1997 Economic Census: Professional, Technical and Scientific Services

NAICS Code	Type of Business	Number of Establishments	Revenue ($1,000)	Annual Payroll ($1,000)	Paid Employees¹
541	Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	738	2,751,929	1,341,179	20,339
5411	Legal Services	83	34,405	10,584	287
5412	Accounting, Tax Return Prep, Bookkeeping and Payroll Services	21	23,116	14,532	315
5413	Architectural, Engineering and Related Services	155	684,197	285,997	5,029
54131	Architectural Services	98	446,184	164,285	35,147
54133	Engineering Services	48	229,627	116,778	1,799
54134	Drafting Services	1	D	D	b
5414	Specialized Design Services	31	20,867	7,641	164
54141	Interior Design Services	9	D	D	b
54143	Graphic Design Services	20	11,769	3,518	78
5415	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	171	728,016	393,525	5,403
541511	Custom Computer Programming	91	395,301	189,719	2,548
541512	Computer Systems Design Services	66	322,233	199,660	2,799
5415121	Computer Systems Integrators	22	261,530	179,528	2,496
5415122	Other Computer Systems Consultants	44	60,703	20,132	303
541519	Other Computer Related Services	13	D	D	b
5416	Management, Scientific and Technical Consulting	136	537,230	328,016	3,312
54161	Management Consulting	108	455,080	297,646	2,870
541611	Administrative and General Management Consulting	69	412,974	277,084	2,594
541612	Human Resources and Executive Search Services	16	24,436	11,115	137
5416122	Executive Placement Services	7	5,496	2,648	45
5416123	Human Resources and Personnel Management Consulting	9	18,940	8,487	92
541613	Marketing Consulting Services	17	12,232	6,354	99
54162	Environmental Consulting Services	6	6,393	2,985	53
54169	Other Scientific and Technical Consulting	22	75,757	27,385	389
5417	Scientific Research and Development Services	74	628,633	262,402	4,668
54171	RandD in the Physical, Engineering and Life Sciences	61	495,479	214,599	2,488
5417101	RandD in the Physical and Engineering Sciences	23	42,425	15,179	225
5417102	RandD in the Life Sciences	38	453,054	199,420	2,263
54172	RandD in the Social Sciences and Humanities	13	133,154	47,803	2,180
5418	Advertising and Related Services	34	61,405	27,595	854
54181	Advertising Agencies	12	12,344	4,454	86
54182	Public Relations Agencies	15	45,029	20,542	629
54189	Other Services Related to Advertising	4	D	D	c
5419	Other Professional, Scientific and Technical Services	33	34,060	10,887	307
54191	Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling	19	23,259	7,396	191
54192	Photographic Services	9	4,293	1,146	64
54193	Translation and Interpretive Services	3	D	D	b

1. Some statistics are withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual companies. If employment is 500 or more, number of establishments is shown and employment size range is indicated by one of the following symbols: 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.

Source: U. S. Census, 1997 Economic Census, Professional, Scientific and Technical Services, Geographic Area Series, September 1999.

For full documentation on the 1997 Economic Census, visit the Census Bureau's 1997 Economic Census home page. For more information about this industry sector in Cambridge, visit the report for Massachusetts Educational 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.

For More Information

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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