U.S. - Professional, scientific, & technical services - by Year
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More data	Year	Firms by employment size of enterprise				Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
		Total	20 +	100 +	500 +	Total	20 +	100 +	500 +
	2006	772,025	6.6%	1.3%	0.4%	8,054,094	71.5%	52.6%	38.4%
	2005	757,174	6.4%	1.3%	0.4%	7,689,366	71.1%	52.3%	38.3%
	2004	734,912	6.5%	1.3%	0.4%	7,569,981	70.9%	52.0%	38.4%
	2003	714,790	6.6%	1.3%	0.4%	7,340,246	70.6%	51.7%	38.1%
	2002	708,000	6.5%	1.2%	0.4%	7,046,205	69.6%	49.9%	35.8%
	2001	682,278	6.9%	1.3%	0.4%	7,156,579	70.5%	50.3%	35.9%
	2000	670,099	6.7%	1.2%	0.4%	6,816,216	69.7%	49.5%	35.3%
	1999	654,464	6.5%	1.2%	0.3%	6,432,422	68.7%	48.5%	34.9%
	1998	641,621	6.3%	1.2%	0.3%	6,052,365	67.6%	47.6%	33.7%

Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services by State
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More data	State	Firms by employment size of enterprise				Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
		Total	20 +	100 +	500 +	Total	20 +	100 +	500 +
	United States	654,464	6.5%	1.2%	0.3%	6,432,422	68.7%	48.5%	34.9%
	Alabama	7,735	9.5%	3.5%	2.0%	69,448	63.8%	41.3%	26.2%
	Alaska	1,523	10.3%	5.1%	4.0%	9,612	53.2%	30.2%	24.0%
	Arizona	11,315	9.2%	4.0%	2.2%	104,827	69.4%	51.1%	38.1%
	Arkansas	4,532	6.0%	2.3%	1.4%	29,663	51.4%	33.4%	21.2%
	California	84,819	8.3%	2.3%	0.9%	975,340	73.7%	54.9%	42.9%
	Colorado	16,182	8.4%	3.6%	2.1%	132,906	66.9%	48.0%	37.0%
	Connecticut	9,892	9.1%	3.5%	2.2%	87,130	64.9%	44.1%	30.4%
	Delaware	2,057	12.2%	5.6%	3.5%	18,862	69.0%	45.5%	34.1%
	District of Columbia	3,872	22.3%	11.6%	6.3%	74,430	84.4%	67.0%	46.9%
	Florida	47,038	6.2%	2.0%	1.0%	338,128	60.7%	41.3%	29.2%
	Georgia	20,286	9.1%	3.7%	1.9%	185,219	69.4%	50.3%	35.7%
	Hawaii	2,574	10.1%	4.7%	3.3%	18,137	55.1%	29.8%	18.4%
	Idaho	2,721	8.8%	3.8%	2.6%	22,432	63.1%	46.9%	37.3%
	Illinois	33,442	8.5%	3.0%	1.5%	337,445	72.0%	53.9%	40.8%
	Indiana	10,679	8.8%	3.1%	1.7%	85,974	59.8%	35.2%	24.0%
	Iowa	5,237	8.1%	2.9%	1.9%	37,151	53.3%	29.2%	20.9%
	Kansas	5,918	9.6%	4.4%	2.6%	52,418	66.0%	46.4%	32.3%
	Kentucky	6,766	8.5%	3.6%	2.1%	50,705	56.7%	35.0%	19.5%
	Louisiana	9,551	8.5%	2.8%	1.6%	75,438	59.9%	35.3%	20.8%
	Maine	2,943	7.1%	2.8%	1.9%	18,677	51.2%	28.5%	18.9%
	Maryland	15,322	10.8%	4.0%	2.0%	182,531	75.9%	55.8%	38.8%
	Massachusetts	19,957	10.0%	3.7%	1.9%	214,495	72.3%	52.0%	36.2%
	Michigan	19,872	9.2%	3.1%	1.6%	202,469	69.4%	48.7%	31.7%
	Minnesota	13,951	8.6%	3.1%	1.7%	115,887	67.1%	43.9%	26.9%
	Mississippi	3,913	7.8%	3.1%	1.9%	26,586	52.7%	30.6%	20.0%
	Missouri	11,491	9.7%	3.8%	2.1%	112,157	67.8%	47.4%	33.1%
