1997 Economic Census:
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services United States |
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NAICS code |
Description |
Estab- lish- ments |
Receipts
($1,000) |
Annual payroll ($1,000) |
Paid employees |
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  | 54 | Professional, scientific, & technical services | Taxable | 615,305 | 579,542,139 | 225,376,050 | 5,212,745 |
Exempt | 5,824 | 15,708,510 | 6,022,741 | 148,465 | |||
541 | Professional, scientific, & technical services | Taxable | 615,305 | 579,542,139 | 225,376,050 | 5,212,745 | |
Exempt | 5,824 | 15,708,510 | 6,022,741 | 148,465 |
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
by Industry
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Table includes only establishments with payroll.
Nonemployers are shown separately.
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D = Withheld to avoid disclosure; N = Not available
NAICS
codeDescription
Estab-
lish-
ments
Receipts
($1,000)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
54
Professional, scientific, & technical services
Taxable
615,305
579,542,139
225,376,050
5,212,745
Exempt
5,824
15,708,510
6,022,741
148,465
NAICS
codeDescription
Estab-
lish-
ments
Receipts
($1,000)
Annual
payroll
($1,000)
Paid
employees
541
Professional, scientific, & technical services
Taxable
615,305
579,542,139
225,376,050
5,212,745
Exempt
5,824
15,708,510
6,022,741
148,465
5411
Legal services
Taxable
173,716
127,052,406
49,060,017
1,012,092
Exempt
2,532
1,496,807
796,671
23,316
54111
Offices of lawyers
Taxable
165,757
122,616,890
47,409,587
956,074
Exempt
2,532
1,496,807
796,671
23,316
5411101
Offices of lawyers (except legal aid societies)
Taxable
165,757
122,616,890
47,409,587
956,074
5411102
Legal aid societies & similar legal services
Exempt
2,532
1,496,807
796,671
23,316
54119
Other legal services
Taxable
7,959
4,435,516
1,650,430
56,018
541191
Title abstract & settlement offices
Taxable
6,391
3,489,167
1,386,275
46,711
541199
All other legal services
Taxable
1,568
946,349
264,155
9,307
5412
Accounting, tax return prep, bookkeeping, & payroll services
Taxable
97,512
61,117,315
26,104,086
966,533
54121
Accounting, tax return prep, bookkeeping, & payroll services
Taxable
97,512
61,117,315
26,104,086
966,533
541211
Offices of certified public accountants
Taxable
53,651
38,601,265
15,167,282
389,340
541213
Tax return preparation services
Taxable
12,830
2,184,210
760,170
147,698
541214
Payroll services
Taxable
2,709
14,113,017
7,598,085
316,425
541219
Other accounting services
Taxable
28,322
6,218,823
2,578,549
113,070
5413
Architectural, engineering, & related services
Taxable
92,710
116,986,061
46,942,816
1,038,317
54131
Architectural services
Taxable
20,602
16,988,338
6,468,524
146,702
54132
Landscape Architectural Services (not covered in the Economic Census)
N
N
N
N
54133
Engineering services
Taxable
52,526
88,180,688
35,337,890
730,048
54134
Drafting services
Taxable
1,872
605,362
310,342
9,150
54135
Building inspection services
Taxable
2,771
639,041
240,080
8,674
54136
Geophysical surveying & mapping services
Taxable
587
1,087,786
445,595
9,905
54137
Surveying & mapping (except geophysical) services
Taxable
8,864
3,041,882
1,431,603
51,814
54138
Testing laboratories
Taxable
5,488
6,442,964
2,708,782
82,024
5414
Specialized design services
Taxable
26,436
14,254,024
4,088,006
113,035
54141
Interior design services
Taxable
9,612
4,945,340
1,021,531
33,915
54142
Industrial design services
Taxable
1,322
1,363,017
582,591
13,607
54143
Graphic design services
Taxable
14,631
7,554,903
2,354,674
61,622
5414301
Graphic design services (except commercial art & medical artists)
Taxable
12,565
6,741,083
2,109,127
54,791
5414302
Commercial art
Taxable
2,017
801,037
240,746
6,688
5414303
Medical artists
Taxable
49
12,783
4,801
143
54149
Other specialized design services
Taxable
871
390,764
129,210
3,891
5415
Computer systems design & related services
Taxable
72,278
108,967,614
42,150,658
764,659
541511
Custom computer programming services
Taxable
31,624
38,300,515
18,417,084
318,198
541512
Computer systems design services
Taxable
30,804
51,212,916
18,459,669
337,526
5415121
Computer systems integrators
