Industries in the Administrative and Support Services subsector group establishments engaged in activities that support the day-to-day operations of other organizations. The processes employed in this sector (e.g., general management, personnel administration, clerical activities, cleaning activities) are often integral parts of the activities of establishments found in all sectors of the economy. The establishments classified in this subsector have specialized in one or more of these activities and can, therefore, provide services to clients in a variety of industries and, in some cases, to households. The individual industries of this subsector are defined on the basis of the particular process that they are engaged in and the particular services they provide.

Many of the activities performed in this subsector are ongoing routine support functions that all businesses and organizations must do and that they have traditionally done for themselves. Recent trends, however, are to contract or purchase such services from businesses that specialize in such activities and can, therefore, provide the services more efficiently.

The industries in this subsector cannot be viewed as strictly "support." The Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services industry group, includes travel agents, tour operators, and providers of other travel arrangement services, such as hotel and restaurant reservations and arranging the purchase of tickets, serves many types of clients, including individual consumers. This group was placed in this subsector because the services are often of the "support" nature (e.g., travel arrangement) and businesses and other organizations are increasingly the ones purchasing such services.

The administrative and management activities performed by establishments in this sector are typically on a contract or fee basis. These activities may also be performed by establishments that are part of the company or enterprise. However, establishments involved in administering, overseeing, and managing other establishments of the company or enterprise, are classified in Sector 55, Management of Companies and Enterprises. These establishments normally undertake the strategic and organizational planning and decisionmaking role of the company or enterprise. Government establishments engaged in administering, overseeing and managing governmental programs are classified in Sector 92, Public Administration.

This industry group comprises establishments engaged in performing activities that are ongoing routine, business support functions that businesses and organizations traditionally do for themselves.

This industry comprises (1) establishments primarily engaged in answering telephone calls and relaying messages to clients and (2) establishments primarily engaged in providing telemarketing services on a contract or fee basis for others, such as promoting clients' products or services by telephone; taking orders for clients by telephone; and soliciting contributions or providing information for clients by telephone. Telemarketing establishments never own the product or provide the service that they are representing and generally can originate and/or receive calls for others.

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing telemarketing services on a contract or fee basis for others, such as: (1) promoting clients' products or services by telephone, (2) taking orders for clients by telephone, and (3) soliciting contributions or providing information for clients by telephone. These establishments never own the product or provide the services they are representing and generally can originate and/or receive calls for others.

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NAICS	SIC	Corresponding Index Entries
561422	7389	Floral wire services (i.e., telemarketing services)
561422	7389	Telemarketing bureaus
561422	7389	Telemarketing services on a contract or fee basis
561422	7389	Telephone call centers
561422	7389	Telephone solicitation services on a contract or fee basis
561422	7389	Wire services (i.e., telemarketing services), floral

This industry comprises (1) establishments primarily engaged in providing mailbox rental and other postal and mailing services (except direct mail advertising); (2) establishments, generally known as copy centers or shops, primarily engaged in providing photocopying, duplicating, blueprinting, and other document copying services without also providing printing services (i.e., offset printing, quick printing, digital printing, prepress services); and (3) establishments that provide a range of office support services (except printing services), such as mailing services, document copying services, facsimile services, word processing services, on-site PC rental services, and office product sales.

This U.S. industry comprises (1) establishments generally known as copy centers or shops primarily engaged in providing photocopying, duplicating, blueprinting, and other document copying services, without also providing printing services (e.g., offset printing, quick printing, digital printing, prepress services) and (2) establishments (except private mail centers) engaged in providing a range of office support services (except printing services), such as document copying services, facsimile services, word processing services, on-site PC rental services, and office product sales.

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NAICS	SIC	Corresponding Index Entries
561439	7334	Blueprinting services
561439	73M	Business service centers (except private mail centers)
561439	73M	Business service centers (except private mail centers) providing range of office support service
561439	7334	Copy centers (except combined with printing services)
561439	7334	Copy shops (except combined with printing services)
561439	7334	Document copying services (except combined with printing services)
561439	7334	Document duplicating services (except combined with printing services)
561439	7334	Photocopying services (except combined with printing services)
561439	7334	Reprographic services

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing business support services (except secretarial and other document preparation services; telephone answering or telemarketing services; private mail services or document copying services conducted as separate activities or in conjunction with other office support services; monetary debt collection services; and credit reporting services).

