1997 Economic Census:
Comparative Statistics for the United States
1987 SIC Basis: Service Industries - Firms subject to federal income tax

 
Service Industries - Firms subject to federal income tax - Industries Ranked by Growth in Receipts 1992 to 1997
Includes only establishments with payroll. Data are in current dollars and have not been adjusted for inflation. Introductory text includes scope and methodology. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table. An alternate display has fewer columns.

SIC 1987 SIC Description Establishments Receipts
($1,000)		 Paid employees Annual payroll
($1,000)
1997 1992 % chg 1997 1992 % chg 1997 1992 % chg 1997 1992 % chg
8243 Data processing schools 2,850 1,390 105.0 2,600,223 874,662 197.3 29,821 11,244 165.2 999,763 317,166 215.2
7377 Computer rental and leasing 946 854 10.8 5,744,535 2,212,150 159.7 9,112 8,087 12.7 569,196 348,549 63.3
7372 Software publishers 12,090 7,108 70.1 61,699,420 24,452,433 152.3 266,380 131,020 103.3 18,386,784 6,614,343 178.0
7363 Help supply services 28,288 19,020 48.7 81,346,026 33,586,717 142.2 3,508,130 1,841,921 90.5 59,480,095 24,074,972 147.1
7032 Sporting and recreational camps 3,513 1,840 90.9 1,340,718 603,079 122.3 18,857 9,659 95.2 382,678 151,017 153.4
7999 Amusement and recreation services, not elsewhere classified % 23,726 21,717 9.3 22,592,210 10,430,216 116.6 351,573 215,793 62.9 5,147,246 2,503,018 105.6
8412 Museums and art galleries 504 356 41.6 286,677 134,612 113.0 3,902 2,258 72.8 61,999 36,755 68.7
7361 Employment agencies 13,514 12,146 11.3 9,697,479 4,576,653 111.9 158,998 132,811 19.7 5,172,765 2,361,523 119.0
8049 Offices and clinics of health practitioners, not elsewhere classified 31,862 22,260 43.1 12,956,934 6,148,059 110.7 204,872 103,546 97.9 6,025,977 2,572,575 134.2
8092 Kidney dialysis centers 1,953 1,119 74.5 4,310,817 2,060,263 109.2 38,503 21,195 81.7 1,147,692 558,112 105.6
7993 Coin-operated amusement devices 5,732 4,932 16.2 4,571,162 2,187,506 109.0 62,394 28,084 122.2 906,680 427,226 112.2
8422 Arboreta and botanical or zoological gardens 155 119 30.3 119,065 57,085 108.6 1,995 1,056 88.9 36,241 16,799 115.7
7353 Heavy construction equipment rental and leasing 5,581 3,853 44.8 8,073,895 3,879,374 108.1 56,434 34,704 62.6 1,968,224 1,036,953 89.8
8082 Home health care services 16,315 8,045 102.8 21,474,024 10,413,844 106.2 681,505 341,889 99.3 10,940,964 4,853,090 125.4
7382 Security systems services 5,156 2,968 73.7 6,992,346 3,414,640 104.8 107,414 51,755 107.5 2,602,492 1,183,008 120.0
7334 Photocopying and duplicating services 5,780 4,949 16.8 6,844,260 3,464,252 97.6 87,221 58,149 50.0 1,811,334 1,100,959 64.5
7992 Public golf courses % 5,886 3,780 55.7 4,569,361 2,338,748 95.4 75,351 42,348 77.9 1,318,156 656,183 100.9
8742 Management consulting services % 49,430 33,762 46.4 44,095,603 22,628,984 94.9 337,699 211,781 59.5 18,430,017 9,619,653 91.6