Taxable
10,571
35,270,055
11,341,975
207,741
5415122
Computer systems consultants (except systems integrators)
Taxable
20,233
15,942,861
7,117,694
129,785
541513
Computer facilities management services
Taxable
1,445
15,114,194
3,389,511
71,821
541519
Other computer related services
Taxable
8,405
4,339,989
1,884,394
37,114
5416
Management, scientific, & technical consulting services
Taxable
80,426
63,428,740
26,581,677
511,252
54161
Management consulting services
Taxable
60,794
52,224,697
22,296,821
411,044
541611
Administrative management & general management consulting service
Taxable
27,399
28,556,409
12,738,842
208,674
541612
Human resources & executive search consulting services
Taxable
14,788
10,713,115
5,160,322
99,719
5416121
Actuarial consulting
Taxable
714
1,152,766
571,565
10,299
5416122
Executive placement services
Taxable
7,619
5,154,804
2,640,672
47,179
5416123
Human resources & personnel management consulting
Taxable
6,455
4,405,545
1,948,085
42,241
541613
Marketing consulting services
Taxable
12,498
7,874,497
2,547,408
61,418
541614
Process, physical distribution, & logistics consulting services
Taxable
3,078
3,259,152
1,195,682
25,366
541618
Other management consulting services
Taxable
3,031
1,821,524
654,567
15,867
54162
Environmental consulting services
Taxable
6,725
4,780,771
1,777,594
46,145
54169
Other scientific & technical consulting services
Taxable
12,907
6,423,272
2,507,262
54,063
5417
Scientific research & development services
Taxable
7,830
23,078,307
9,322,150
176,974
Exempt
3,292
14,211,703
5,226,070
125,149
54171
R&D in the physical, engineering, & life sciences
Taxable
6,855
21,821,756
8,820,582
161,304
Exempt
2,318
12,324,171
4,593,475
107,812
5417101
R&D in the physical & engineering sciences
Taxable
4,269
14,861,730
5,890,352
108,832
Exempt
860
7,561,476
2,842,628
62,005
5417102
Research & development in the life sciences
Taxable
2,586
6,960,026
2,930,230
52,472
Exempt
1,458
4,762,695
1,750,847
45,807
54172
Research & development in the social sciences & humanities
Taxable
975
1,256,551
501,568
15,670
Exempt
974
1,887,532
632,595
17,337
5418
Advertising & related services
Taxable
38,832
49,290,082
16,012,117
417,214
54181
Advertising agencies
Taxable
13,390
16,871,520
7,556,880
139,486
54182
Public relations agencies
Taxable
6,513
4,771,957
1,951,633
38,735
54183
Media buying services
Taxable
882
1,056,713
422,027
8,534
54184
Media representatives
Taxable
2,686
3,308,665
1,060,529
26,437
5418401
Radio & television advertising representatives
Taxable
1,142
1,278,211
541,527
12,946
5418402
Publishers' advertising representatives
Taxable
1,544
2,030,454
519,002
13,491
54185
Display advertising
Taxable
2,261
4,638,974
823,063
41,357
5418501
Display advertising (except outdoor)
Taxable
633
2,249,617
303,398
26,434
5418502
Outdoor advertising services
Taxable
1,628
2,389,357
519,665
14,923
54186
Direct mail advertising
Taxable
3,454
8,672,214
2,426,572
85,669
54187
Advertising material distribution services
Taxable
560
829,683
174,956
9,642
54189
Other services related to advertising
Taxable
9,086
9,140,356
1,596,457
67,354
5418901
Welcoming services
Taxable
128
30,970
7,230
606
5418902
Advertising specialties goods distributor
Taxable
4,477
6,847,023
943,235
29,665
5418903
Sign painting & lettering shop
Taxable
3,390
786,247
214,789
10,959
5418909
All other advertising
Taxable
1,091
1,476,116
431,203
26,124
5419
Other professional, scientific, & technical services
Taxable
25,565
15,367,590
5,114,523
212,669
54191
Marketing research & public opinion polling
Taxable
4,030
7,879,886
2,963,417
107,552
54192
Photographic services
Taxable
17,573
5,571,219
1,539,891
83,905
541921
Photographic studios, portrait
Taxable
13,245
3,705,100
990,666
65,395
541922
Commercial photography
Taxable
4,328
1,866,119
549,225
18,510
54193
Translation & interpretation services
Taxable
904
414,570
142,155
4,863
54194
Veterinary Services (not covered in the Economic Census)
N
N
N
N
54199
All other professional, scientific, & technical services
Taxable
3,058
1,501,915
469,060
16,349
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Source: 1997 Economic Census
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Last revised: February 19, 2004