1997 Nonemployer Statistics
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Massachusetts
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 108,345 t 25,742,956 90,259 2,998,861 18,086 22,744,095
541 Professional, scientific, & technical services t 108,345 t 25,742,956 90,259 2,998,861 18,086 22,744,095
5411 Legal services 13,814 4,305,708 8,821 418,626 4,993 3,887,082
5412 Accounting, tax return prep, bookkeeping, & payroll services 11,424 1,927,780 9,280 149,264 2,144 1,778,516
541211 Offices of certified public accountants 2,316 1,421,663 1,051 33,541 1,265 1,388,122
541213 Tax return preparation services 2,336 67,563 2,108 22,251 228 45,312
541214 Payroll services 156 204,170 87 1,502 69 202,668
541219 Other accounting services 6,616 234,384 6,034 91,970 582 142,414
5413-a Architectural, engineering, & related services N N 6,962 243,523 N N
54131 Architectural services 2,614 1,222,879 1,915 75,631 699 1,147,248
54132 Landscape architectural services X X 743 20,733 X X
54133 Engineering services 4,832 3,739,225 3,250 120,922 1,582 3,618,303
54134 Drafting services 510 16,013 492 10,227 18 5,786
54135 Building inspection services 297 18,397 235 5,870 62 12,527
54136 Geophysical surveying & mapping services 42 5,240 30 2,425 12 2,815
54137 Surveying & mapping (except geophysical) services 458 89,852 258 5,606 200 84,246
54138 Testing laboratories 160 160,423 39 2,109 121 158,314
5414 Specialized design services 3,828 526,098 3,139 114,642 689 411,456
5415 Computer systems design & related services 10,056 4,609,786 7,297 258,263 2,759 4,351,523
5416 Management, scientific, & technical consulting services 25,810 4,417,673 23,091 795,860 2,719 3,621,813
5417 Scientific research & development services 1,458 1,663,878 977 27,380 481 1,636,498
5418 Advertising & related services 3,822 1,794,979 2,833 152,542 989 1,642,437
5419 Other professional, scientific, & technical services t 28,477 t 1,224,292 27,859 838,761 618 385,531
54191 Marketing research & public opinion polling 880 245,956 741 18,279 139 227,677
54192 Photographic services 2,874 174,207 2,498 71,523 376 102,684
54193 Translation & interpretation services 908 47,124 876 17,512 32 29,612
54194 Veterinary services X X 220 7,288 X X
54199 All other professional, scientific, & technical services 23,595 749,717 23,524 724,159 71 25,558
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

Top All-sector table Data in formats for downloading
Publication (page images) (U.S. and state data only)

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

Last modified: 1/17/02   Questions?