126,768	446,216	9,346
54111	Offices of lawyers	Taxable	1,014	1,045,895	418,919	8,500
5411101	Offices of lawyers (except legal aid societies)	Taxable	1,014	1,045,895	418,919	8,500
54119	Other legal services	Taxable	57	80,873	27,297	846
541191	Title abstract & settlement offices	Taxable	46	D	D	(500-999)
541199	All other legal services	Taxable	11	D	D	(100-249)
5412	Accounting, tax return prep, bookkeeping, & payroll services	Taxable	588	568,043	220,265	6,814
54121	Accounting, tax return prep, bookkeeping, & payroll services	Taxable	588	568,043	220,265	6,814
541211	Offices of certified public accountants	Taxable	389	447,111	160,980	3,814
541213	Tax return preparation services	Taxable	44	8,547	3,452	959
541214	Payroll services	Taxable	26	65,931	30,060	1,030
541219	Other accounting services	Taxable	129	46,454	25,773	1,011
5413	Architectural, engineering, & related services	Taxable	539	602,339	262,107	6,016
54131	Architectural services	Taxable	119	112,815	45,452	994
54132	Landscape Architectural Services (not covered in the Economic Census)		N	N	N	N
54133	Engineering services	Taxable	321	380,112	175,466	3,728
54134	Drafting services	Taxable	15	D	D	(20-99)
54135	Building inspection services	Taxable	15	D	D	(20-99)
54137	Surveying & mapping (except geophysical) services	Taxable	28	9,594	4,808	153
54138	Testing laboratories	Taxable	39	71,255	31,908	993
5414	Specialized design services	Taxable	206	89,381	26,294	816
54141	Interior design services	Taxable	76	32,145	6,065	219
54142	Industrial design services	Taxable	13	D	D	(20-99)
54143	Graphic design services	Taxable	113	45,374	16,693	503
5414301	Graphic design services (except commercial art & medical artists)	Taxable	90	30,787	10,244	337
5414302	Commercial art	Taxable	22	D	D	(100-249)
5415	Computer systems design & related services	Taxable	461	585,951	278,970	5,280
541511	Custom computer programming services	Taxable	207	301,611	165,397	3,062
541512	Computer systems design services	Taxable	204	232,385	102,230	1,909
5415121	Computer systems integrators	Taxable	96	135,047	46,010	1,062
5415122	Computer systems consultants (except systems integrators)	Taxable	108	97,338	56,220	847
541519	Other computer related services	Taxable	43	D	D	(100-249)
5416	Management, scientific, & technical consulting services	Taxable	538	820,093	332,974	5,273
54161	Management consulting services	Taxable	429	778,722	319,795	4,933
541611	Administrative management & general management consulting service	Taxable	175	584,720	235,307	3,124
541612	Human resources & executive search consulting services	Taxable	136	147,181	63,977	1,170
5416121	Actuarial consulting	Taxable	10	D	D	(100-249)
5416122	Executive placement services	Taxable	69	67,943	31,146	582
5416123	Human resources & personnel management consulting	Taxable	57	D	D	(250-499)
541613	Marketing consulting services	Taxable	78	29,178	11,935	310
541614	Process, physical distribution, & logistics consulting services	Taxable	24	13,633	6,824	269
541618	Other management consulting services	Taxable	16	4,010	1,752	60
54162	Environmental consulting services	Taxable	35	19,578	5,931	143
54169	Other scientific & technical consulting services	Taxable	74	21,793	7,248	197
5417	Scientific research & development services	Taxable	40	124,795	48,001	983
54171	R&D in the physical, engineering, & life sciences	Taxable	37	D	D	(500-999)
5417101	R&D in the physical & engineering sciences	Taxable	26	D	D	(500-999)
5417102	Research & development in the life sciences	Taxable	11	D	D	(20-99)
5418	Advertising & related services	Taxable	319	383,013	121,676	3,870
54181	Advertising agencies	Taxable	135	149,815	74,803	1,701
54182	Public relations agencies	Taxable	47	32,963	12,500	246
54184	Media representatives	Taxable	25	17,954	5,963	149
5418401	Radio & television advertising representatives	Taxable	9	8,950	4,002	79
5418402	Publishers' advertising representatives	Taxable	16	9,004	1,961	70
54185	Display advertising	Taxable	11	D	D	(500-999)
5418501	Display advertising (except outdoor)	Taxable	5	D	D	(500-999)
5418502	Outdoor advertising services	Taxable	6	D	D	(20-99)
54186	Direct mail advertising	Taxable	14	18,300	8,805	430
54187	Advertising material distribution services	Taxable	9	D	D	(20-99)
54189	Other services related to advertising	Taxable	73	D	D	(250-499)
5418902	Advertising specialties goods distributor	Taxable	50	37,676	5,109	186
5418903	Sign painting & lettering shop	Taxable	15	D	D	(20-99)
5419	Other professional, scientific, & technical services	Taxable	174	83,688	33,386	1,610
54191	Marketing research & public opinion polling	Taxable	32	29,067	11,271	648
54192	Photographic services	Taxable	119	51,123	20,719	908
541921	Photographic studios, portrait	Taxable	80	D	D	(500-999)
541922	Commercial photography	Taxable	39	D	D	(100-249)
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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