2002 Economic Census: Professional, Technical and Scientific Services

NAICS	Industrial Classification	Total or Sector Subcategory	Number of Establishments	Receipts and Revenue ($1,000)	Expenses ($1,000)	Annual Payroll ($1,000)	Number of Employees¹
54	Professional, scientific, & technical services	All establishments	792	4,134,450	N	1,694,992	23,579
541	Professional, scientific, & technical services	All establishments	792	4,134,450	N	1,694,992	23,579
5411	Legal services	All establishments	77	D	N	D	e
54111	Offices of lawyers	All establishments	75	50,172	N	18,273	304
541110	Offices of lawyers	All establishments	75	50,172	N	18,273	304
5411101	Offices of lawyers	All establishments	70	48,646	N	17,698	284
5412	Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, & payroll services	All establishments	26	34,944	N	18,747	353
54121	Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, & payroll services	All establishments	26	34,944	N	18,747	353
541211	Offices of certified public accountants	All establishments	9	26,781	N	14,624	201
541213	Tax preparation services	All establishments	8	D	N	D	c
541219	Other accounting services	All establishments	8	D	N	D	b
5413	Architectural, engineering, & related services	All establishments	140	912,312	N	342,205	5,222
54131	Architectural services	All establishments	86	289,579	N	112,391	1,622
541310	Architectural services	All establishments	86	289,579	N	112,391	1,622
54132	Landscape architectural services	All establishments	7	10,792	N	4,884	91
541320	Landscape architectural services	All establishments	7	10,792	N	4,884	91
54133	Engineering services	All establishments	40	606,031	N	221,843	3,450
541330	Engineering services	All establishments	40	606,031	N	221,843	3,450
5414	Specialized design services	All establishments	30	16,881	N	7,115	135
54141	Interior design services	All establishments	9	D	N	D	b
541410	Interior design services	All establishments	9	D	N	D	b
54143	Graphic design services	All establishments	17	8,418	N	4,000	81
541430	Graphic design services	All establishments	17	8,418	N	4,000	81
5415	Computer systems design & related services	All establishments	193	866,323	N	395,719	5,612
54151	Computer systems design & related services	All establishments	193	866,323	N	395,719	5,612
541511	Custom computer programming services	All establishments	123	613,984	N	281,046	3,543
541512	Computer systems design services	All establishments	46	173,670	N	70,590	1,040
5415121	Computer systems integrators	All establishments	17	153,356	N	60,364	889
5415122	Computer systems consultants (except systems integrators)	All establishments	29	20,314	N	10,226	151
541519	Other computer related services	All establishments	17	D	N	D	f
5416	Management, scientific, & technical consulting services	All establishments	145	563,019	N	226,411	2,517
54161	Management consulting services	All establishments	105	368,071	N	121,566	1,387
541611	Admin management & general management consulting services	All establishments	67	275,142	N	89,100	978
541612	Human resources & executive search consulting services	All establishments	15	D	N	D	b
5416122	Executive placement services	All establishments	7	D	N	D	b
5416123	Human resources and personnel management consulting	All establishments	7	D	N	D	b
541613	Marketing consulting services	All establishments	15	30,438	N	12,312	136
541614	Process, physical distribution, & logistics consulting services	All establishments	4	D	N	D	c
54162	Environmental consulting services	All establishments	10	26,452	N	10,152	170
541620	Environmental consulting services	All establishments	10	26,452	N	10,152	170
54169	Other scientific & technical consulting services	All establishments	30	168,496	N	94,693	960
541690	Other scientific & technical consulting services	All establishments	30	168,496	N	94,693	960
5416901	Economic & related consulting services	All establishments	20	121,351	N	60,371	506
5416909	All other scientific and technical consulting services	All establishments	10	47,145	N	34,322	454
5417	Scientific research & development services	All establishments	121	1,566,009	N	630,995	8,327
54171	Research & development in the phys, engineering & life sciences	All establishments	94	1,395,017	N	562,835	7,119
541710	Research & development in the phys, engineering & life sciences	All establishments	94	1,395,017	N	562,835	7,119
5417101	Research & devopment in the physical & engineering sciences	All establishments	35	355,210	N	134,499	1,779
5417102	Research & development in the life sciences	All establishments	59	1,039,807	N	428,336	5,340
54171023	Research & development in biotechnology	All establishments	36	D	N	D	h
54171029	Research & development in other life sciences	All establishments	23	D	N	D	g
54172	Research & development in the social sciences & humanities	All establishments	27	170,992	N	68,160	1,208
541720	Research & development in the social sciences & humanities	All establishments	27	170,992	N	68,160	1,208
5418	Advertising & related services	All establishments	23	93,547	N	44,888	620
54181	Advertising agencies	All establishments	9	D	N	D	c
541810	Advertising agencies	All establishments	9	D	N	D	c
54182	Public relations agencies	All establishments	11	64,793	N	27,529	372
541820	Public relations agencies	All establishments	11	64,793	N	27,529	372
5419	Other professional, scientific, & technical services	All establishments	37	D	N	D	e
54191	Marketing research & public opinion polling	All establishments	15	20,629	N	7,252	437
541910	Marketing research & public opinion polling	All establishments	15	20,629	N	7,252	437
54193	Translation & interpretation sevices	All establishments	3	D	N	D	a
541930	Translation & interpretation services	All establishments	3	D	N	D	a
54199	All other professional, scientific, & technical services	All establishments	13	4,750	N	1,542	13
541990	All other professional, scientific, & technical services	All establishments	13	4,750	N	1,542	13
54	Professional, scientific, & technical services	Establishments exempt from federal income tax	30	478,524	465,498	152,429	2,564
541	Professional, scientific, & technical services	Establishments exempt from federal income tax	30	478,524	465,498	152,429	2,564
5417	Scientific research & development services	Establishments exempt from federal income tax	25	476,998	464,276	151,854	2,544
54171	Research & development in the phys, engineering & life sciences	Establishments exempt from federal income tax	14	D	D	D	g
541710	Research & development in the phys, engineering & life sciences	Establishments exempt from federal income tax	14	D	D	D	g
5417101	Research & devopment in the physical & engineering sciences	Establishments exempt from federal income tax	6	D	D	D	g
5417102	Research & development in the life sciences	Establishments exempt from federal income tax	8	D	D	D	f
54171029	Research & development in other life sciences	Establishments exempt from federal income tax	6	D	D	D	f
54172	Research & development in the social sciences & humanities	Establishments exempt from federal income tax	11	D	D	D	e
541720	Research & development in the social sciences & humanities	Establishments exempt from federal income tax	11	D	D	D	e
