NAICS 2022 · in 62134
621340
Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists
Analysis
NAICS 621340 is the 2022 national industry for offices of physical, occupational and speech therapists, and audiologists, part of 62134 (Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists). Census lists 21 example activities under it in the official index.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 28% and employment rose 21%. 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 52,058 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 466,903 people at an average annual payroll of $49,067 per employee (16th percentile of national industries). 57% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which is close to the national mix.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include art therapists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics), audiologists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics), dance therapists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics) and equestrian physical therapists' offices (e.g., centers…, among 21 in all.
For example, providing skilled nursing services in the home are classified in 621610 (Home Health Care Services) instead.
Census lists 1 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 621610. 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.
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments of independent health practitioners primarily engaged in one of the following: (1) providing physical therapy services to patients who have impairments, functional limitations, disabilities, or changes in physical functions and health status resulting from injury, disease or other causes, or who require prevention, wellness or fitness services; (2) planning and administering educational, recreational, and social activities designed to help patients or individuals with disabilities regain physical or mental functioning or adapt to their disabilities; and (3) diagnosing and treating speech, language, or hearing problems. 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.
Illustrative Examples:
Audiologists' offices Recreational (e.g., art, dance, music) therapists' offices Industrial therapists' offices Speech pathologists' offices Occupational therapists' offices Physical therapists' offices
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Providing skilled nursing services in the home | 621610 Home Health Care Services |
Index entries (21)
- Art therapists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Audiologists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Dance therapists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Equestrian physical therapists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Exercise physiologists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Hearing testing services by offices of audiologists
- Industrial therapists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Music therapists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Occupational therapists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Pathologists', speech or voice, offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Physical therapists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Physical therapy offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Physical-integration practitioners' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Physiotherapists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Recreational (e.g., art, dance, music) therapists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Speech clinicians' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Speech defect clinics
- Speech pathologists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Speech therapists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Sports physical therapists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
- Voice pathologists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)