2002 Economic Census
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Alabama

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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.
More data	NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Receipts ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
D = Withheld to avoid disclosing data of individual companies; data are included in higher level totals
	54	Professional, scientific, & technical services	8,679	8,757,629	3,602,849	81,275
	541	Professional, scientific, & technical services	8,679	8,757,629	3,602,849	81,275

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
D = Withheld to avoid disclosing data of individual companies; data are included in higher level totals
541	Professional, scientific, & technical services	8,679	8,757,629	3,602,849	81,275
5411	Legal services	2,621	1,906,327	718,529	14,692
54111	Offices of lawyers	2,508	1,850,622	699,315	14,087
5411102	Legal aid societies & similar legal services	35	41,978	12,311	311
54119	Other legal services	113	55,705	19,214	605
541191	Title abstract & settlement offices	100	47,779	16,968	506
541199	All other legal services	13	7,926	2,246	99
5412	Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, & payroll services	1,457	628,166	339,896	12,266
54121	Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, & payroll services	1,457	628,166	339,896	12,266
541211	Offices of certified public accountants	690	424,175	203,866	4,798
541213	Tax preparation services	331	51,642	15,204	2,939
541214	Payroll services	45	72,088	80,475	2,845
541219	Other accounting services	391	80,261	40,351	1,684
5413	Architectural, engineering, & related services	1,372	2,024,070	915,169	19,288
54131	Architectural services	234	189,947	74,665	1,577
54132	Landscape architectural services	59	28,192	9,343	412
54133	Engineering services	767	1,602,688	738,682	14,665
54134	Drafting services	53	13,768	7,438	204
54135	Building inspection services	25	3,073	928	32
54136	Geophysical surveying & mapping services	6	10,763	4,291	117
54137	Surveying & mapping (except geophysical) services	160	57,221	27,491	993
54138	Testing laboratories	68	118,418	52,331	1,288
5414	Specialized design services	183	55,599	10,773	458
54141	Interior design services	105	39,160	5,820	281
54142	Industrial design services	5	378	33	4
54143	Graphic design services	63	14,934	4,450	157
54149	Other specialized design services	10	1,127	470	16
5415	Computer systems design & related services	855	1,995,903	798,540	14,224
541511	Custom computer programming services	354	661,532	307,690	4,999
541512	Computer systems design services	352	869,068	336,500	6,441
5415121	Computer systems integrators	170	598,238	208,642	4,250
5415122	Computer systems consultants (except systems integrators)	182	270,830	127,858	2,191
541513	Computer facilities management services	61	D	D	(1000-2499)
541519	Other computer related services	88	D	D	(500-999)
5416	Management, scientific, & technical consulting services	771	520,096	210,715	4,525
54161	Management consulting services	605	439,239	182,057	3,814
541611	Admin management & general management consulting services	329	283,361	129,959	2,530
541612	Human resources & executive search consulting services	102	41,720	17,637	553
5416121	Actuarial consulting	1	D	D	(1-19)
5416122	Executive placement services	50	D	D	(250-499)
5416123	Human resources and personnel management consulting	51	23,989	8,807	295
541613	Marketing consulting services	78	34,651	6,383	176
541614	Process, physical distribution, & logistics consulting services	55	65,032	23,678	449
541618	Other management consulting services	41	14,475	4,400	106
54162	Environmental consulting services	66	34,802	12,665	315
54169	Other scientific & technical consulting services	100	46,055	15,993	396
5416901	Economic & related consulting services	39	16,907	3,707	123
5416909	All other scientific and technical consulting services	61	29,148	12,286	273
5417	Scientific research & development services	166	888,385	392,862	6,497
54171	Research & development in the phys, engineering & life sciences	156	883,737	390,915	6,444
5417101	Research & devopment in the physical & engineering sciences	98	785,375	344,961	5,568
5417102	Research & development in the life sciences	58	98,362	45,954	876
54171023	Research & development in biotechnology	20	70,481	32,601	631
54171029	Research & development in other life sciences	38	27,881	13,353	245
54172	Research & development in the social sciences & humanities	10	4,648	1,947	53
5418	Advertising & related services	372	359,784	106,440	3,389
54181	Advertising agencies	114	100,204	44,505	954
54182	Public relations agencies	42	14,917	5,020	127
54183	Media buying services	5	2,629	1,017	22
54184	Media representatives	24	14,702	4,548	157
5418401	Radio & television advertising representatives	9	6,251	1,975	105
5418402	Publishers' advertising representatives	15	8,451	2,573	52
54185	Display advertising	35	57,220	9,039	251
54186	Direct mail advertising	30	82,221	22,286	839
54187	Advertising material distribution services	9	2,238	372	18
54189	Other services related to advertising	113	85,653	19,653	1,021
5418901	Welcoming services	3	115	51	4
5418902	Advertising specialties goods distributor	59	61,214	7,877	304
5418903	Sign painting & lettering shop	40	19,881	10,665	686
5418909	All other advertising services	11	4,443	1,060	27
5419	Other professional, scientific, & technical services	882	379,299	109,925	5,936
54191	Marketing research & public opinion polling	21	24,906	6,585	659
54192	Photographic services	273	80,125	18,816	985
541921	Photography studios, portrait	250	74,802	17,583	941
541922	Commercial photography	23	5,323	1,233	44
54193	Translation & interpretation sevices	8	D	D	(1-19)
541930	Translation & interpretation services	8	D	D	(1-19)
54194	Veterinary services	470	215,658	66,007	3,647
54199	All other professional, scientific, & technical services	110	D	D	(500-999)