More data	NAICS code	Description		Estab- lish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
	54	Professional, scientific, & technical services	Taxable	514	429,394	157,511	3,854
	541	Professional, scientific, & technical services	Taxable	514	429,394	157,511	3,854

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	514	429,394	157,511	3,854
NAICS code	Description		Estab- lish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
541	Professional, scientific, & technical services	Taxable	514	429,394	157,511	3,854
5411	Legal services	Taxable	99	72,534	35,343	727
54111	Offices of lawyers	Taxable	99	72,534	35,343	727
5411101	Offices of lawyers (except legal aid societies)	Taxable	99	72,534	35,343	727
5412	Accounting, tax return prep, bookkeeping, & payroll services	Taxable	83	24,138	10,358	423
54121	Accounting, tax return prep, bookkeeping, & payroll services	Taxable	83	24,138	10,358	423
541211	Offices of certified public accountants	Taxable	40	15,062	6,702	211
541213	Tax return preparation services	Taxable	12	1,898	529	95
541219	Other accounting services	Taxable	27	5,080	2,131	76
5413	Architectural, engineering, & related services	Taxable	94	69,747	29,614	748
54131	Architectural services	Taxable	22	14,977	5,105	136
54132	Landscape Architectural Services (not covered in the Economic Census)		N	N	N	N
54133	Engineering services	Taxable	58	40,046	18,940	452
54138	Testing laboratories	Taxable	7	13,664	5,218	147
5414	Specialized design services	Taxable	26	12,596	4,753	126
54143	Graphic design services	Taxable	21	9,940	3,623	103
5414301	Graphic design services (except commercial art & medical artists)	Taxable	20	D	D	(100-249)
5415	Computer systems design & related services	Taxable	79	164,756	50,489	948
541511	Custom computer programming services	Taxable	40	D	D	(100-249)
541512	Computer systems design services	Taxable	32	137,641	41,282	709
5415121	Computer systems integrators	Taxable	13	129,623	37,763	644
5415122	Computer systems consultants (except systems integrators)	Taxable	19	8,018	3,519	65
5416	Management, scientific, & technical consulting services	Taxable	72	46,917	14,722	315
54161	Management consulting services	Taxable	51	12,087	4,326	104
54162	Environmental consulting services	Taxable	9	D	D	(20-99)
54169	Other scientific & technical consulting services	Taxable	12	D	D	(100-249)
5417	Scientific research & development services	Taxable	9	12,552	3,704	103
5418	Advertising & related services	Taxable	30	19,087	5,613	203
54181	Advertising agencies	Taxable	14	9,590	3,520	116
54189	Other services related to advertising	Taxable	9	6,427	1,322	33
5419	Other professional, scientific, & technical services	Taxable	22	7,067	2,915	261
54192	Photographic services	Taxable	13	D	D	(20-99)
541921	Photographic studios, portrait	Taxable	11	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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