7323 Credit reporting services 1,588 1,658 -4.2 4,698,934 2,450,860 91.7 34,146 26,585 28.4 1,165,319 599,126 94.5
8748 Business consulting services, not elsewhere classified % 17,853 12,628 41.4 8,687,728 4,573,223 90.0 77,341 52,456 47.4 3,191,884 1,766,156 80.7
7389 Business services, not elsewhere classified 69,376 52,375 32.5 62,276,780 32,885,901 89.4 867,462 523,650 65.7 17,597,943 9,783,317 79.9
8299 Schools and educational services, not elsewhere classified 12,641 9,888 27.8 6,189,339 3,320,018 86.4 91,992 69,134 33.1 1,822,881 1,053,643 73.0
8731 Commercial physical and biological research 6,855 3,826 79.2 21,821,756 11,788,343 85.1 161,304 111,124 45.2 8,820,582 4,989,952 76.8
7313 Radio, television, and publishers' advertising representatives 2,686 1,905 41.0 3,308,665 1,811,938 82.6 26,437 18,336 44.2 1,060,529 638,526 66.1
7549 Automotive services, except repair and carwashes 14,952 10,906 37.1 5,881,132 3,402,782 72.8 105,717 67,386 56.9 1,744,187 967,720 80.2
7822 Motion picture and video tape distribution 1,413 1,393 1.4 20,330,377 11,809,368 72.2 23,226 19,388 19.8 1,117,049 843,075 32.5
7291 Tax return preparation services 12,830 7,924 61.9 2,184,210 1,295,405 68.6 147,698 122,954 20.1 760,170 521,736 45.7
7819 Services allied to motion picture production 6,287 3,895 61.4 12,537,725 7,514,692 66.8 188,378 162,216 16.1 5,429,607 3,619,366 50.0
7536 Automotive glass replacement shops 5,599 4,925 13.7 3,149,984 1,888,987 66.8 29,187 22,240 31.2 753,574 473,981 59.0
8741 Management services % 31,844 19,733 61.4 36,214,844 21,728,354 66.7 375,442 277,718 35.2 13,394,781 8,515,553 57.3
8743 Public relations services % 6,513 5,103 27.6 4,771,957 2,890,250 65.1 38,735 27,021 43.4 1,951,633 1,088,058 79.4
8322 Individual and family social services 10,187 7,373 38.2 2,748,217 1,694,141 62.2 70,325 42,550 65.3 1,141,547 667,585 71.0
8721 Accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping services 84,531 79,097 6.9 54,635,855 34,037,898 60.5 690,074 520,603 32.6 22,897,680 14,001,349 63.5
8351 Child daycare services 43,785 35,327 23.9 8,401,972 5,269,980 59.4 387,730 282,675 37.2 3,941,759 2,388,002 65.1
7622 Radio and television repair shops 6,833 6,038 13.2 2,910,151 1,826,223 59.4 39,872 29,422 35.5 996,410 600,820 65.8
7331 Direct mail advertising services 4,083 3,878 5.3 10,173,446 6,433,598 58.1 95,797 79,076 21.1 2,743,667 1,776,743 54.4
8072 Dental laboratories 7,609 7,527 1.1 2,993,000 1,948,464 53.6 41,194 39,106 5.3 1,024,647 824,312 24.3
7374 Data processing services 7,588 7,286 4.1 30,836,645 20,199,518 52.7 262,250 230,346 13.9 9,773,857 6,795,897 43.8
8713 Surveying services 9,025 8,418 7.2 3,453,489 2,280,177 51.5 56,880 45,324 25.5 1,712,316 1,089,694 57.1
8712 Architectural services 20,602 17,875 15.3 16,988,338 11,244,379 51.1 146,702 121,675 20.6 6,468,524 4,408,064 46.7
