U.S. - Professional, scientific, and technical services - by Year
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More data	Year	Firms by employment size of enterprise				Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
		Total	20 +	100 +	500 +	Total	20 +	100 +	500 +
	2008	771,725	6.5%	1.3%	0.4%	8,032,847	71.4%	52.8%	38.9%
	2007	787,157	6.5%	1.3%	0.4%	8,179,941	71.4%	52.8%	38.9%
	2006	772,025	6.6%	1.3%	0.4%	8,054,094	71.5%	52.6%	38.4%
	2005	757,174	6.4%	1.3%	0.4%	7,689,366	71.1%	52.3%	38.3%
	2004	734,912	6.5%	1.3%	0.4%	7,569,981	70.9%	52.0%	38.4%
	2003	714,790	6.6%	1.3%	0.4%	7,340,246	70.6%	51.7%	38.1%
	2002	708,000	6.5%	1.2%	0.4%	7,046,205	69.6%	49.9%	35.8%
	2001	682,278	6.9%	1.3%	0.4%	7,156,579	70.5%	50.3%	35.9%
	2000	670,099	6.7%	1.2%	0.4%	6,816,216	69.7%	49.5%	35.3%
	1999	654,464	6.5%	1.2%	0.3%	6,432,422	68.7%	48.5%	34.9%
	1998	641,621	6.3%	1.2%	0.3%	6,052,365	67.6%	47.6%	33.7%

Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services by State
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More data	State	Firms by employment size of enterprise				Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
		Total	20 +	100 +	500 +	Total	20 +	100 +	500 +
	United States	641,621	6.3%	1.2%	0.3%	6,052,365	67.6%	47.6%	33.7%
	Alabama	7,602	9.1%	3.4%	1.9%	65,196	61.5%	39.3%	24.1%
	Alaska	1,497	10.4%	5.1%	3.9%	9,497	53.5%	30.3%	22.8%
	Arizona	10,952	9.3%	3.8%	2.1%	98,558	68.6%	49.7%	38.7%
	Arkansas	4,500	6.1%	2.1%	1.3%	27,689	49.7%	30.2%	20.3%
	California	82,608	8.1%	2.2%	0.9%	923,236	73.3%	54.9%	42.4%
	Colorado	15,738	7.9%	3.5%	2.0%	117,745	63.5%	44.8%	33.8%
	Connecticut	9,959	8.5%	3.3%	2.0%	78,066	61.4%	40.1%	26.5%
	Delaware	1,956	12.1%	5.4%	3.2%	17,047	68.0%	44.8%	29.6%
	District of Columbia	3,939	21.7%	11.3%	5.8%	71,142	83.7%	65.7%	44.5%
	Florida	45,676	6.1%	2.0%	0.9%	318,849	59.6%	40.5%	28.0%
	Georgia	19,647	9.0%	3.7%	1.9%	166,546	67.3%	47.5%	31.8%
	Hawaii	2,581	9.8%	4.3%	3.0%	17,143	53.0%	23.4%	15.6%
	Idaho	2,590	8.4%	3.6%	2.4%	22,341	63.6%	48.6%	41.3%
	Illinois	32,797	8.4%	2.9%	1.4%	311,755	70.5%	51.6%	38.1%
	Indiana	10,482	8.6%	2.9%	1.7%	81,705	58.5%	34.0%	23.0%
	Iowa	5,160	7.7%	2.8%	1.8%	37,298	54.3%	32.7%	24.4%
	Kansas	5,821	9.1%	4.0%	2.3%	49,420	63.7%	43.8%	29.3%
	Kentucky	6,670	8.3%	3.4%	1.9%	48,538	55.8%	33.8%	19.7%
	Louisiana	9,524	8.3%	2.7%	1.5%	74,833	59.7%	34.9%	21.3%
	Maine	2,845	6.9%	2.7%	1.6%	16,710	48.7%	26.6%	15.7%
	Maryland	14,944	10.5%	4.0%	1.9%	172,676	75.3%	56.0%	38.6%
	Massachusetts	19,639	9.7%	3.8%	1.8%	201,093	71.4%	51.6%	34.3%
	Michigan	19,687	9.0%	3.1%	1.5%	192,285	68.3%	47.8%	31.3%
	Minnesota	13,565	8.3%	3.0%	1.6%	110,702	65.9%	43.1%	26.6%
	Mississippi	3,944	7.6%	2.9%	1.7%	24,891	50.8%	26.8%	15.2%