	Montana	2,449	6.7%	2.7%	1.7%	13,502	46.5%	26.2%	12.2%
	Nebraska	3,402	9.8%	4.0%	2.7%	31,144	66.1%	44.5%	30.6%
	Nevada	4,935	10.3%	4.2%	2.3%	36,692	63.4%	38.3%	22.5%
	New Hampshire	3,700	8.1%	3.4%	2.1%	22,565	51.0%	28.8%	19.3%
	New Jersey	28,525	8.3%	2.8%	1.3%	251,175	68.5%	46.9%	31.9%
	New Mexico	4,006	9.7%	4.6%	2.9%	36,214	66.4%	49.7%	38.7%
	New York	49,364	8.1%	2.4%	1.1%	514,993	72.1%	52.4%	38.4%
	North Carolina	16,309	8.5%	3.2%	1.8%	137,948	62.4%	42.2%	29.8%
	North Dakota	1,190	8.9%	3.4%	1.8%	8,681	57.7%	35.2%	16.8%
	Ohio	22,140	9.5%	3.1%	1.6%	217,328	67.0%	44.1%	30.0%
	Oklahoma	7,522	6.8%	2.6%	1.6%	49,496	53.6%	31.8%	20.6%
	Oregon	9,096	8.3%	3.1%	1.8%	64,913	58.6%	35.4%	22.0%
	Pennsylvania	24,784	10.0%	3.3%	1.7%	284,105	72.1%	51.8%	36.4%
	Rhode Island	2,585	8.1%	3.5%	2.6%	16,762	53.4%	29.7%	22.1%
	South Carolina	7,401	8.4%	3.4%	2.0%	58,207	58.9%	39.5%	26.5%
	South Dakota	1,450	6.3%	2.5%	1.7%	7,606	40.4%	20.7%	10.5%
	Tennessee	9,420	10.2%	3.9%	2.3%	94,209	67.5%	46.8%	34.9%
	Texas	45,347	8.3%	2.6%	1.3%	439,664	68.4%	47.9%	36.0%
	Utah	4,919	12.0%	4.8%	3.1%	47,160	70.4%	43.8%	28.9%
	Vermont	1,844	5.9%	2.4%	1.7%	10,027	43.2%	26.3%	16.5%
	Virginia	18,649	11.5%	4.6%	2.1%	271,952	79.8%	63.2%	45.6%
	Washington	15,062	8.7%	3.3%	2.0%	127,011	65.4%	44.1%	30.9%
	West Virginia	2,683	10.1%	4.0%	2.6%	19,091	53.6%	26.2%	15.7%
	Wisconsin	10,024	9.2%	3.3%	1.8%	87,696	62.0%	38.5%	23.5%
	Wyoming	1,399	6.0%	2.4%	1.8%	6,214	31.8%	11.4%	8.6%

D = Withheld to avoid disclosure

U.S. - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services by Subsector
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Industry detail	NAICS code	Industry title (with link to definition)	Firms by employment size of enterprise				Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
			Total	20 +	100 +	500 +	Total	20 +	100 +	500 +
	54	Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services	654,464	6.5%	1.2%	0.3%	6,432,422	68.7%	48.5%	34.9%
	541	Professional, scientific, & technical services	654,464	6.5%	1.2%	0.3%	6,432,422	68.7%	48.5%	34.9%

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U.S. - Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services by Industry
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More data	NAICS code	Industry title (with link to definition)				Firms by employment size of enterprise				Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
						Total	20 +	100 +	500 +	Total	20 +	100 +	500 +
	541	Professional, scientific, & technical services				654,464	6.5%	1.2%	0.3%	6,432,422	68.7%	48.5%	34.9%
	5411		Legal services			169,613	4.8%	0.6%	0.1%	1,082,253	51.9%	27.9%	13.0%
