1997 Economic Census:
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Delaware
See also 2002 Economic Census data.
 
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services by Subsector
Introductory text includes scope and methodology. Table includes only establishments with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
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data		 NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Receipts
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
  54 Professional, scientific, & technical services Taxable 1,717 1,430,355 553,429 12,382
Exempt 10 7,763 3,142 99
541 Professional, scientific, & technical services Taxable 1,717 1,430,355 553,429 12,382
Exempt 10 7,763 3,142 99

 

 

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services by Industry
Introductory text includes scope and methodology. Table includes only establishments with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. 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 Taxable 1,717 1,430,355 553,429 12,382
Exempt 10 7,763 3,142 99
NAICS
code		 Description Estab-
lish-
ments		 Receipts
($1,000)		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Paid
employees
541 Professional, scientific, & technical services Taxable 1,717 1,430,355 553,429 12,382
Exempt 10 7,763 3,142 99
5411 Legal services Taxable 344 441,671 192,111 3,859
Exempt 5 D D (20-99)
54111 Offices of lawyers Taxable 327 436,762 190,349 3,811
Exempt 5 D D (20-99)
5411101 Offices of lawyers (except legal aid societies) Taxable 327 436,762 190,349 3,811
5411102 Legal aid societies & similar legal services Exempt 5 D D (20-99)
54119 Other legal services Taxable 17 4,909 1,762 48
541191 Title abstract & settlement offices Taxable 7 D D (20-99)
541199 All other legal services Taxable 10 D D (20-99)
5412 Accounting, tax return prep, bookkeeping, & payroll services Taxable 280 91,561 42,967 1,753
54121 Accounting, tax return prep, bookkeeping, & payroll services Taxable 280 91,561 42,967 1,753
541211 Offices of certified public accountants Taxable 132 62,683 30,279 832
541213 Tax return preparation services Taxable 46 6,187 2,546 494
541214 Payroll services Taxable 12 D D (20-99)
541219 Other accounting services Taxable 90 D D (250-499)
5413 Architectural, engineering, & related services Taxable 283 250,158 108,156 2,548
54131 Architectural services Taxable 38 30,790 9,918 227
54132 Landscape Architectural Services (not covered in the Economic Census) N N N N
54133 Engineering services Taxable 178 193,356 87,438 1,931
54134 Drafting services Taxable 5 1,291 595 18
54135 Building inspection services Taxable 13 2,444 1,223 43
54137 Surveying & mapping (except geophysical) services Taxable 24 5,578 2,704 108
54138 Testing laboratories Taxable 25 16,699 6,278 221
5414 Specialized design services Taxable 73 36,623 16,604 422
54141 Interior design services Taxable 24 D D (20-99)
54142 Industrial design services Taxable 3 D D (100-249)
54143 Graphic design services Taxable 46 13,359 5,009 142
5414301 Graphic design services (except commercial art & medical artists) Taxable 35 11,332 4,525 108
5414302 Commercial art Taxable 11 2,027 484 34
5415 Computer systems design & related services Taxable 288 355,124 117,338 1,609
541511 Custom computer programming services Taxable 113 D D (500-999)
541512 Computer systems design services Taxable 128 93,797 31,942 732
5415121 Computer systems integrators Taxable 43 65,927 20,332 511
5415122 Computer systems consultants (except systems integrators) Taxable 85 27,870 11,610 221
541513 Computer facilities management services Taxable 14 D D (100-249)
541519 Other computer related services Taxable 33 5,337 2,089 50
5416 Management, scientific, & technical consulting services Taxable 270 74,969 31,823 801
54161 Management consulting services Taxable 184 41,930 21,025 483
541611 Administrative management & general management consulting service Taxable 98 16,823 8,682 231
541612 Human resources & executive search consulting services Taxable 24 5,233 2,412 54
5416121 Actuarial consulting Taxable 1 D D (1-19)
5416122 Executive placement services Taxable 12 D D (20-99)
5416123 Human resources & personnel management consulting Taxable 11 3,222 1,461 32
541613 Marketing consulting services Taxable 37 11,273 6,324 131
541614 Process, physical distribution, & logistics consulting services Taxable 13 5,080 2,060 42
541618 Other management consulting services Taxable 12 3,521 1,547 25
54162 Environmental consulting services Taxable 32 23,176 7,688 215
54169 Other scientific & technical consulting services Taxable 54 9,863 3,110 103
5417 Scientific research & development services Taxable 22 8,232 2,958 102
Exempt 5 D D (20-99)
54171 R&D in the physical, engineering, & life sciences Taxable 17 7,764 2,821 91
Exempt 4 D D (20-99)
5417101 R&D in the physical & engineering sciences Taxable 11 D D (20-99)
Exempt 1 D D (1-19)
5417102 Research & development in the life sciences Taxable 6 D D (20-99)
Exempt 3 D D (20-99)
54172 Research & development in the social sciences & humanities Taxable 5 468 137 11
Exempt 1 D D (1-19)
5418 Advertising & related services Taxable 94 158,914 37,466 1,079
54181 Advertising agencies Taxable 32 D D (250-499)
54182 Public relations agencies Taxable 9 D D (1-19)
54183 Media buying services Taxable 1 D D (1-19)
54184 Media representatives Taxable 2 D D (20-99)
5418402 Publishers' advertising representatives Taxable 2 D D (20-99)
54185 Display advertising Taxable 8 14,551 3,088 73
5418501 Display advertising (except outdoor) Taxable 1 D D (1-19)
5418502 Outdoor advertising services Taxable 7 D D (20-99)
54186 Direct mail advertising Taxable 16 82,949 11,835 488
54189 Other services related to advertising Taxable 26 14,068 2,295 78
5418902 Advertising specialties goods distributor Taxable 13 11,278 1,830 45
5418903 Sign painting & lettering shop Taxable 11 D D (20-99)
5418909 All other advertising Taxable 2 D D (1-19)
5419 Other professional, scientific, & technical services Taxable 63 13,103 4,006 209
54191 Marketing research & public opinion polling Taxable 5 D D (20-99)
54192 Photographic services Taxable 45 8,892 2,865 143
541921 Photographic studios, portrait Taxable 35 6,138 1,936 114
541922 Commercial photography Taxable 10 2,754 929 29
54193 Translation & interpretation services Taxable 2 D D (1-19)
54194 Veterinary Services (not covered in the Economic Census) N N N N
54199 All other professional, scientific, & technical services Taxable 11 D D (20-99)
D = Withheld to avoid disclosure; N = Not available

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Source: 1997 Economic Census

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