SIC Industry Description

Industry: 7389—Business Services, Not Elsewhere Classified
Establishments primarily engaged in furnishing business services, not elsewhere classified, such as bondspersons, drafting services, lecture bureaus, notaries public, sign painting, speakers' bureaus, water softening services, and auctioneering services, on a commission or fee basis. Auctions of used cars and agricultural commodities, such as livestock and produce, are classified in Wholesale Trade.

Agents and brokers for authors and nonperforming artistMetal slitting and shearing on a contract or fee basis
Apparel pressing service for the tradeMeter readers, remote
Appraisers, except real estate appraisersMicrofilm recording and developing service
Arbitration and conciliation servicesMounting merchandise on cards on a contract or fee basis
Artists' agents and brokers, except performing artistsMusic distribution systems, except coin-operated
Auctioneering service on a commission or fee basisNotaries public
Authors' agents and brokersPackaging and labeling service (not packing and crating)
Automobile recovery serviceParalegal service
Automobile repossession serviceParcel packing service (packaging)
Automobile shows, flower shows, and home shows: promoters ofPatent brokers
Bartering services for businessesPatrol of electric transmission or gas lines
Batik work (handprinting on textiles)Photogrammetric mapping service (not professional engineers)
BondspersonsPhotographic library service, still
Bottle exchangesPhotography brokers
Bronzing baby shoesPipeline and power line inspection services
Business brokers (buying and selling business enterprises)Playwrights' brokers
Charge account service (shopping plates) collection by individualPost office contract stations
Check validation servicePresorting mail service
Cloth: cutting to length, bolting, or winding for textile distributorsPress clipping service
Contractors' disbursement controlPrinted circuitry graphic layout
Convention bureausProcess serving service
Convention decoratorsProduce weighing service, not connected with transportation
Copyright protection serviceProduct sterilization service
Correct time servicePromoters of home shows and flower shows
Cosmetic kits, assembling and packagingRacetrack cleaning, except buildings
Cotton inspection service, not connected with transportationRadio broadcasting music checkers
Cotton sampler serviceRadio transcription service
Coupon redemption service, except trading stampsRecording studios on a contract or fee basis
Credit card service (collection by individual firms)Redemption of trading stamps
Decoration service for special eventsRepossession service
Demonstration service, separate from saleRestaurant reservation service
Directories, telephone: distribution on a contract or fee basisRug binding for the trade
Divers, commercialSafety inspection service, except automotive
Drafting service, except temporary helpSalvaging of damaged merchandise, not engaged in sales
Drawback service, customsSampling of commodities, not connected with transportation
Drive-a-way automobile serviceScrap steel cutting on a contract or fee basis
Embroidering of advertising on shirts, etc.Shoe designers
Engrossing, e.g., diplomas and resolutionsShowcard painting
Exhibits, building of: by industrial contractorsShrinking textiles for tailors and dressmakers
Field warehousing, not public warehousingSign painting and lettering shops
Filling pressure containers (aerosol) with hair spray, insecticides, etc.Solvents recovery service on a contract or fee basis
Fire extinguishers, service ofSpeakers' bureaus
Firefighting service, other than forestry or publicSponging textiles for tailors and dressmakers
Flagging service (traffic control)Styling of fashions, apparel, furniture, and textiles
Floats, decoration ofStyling wigs for the trade
Florists' telegraph serviceSwimming pool cleaning and maintenance
Folding and refolding service: textile and apparelSwitchboard operation of private branch exchanges
Fundraising on a contract or fee basisTape slitting for the trade (cutting plastics, leather, etc. into widths)
Gas systems, contract conversion from manufactured to natural gasTax collection agencies: collecting for a city, county, or State
Handtool designersTax title dealers: agencies for city, county, or State
Handwriting analysisTelemarketing (telephone marketing) service on a contract or fee basis
Hosiery pairing on a contract or fee basisTelephone answering, except beeper service
Hotel reservation serviceTelephone solicitation service on a contract or fee basis
Identification engraving serviceTextile designers
Inspection of commodities, not connected with transportationTextile folding and packing services
