2002 Economic Census
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Maryland

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Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services - by subsector

Data based on Geographic Area Series reports. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

54	Professional, scientific, & technical services	17,867	28,059,470	10,871,910	198,351
541	Professional, scientific, & technical services	17,867	28,059,470	10,871,910	198,351

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services - by industry

Data based on Geographic Area Series reports. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees

541	Professional, scientific, & technical services	17,867	28,059,470	10,871,910	198,351
5411	Legal services	3,476	2,665,991	1,110,518	20,793
54111	Offices of lawyers	3,030	2,348,394	983,813	17,908
5411102	Legal aid societies & similar legal services	49	26,254	13,852	426
54119	Other legal services	446	317,597	126,705	2,885
541191	Title abstract & settlement offices	406	292,804	118,402	2,586
541199	All other legal services	40	24,793	8,303	299
5412	Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, & payroll services	2,392	1,486,719	736,647	20,179
54121	Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, & payroll services	2,392	1,486,719	736,647	20,179
541211	Offices of certified public accountants	1,267	982,593	489,583	9,238
541213	Tax preparation services	358	85,941	27,324	4,032
541214	Payroll services	101	211,902	120,950	3,754
541219	Other accounting services	666	206,283	98,790	3,155
5413	Architectural, engineering, & related services	2,311	5,954,989	2,175,406	38,391
54131	Architectural services	420	431,829	169,145	3,207
54132	Landscape architectural services	140	65,075	25,852	830
54133	Engineering services	1,354	5,163,176	1,842,834	31,094
54134	Drafting services	32	9,652	4,553	117
54135	Building inspection services	111	35,355	15,933	428
54136	Geophysical surveying & mapping services	10	8,179	3,012	60
54137	Surveying & mapping (except geophysical) services	137	103,125	50,210	1,146
54138	Testing laboratories	107	138,598	63,867	1,509
5414	Specialized design services	711	372,153	98,462	2,479
54141	Interior design services	225	138,918	30,723	805
54142	Industrial design services	26	8,694	2,496	67
54143	Graphic design services	431	193,127	60,262	1,508
54149	Other specialized design services	29	31,414	4,981	99
5415	Computer systems design & related services	3,335	8,499,036	3,112,713	49,560
541511	Custom computer programming services	1,350	2,020,991	984,861	14,736
541512	Computer systems design services	1,353	4,693,119	1,412,296	23,901
5415121	Computer systems integrators	557	3,091,439	755,083	12,463
5415122	Computer systems consultants (except systems integrators)	796	1,601,680	657,213	11,438
541513	Computer facilities management services	217	1,191,056	441,459	6,756
541519	Other computer related services	415	593,870	274,097	4,167
5416	Management, scientific, & technical consulting services	3,021	3,019,183	1,248,611	23,228
54161	Management consulting services	2,414	2,486,618	1,026,946	18,657
541611	Admin management & general management consulting services	1,437	1,841,882	759,931	13,502
541612	Human resources & executive search consulting services	351	217,879	105,745	1,984
5416121	Actuarial consulting	17	17,459	10,559	160
5416122	Executive placement services	147	72,695	35,825	662
5416123	Human resources and personnel management consulting	187	127,725	59,361	1,162
541613	Marketing consulting services	410	246,226	79,736	1,636
541614	Process, physical distribution, & logistics consulting services	109	137,096	64,121	1,224
541618	Other management consulting services	107	43,535	17,413	311
54162	Environmental consulting services	216	208,216	93,544	1,974
54169	Other scientific & technical consulting services	391	324,349	128,121	2,597
5416901	Economic & related consulting services	216	117,442	44,331	1,136
5416909	All other scientific and technical consulting services	175	206,907	83,790	1,461
5417	Scientific research & development services	663	4,242,754	1,814,904	26,485
54171	Research & development in the phys, engineering & life sciences	587	3,840,385	1,664,745	23,287
5417101	Research & devopment in the physical & engineering sciences	267	1,774,783	841,049	11,993
5417102	Research & development in the life sciences	320	2,065,602	823,696	11,294
54171023	Research & development in biotechnology	147	1,031,531	466,213	5,337
54171029	Research & development in other life sciences	173	1,034,071	357,483	5,957
54172	Research & development in the social sciences & humanities	76	402,369	150,159	3,198
5418	Advertising & related services	700	872,643	267,907	6,942
54181	Advertising agencies	230	262,005	114,279	2,541
54182	Public relations agencies	119	58,202	21,625	491
54183	Media buying services	10	8,839	2,924	45
54184	Media representatives	31	59,358	13,778	251
5418401	Radio & television advertising representatives	9	17,088	7,617	121
5418402	Publishers' advertising representatives	22	42,270	6,161	130
54185	Display advertising	25	23,988	5,457	271
54186	Direct mail advertising	103	272,077	72,262	2,226
54187	Advertising material distribution services	9	19,067	3,500	123
54189	Other services related to advertising	173	169,107	34,082	994
5418902	Advertising specialties goods distributor	100	138,257	23,906	578
5418903	Sign painting & lettering shop	57	26,413	9,200	370
5418909	All other advertising services	16	4,437	976	46
5419	Other professional, scientific, & technical services	1,258	946,002	306,742	10,294
54191	Marketing research & public opinion polling	103	248,770	81,915	2,090
54192	Photographic services	290	79,900	22,053	1,037
541921	Photography studios, portrait	231	62,698	16,907	868
541922	Commercial photography	59	17,202	5,146	169
54193	Translation & interpretation sevices	57	38,709	14,641	442
541930	Translation & interpretation services	57	38,709	14,641	442
54194	Veterinary services	466	350,277	129,439	5,218
54199	All other professional, scientific, & technical services	342	228,346	58,694	1,507