	54111			Offices of lawyers		162,553	4.6%	0.6%	0.1%	1,014,850	51.4%	27.6%	12.8%
	54119			Other legal services		7,087	9.5%	2.0%	0.7%	67,403	59.1%	31.7%	15.3%
	541191				Title abstract & settlement offices	5,427	10.7%	2.1%	0.7%	57,426	59.9%	31.6%	15.4%
	541199				All other legal services	1,660	5.8%	1.5%	0.7%	9,977	54.6%	32.6%	14.7%
	5412		Accounting, tax return prep, bookkeeping, & payroll services			93,638	4.9%	0.9%	0.3%	1,093,608	72.7%	60.2%	52.1%
	541211				Offices of certified public accountants	51,645	4.5%	0.5%	0.1%	415,914	56.5%	39.1%	33.1%
	541213				Tax return preparation services	11,477	5.6%	0.5%	0.1%	159,524	76.1%	63.2%	58.9%
	541214				Payroll services	2,370	31.9%	15.1%	5.5%	379,248	98.2%	93.5%	82.4%
	541219				Other accounting services	28,236	3.5%	0.9%	0.4%	138,922	47.5%	29.2%	18.5%
	5413		Architectural, engineering, & related services			92,816	10.2%	1.9%	0.6%	1,212,838	72.4%	48.8%	33.3%
	54131			Architectural services		20,822	7.6%	1.0%	0.2%	168,337	53.2%	22.6%	9.6%
	54132			Landscape Architectural Services		7,653	5.5%	0.7%	0.1%	42,691	42.4%	11.9%	1.1%
	54133			Engineering services		45,812	13.0%	2.9%	1.0%	826,717	80.2%	59.0%	42.4%
	54134			Drafting services		2,090	4.5%	0.7%	0.2%	9,633	40.2%	D	D
	54135			Building inspection services		3,210	3.3%	0.5%	0.2%	11,940	36.0%	6.1%	1.3%
	54136			Geophysical surveying & mapping services		609	8.4%	2.3%	0.8%	8,773	80.7%	D	D
	54137			Surveying & mapping (except geophysical) services		8,780	5.9%	0.8%	0.3%	56,733	37.1%	12.3%	5.4%
	54138			Testing laboratories		4,115	23.2%	6.1%	2.5%	88,014	81.5%	53.1%	32.8%
	5414		Specialized design services			27,877	3.7%	0.6%	0.2%	131,134	38.5%	15.9%	8.3%
	54141			Interior design services		10,162	3.1%	0.5%	0.2%	40,683	30.1%	9.1%	1.8%
	54142			Industrial design services		1,380	9.1%	2.2%	1.2%	14,009	70.0%	D	D
	54143			Graphic design services		15,208	3.7%	0.5%	0.2%	69,937	35.5%	12.1%	5.5%
	54149			Other specialized design services		1,130	4.4%	1.1%	0.4%	6,505	55.3%	D	D
	5415		Computer systems design & related services			85,437	7.8%	1.9%	0.7%	1,013,049	79.5%	60.1%	43.3%
	541511				Custom computer programming services	36,223	9.4%	2.4%	0.9%	436,343	79.8%	57.2%	37.0%
	541512				Computer systems design services	32,309	8.8%	2.4%	1.0%	441,249	80.5%	62.7%	47.5%
	541513				Computer facilities management services	913	22.8%	11.5%	6.1%	61,853	96.1%	89.4%	78.5%
	541519				Other computer related services	16,322	3.3%	0.9%	0.4%	73,604	57.8%	37.2%	25.1%
	5416		Management, scientific, & technical consulting services			86,087	5.8%	1.6%	0.7%	658,487	69.2%	49.5%	35.5%
	54161			Management consulting services		64,657	6.2%	1.9%	0.8%	539,209	72.3%	53.4%	39.1%
