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 Research13,466
873200Commercial nonphysical research1,465
87320000Commercial nonphysical research1,465
873201Market analysis, business, and economic research10,582
87320100Market analysis, business, and economic research1,863
87320101Business analysis1,143
87320102Business economic service380
87320103Business research service574
87320104Economic research362
87320105Market analysis or research4,207
87320106Merger, acquisition, and reorganization research342
87320107Opinion research84
87320108Research services, except laboratory1,296
87320109Survey service: marketing, location, etc.331
873202Commercial sociological and educational research1,419
87320200Commercial sociological and educational research362
87320201Educational research902
87320202Sociological research155