	Missouri	11,387	9.5%	3.7%	1.9%	108,914	67.4%	47.8%	31.7%
	Montana	2,358	6.4%	2.6%	1.6%	12,362	41.6%	22.1%	8.3%
	Nebraska	3,368	9.4%	3.7%	2.4%	30,406	65.3%	43.7%	30.1%
	Nevada	4,678	9.6%	4.0%	2.2%	33,351	60.9%	36.6%	23.2%
	New Hampshire	3,673	7.5%	3.0%	1.9%	22,050	50.9%	27.8%	20.8%
	New Jersey	27,948	8.1%	2.7%	1.3%	234,874	67.6%	45.6%	31.7%
	New Mexico	3,972	9.4%	4.6%	2.6%	35,774	66.3%	50.6%	37.2%
	New York	48,485	7.8%	2.3%	1.0%	485,251	71.1%	51.6%	37.5%
	North Carolina	15,697	8.2%	3.2%	1.6%	126,895	61.2%	41.5%	28.8%
	North Dakota	1,166	8.7%	3.2%	1.5%	7,600	51.9%	26.8%	11.1%
	Ohio	21,969	9.3%	3.1%	1.5%	207,802	65.9%	43.7%	28.9%
	Oklahoma	7,551	6.7%	2.7%	1.6%	49,646	55.0%	35.8%	22.4%
	Oregon	8,894	8.1%	3.1%	1.8%	62,829	57.7%	35.6%	21.3%
	Pennsylvania	24,231	9.8%	3.2%	1.6%	266,932	71.3%	50.9%	36.8%
	Rhode Island	2,570	7.9%	3.4%	2.1%	15,986	53.9%	30.5%	20.0%
	South Carolina	7,193	7.9%	3.3%	1.7%	58,485	60.1%	43.2%	30.1%
	South Dakota	1,407	6.3%	2.6%	1.9%	7,499	40.0%	20.0%	10.2%
	Tennessee	9,378	9.6%	3.6%	2.0%	86,440	64.6%	43.5%	31.5%
	Texas	44,819	8.0%	2.5%	1.3%	413,852	67.2%	47.0%	34.5%
	Utah	4,729	11.3%	4.5%	2.9%	43,350	68.9%	42.4%	27.9%
	Vermont	1,817	5.4%	2.0%	1.5%	9,232	40.3%	21.1%	15.7%
	Virginia	18,214	11.4%	4.5%	1.9%	252,952	78.9%	62.3%	43.2%
	Washington	14,779	8.5%	3.3%	1.8%	117,475	63.7%	42.7%	29.2%
	West Virginia	2,648	9.5%	3.7%	2.5%	18,473	53.5%	28.3%	14.7%
	Wisconsin	9,883	8.7%	2.9%	1.6%	82,864	60.4%	36.8%	24.1%
	Wyoming	1,404	5.6%	2.1%	1.4%	6,110	31.5%	11.4%	6.9%

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U.S. - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services by Subsector
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Industry detail	NAICS code	Industry title (with link to definition)	Firms by employment size of enterprise				Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
			Total	20 +	100 +	500 +	Total	20 +	100 +	500 +
	54	Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services	641,621	6.3%	1.2%	0.3%	6,052,365	67.6%	47.6%	33.7%
	541	Professional, scientific, & technical services	641,621	6.3%	1.2%	0.3%	6,052,365	67.6%	47.6%	33.7%

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U.S. - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services by Industry
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More data	NAICS code	Industry title (with link to definition)				Firms by employment size of enterprise				Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
						Total	20 +	100 +	500 +	Total	20 +	100 +	500 +
	541	Professional, scientific, & technical services				641,621	6.3%	1.2%	0.3%	6,052,365	67.6%	47.6%	33.7%
	5411		Legal services			170,467	4.7%	0.6%	0.1%	1,049,373	50.6%	26.3%	11.3%
