NAICS Sector 54
What is NAICS Sector 54?
54 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
The Sector as a Whole
The Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector comprises establishments that specialize in performing professional, scientific, and technical activities for others. These activities require a high degree of expertise and training. The establishments in this sector specialize according to expertise and provide these services to clients in a variety of industries and, in some cases, to households. Activities performed include: legal advice and representation; accounting, bookkeeping, and payroll services; architectural, engineering, and specialized design services; computer services; consulting services; research services; advertising services; photographic services; translation and interpretation services; veterinary services; and other professional, scientific, and technical services.
This sector excludes establishments primarily engaged in providing a range of day-to-day office administrative services, such as financial planning, billing and recordkeeping, personnel supply, and physical distribution and logistics. These establishments are classified in Sector 56, Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services.
NAICS Codes that fall under 54 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Top Ten Companies in Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Top Businesses by Revenue for 54:
| Dhpc Technologies Inc | Woodbridge | NJ |
| Catamaran Corporation | Schaumburg | IL |
| Tata Consultancy Services Ltd | New York | NY |
| Aecom | Los Angeles | CA |
| Murphy Oil Usa Inc | El Dorado | AR |
| Dyncorp LLC | Mc Lean | VA |
| CSC Information Systems LLC | Herndon | VA |
| Omnicom Group Inc | New York | NY |
| Cognizant Tech Solutions Corp | Teaneck | NJ |
| Aecom Global II LLC | Los Angeles | CA |
Employment Statistics in Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Workforce Statistics
This section provides information relating to employment and unemployment in retail trade. While most data are obtained from employer or establishment surveys, information on industry unemployment comes from a national survey of households. The following tables present an overview of the industry including the number of jobs, the unemployment rate of those previously employed in the industry, job openings and labor turnover, union membership and representation, gross job gains and losses, data for occupations common to the industry, and projections of occupational employment change.
Employment and Unemployment
| Data series | Back data |
Feb. 2019 |
Mar. 2019 |
Apr. 2019 |
May 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Employment (in thousands) |
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Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted) |
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9,479.6 | 9,509.3 | (P)9,529.3 | (P)9,550.6 |
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7,434.7 | 7,449.5 | (P)7,474.6 | ||
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Unemployment |
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2.0% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 2.7% | |
(Source: Current Employment Statistics, Current Population Survey)
Employment by Occupation
| Data series | Employment, 2018 |
|---|---|
| 434,980 | |
| 74,520 | |
| 412,030 | |
| 257,930 |
(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)
Earnings and Hours
This section presents data on employee earnings and weekly hours. The latest industry averages of hourly earnings and weekly hours, as well as weekly earnings by union membership status, are shown. In addition, recent hourly and annual earnings are shown for occupations commonly found in real estate and rental and leasing. This section also contains information on the average cost of benefits paid by employers, as well as recent rates of change in wages and total compensation.
Earnings and Hours of All Employees
| Data series | Back data |
Jan. 2019 |
Feb. 2019 |
Mar. 2019 |
Apr. 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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$41.93 | $41.82 | $41.84 | (P)$42.03 | |
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36.6 | 37.1 | 37.1 | (P)37.1 | |
(Source: Current Employment Statistics)
Earnings by Occupation
| Data series | Wages, 2018 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hourly | Annual | |||
| Median | Mean | Median | Mean | |
| $34.48 | $40.13 | $71,710 | $83,470 | |
| $26.57 | $27.35 | $55,270 | $56,880 | |
| $59.22 | $72.56 | $123,170 | $150,930 | |
| $42.97 | $50.45 | $89,370 | $104,940 | |
(Source: Occupational Employment Statistics)
Work-related Fatalities, Injuries, and Illnesses
This section presents data for the industry on the number of workplace fatalities and the rates of workplace injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers in professional, scientific, and technical services. An injury or illness is considered to be work-related if an event or exposure in the work environment either caused or contributed to the resulting condition or significantly aggravated a pre-existing condition.
| Data series | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Fatalities |
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| 81 | 77 | 102 | 69 | |
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Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. |
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| Data series | 2017 |
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Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers |
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| 0.8 | |
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Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer |
0.3 |
| 0.2 | |
| 0.1 | |
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Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria. |
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(Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities)
Workplace Trends
This section presents data on the number of establishments in professional, scientific, and technical services.
Establishments
| Data series | Back data |
1st quarter 2018 |
2nd quarter 2018 |
3rd quarter 2018 |
4th quarter 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Number of establishments |
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(P)1,205,543 | (P)1,217,545 | (P)1,229,598 | (P)1,246,406 | |
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(P)1,077 | (P)1,080 | (P)1,075 | (P)1,076 | |
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(P)491 | (P)489 | (P)489 | (P)488 | |
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(P)1,304 | (P)1,304 | (P)1,313 | (P)1,312 | |
(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)
