More data	NAICS code	Description		Estab- lish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
	54	Professional, scientific, & technical services	Taxable	504	887,108	240,292	4,979
	541	Professional, scientific, & technical services	Taxable	504	887,108	240,292	4,979

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	504	887,108	240,292	4,979
NAICS code	Description		Estab- lish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
541	Professional, scientific, & technical services	Taxable	504	887,108	240,292	4,979
5411	Legal services	Taxable	221	83,515	41,267	962
54111	Offices of lawyers	Taxable	202	75,258	36,733	839
5411101	Offices of lawyers (except legal aid societies)	Taxable	202	75,258	36,733	839
54119	Other legal services	Taxable	19	8,257	4,534	123
541191	Title abstract & settlement offices	Taxable	17	D	D	(100-249)
5412	Accounting, tax return prep, bookkeeping, & payroll services	Taxable	43	17,524	9,810	240
54121	Accounting, tax return prep, bookkeeping, & payroll services	Taxable	43	17,524	9,810	240
541211	Offices of certified public accountants	Taxable	29	14,370	8,280	188
541219	Other accounting services	Taxable	12	D	D	(20-99)
5413	Architectural, engineering, & related services	Taxable	52	91,693	36,750	672
54131	Architectural services	Taxable	14	8,619	4,050	85
54132	Landscape Architectural Services (not covered in the Economic Census)		N	N	N	N
54133	Engineering services	Taxable	28	80,985	31,651	547
5414	Specialized design services	Taxable	14	3,281	948	24
54143	Graphic design services	Taxable	8	1,920	449	14
5415	Computer systems design & related services	Taxable	82	616,050	116,623	2,290
541511	Custom computer programming services	Taxable	30	69,474	28,921	621
541512	Computer systems design services	Taxable	39	534,354	81,939	1,521
5415121	Computer systems integrators	Taxable	18	D	D	(1000-2499)
5415122	Computer systems consultants (except systems integrators)	Taxable	21	D	D	(250-499)
5416	Management, scientific, & technical consulting services	Taxable	68	51,354	24,622	583
54161	Management consulting services	Taxable	53	39,526	18,943	396
541611	Administrative management & general management consulting service	Taxable	19	20,751	9,798	209
541612	Human resources & executive search consulting services	Taxable	18	11,042	5,413	109
5416122	Executive placement services	Taxable	8	3,768	2,109	30
5416123	Human resources & personnel management consulting	Taxable	10	7,274	3,304	79
541613	Marketing consulting services	Taxable	11	D	D	(20-99)
54169	Other scientific & technical consulting services	Taxable	8	D	D	(20-99)
5417	Scientific research & development services	Taxable	6	17,387	8,419	145
54171	R&D in the physical, engineering, & life sciences	Taxable	5	D	D	(100-249)
5417101	R&D in the physical & engineering sciences	Taxable	5	D	D	(100-249)
5418	Advertising & related services	Taxable	13	4,086	1,256	37
5419	Other professional, scientific, & technical services	Taxable	5	2,218	597	26
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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