Professional Scientific Technical Services Industry Sector
Industry Sector Overview
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.
Source: US Census BureauIndustry Reports
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| Legal Services |
| Law Firms |
| Notaries |
| Title Abstract & Settlement Offices |
| Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping & Payroll Services |
| Offices of Certified Public Accountants |
| Tax Preparation Services |
| Payroll Services |
| Architectural & Engineering Services |
| Architects |
| Architectural Services |
| Landscape Design Services |
| Engineering Services |
| Drafting Services |
| Building Inspection Services |
| Geophysical Surveying & Mapping Services |
| Surveying & Mapping Services |
| Testing Laboratories |
| Specialized Design Services |
| Interior Design Services |
| Interior Designers |
| Industrial Design Services |
| Industrial Designers |
| Graphic Design Services |
| Graphic Designers |
| Information Technology & Computer Systems |
| Custom Computer Programming & Software Development Services |
| Computer Systems Design Services |
| Computer Facilities Management Services |
| Management, Scientific & Technical Consulting Services |
| Management Consulting Services |
| Management Consulting |
| Administrative Management & General Management Consulting Services |
| Human Resources Consulting Services |
| Human Resources (HR) Consulting |
| Marketing Consulting Services |
| Marketing Consulting |
| Supply Chain Management, Distribution & Logistics Consulting |
| Operations Consulting |
| Process, Physical Distribution & Logistics Consulting Services |
| Environmental Consulting Services |
| Environmental Consulting |
| Scientific Research & Development Services |
| Research & Development in the Physical, Engineering & Life Sciences |
| Research & Development in Biotechnology |
| Research & Development in Nanotechnology |
| Research & Development in the Social Sciences & Humanities |
| Advertising & Public Relations |
| Advertising Agencies |
| Public Relations Agencies |
| Media Buying Agencies |
| Media Representatives |
| Billboard & Outdoor Display Advertising |
| Direct Mail Advertising |
| Advertising Material Distribution Services |
| Marketing Research & Public Opinion Polling |
| Photographic Services |
| Photography |
| Photography Studios, Portrait |
| Commercial Photography |
| Translation & Interpretation Services |
| Veterinary Services |
| Credit Repair, Appraisal Services, Arbitration, and Other Professional & Technical Services |
