NAICS Sector 54 · IRS SOI + Census CBP 2023

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services alone holds 100% of level-3 employment inside Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (Herfindahl 1.000, concentrated).

3.3%
Avg net margin
10.4M
Workers
93
Industries
$1.3T
Annual receipts

Where Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services employment sits

Census CBP level-2 sector rows · California holds 13.8% · top 5 = 39.9%

  1. #1 California 1,430,821
  2. #2 Texas 871,344
  3. #3 New York 696,537
  4. #4 Florida 614,527
  5. #5 Virginia 536,441

Sector ranks #2 of 24 by establishment count.

SBA lending in NAICS 54

FY2020–FY2025 · 7(a)+504 roll-up · #5/24 sectors by loan count

Loans

37,881

Volume

$17.2B

Jobs at origination

313,294

Top lender

The Huntington National Bank

FY2020→FY2025: 4358→8824 loans (rising, +4466).

CBP payroll per worker: $107/yr · SOI receipts/est $1.3M.

All Industries in This Sector

Industry Profit Margin
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

NAICS 541

 N/A

Top Profit Margins

Largest Employers

  1. #1 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 10,401,442

Frequently Asked Questions

Who finances Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services small businesses?
37,881 SBA 7(a)/504 loans totaling $17.2B (FY2020–FY2026); sector loan-count rank #5/24. FY2020→FY2025 loan counts went 4358→8824 (rising). Busiest lender on record: The Huntington National Bank.
Where is Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services employment concentrated geographically?
California leads with 1,430,821 workers (13.8% of Census CBP sector headcount); next are Texas (871,344) and New York (696,537). Top-5 share is 39.9%. Figures use level-2 sector rows only.
What does payroll look like inside NAICS 54?
Census CBP aggregate payroll implies $107/yr per worker across 10,401,442 jobs in Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services. IRS SOI receipts average $1.3M per establishment.
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Census CBP 2023 + IRS SOI for NAICS 54 · SBA 7(a)/504 $17.2B. CSV: sector 54 rows.

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