7336 Commercial art and graphic design 14,582 12,300 18.6 7,542,120 5,001,341 50.8 61,479 50,933 20.7 2,349,873 1,587,560 48.0
8093 Specialty outpatient facilities, not elsewhere classified 7,504 6,629 13.2 7,196,827 4,807,350 49.7 89,925 70,645 27.3 2,671,388 1,887,794 41.5
8732 Commercial economic, sociological, and educational research % 5,005 5,165 -3.1 9,136,437 6,138,318 48.8 123,222 100,729 22.3 3,464,985 2,238,657 54.8
7515 Passenger car leasing 879 919 -4.4 3,800,424 2,554,228 48.8 8,325 6,936 20.0 315,960 207,462 52.3
7542 Carwashes 13,683 11,589 18.1 3,911,344 2,644,127 47.9 123,602 93,081 32.8 1,252,587 808,554 54.9
7812 Motion picture and video tape production 8,777 7,469 17.5 20,152,091 13,633,576 47.8 83,558 66,674 25.3 4,944,605 3,588,978 37.8
7537 Automotive transmission repair 6,768 6,277 7.8 2,431,584 1,660,364 46.4 29,442 24,136 22.0 709,254 479,043 48.1
805 Nursing and personal care facilities 19,641 14,954 31.3 49,532,896 33,989,607 45.7 1,312,703 1,134,929 15.7 22,358,777 15,953,532 40.1
7217 Carpet and upholstery cleaning services 9,282 7,693 20.7 2,156,041 1,483,310 45.4 47,065 39,318 19.7 729,490 478,153 52.6
8361 Residential care 13,192 12,121 8.8 6,311,499 4,358,095 44.8 172,142 138,707 24.1 2,266,769 1,569,367 44.4
7532 Top, body, and upholstery repair shops and paint shops 35,569 35,043 1.5 17,755,296 12,262,486 44.8 205,172 165,894 23.7 5,172,206 3,444,504 50.2
7338 Secretarial and court reporting services 7,684 6,746 13.9 2,817,836 1,948,033 44.7 46,827 30,245 54.8 1,035,500 621,552 66.6
7538 General automotive repair shops 77,751 64,822 19.9 25,598,455 17,772,602 44.0 290,634 229,859 26.4 6,438,842 4,405,704 46.1
7514 Passenger car rental 4,367 4,894 -10.8 14,783,704 10,279,942 43.8 102,623 81,170 26.4 2,129,602 1,475,317 44.3
7841 Video tape rental 23,036 21,998 4.7 7,229,671 5,075,315 42.4 149,854 123,671 21.2 1,289,254 943,880 36.6
8062 General medical and surgical hospitals 784 704 11.4 34,140,320 24,162,290 41.3 419,865 323,141 29.9 11,535,646 8,012,918 44.0
7521 Automobile parking 10,358 10,171 1.8 5,174,724 3,666,010 41.2 76,166 51,563 47.7 967,701 679,128 42.5
7011 Hotels and motels 47,027 41,684 12.8 94,841,597 67,192,806 41.1 1,643,283 1,455,924 12.9 25,813,364 19,186,564 34.5
7991 Physical fitness facilities 10,675 9,216 15.8 5,352,616 3,823,566 40.0 178,903 129,925 37.7 1,622,621 1,043,229 55.5
7322 Adjustment and collection services 5,284 5,814 -9.1 5,103,339 3,700,259 37.9 84,640 71,867 17.8 2,136,495 1,564,295 36.6
8744 Facilities support management services 2,490 904 175.4 7,575,712 5,499,813 37.7 112,137 74,976 49.6 3,280,166 2,381,507 37.7
7383 News syndicates 527 598 -11.9 1,402,374 1,020,825 37.4 9,483 8,209 15.5 465,466 326,771 42.4
7218 Industrial launderers 1,613 1,435 12.4 5,007,637 3,649,671 37.2 81,908 63,172 29.7 1,670,672 1,199,428 39.3
7349 Building cleaning and maintenance services, not elsewhere classified 54,948 47,349 16.0 20,888,541 15,266,279 36.8 885,403 747,399 18.5 10,025,867 7,710,022 30.0