54	Professional, scientific, & technical services	Establishments subject to federal income tax	762	3,655,926	N	1,542,563	21,015
541	Professional, scientific, & technical services	Establishments subject to federal income tax	762	3,655,926	N	1,542,563	21,015
5411	Legal services	Establishments subject to federal income tax	72	D	N	D	e
54111	Offices of lawyers	Establishments subject to federal income tax	70	48,646	N	17,698	284
541110	Offices of lawyers	Establishments subject to federal income tax	70	48,646	N	17,698	284
5411101	Offices of lawyers	Establishments subject to federal income tax	70	48,646	N	17,698	284
5412	Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, & payroll services	Establishments subject to federal income tax	26	34,944	N	18,747	353
54121	Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, & payroll services	Establishments subject to federal income tax	26	34,944	N	18,747	353
541211	Offices of certified public accountants	Establishments subject to federal income tax	9	26,781	N	14,624	201
541213	Tax preparation services	Establishments subject to federal income tax	8	D	N	D	c
541219	Other accounting services	Establishments subject to federal income tax	8	D	N	D	b
5413	Architectural, engineering, & related services	Establishments subject to federal income tax	140	912,312	N	342,205	5,222
54131	Architectural services	Establishments subject to federal income tax	86	289,579	N	112,391	1,622
541310	Architectural services	Establishments subject to federal income tax	86	289,579	N	112,391	1,622
54132	Landscape architectural services	Establishments subject to federal income tax	7	10,792	N	4,884	91
541320	Landscape architectural services	Establishments subject to federal income tax	7	10,792	N	4,884	91
54133	Engineering services	Establishments subject to federal income tax	40	606,031	N	221,843	3,450
541330	Engineering services	Establishments subject to federal income tax	40	606,031	N	221,843	3,450
5414	Specialized design services	Establishments subject to federal income tax	30	16,881	N	7,115	135
54141	Interior design services	Establishments subject to federal income tax	9	D	N	D	b
541410	Interior design services	Establishments subject to federal income tax	9	D	N	D	b
54143	Graphic design services	Establishments subject to federal income tax	17	8,418	N	4,000	81
541430	Graphic design services	Establishments subject to federal income tax	17	8,418	N	4,000	81
5415	Computer systems design & related services	Establishments subject to federal income tax	193	866,323	N	395,719	5,612
54151	Computer systems design & related services	Establishments subject to federal income tax	193	866,323	N	395,719	5,612
541511	Custom computer programming services	Establishments subject to federal income tax	123	613,984	N	281,046	3,543
541512	Computer systems design services	Establishments subject to federal income tax	46	173,670	N	70,590	1,040
5415121	Computer systems integrators	Establishments subject to federal income tax	17	153,356	N	60,364	889
5415122	Computer systems consultants (except systems integrators)	Establishments subject to federal income tax	29	20,314	N	10,226	151
541519	Other computer related services	Establishments subject to federal income tax	17	D	N	D	f
5416	Management, scientific, & technical consulting services	Establishments subject to federal income tax	145	563,019	N	226,411	2,517
54161	Management consulting services	Establishments subject to federal income tax	105	368,071	N	121,566	1,387
541611	Admin management & general management consulting services	Establishments subject to federal income tax	67	275,142	N	89,100	978
541612	Human resources & executive search consulting services	Establishments subject to federal income tax	15	D	N	D	b
5416122	Executive placement services	Establishments subject to federal income tax	7	D	N	D	b
5416123	Human resources and personnel management consulting	Establishments subject to federal income tax	7	D	N	D	b
541613	Marketing consulting services	Establishments subject to federal income tax	15	30,438	N	12,312	136
541614	Process, physical distribution, & logistics consulting services	Establishments subject to federal income tax	4	D	N	D	c
54162	Environmental consulting services	Establishments subject to federal income tax	10	26,452	N	10,152	170
541620	Environmental consulting services	Establishments subject to federal income tax	10	26,452	N	10,152	170
54169	Other scientific & technical consulting services	Establishments subject to federal income tax	30	168,496	N	94,693	960
541690	Other scientific & technical consulting services	Establishments subject to federal income tax	30	168,496	N	94,693	960
5416901	Economic & related consulting services	Establishments subject to federal income tax	20	121,351	N	60,371	506
5416909	All other scientific and technical consulting services	Establishments subject to federal income tax	10	47,145	N	34,322	454
5417	Scientific research & development services	Establishments subject to federal income tax	96	1,089,011	N	479,141	5,783
54171	Research & development in the phys, engineering & life sciences	Establishments subject to federal income tax	80	D	N	D	h
541710	Research & development in the phys, engineering & life sciences	Establishments subject to federal income tax	80	D	N	D	h
5417101	Research & devopment in the physical & engineering sciences	Establishments subject to federal income tax	29	D	N	D	e
5417102	Research & development in the life sciences	Establishments subject to federal income tax	51	D	N	D	h
54171023	Research & development in biotechnology	Establishments subject to federal income tax	34	D	N	D	h
54171029	Research & development in other life sciences	Establishments subject to federal income tax	17	D	N	D	g
54172	Research & development in the social sciences & humanities	Establishments subject to federal income tax	16	D	N	D	f
541720	Research & development in the social sciences & humanities	Establishments subject to federal income tax	16	D	N	D	f
5418	Advertising & related services	Establishments subject to federal income tax	23	93,547	N	44,888	620
54181	Advertising agencies	Establishments subject to federal income tax	9	D	N	D	c
541810	Advertising agencies	Establishments subject to federal income tax	9	D	N	D	c
54182	Public relations agencies	Establishments subject to federal income tax	11	64,793	N	27,529	372
541820	Public relations agencies	Establishments subject to federal income tax	11	64,793	N	27,529	372
5419	Other professional, scientific, & technical services	Establishments subject to federal income tax	37	D	N	D	e
54191	Marketing research & public opinion polling	Establishments subject to federal income tax	15	20,629	N	7,252	437
541910	Marketing research & public opinion polling	Establishments subject to federal income tax	15	20,629	N	7,252	437
54193	Translation & interpretation sevices	Establishments subject to federal income tax	3	D	N	D	a
541930	Translation & interpretation services	Establishments subject to federal income tax	3	D	N	D	a
54199	All other professional, scientific, & technical services	Establishments subject to federal income tax	13	4,750	N	1,542	13
541990	All other professional, scientific, & technical services	Establishments subject to federal income tax	13	4,750	N	1,542	13