	54111			Offices of lawyers		163,485	4.5%	0.5%	0.1%	988,948	50.2%	26.1%	11.1%
	54119			Other legal services		7,010	9.1%	1.7%	0.6%	60,425	57.0%	28.8%	14.6%
	541191				Title abstract & settlement offices	5,273	10.2%	1.9%	0.6%	50,623	58.0%	28.6%	14.9%
	541199				All other legal services	1,737	5.6%	1.3%	0.6%	9,802	52.2%	29.8%	13.0%
	5412		Accounting, tax return prep, bookkeeping, & payroll services			93,765	4.7%	0.8%	0.3%	1,060,647	71.9%	59.7%	52.0%
	541211				Offices of certified public accountants	51,841	4.3%	0.4%	0.1%	394,071	54.1%	36.4%	30.7%
	541213				Tax return preparation services	11,292	5.3%	0.4%	0.1%	152,212	75.3%	63.3%	60.4%
	541214				Payroll services	2,315	31.8%	14.3%	5.1%	381,982	98.3%	93.6%	83.1%
	541219				Other accounting services	28,412	3.2%	0.8%	0.4%	132,382	44.6%	26.8%	16.3%
	5413		Architectural, engineering, & related services			92,872	9.7%	1.8%	0.6%	1,171,469	72.2%	49.0%	33.3%
	54131			Architectural services		20,569	7.1%	0.9%	0.2%	157,670	52.3%	22.3%	8.5%
	54132			Landscape Architectural Services		7,584	5.0%	0.6%	0.1%	39,510	41.0%	11.1%	1.1%
	54133			Engineering services		46,182	12.4%	2.8%	0.9%	795,629	79.7%	58.7%	42.0%
	54134			Drafting services		2,119	4.1%	0.7%	0.1%	9,410	40.3%	14.1%	0.5%
	54135			Building inspection services		3,077	3.1%	0.5%	0.3%	12,223	42.1%	17.2%	12.1%
	54136			Geophysical surveying & mapping services		624	9.8%	3.0%	1.1%	11,798	84.4%	70.3%	56.8%
	54137			Surveying & mapping (except geophysical) services		8,764	5.3%	0.7%	0.3%	55,231	36.5%	14.1%	7.9%
	54138			Testing laboratories		4,224	23.1%	6.1%	2.3%	89,998	81.8%	53.7%	32.0%
	5414		Specialized design services			27,602	3.6%	0.6%	0.3%	124,680	38.0%	15.8%	9.0%
	54141			Interior design services		10,132	2.7%	0.4%	0.2%	36,714	26.9%	7.1%	2.2%
	54142			Industrial design services		1,453	9.6%	2.3%	1.2%	14,366	71.6%	45.0%	35.6%
	54143			Graphic design services		14,952	3.6%	0.6%	0.3%	68,785	36.2%	13.9%	7.6%
	54149			Other specialized design services		1,069	3.8%	0.8%	0.5%	4,815	46.1%	22.2%	0.5%
	5415		Computer systems design & related services			78,806	7.4%	1.9%	0.6%	873,455	78.8%	59.4%	42.4%
	541511				Custom computer programming services	32,911	9.1%	2.4%	0.9%	395,099	79.7%	57.8%	39.1%
	541512				Computer systems design services	31,682	7.9%	2.3%	0.9%	354,951	77.7%	58.5%	41.7%
	541513				Computer facilities management services	814	27.4%	13.8%	7.1%	63,989	96.6%	90.0%	80.3%
	541519				Other computer related services	13,729	3.0%	1.0%	0.4%	59,416	60.3%	42.2%	27.8%
	5416		Management, scientific, & technical consulting services			83,564	5.7%	1.7%	0.7%	601,491	67.1%	46.8%	31.4%
	54161			Management consulting services		62,629	6.1%	1.9%	0.8%	487,590	69.9%	50.4%	34.6%