8021 Offices and clinics of dentists % 114,178 108,804 4.9 48,482,037 35,522,953 36.5 641,674 554,589 15.7 18,226,762 13,038,962 39.8
7261 Funeral service and crematories 16,527 15,647 5.6 9,722,311 7,145,138 36.1 106,590 88,328 20.7 2,467,636 1,855,868 33.0
7911 Dance studios, schools, and halls 5,390 4,839 11.4 807,492 594,778 35.8 28,623 23,790 20.3 226,287 168,014 34.7
7513 Truck rental services, without drivers 4,936 4,313 14.4 10,081,603 7,445,065 35.4 45,224 42,163 7.3 1,377,581 1,029,412 33.8
7948 Racing, including track operation 2,829 2,666 6.1 5,544,598 4,097,999 35.3 57,523 56,285 2.2 1,145,598 909,743 25.9
8734 Testing Laboratories % 5,488 4,540 20.9 6,442,964 4,763,614 35.3 82,024 70,462 16.4 2,708,782 1,998,829 35.5
8711 Engineering services 52,526 41,834 25.6 88,180,688 65,245,236 35.2 730,048 657,609 11.0 35,337,890 27,246,839 29.7
7996 Amusement parks 607 825 -26.4 7,171,677 5,311,781 35.0 110,789 80,745 37.2 1,690,386 1,297,545 30.3
7359 Equipment rental and leasing, n.e.c. 18,193 17,687 2.9 19,919,517 14,789,273 34.7 142,301 134,146 6.1 3,906,031 3,101,273 25.9
7381 Detective, guard, and armored car services 12,539 11,578 8.3 12,370,414 9,192,630 34.6 560,976 482,355 16.3 7,759,442 5,794,223 33.9
7342 Disinfecting and pest control services 11,144 10,300 8.2 4,946,141 3,736,447 32.4 82,258 70,545 16.6 1,946,947 1,454,168 33.9
7832 Motion picture theaters (except drive-ins) 5,998 6,358 -5.7 7,486,977 5,664,987 32.2 123,045 101,863 20.8 923,677 761,416 21.3
8071 Medical laboratories 9,076 8,434 7.6 16,317,096 12,511,336 30.4 151,338 138,760 9.1 5,401,749 3,979,942 35.7
8042 Offices and clinics of optometrists 17,875 17,135 4.3 6,361,839 4,939,521 28.8 79,545 68,596 16.0 1,773,428 1,300,969 36.3
7699 Repair shops and related services, not elsewhere classified 32,190 34,103 -5.6 19,100,489 15,059,370 26.8 203,778 190,995 6.7 5,613,932 4,463,389 25.8
7312 Outdoor advertising services 1,628 1,308 24.5 2,389,357 1,888,020 26.6 14,923 13,154 13.4 519,665 393,830 32.0
7631 Watch, clock, and jewelry repair 1,716 1,662 3.2 345,774 274,650 25.9 5,599 5,141 8.9 98,754 78,766 25.4
7033 Recreational vehicle parks and campsites 4,085 3,475 17.6 1,394,200 1,113,447 25.2 16,474 15,419 6.8 282,619 223,860 26.2
7384 Photofinishing laboratories 7,055 7,768 -9.2 5,519,586 4,414,559 25.0 71,991 69,265 3.9 1,582,796 1,200,393 31.9
8043 Offices and clinics of podiatrists 8,662 7,948 9.0 2,393,443 1,920,076 24.7 30,472 26,429 15.3 771,151 624,211 23.5
8031 Offices and clinics of doctors of osteopathy 9,132 8,708 4.9 4,530,188 3,638,144 24.5 53,172 47,029 13.1 2,096,103 1,650,281 27.0
7335 Commercial photography 4,298 4,213 2.0 1,852,008 1,491,628 24.2 18,371 16,192 13.5 544,512 434,824 25.2
7311 Advertising agencies 13,390 13,879 -3.5 16,871,520 13,607,846 24.0 139,486 132,042 5.6 7,556,880 5,649,104 33.8
