More data	NAICS code	Description		Estab- lish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
	54	Professional, scientific, & technical services	Taxable	404	326,333	155,412	3,989
	541	Professional, scientific, & technical services	Taxable	404	326,333	155,412	3,989

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	404	326,333	155,412	3,989
NAICS code	Description		Estab- lish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
541	Professional, scientific, & technical services	Taxable	404	326,333	155,412	3,989
5411	Legal services	Taxable	89	33,464	15,574	385
54111	Offices of lawyers	Taxable	84	33,108	15,370	374
5411101	Offices of lawyers (except legal aid societies)	Taxable	84	33,108	15,370	374
5412	Accounting, tax return prep, bookkeeping, & payroll services	Taxable	82	31,916	13,855	537
54121	Accounting, tax return prep, bookkeeping, & payroll services	Taxable	82	31,916	13,855	537
541211	Offices of certified public accountants	Taxable	46	26,005	11,475	361
541213	Tax return preparation services	Taxable	16	1,453	392	82
541219	Other accounting services	Taxable	18	D	D	(20-99)
5413	Architectural, engineering, & related services	Taxable	66	106,203	62,539	1,506
54131	Architectural services	Taxable	8	6,744	2,161	71
54132	Landscape Architectural Services (not covered in the Economic Census)		N	N	N	N
54133	Engineering services	Taxable	47	95,212	58,753	1,373
5414	Specialized design services	Taxable	13	3,654	611	29
54143	Graphic design services	Taxable	6	1,578	410	17
5415	Computer systems design & related services	Taxable	51	91,377	41,681	957
541511	Custom computer programming services	Taxable	25	42,436	21,351	538
541512	Computer systems design services	Taxable	19	44,164	18,022	380
5415121	Computer systems integrators	Taxable	10	29,776	8,224	186
5415122	Computer systems consultants (except systems integrators)	Taxable	9	14,388	9,798	194
541519	Other computer related services	Taxable	7	4,777	2,308	39
5416	Management, scientific, & technical consulting services	Taxable	61	31,166	12,639	310
54161	Management consulting services	Taxable	48	25,719	11,391	270
541611	Administrative management & general management consulting service	Taxable	22	12,938	6,124	135
541612	Human resources & executive search consulting services	Taxable	17	5,557	2,928	68
5416122	Executive placement services	Taxable	8	D	D	(20-99)
541614	Process, physical distribution, & logistics consulting services	Taxable	5	D	D	(20-99)
54169	Other scientific & technical consulting services	Taxable	10	D	D	(20-99)
5418	Advertising & related services	Taxable	20	20,751	6,733	167
54184	Media representatives	Taxable	2	D	D	(20-99)
54189	Other services related to advertising	Taxable	7	D	D	(20-99)
5419	Other professional, scientific, & technical services	Taxable	19	D	D	(20-99)
54192	Photographic services	Taxable	17	D	D	(20-99)
541921	Photographic studios, portrait	Taxable	13	D	D	(20-99)
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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