Employment
139,378
Total employees (Census CBP)
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services ·NAICS 541990
NAICS 541990 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services - Industry Benchmarks
$89,184/yr average annual pay, with 3,389 SBA loans on record for NAICS 541990.
- 14.0%
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector margin
- 139K
- Workers employed
- $89,184/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $1.7B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 541990
California leads All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector runs a 14.0% net margin.
- 14.0%
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 139K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $89,184/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $1.7B
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sits inside Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services, a sector that runs a 14.0% net margin overall.
24,892 establishments employ 139,378 workers (5.6/location) at $89,184/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by Texas and Florida.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$89,184/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
24,892
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 3,325; establishment count increased by 1,989. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Workforce scale
Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $12.4B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 5.6
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 15,612 |
| Texas | 14,334 |
| Florida | 10,605 |
| New York | 8,915 |
| Michigan | 7,603 |
| Virginia | 7,027 |
| Illinois | 6,713 |
| Pennsylvania | 6,650 |
| Utah | 3,630 |
| Maryland | 3,402 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
3,389
Total Loan Volume
$1.7B
Avg Loan Size
$505K
Jobs Supported
35,896
Program Breakdown
7(a) 2,981 (88%)
504 408 (12%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
237 loans in this industry
New Business Share
12.7% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 389
2021 507
2022 437
2023 489
2024 634
2025 803
2026 130
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 541990 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector runs a 14.0% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services?
24,892 business establishments. Together they employ 139,378 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services?
$89,184/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 5.6 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services employment?
California leads with 15,612 workers. Texas (14,334) and Florida (10,605) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services receive?
All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services businesses received 3,389 SBA loans totaling $1.7 billion between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $505K. These loans supported 35,896 jobs at origination. Most lending (88%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Comparable industry benchmarks
These links are calculated from the current national dataset. They are comparison paths, not recommendations or evidence that businesses operate alike.
How this ranks: Its Census employment total exceeds 79% of that same 801-industry cohort. Calculated by ranking this industry's reported value against every other industry at the same NAICS digit-level, not the whole dataset: comparing a 6-digit detail industry to a 2-digit sector would mix incompatible scales.
Closest workforce scale
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.
- Exterminating and Pest Control Services 139,150
- Masonry Contractors 139,844
- Other Airport Operations 140,874
Benchmarking All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- 24,892 establishments, 139,378 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 3,389 SBA loans on record. SBA lending rankings
Disclaimer: Public IRS/Census data, not financial or tax advice. See our full disclaimer.
Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 541990 · Data year: 2023
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, which released its 2023 County Business Patterns dataset in June 2025, PlainBizBench benchmarks 2,002 U.S. industries against Internal Revenue Service Statistics of Income data. See our methodology for the full compilation process.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns / SUSB Industry employment scale, payroll, and firm-size benchmarks · 2023
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