	541611				Administrative management & general management consulting service	28,141	6.6%	2.5%	1.1%	248,082	75.1%	58.2%	41.0%
	541612				Human resources & executive search consulting services	14,770	6.6%	1.5%	0.6%	121,930	65.7%	43.4%	27.8%
	541613				Marketing consulting services	13,311	4.3%	1.3%	0.7%	73,199	61.0%	40.7%	28.7%
	541614				Process, physical distribution, & logistics consulting services	3,167	10.0%	3.4%	1.8%	29,909	74.4%	50.2%	33.9%
	541618				Other management consulting services	3,337	4.5%	1.3%	0.6%	14,470	50.2%	24.7%	12.2%
	54162			Environmental consulting services		6,285	7.8%	1.7%	0.8%	48,627	56.0%	29.7%	17.5%
	54169			Other scientific & technical consulting services		14,745	3.9%	1.1%	0.6%	65,274	54.1%	32.6%	17.8%
	5417		Scientific research & development services			9,886	19.1%	6.7%	2.5%	309,851	89.5%	73.7%	53.1%
	54171			R&D in the physical, engineering, & life sciences		8,049	19.8%	7.1%	2.8%	275,141	90.3%	75.3%	55.8%
	54172			Research & development in the social sciences & humanities		1,856	16.9%	5.8%	1.6%	34,710	82.6%	60.9%	31.2%
	5418		Advertising & related services			36,928	8.7%	1.8%	0.6%	430,669	71.7%	49.7%	35.3%
	54181			Advertising agencies		12,824	8.8%	1.5%	0.6%	147,108	69.9%	46.6%	35.3%
	54182			Public relations agencies		6,253	5.5%	1.1%	0.4%	42,377	55.0%	32.6%	21.9%
	54183			Media buying services		766	11.5%	4.0%	1.6%	8,957	72.6%	47.3%	25.8%
	54184			Media representatives		2,112	10.6%	3.7%	2.4%	30,625	75.6%	58.3%	51.2%
	54185			Display advertising		1,862	9.7%	2.4%	1.3%	41,804	85.2%	74.2%	67.9%
	54186			Direct mail advertising		3,566	21.6%	5.4%	1.7%	85,988	85.0%	58.3%	32.0%
	54187			Advertising material distribution services		500	13.6%	6.0%	3.2%	9,363	83.2%	65.8%	41.7%
	54189			Other services related to advertising		9,175	5.8%	1.3%	0.5%	64,447	56.3%	34.5%	20.2%
	5419		Other professional, scientific, & technical services			48,817	6.5%	0.8%	0.2%	430,730	53.1%	31.8%	21.9%
	54191			Marketing research & public opinion polling		3,408	23.0%	6.4%	2.1%	118,328	91.3%	70.1%	46.1%
	54192			Photographic services		13,051	3.4%	0.6%	0.2%	80,955	58.0%	42.0%	33.6%
	541921				Photographic studios, portrait	8,913	3.1%	0.5%	0.1%	62,811	62.5%	49.1%	41.4%
	541922				Commercial photography	4,151	4.1%	0.8%	0.3%	18,144	42.6%	17.3%	6.6%
	54193			Translation & interpretation services		1,046	6.0%	0.8%	0.1%	5,936	52.1%	D	D
	54194			Veterinary Services		23,573	6.9%	0.1%	0.0%	195,708	27.9%	4.7%	3.1%
	54199			All other professional, scientific, & technical services		7,744	3.2%	0.7%	0.3%	29,803	53.5%	D	D

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Source: Statistics of U.S. Businesses

Last modified: July 13 2011   Questions?