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	682,278	6.9%	1.3%	0.4%	7,156,579	70.5%	50.3%	35.9%
	Alabama	7,921	9.7%	3.7%	2.2%	76,061	65.2%	43.6%	26.9%
	Alaska	1,575	10.3%	5.1%	4.0%	11,404	59.2%	37.8%	33.5%
	Arizona	12,264	9.1%	3.8%	2.3%	117,366	70.4%	51.9%	40.7%
	Arkansas	4,691	6.4%	2.6%	1.5%	31,999	54.2%	37.0%	20.7%
	California	90,577	9.0%	2.4%	0.9%	1,177,669	76.5%	57.8%	43.8%
	Colorado	17,440	8.7%	3.8%	2.1%	149,387	68.7%	49.4%	36.0%
	Connecticut	9,819	9.9%	3.9%	2.3%	95,724	68.0%	47.1%	33.0%
	Delaware	2,138	12.4%	5.8%	3.7%	19,564	68.7%	42.9%	29.9%
	District of Columbia	3,910	23.3%	12.1%	6.9%	80,331	85.7%	68.0%	49.5%
	Florida	50,323	6.3%	2.0%	1.0%	371,157	62.2%	42.4%	30.3%
	Georgia	21,403	9.4%	3.9%	2.1%	205,699	71.3%	51.9%	37.8%
	Hawaii	2,695	10.5%	4.9%	3.2%	19,500	56.6%	28.2%	17.0%
	Idaho	2,947	9.4%	4.3%	3.0%	29,655	70.0%	55.2%	47.7%
	Illinois	34,053	8.7%	3.1%	1.5%	353,262	72.2%	53.9%	39.8%
	Indiana	10,861	9.3%	3.2%	1.8%	91,045	61.4%	36.0%	22.8%
	Iowa	5,339	8.3%	2.9%	1.8%	38,349	53.8%	27.6%	17.7%
	Kansas	6,152	9.5%	4.3%	2.5%	52,362	64.0%	43.1%	28.4%
	Kentucky	6,894	9.1%	3.7%	2.2%	56,400	59.9%	37.8%	22.9%
	Louisiana	9,863	8.6%	2.9%	1.7%	79,445	60.5%	36.5%	20.1%
	Maine	3,080	7.5%	3.3%	2.1%	22,612	57.9%	37.5%	24.7%
	Maryland	16,039	11.1%	4.2%	2.1%	207,526	77.4%	58.3%	41.1%
	Massachusetts	20,434	10.7%	4.2%	2.0%	257,577	75.8%	56.7%	38.2%
	Michigan	20,262	9.7%	3.3%	1.6%	212,598	70.2%	48.4%	30.1%
	Minnesota	14,508	8.5%	3.1%	1.8%	123,646	67.2%	44.4%	28.4%
	Mississippi	3,958	8.6%	3.3%	2.0%	28,387	54.9%	30.6%	21.9%
	Missouri	11,643	9.9%	3.8%	2.1%	121,844	69.4%	49.3%	35.5%
	Montana	2,611	7.1%	2.9%	1.7%	16,191	52.2%	32.2%	19.3%
	Nebraska	3,545	10.1%	4.5%	2.9%	35,738	69.5%	50.6%	37.9%
	Nevada	5,563	10.0%	4.2%	2.4%	42,395	64.3%	39.2%	24.0%
	New Hampshire	3,668	8.9%	3.6%	2.3%	26,701	56.9%	34.0%	23.5%
	New Jersey	29,483	8.8%	2.9%	1.4%	282,874	71.0%	49.7%	35.1%
	New Mexico	4,014	9.5%	4.7%	3.0%	30,545	59.9%	40.2%	25.6%
	New York	51,303	8.4%	2.5%	1.1%	554,444	72.9%	52.7%	38.2%
	North Carolina	17,214	9.1%	3.5%	1.9%	158,447	65.8%	44.7%	31.4%
	North Dakota	1,208	8.4%	2.9%	1.5%	9,200	59.1%	37.3%	17.0%
	Ohio	22,378	9.8%	3.2%	1.6%	236,447	68.7%	46.8%	32.3%
	Oklahoma	7,771	7.3%	2.8%	1.7%	53,702	56.1%	34.9%	20.7%
	Oregon	9,390	8.1%	3.2%	1.8%	69,510	58.9%	38.0%	22.2%
	Pennsylvania	25,725	10.2%	3.4%	1.7%	302,487	72.6%	51.8%	37.1%
	Rhode Island	2,742	8.6%	4.0%	2.6%	19,490	58.3%	37.5%	23.1%
	South Carolina	7,672	8.8%	3.6%	2.1%	65,784	62.8%	43.2%	29.9%
	South Dakota	1,469	6.4%	2.9%	1.7%	8,108	40.9%	21.8%	9.9%
	Tennessee	9,425	10.5%	3.9%	2.5%	96,986	68.0%	46.9%	36.8%
	Texas	46,631	8.6%	2.8%	1.4%	479,969	69.8%	49.5%	36.4%
	Utah	5,536	11.5%	4.9%	3.0%	58,516	74.1%	50.8%	35.8%
	Vermont	1,925	6.8%	2.8%	1.7%	11,533	48.5%	27.1%	16.1%
	Virginia	19,800	12.0%	4.7%	2.2%	305,927	80.7%	63.3%	46.5%
	Washington	15,729	9.3%	3.6%	2.0%	141,642	67.1%	45.7%	29.9%
	West Virginia	2,703	10.7%	4.4%	2.7%	20,679	55.7%	27.7%	14.1%
	Wisconsin	10,295	9.8%	3.4%	1.9%	92,118	62.7%	37.8%	22.4%
