Analysis
NAICS 621330 is the 2022 national industry for offices of mental health practitioners (except physicians), part of 62133 (Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)). Census lists 6 example activities under it in the official index.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 74% and employment rose 119%. 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.
County Business Patterns counts 46,513 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 276,277 people at an average annual payroll of $45,252 per employee (13th percentile of national industries). 78% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which marks it as a small-business industry.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include clinical psychologists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics), doctors of psychology offices (e.g., centers, clinics), psychoanalysts' (except MDs or DOs) offices (e.g., centers… and psychologists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics), clinical, among 6 in all.
Census lists 3 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 621112, 621420 and 6241. 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.
For example, businesses of psychiatrists, psychoanalysts, and psychotherapists having the degree of M.D. (Doctor of Medicine) or D.O. (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine) are classified in 621112 (Offices of Physicians, Mental Health Specialists) instead.
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments of independent mental health practitioners (except physicians) primarily engaged in (1) the diagnosis and treatment of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders and/or (2) the diagnosis and treatment of individual or group social dysfunction brought about by such causes as mental illness, alcohol and substance abuse, physical and emotional trauma, or stress. These practitioners operate private or group practices in their own offices (e.g., centers, clinics) or in the facilities of others, such as hospitals or HMO medical centers.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Establishments of psychiatrists, psychoanalysts, and psychotherapists having the degree of M.D. (Doctor of Medicine) or D.O. (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine) | 621112 Offices of Physicians, Mental Health Specialists |
| Outpatient mental health and substance abuse centers | 621420 Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers |
| Providing nonresidential counseling services for substance abuse, mental health, suicide intervention, and other crisis intervention social services to children and youth, the elderly, persons with disabilities, and all other individuals and families | 6241 Individual and Family Services |
Index entries (6)
- Clinical psychologists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Doctors of psychology offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Psychoanalysts' (except MDs or DOs) offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Psychologists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics), clinical
- Psychotherapists' (except MDs or DOs) offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Social workers', mental health, offices (e.g., centers, clinics)