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Business Services Industry Financial Summary

Professional services account for a large part of the US economy, generating about $600 billion in annual revenue for 600,000 individual firms. The largest segments are legal services ($130 billion); engineering services ($120 billion); computer-related services ($110 billion); accounting ($60 billion); management consulting ($60 billion); advertising ($50 billion); and scientific research ($25 billion).

Using the 2002 Census Bureau Economic Census, Hoover's has generated an industry financial summary for the Business Services industry.

NAICSNAICS DescriptionEstablishmentsSales, Receipts, or Shipments ($1,000)Annual Payroll ($1,000)Paid Employees
322221Coated & laminated packaging paper & plastics film mfg115$1,175,502$169,0394,359
322222Coated & laminated paper mfg545$11,894,777$1,631,69838,629
323110Commercial lithographic printing15,620$50,637,053$13,936,215369,050
323111Commercial gravure printing359$3,552,617$651,60917,557
323114Quick printing7,699$4,516,669$1,320,36244,211
323115Digital printing1,131$2,390,158$745,19220,358
323117Books printing597$4,856,284$1,350,33738,439
323119Other commercial printing2,410$2,578,018$765,55222,397
323121Tradebinding & related work1,239$1,994,937$764,39026,664
323122Prepress services2,153$3,358,894$1,353,57229,290
325412Pharmaceutical preparation mfg904$112,245,666$9,869,141176,650
325413In-vitro diagnostic substance mfg237$7,699,051$1,518,60227,155
334516Analytical laboratory instrument mfg568$8,324,661$2,002,74334,024
423850Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers5,660$16,772,588$1,992,70855,503
424130Industrial & personal serv paper merchant wholesalers4,669$45,486,684$3,002,36965,620
424990Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers13,652$32,002,021$3,166,31491,494
425110Business to business electronic markets95$2,764,616$61,9381,412
454111Electronic shopping5,498$24,057,284$1,672,54051,049
454112Electronic auctions95$903,901$468,8892,899
454390Other direct selling establishments22,011$21,478,225$3,671,576143,092
511140Directory & mailing list publishers1,915$16,920,189$2,583,66655,820
519190All other information services257$1,408,501$413,68613,822
523210Securities & commodity exchanges30$0$05,000
533110Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets (exc copyrighted works)2,385$16,917,441$1,660,63126,957
541110Offices of lawyers2,743$2,055,650$1,053,34126,016
541199All other legal services2,287$1,633,712$499,58314,179
541214Payroll services4,064$21,417,643$14,256,292508,299
541320Landscape architectural services6,225$3,570,016$1,332,67036,582
541350Building inspection services4,096$1,310,016$455,13914,161
541380Testing laboratories5,955$8,770,541$3,955,64493,596
541420Industrial design services1,642$1,277,633$513,2179,702
541430Graphic design services15,851$8,095,989$2,769,13462,036
541611Admin management & general management consulting services48,377$53,708,440$22,879,138352,805
541612Human resources & executive search consulting services16,247$14,320,616$6,959,823121,685
541613Marketing consulting services18,887$14,329,430$4,604,51094,635
541614Process, physical distribution, & logistics consulting services5,305$6,905,966$2,192,98343,927
541618Other management consulting services4,733$1,650,147$592,69513,594
541690Other scientific & technical consulting services14,074$7,604,698$2,924,91854,810
541720Research & development in the social sciences & humanities950$2,134,119$797,00217,369
541810Advertising agencies12,489$21,103,772$9,598,636153,862
541820Public relations agencies6,847$6,204,729$2,678,66944,922
541830Media buying services888$1,150,307$455,9357,834
541840Media representatives2,397$2,728,526$895,53919,130
541850Display advertising2,526$4,616,626$930,44826,666
541860Direct mail advertising3,754$10,544,455$2,729,93276,490
541870Advertising material distribution services646$1,487,845$357,68410,006
541890Other services related to advertising8,500$8,844,402$1,837,46370,519
541910Marketing research & public opinion polling5,460$10,890,323$4,080,844122,359
541922Commercial photography4,196$1,786,077$512,54415,750
541930Translation & interpretation services1,572$876,102$268,9129,721
541990All other professional, scientific, & technical services15,110$6,765,464$2,182,81757,948
561110Office administrative services22,611$32,080,759$14,577,949366,019
561210Facilities support services3,568$12,956,879$4,914,739145,626
561320Temporary help services28,324$68,189,611$47,799,1842,388,971
561330Professional employer organizations4,834$54,532,300$44,133,5011,667,553
561410Document preparation services5,506$2,418,902$1,008,72040,331
561422Telemarketing bureaus3,344$11,284,522$5,797,100348,353
561431Private mail centers4,578$1,957,293$336,21320,049
561439Other business service centers (including copy shops)5,856$6,277,267$1,926,96970,172
561499All other business support services2,410$4,300,635$1,515,91950,310
561710Exterminating & pest control services11,321$6,597,034$2,622,36290,948
561720Janitorial services50,984$27,009,000$12,844,592918,777
561730Landscaping services76,102$35,171,624$11,544,469477,932
561790Other services to buildings & dwellings9,335$3,819,076$1,201,57649,254
561910Packaging & labeling services1,866$4,915,887$1,218,54853,277
561920Convention & trade show organizers4,637$8,561,873$2,231,18179,742
561990All other support services14,970$17,885,647$5,523,191220,125
621511Medical laboratories5,510$16,906,984$5,396,875133,566
711410Agents/managers for artists, athletes, & other public figures3,262$3,602,288$1,251,49317,291
812320Drycleaning & laundry services (except coin-operated)27,071$7,761,840$2,739,085188,769
812331Linen supply1,152$3,087,037$1,203,02352,290
812332Industrial launderers1,484$6,136,749$2,099,73783,984
812930Parking lots & garages12,027$6,908,409$1,428,791104,281
 All NAICS Sectors606,417$962,080,597$320,403,49811,007,674

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