Technical & Scientific Research Services Industry Financials

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Technical & Scientific Research Services Industry Financial Summary

About 6,000 testing laboratories in the US are in operation, with combined annual revenue of around $9 billion. Major companies include National Technical Systems, and subsidiaries of major corporations such as Pratt & Whitney and Hexagon Metrology. The industry is fragmented: the top 50 firms account for only 35 percent of industry revenue. Most labs have about 10 employees; the largest have more than 1,000.

Using the 2002 Census Bureau Economic Census, Hoover's has generated an industry financial summary for the Technical & Scientific Research Services industry.

NAICSNAICS DescriptionEstablishmentsSales, Receipts, or Shipments ($1,000)Annual Payroll ($1,000)Paid Employees
541380Testing laboratories5,955$8,770,541$3,955,64493,596
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
541910Marketing research & public opinion polling5,460$10,890,323$4,080,844122,359
541990All other professional, scientific, & technical services15,110$6,765,464$2,182,81757,948
813910Business associations17,330$17,293,914$5,342,498122,090
 All NAICS Sectors58,879$53,459,059$19,283,723468,172

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