1. Some statistics are withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. Employment size range is indicated by one of the following symbols: a - 0 to 19 employees; b - 20 to 99 employees; c-100 to 249 employees; e-250 to 499 employees; f-500 to 999 employees; g-1,000 to 2,499 employees, h-2,500 to 4,999 employees; i-5,000 to 9,999 employees; j-10,000 to 24,999 employees; k-25,000 to 49,999 employees; l-50,000 to 99,999 employees; m-100,000 employees or more.
D - Withheld to avoid disclosing information about individual companies. Data is included in broader categories.
N - Not available or not comparable.

Source: U. S. Census, 2002 Economic Census, American Factfinder web site; Sector 54: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Geographic Area Series: Summary Statistics: 2002; http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/IBQTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=E6000US2501711000&-ds_name=EC0254A1&-_lang=en

For full documentation on the 2002 Economic Census, visit the Census Bureau's 2002 Economic Census home page. For more information about this industry sector in Cambridge, visit the 2002 report for the Massachusetts Professional, Technical and Scientific Services.This file is in PDF format and requires use of the free Adobe Acrobat viewer.For more information about NAICS, visit the official NAICS web page maintained by the U. S. Census Bureau. For information about the comparability of NAICS and SIC codes, visit the Bridge Between 1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC Classification Systems.

The figures presented here should not compared to the employment by industry figures generated by the Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. The methodology and intended uses of the information differ, making direct comparisons impracticable.

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For more information about socioeconomic and demographic statistics about Cambridge, please contact Cliff Cook, ccook@cambridgema.gov, Planning Information Manager, at 617/349-4656. The Community Development Department TTY line is 617/349-4621.

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