7215 Coin-operated laundries and drycleaning 13,883 13,002 6.8 2,873,362 2,336,390 23.0 53,023 46,002 15.3 606,333 445,634 36.1
8011 Offices and clinics of doctors of medicine % 188,668 197,701 -4.6 172,896,422 141,429,109 22.2 1,563,297 1,356,685 15.2 84,562,849 68,731,851 23.0
7623 Refrigeration and air-conditioning service and repair shops 4,014 3,797 5.7 2,679,859 2,193,087 22.2 25,455 23,681 7.5 820,180 650,730 26.0
7641 Reupholstery and furniture repair 6,598 6,731 -2.0 1,193,414 980,357 21.7 22,315 21,249 5.0 388,631 311,087 24.9
7231 Beauty shops % 81,413 82,768 -1.6 12,051,795 9,906,633 21.7 407,336 387,249 5.2 5,332,551 4,237,242 25.8
8111 Legal services 165,757 151,737 9.2 122,616,890 101,114,199 21.3 956,074 923,617 3.5 47,409,587 39,328,153 20.5
7539 Automotive repair shops, not elsewhere classified 9,674 10,305 -6.1 3,494,643 2,891,569 20.9 42,234 41,199 2.5 960,634 788,252 21.9
7352 Medical equipment rental and leasing 3,496 3,276 6.7 3,754,664 3,109,843 20.7 29,575 31,062 -4.8 915,796 766,734 19.4
7212 Garment pressing and agents for laundries and drycleaners 3,434 3,221 6.6 506,567 423,961 19.5 11,102 11,051 0.5 118,234 106,438 11.1
7997 Membership sports and recreation clubs 6,432 7,275 -11.6 5,884,679 5,018,717 17.3 131,332 124,632 5.4 1,993,141 1,671,316 19.3
7221 Photographic studios, portrait 13,245 11,381 16.4 3,705,100 3,191,132 16.1 65,395 66,822 -2.1 990,666 852,711 16.2
8069 Specialty hospitals, except psychiatric 219 207 5.8 2,925,727 2,524,522 15.9 42,170 35,340 19.3 1,129,579 933,788 21.0
7692 Welding repair 4,840 5,383 -10.1 1,640,808 1,428,510 14.9 22,291 22,247 0.2 505,689 428,425 18.0
7299 Miscellaneous personal services, not elsewhere classified 17,522 16,017 9.4 4,410,843 3,885,006 13.5 105,053 105,551 -0.5 1,196,120 1,060,369 12.8
7216 Drycleaning plants 22,330 23,213 -3.8 5,638,474 5,067,031 11.3 166,208 164,384 1.1 2,068,507 1,809,530 14.3
8041 Offices and clinics of chiropractors 30,487 27,329 11.6 6,570,083 5,917,909 11.0 91,700 84,730 8.2 1,886,173 1,652,165 14.2
8331 Job training and vocational rehabilitation services 2,549 r 1.6 1,432,269 1,291,359 10.9 32,004 27,944 14.5 675,684 606,955 11.3
7213 Linen supply 1,247 1,375 -9.3 2,903,457 2,659,972 9.2 55,821 54,382 2.6 1,073,588 955,951 12.3
7021 Rooming and boarding houses 1,367 1,620 -15.6 316,049 294,595 7.3 7,045 8,056 -12.5 79,203 71,903 10.2
7694 Armature rewinding shops 1,738 2,498 -30.4 2,466,510 2,321,557 6.2 22,442 26,607 -15.7 724,263 706,505 2.5
7629 Electrical and electronic repair shops, not elsewhere classified 8,678 11,364 -23.6 6,965,528 6,648,073 4.8 76,970 108,761 -29.2 2,218,096 2,455,137 -9.7
7241 Barber shops % 4,383 4,902 -10.6 458,820 440,402 4.2 13,948 14,504 -3.8 204,965 190,480 7.6
7378 Computer maintenance and repair 6,087 5,041 20.7 7,565,169 7,352,721 2.9 60,406 63,064 -4.2 2,258,017 2,299,895 -1.8
7533 Automotive exhaust system repair shops 5,251 5,521 -4.9 1,985,377 1,952,649 1.7 23,015 23,277 -1.1 524,940 482,623 8.8
