541690

Analysis

NAICS 541690 is the 2022 national industry for other scientific and technical consulting services, part of 54169 (Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services). Census lists 23 example activities under it in the official index.

County Business Patterns counts 28,043 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 180,378 people at an average annual payroll of $101,433 per employee (85th percentile of national industries). 82% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which marks it as a small-business industry.

Census lists 9 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 54161, 541620, 541310 and 541320. Businesses that do several things are classified by their primary activity, the one that generates the most value, so check those boundaries before settling on this code.

Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 9% and employment rose 32%. The 2018 count used NAICS 2017, so part of a large move can come from codes being redefined rather than from businesses opening or closing.

Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include agricultural consulting services, agrology consulting services, agronomy consulting services and biological consulting services, among 23 in all.

For example, providing advice and assistance to businesses and other organizations on management issues are classified in 54161 (Management Consulting Services) instead.