Interior decorating consulting service, except painters and paperTime-share condominium exchanges
Interior designing service, except painters and paper hangersTobacco sheeting service on a contract or fee basis
Inventory computing serviceTourist information bureaus
Labeling bottles, cans, cartons, etc. for the trade: not printingTrade show arrangement
Laminating of photographs (coating photographs with plastics)Trading stamp promotion and sale to stores
Lecture bureausTrading stamp redemption
Lettering serviceTranslation service
Liquidators of merchandise on a contract or fee basisWater softener service
Mannequin decorating serviceWeighing foods and other commodities not connected with
Map drafting serviceWelcoming service
Mapmaking, including aerialWindow trimming service
Message service, telephone answering except beeper serviceYacht brokers
Codes TitlesTotal Marketable US Businesses
7389Business Services, Nec1,176,516
738900Business services, nec86,360
73890000Business services, nec86,360
738901Personal service agents, brokers, and bureaus26,476
73890100Personal service agents, brokers, and bureaus24,598
73890101Artists' agents and brokers703
73890102Authors' agents and brokers146
73890103Brokers, contract services618
73890104Lecture bureau174
73890105Playwrights' brokers15
73890106Speakers' bureau222
738902Inspection and testing services30,917
73890200Inspection and testing services15,391
73890201Air pollution measuring service232
73890202Athletic equipment inspection service22
73890203Building inspection service13,789
73890204Commodities sampling50
73890205Commodity inspection60
73890206Cotton sampling and inspection service6
73890207Industrial and commercial equipment inspection service278
73890208Petroleum refinery inspection service114
73890209Pipeline and power line inspection service362
73890210Safety inspection service501
73890211Sewer inspection service112
738903Advertising, promotional, and trade show services7,929
73890300Advertising, promotional, and trade show services2,899
73890301Convention and show services2,700
73890302Coupon redemption service98
73890303Demonstration service78
73890304Embroidery advertising538
73890305Exhibit construction by industrial contractors210
73890306Field audits, cable television60
73890307Mannequin decorating service9
73890308Promoters of shows and exhibitions546
73890309Trade show arrangement709
73890310Trading stamp promotion and redemption28
73890311Window trimming service54
738904Textile and apparel services3,822
73890400Textile and apparel services1,121
73890401Apparel designers, commercial576
73890402Apparel pressing service25
73890403Batik work4
73890404Cloth cutting, bolting, or winding75
73890405Corset representatives, fitting only13
73890406Hand painting, textile141
73890407Hosiery pairing2
73890408Rug binding12
73890409Styling of fashions, apparel, furniture, textiles, etc.1,320
73890410Styling, wigs302
73890411Textile designers200
73890412Textile folding and packing services21
73890413Textiles, sponging or shrinking10
738905Reservation services1,117
73890500Reservation services252
73890501Accomodation locating services445
73890502Hotel and motel reservation service253
73890503Restaurant reservation service167
738906Interior design services37,006
73890600Interior design services14,339
73890601Decoration service for special events3,343
73890602Interior designer14,546
73890603Interior decorating4,778
738907Finishing services1,166
73890700Finishing services869
73890701Bathroom fixture reglazing42
73890702Furniture finishing97
73890703Laminating service158
738908Mapmaking services521
73890800Mapmaking services146
73890801Mapmaking or drafting, including aerial171
73890802Photogrammatic mapping204
738909Financial services27,239
73890900Financial services24,400
73890901Charge account service74
73890902Check validation service50
73890903Credit card service2,700
738910Telephone services6,817
73891000Telephone services3,414
73891001Telephone answering service1,763
73891002Correct time service29
73891003Switchboard operation, private branch exchanges11
73891004Teleconferencing services143
73891005Telemarketing services1,281
73891006Telephone directory distribution, contract or fee basis56
73891007Telephone solicitation service24
73891008Pay telephone network96
738911Music and broadcasting services12,584
73891100Music and broadcasting services4,390
73891101Music copying service62
73891102Music distribution systems220
73891103Radio broadcasting music checkers54
73891104Radio transcription service160
73891105Recording studio, noncommercial records5,923
73891106Music recording producer1,721
73891107Audio cassette duplication services54
738912Packaging and labeling services3,029
73891200Packaging and labeling services2,974
73891201Labeling bottles, cans, cartons, etc.47