8249 Vocational schools, not elsewhere classified 2,913 2,362 23.3 2,235,185 2,248,618 -0.6 33,848 34,428 -1.7 788,858 782,349 0.8
7933 Bowling centers 5,590 6,093 -8.3 2,820,685 2,845,043 -0.9 88,044 95,701 -8.0 821,044 803,697 2.2
7829 Services allied to motion picture distribution 146 210 -30.5 100,927 104,236 -3.2 1,045 947 10.3 29,156 32,802 -11.1
7534 Tire retreading and repair shops 1,760 1,845 -4.6 1,270,577 1,317,327 -3.5 10,930 12,898 -15.3 248,727 263,056 -5.4
7211 Power laundries, family and commercial 1,740 1,853 -6.1 831,369 867,260 -4.1 23,168 27,641 -16.2 343,237 355,226 -3.4
7251 Shoe repair shops and shoeshine parlors 2,071 2,702 -23.4 243,069 275,777 -11.9 5,120 6,397 -20.0 66,330 72,442 -8.4
7519 Utility trailer and recreational vehicle rental 360 440 -18.2 256,119 294,431 -13.0 1,890 2,054 -8.0 47,458 45,237 4.9
7833 Drive-in motion picture theaters 360 534 -32.6 110,342 151,539 -27.2 1,996 3,325 -40.0 20,777 26,594 -21.9
8244 Business and secretarial schools 581 863 -32.7 554,044 768,950 -27.9 10,901 17,552 -37.9 213,300 292,673 -27.1
8063 Psychiatric hospitals 342 492 -30.5 3,080,332 4,396,163 -29.9 49,549 69,669 -28.9 1,220,583 1,609,727 -24.2
7219 All other laundry and garment services 2,935 N N 440,120 N N 13,193 N N 167,148 N N
7319 Advertising, not elsewhere classified 3,166 N N 5,612,129 N N 70,734 N N 1,331,584 N N
7371 Computer programming services 31,624 N N 38,300,515 N N 318,198 N N 18,417,084 N N
7373 Computer systems integrators 10,571 N N 35,270,055 N N 207,741 N N 11,341,975 N N
7375 On-line information services 4,165 N N 8,042,568 N N 49,935 N N 2,355,992 N N
7376 Computer facilities management services 1,445 N N 15,114,194 N N 71,821 N N 3,389,511 N N
7379 Computer related services, not elsewhere classified 28,762 N N 21,541,285 N N 174,926 N N 9,313,021 N N
7922 Theatrical producers (exc motion picture) and miscellaneous theatrical services % 5,217 N N 7,178,240 N N 66,175 N N 2,044,118 N N
7929 Bands, orchestras, actors, and other entertainers and entertainment groups 7,476 N N 5,333,866 N N 31,598 N N 2,362,108 N N
7941 Professional sports clubs, managers, and promoters % 1,665 1,085 53.5 9,994,972 N N 50,298 34,154 47.3 5,376,716 3,112,591 72.7
8099 Health and allied services, not elsewhere classified % 2,114 N N 2,342,776 N N 28,504 N N 681,260 N N
8231 Libraries % 2,298 N N 860,933 N N 22,044 N N 373,164 N N
8399 Social services, not elsewhere classified % 0 N N 0 N N 0 N N 0 N N
8699 Membership organizations, not elsewhere classified % 868 N N 1,997,359 N N 25,238 N N 682,645 N N
8999 Services, not elsewhere classified N 14,587 N N 7,966,237 N N 81,136 N N 3,095,304 N
N=Comparable data not available D=Withheld to avoid disclosure

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Source: 1997 Economic Census, Comparative Statistics

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