	541611				Administrative management & general management consulting service	28,627	6.7%	2.5%	1.1%	273,172	77.2%	61.3%	46.4%
	541612				Human resources & executive search consulting services	15,394	6.7%	1.5%	0.7%	132,959	68.1%	45.5%	32.3%
	541613				Marketing consulting services	14,131	4.6%	1.4%	0.7%	82,745	65.0%	44.7%	29.9%
	541614				Process, physical distribution, & logistics consulting services	3,278	10.1%	3.3%	1.8%	34,190	77.3%	55.0%	41.6%
	541618				Other management consulting services	3,342	5.0%	1.5%	0.6%	16,143	50.1%	23.7%	12.4%
	54162			Environmental consulting services		6,540	8.0%	1.7%	0.8%	51,329	58.6%	32.3%	19.0%
	54169			Other scientific & technical consulting services		14,977	3.9%	1.0%	0.5%	67,949	53.2%	31.8%	19.5%
	5417		Scientific research & development services			10,019	20.3%	6.9%	2.8%	338,346	90.2%	74.0%	55.1%
	54171			R&D in the physical, engineering, & life sciences		8,153	21.0%	7.3%	3.1%	301,353	91.1%	75.8%	57.7%
	54172			Research & development in the social sciences & humanities		1,883	17.7%	5.5%	1.9%	36,993	83.0%	59.4%	34.2%
	5418		Advertising & related services			37,056	8.9%	1.7%	0.6%	443,252	72.0%	49.5%	35.5%
	54181			Advertising agencies		13,017	9.0%	1.5%	0.5%	153,124	70.6%	46.6%	35.2%
	54182			Public relations agencies		6,084	5.8%	1.0%	0.4%	44,063	57.2%	33.7%	24.8%
	54183			Media buying services		785	12.0%	4.3%	1.5%	9,238	73.3%	46.5%	26.0%
	54184			Media representatives		2,137	11.1%	3.9%	2.3%	31,339	77.5%	59.7%	50.5%
	54185			Display advertising		1,873	9.3%	2.5%	1.3%	43,516	86.3%	76.3%	69.1%
	54186			Direct mail advertising		3,669	21.7%	5.3%	1.8%	90,044	84.2%	57.2%	33.4%
	54187			Advertising material distribution services		513	12.5%	5.8%	2.7%	6,591	76.7%	55.8%	20.8%
	54189			Other services related to advertising		9,114	5.9%	1.2%	0.5%	65,337	55.7%	33.2%	19.5%
	5419		Other professional, scientific, & technical services			53,071	6.6%	0.7%	0.2%	459,455	53.8%	31.5%	22.1%
	54191			Marketing research & public opinion polling		3,446	22.6%	6.2%	1.9%	120,417	91.3%	71.4%	48.3%
	54192			Photographic services		13,223	3.3%	0.5%	0.2%	75,827	54.6%	D	D
	541921				Photographic studios, portrait	9,006	3.0%	0.4%	0.1%	57,939	58.8%	44.5%	37.3%
	541922				Commercial photography	4,229	4.1%	0.8%	0.3%	17,888	41.2%	D	D
	54193			Translation & interpretation services		1,078	6.5%	0.7%	0.1%	6,320	53.3%	D	D
	54194			Veterinary Services		23,705	7.9%	0.1%	0.0%	205,537	30.4%	4.5%	3.1%
	54199			All other professional, scientific, & technical services		11,624	3.1%	0.6%	0.2%	51,354	58.8%	39.1%	27.6%

D = Withheld to avoid disclosure

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