SIC Industry Description

Industry: 8732—Commercial Economic, Sociological, and Educational Research
Establishments primarily engaged in performing commercial business, marketing, opinion, and other economic, sociological, and educational research on a contract or fee basis. Noncommercial economic, sociological, and educational research establishments funded from endowments, grants, or contributions are classified in Industry 8733.

Business economists, commercialMarket research commercial
Business research commercialOpinion research commercial
Economic research, commercialResearch economic, sociological and educational—commercial
Educational research, commercialSociological research commercial
Codes TitlesTotal Marketable US Businesses
8732Commercial Nonphysical Research13,194
873200Commercial nonphysical research1,763
87320000Commercial nonphysical research1,763
873201Market analysis, business, and economic research10,106
87320100Market analysis, business, and economic research1,745
87320101Business analysis1,030
87320102Business economic service370
87320103Business research service555
87320104Economic research344
87320105Market analysis or research4,103
87320106Merger, acquisition, and reorganization research336
87320107Opinion research83
87320108Research services, except laboratory1,232
87320109Survey service: marketing, location, etc.308
873202Commercial sociological and educational research1,325
87320200Commercial sociological and educational research338
87320201Educational research842
87320202Sociological research145