	Wyoming	1,502	5.7%	2.8%	1.8%	6,577	30.4%	11.0%	6.6%

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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	682,278	6.9%	1.3%	0.4%	7,156,579	70.5%	50.3%	35.9%
	541	Professional, scientific, & technical services	682,278	6.9%	1.3%	0.4%	7,156,579	70.5%	50.3%	35.9%

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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				682,278	6.9%	1.3%	0.4%	7,156,579	70.5%	50.3%	35.9%
	5411		Legal services			169,239	4.7%	0.6%	0.1%	1,110,187	53.2%	30.1%	15.9%
	54111			Offices of lawyers		161,875	4.6%	0.6%	0.1%	1,045,794	53.0%	30.1%	15.6%
	54119			Other legal services		7,390	8.1%	1.5%	0.7%	64,393	57.6%	30.5%	20.7%
	541191				Title abstract & settlement offices	5,692	8.6%	1.5%	0.7%	53,012	57.1%	29.7%	20.1%
	541199				All other legal services	1,698	6.5%	1.4%	0.8%	11,381	60.0%	34.4%	23.3%
	5412		Accounting, tax return prep, bookkeeping, & payroll services			95,256	5.2%	1.0%	0.3%	1,191,356	74.2%	61.8%	53.3%
	541211				Offices of certified public accountants	51,399	4.5%	0.5%	0.1%	428,115	57.7%	40.1%	33.9%
	541213				Tax return preparation services	11,988	6.2%	0.6%	0.1%	186,284	78.2%	65.8%	61.1%
	541214				Payroll services	2,594	31.0%	14.4%	5.4%	421,641	98.2%	93.7%	83.1%
	541219				Other accounting services	29,359	3.8%	0.9%	0.4%	155,316	50.1%	30.5%	16.6%
	5413		Architectural, engineering, & related services			92,762	10.9%	2.1%	0.6%	1,285,927	73.7%	49.5%	32.2%
	54131			Architectural services		21,715	8.2%	1.1%	0.2%	193,406	56.7%	27.1%	12.8%
	54132			Landscape Architectural Services		6,447	6.5%	0.7%	0.1%	39,628	46.9%	13.3%	1.0%
	54133			Engineering services		45,540	14.2%	3.2%	1.0%	859,691	80.9%	58.6%	39.8%
	54134			Drafting services		2,236	4.0%	0.6%	0.3%	10,335	40.8%	13.5%	4.7%
	54135			Building inspection services		3,520	3.8%	0.7%	0.3%	15,138	43.6%	19.3%	7.3%
	54136			Geophysical surveying & mapping services		648	8.6%	3.1%	1.1%	9,887	79.0%	64.9%	47.6%
	54137			Surveying & mapping (except geophysical) services		8,685	6.4%	0.8%	0.3%	59,420	40.5%	14.3%	6.9%
	54138			Testing laboratories		4,244	21.4%	5.7%	2.4%	98,422	82.5%	56.7%	37.1%
	5414		Specialized design services			29,069	4.0%	0.6%	0.2%	147,772	42.2%	18.7%	10.7%
	54141			Interior design services		10,823	3.3%	0.4%	0.2%	46,486	35.0%	12.8%	6.7%
	54142			Industrial design services		1,392	9.6%	2.6%	1.1%	14,307	69.9%	D	26.4%
	54143			Graphic design services		15,576	4.0%	0.6%	0.2%	78,739	40.0%	15.6%	7.8%
	54149			Other specialized design services		1,282	4.6%	0.7%	0.5%	8,240	55.8%	D	34.0%
	5415		Computer systems design & related services			91,329	9.1%	2.2%	0.7%	1,254,805	81.2%	61.3%	42.7%
	541511				Custom computer programming services	40,246	10.8%	2.7%	0.9%	538,674	80.6%	56.4%	34.0%
	541512				Computer systems design services	32,286	9.7%	2.8%	1.0%	538,673	83.7%	67.6%	51.2%
	541513				Computer facilities management services	969	22.0%	10.3%	5.6%	71,342	96.4%	90.0%	80.9%