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing verbatim reporting and stenotype recording of live legal proceedings and transcribing subsequent recorded materials.

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561492	7338	Closed captioning services, real-time (i.e., simultaneous)
561492	7338	Court reporting services
561492	7338	Public stenography services
561492	7338	Real-time (i.e., simultaneous) closed captioning of live television performances, meetings, conf
561492	7338	Stenography services, public
561492	7338	Stenotype recording services

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing business support services (except secretarial and other document preparation services; telephone answering and telemarketing services; private mail services or document copying services conducted as separate activities or in conjunction with other office support services; monetary debt collection services; credit reporting services; repossession services; and court reporting and stenotype recording services).

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NAICS	SIC	Corresponding Index Entries
561499	7389	Address bar coding services
561499	7389	Bar code imprinting services
561499	7389	Fundraising campaign organization services on a contract or fee basis
561499	7389	Mail presorting services

This industry comprises establishments (except travel agencies and tour operators) primarily engaged in providing travel arrangement and reservation services.

This U.S. industry comprises establishments (except travel agencies, tour operators, and convention and visitors bureaus) primarily engaged in providing travel arrangement and reservation services.

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561599	4729	Airline reservation services
561599	4729	Airline ticket offices
561599	8699	Automobile clubs, road and travel services
561599	4729	Bus ticket offices
561599	7389	Car rental reservation services
561599	7389	Condominium time share exchange services
561599	4729	Cruise ship ticket offices
561599	7389	Hotel reservation services
561599	8699	Motor travel clubs
561599	4729	Railroad ticket offices
561599	7389	Reservation (e.g., airline, car rental, hotel, restaurant) services
561599	7999	Sports ticket offices
561599	7922	Theatrical ticket offices
561599	M	Ticket (e.g., airline, bus, cruise ship, sports, theatrical) offices
561599	M	Ticket (e.g., airline, bus, cruise ship, sports, theatrical) sales offices
561599	79M	Ticket (e.g., amusement, sports, theatrical) agencies
561599	7922	Ticket (e.g., amusement, sports, theatrical) sales agencies
561599	7999	Ticket agencies, amusement
561599	7999	Ticket agencies, sports
561599	7922	Ticket agencies, theatrical
561599	4729	Ticket offices for foreign cruise ship companies
561599	7389	Time share exchange services, condominium

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing guard and patrol services, such as bodyguard, guard dog, and parking security services.

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561612	7381	Body guard services
561612	7381	Guard dog services
561612	7381	Guard services
561612	7381	Parking security services
561612	7381	Patrol services, security
561612	7381	Personal protection services (except security systems services)
561612	7381	Property protection services (except armored car, security systems)
561612	7381	Protection services (except armored car, security systems), personal or property
561612	7381	Protective guard services
561612	7381	Security guard services
561612	7381	Security patrol services

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in picking up and delivering money, receipts, or other valuable items. These establishments maintain personnel and equipment to protect such properties while in transit.

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561613	7381	Armored car services

This industry comprises establishments engaged in (1) selling security systems, such as burglar and fire alarms and locking devices, along with installation, repair, or monitoring services or (2) remote monitoring of electronic security alarm systems.

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) selling mechanical or electronic locking devices, safes, and security vaults, along with installation, repair, rebuilding, or adjusting services or (2) installing, repairing, rebuilding, and adjusting mechanical or electronic locking devices, safes, and security vaults.

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NAICS	SIC	Corresponding Index Entries
561622	7699	Locksmith services
561622	7699	Locksmith services with or without sales of locking devices, safes, and security vaults
561622	7699	Locksmith shops

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing day-to-day business and other organizational support services (except office administrative services; facilities support services; employment services; business support services; travel arrangement and reservation services; security and investigation services; and services to buildings and dwellings).