1997 Nonemployer Statistics
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Kern County, CA
Includes only firms subject to federal income tax. Nonemployers are businesses with no paid employees. Introductory text includes scope and methodology. More detail is available for employers. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS
code		 Description All taxable firms Nonemployers Employers
Establish-
ments		 Receipts
($1,000)		 Establish-
ments		 Receipts
($1,000)		 Establish-
ments		 Receipts
($1,000)
54 Professional, scientific, & technical services t 4,741 t 636,683 3,988 110,939 753 525,744
541 Professional, scientific, & technical services t 4,741 t 636,683 3,988 110,939 753 525,744
5411 Legal services 426 101,831 233 8,441 193 93,390
5412 Accounting, tax return prep, bookkeeping, & payroll services 749 61,881 552 8,945 197 52,936
541211 Offices of certified public accountants N N D D 97 33,759
541213 Tax return preparation services 172 6,457 147 1,763 25 4,694
541214 Payroll services N N D D N N
541219 Other accounting services 425 18,893 354 5,557 71 13,336
5413-a Architectural, engineering, & related services N N 352 12,436 N N
54131 Architectural services 72 11,970 54 2,419 18 9,551
54132 Landscape architectural services X X 45 917 X X
54133 Engineering services 269 125,550 166 6,493 103 119,057
54134 Drafting services N N 41 676 N N
54135 Building inspection services N N 16 579 N N
54136 Geophysical surveying & mapping services N N D D N N
54137 Surveying & mapping (except geophysical) services 31 3,554 20 923 11 2,631
54138 Testing laboratories N N D D 18 21,923
5414 Specialized design services 94 10,006 76 2,356 18 7,650
5415 Computer systems design & related services 301 151,636 248 7,069 53 144,567
5416 Management, scientific, & technical consulting services 760 60,059 692 20,448 68 39,611
5417 Scientific research & development services 21 N 15 315 6 D
5418 Advertising & related services 130 14,233 103 3,383 27 10,850
5419 Other professional, scientific, & technical services t 1,751 t 1,717 47,546 34 D
54191 Marketing research & public opinion polling N N 17 494 N N
54192 Photographic services 111 7,949 82 1,891 29 6,058
54193 Translation & interpretation services N N 46 1,082 N N
54194 Veterinary services X X 12 350 X X
54199 All other professional, scientific, & technical services N N 1,560 43,729 N N
D Withheld to avoid disclosure;   N Not available; S Withheld because data do not meet publication standards;   W Wholesale receipts for nonemployers are not comparable to wholesale sales for employers;   X Industry not in scope of Economic Census for employers;   t Total does not include employer data for out-of-scope industries;   r revised subsequent to initial publication

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Source: 1997 Economic Census:   Nonemployer Statistics and Geographic Area Series (for employers)

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