73891202Mounting merchandise on cards8
738913Legal and tax services26,713
73891300Legal and tax services2,873
73891301Arbitration and conciliation service1,672
73891302Bail bonding6,647
73891303Bondsperson316
73891304Copyright protection service53
73891305Drawback service, customs17
73891306Notary publics11,955
73891307Paralegal service1,441
73891308Patent brokers111
73891309Process serving service740
73891310Repossession service600
73891311Tax collection agency257
73891312Tax title dealers31
738914Auction, appraisal, and exchange services14,602
73891400Auction, appraisal, and exchange services3,672
73891401Appraisers, except real estate2,229
73891402Auctioneers, fee basis6,276
73891403Barter exchange121
73891404Bottle exchange15
73891405Bottle sorting27
73891406Flea market878
73891407Merchandise liquidators1,216
73891408Time-share condominium exchange168
738915Lettering and sign painting services1,074
73891500Lettering and sign painting services257
73891501Lettering service120
73891502Show card and poster painting11
73891503Sign painting and lettering shop686
738916Mailing and messenger services11,795
73891600Mailing and messenger services599
73891601Courier or messenger service2,744
73891602Florist telegraph service16
73891603Mailbox rental and related service8,221
73891604Post office contract stations128
73891605Presorted mail service87
738917Brokers' services7,011
73891700Brokers' services2,829
73891701Brokers, business: buying and selling business enterprises1,855
73891702Fish broker85
73891703Log and lumber broker154
73891704Photography brokers259
73891705Yacht brokers963
73891706Printing broker866
738918Design services256,985
73891800Design services255,385
73891801Design, commercial and industrial1,538
73891802Hand tool designers30
73891803Shoe designers32
738919Metal cutting services383
73891900Metal cutting services257
73891901Metal slitting and shearing55
73891902Scrap steel cutting71
738999Business services, nec, nec612,970
73899901Automobile recovery service1,275
73899902Balloons, novelty and toy123
73899903Bronzing, baby shoes13
73899904Building scale models65
73899905Child restraint seat, automotive: rental15
73899906Coffee service727
73899907Contractors' disbursement control109
73899908Cosmetic kits, assembling and packaging93
73899909Crane and aerial lift service751
73899910Divers, commercial339
73899911Document and office record destruction1,084
73899912Document embossing31
73899913Drafting service, except temporary help1,497
73899914Drive-a-way automobile service102
73899915Engraving service1,518
73899916Engrossing: diplomas, resolutions, etc.11
73899917Field warehousing122
73899918Filling pressure containers24
73899919Fire extinguisher servicing1,134
73899920Fire protection service other than forestry or public2,228
73899921Flagging service (traffic control)336
73899922Float decoration27
73899923Fund raising organizations5,651
73899924Gas system conversion36
73899925Grinding, precision: commercial or industrial272
73899926Handwriting analysis81
73899927Human skeleton preparation4
73899928Ice surface maintenance: hockey, curling, etc.10
73899929Inventory computing service618
73899930Marine reporting66
73899931Meter readers, remote48
73899932Microfilm recording and developing service174
73899933Office facilities and secretarial service rental3,171
73899934Patrol of electric transmission or gas lines23
73899935Personal investigation service1,228
73899936Photographic library service42
73899937Pilot car escort service149
73899938Plant care service334
73899939Press clipping service28
73899940Printed circuitry graphic layout93
73899941Product sterilization service44
73899942Purchasing service587
73899943Racetrack cleaning, except buildings7
73899944Relocation service718
73899945Salvaging of damaged merchandise, service only118
73899946Sewing contractor726
73899947Solvents recovery service23
73899948Swimming pool and hot tub service and maintenance11,782
73899949Tape slitting6
73899950Tobacco sheeting service1
73899951Tombstone engraving29
73899952Tourist information bureau1,236
73899953Translation services6,953
73899954Water softener service2,079
73899955Weighing, food and commodity49
73899956Welcoming services82
73899957Aquarium design and maintenance215
73899958Subscription fulfillment services: magazine, newspaper, etc.222
73899959Explosives recovery or extraction services23
73899960Estimating service, construction423
73899961Aquatic weed maintenance68
73899962Printers' services: folding, collating, etc.367
73899963Bicycle assembly service40
73899964Product endorsement service57
73899965Inventory stocking service103
73899966Document storage service284
73899967Tenant screening service59
73899999Business services at non-commercial site557,572