1997 Nonemployer Statistics
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Iowa
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 22,832 t 2,798,992 18,162 363,432 4,670 2,435,560
541 Professional, scientific, & technical services t 22,832 t 2,798,992 18,162 363,432 4,670 2,435,560
5411 Legal services 2,732 661,083 1,103 42,751 1,629 618,332
5412 Accounting, tax return prep, bookkeeping, & payroll services 3,164 410,522 2,210 26,277 954 384,245
541211 Offices of certified public accountants 637 271,850 186 3,876 451 267,974
541213 Tax return preparation services 744 27,259 569 4,497 175 22,762
541214 Payroll services 41 15,962 23 92 18 15,870
541219 Other accounting services 1,742 95,451 1,432 17,812 310 77,639
5413-a Architectural, engineering, & related services N N 999 21,259 N N
54131 Architectural services 274 89,058 144 2,787 130 86,271
54132 Landscape architectural services X X 187 2,898 X X
54133 Engineering services 674 250,400 389 10,857 285 239,543
54134 Drafting services 152 4,220 141 2,746 11 1,474
54135 Building inspection services 77 2,822 67 1,047 10 1,775
54136 Geophysical surveying & mapping services N N 7 107 N N
54137 Surveying & mapping (except geophysical) services 102 10,031 56 722 46 9,309
54138 Testing laboratories 45 24,423 8 95 37 24,328
5414 Specialized design services 697 67,946 538 13,853 159 54,093
5415 Computer systems design & related services 1,543 378,895 1,217 31,389 326 347,506
5416 Management, scientific, & technical consulting services 4,079 211,759 3,625 62,265 454 149,494
5417 Scientific research & development services 139 15,699 105 1,426 34 14,273
5418 Advertising & related services 860 414,512 585 23,723 275 390,789
5419 Other professional, scientific, & technical services t 8,100 t 254,617 7,780 140,489 320 114,128
54191 Marketing research & public opinion polling 160 36,195 129 1,663 31 34,532
54192 Photographic services 890 81,009 642 13,609 248 67,400
54193 Translation & interpretation services 229 N 224 3,102 5 D
54194 Veterinary services X X 189 6,045 X X
54199 All other professional, scientific, & technical services 6,632 N 6,596 116,070 36 D
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

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

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