	541519				Other computer related services	18,141	5.1%	1.1%	0.4%	106,116	61.4%	35.2%	18.2%
	5416		Management, scientific, & technical consulting services			102,083	5.6%	1.5%	0.6%	806,104	70.8%	51.2%	37.3%
	54161			Management consulting services		77,269	5.8%	1.7%	0.7%	669,823	73.8%	55.6%	42.3%
	541611				Administrative management & general management consulting service	33,514	6.4%	2.2%	1.0%	331,503	78.5%	63.1%	49.4%
	541612				Human resources & executive search consulting services	16,582	6.6%	1.6%	0.7%	155,168	71.0%	49.9%	35.7%
	541613				Marketing consulting services	18,044	4.5%	1.3%	0.6%	122,392	69.0%	51.0%	38.2%
	541614				Process, physical distribution, & logistics consulting services	4,069	9.0%	2.5%	1.4%	38,892	76.1%	50.3%	39.8%
	541618				Other management consulting services	5,172	4.1%	1.1%	0.5%	21,868	46.0%	19.4%	8.1%
	54162			Environmental consulting services		7,463	8.0%	1.6%	0.7%	59,009	60.8%	32.2%	15.2%
	54169			Other scientific & technical consulting services		17,426	4.0%	0.9%	0.4%	77,272	51.7%	27.0%	10.8%
	5417		Scientific research & development services			11,198	20.7%	7.3%	2.9%	387,067	90.4%	74.7%	53.6%
	54171			R&D in the physical, engineering, & life sciences		9,202	21.4%	7.9%	3.2%	343,690	91.2%	76.3%	55.8%
	54172			Research & development in the social sciences & humanities		2,015	18.2%	5.5%	1.8%	43,377	84.4%	61.3%	35.9%
	5418		Advertising & related services			36,108	9.4%	1.8%	0.6%	464,243	73.7%	51.3%	37.4%
	54181			Advertising agencies		13,027	9.7%	1.5%	0.6%	172,115	73.8%	50.7%	39.4%
	54182			Public relations agencies		6,038	6.7%	1.1%	0.4%	52,984	63.6%	40.3%	31.7%
	54183			Media buying services		808	10.6%	3.6%	1.5%	10,507	75.4%	53.8%	35.7%
	54184			Media representatives		2,151	11.9%	4.3%	2.6%	35,816	80.2%	64.0%	51.1%
	54185			Display advertising		1,820	9.2%	2.4%	1.2%	32,612	81.9%	68.8%	59.1%
	54186			Direct mail advertising		3,132	23.0%	5.8%	2.1%	84,766	85.9%	59.9%	36.9%
	54187			Advertising material distribution services		583	11.0%	4.8%	2.6%	7,000	74.6%	52.1%	22.8%
	54189			Other services related to advertising		8,675	6.6%	1.2%	0.5%	68,443	58.8%	35.2%	21.7%
	5419		Other professional, scientific, & technical services			56,382	7.3%	0.8%	0.2%	509,118	54.8%	31.0%	21.4%
	54191			Marketing research & public opinion polling		3,516	21.3%	6.0%	1.6%	113,038	90.6%	70.6%	46.1%
	54192			Photographic services		13,379	3.1%	0.5%	0.2%	81,903	56.3%	D	D
	541921				Photographic studios, portrait	9,306	3.0%	0.4%	0.2%	64,810	60.6%	47.4%	40.2%
	541922				Commercial photography	4,082	3.7%	0.6%	0.2%	17,093	39.8%	D	D
	54193			Translation & interpretation services		1,204	6.6%	1.1%	0.3%	8,298	62.1%	D	D
	54194			Veterinary Services		24,460	9.3%	0.2%	0.0%	231,862	35.1%	6.5%	4.3%
	54199			All other professional, scientific, & technical services		13,832	4.1%	0.8%	0.3%	74,017	59.1%	36.9%	24.8%

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Source: Statistics of U.S. Businesses

Last modified: July 13 2011   Questions?