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2017 Edition

national industry 541990

All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Overview

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the provision of professional, scientific, or technical services (except legal services; accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and related services; architectural, engineering, and related services; specialized design services; computer systems design and related services; management, scientific, and technical consulting services; scientific research and development services; advertising, public relations, and related services; market research and public opinion polling; photographic services; translation and interpretation services; and veterinary services).

The immediate parent of national industry 541990 is international industry 54199: All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Illustrative Examples

  • Appraisal (except real estate) services
  • Marine surveyor (i.e., appraiser) services
  • Arbitration and conciliation services (except by lawyer, attorney, or paralegal offices)
  • Patent broker services (i.e., patent marketing services)
  • Commodity inspector services
  • Pipeline or power line inspection (i.e., visual) services
  • Consumer credit counseling services
  • Weather forecasting services
  • Handwriting analysis services

2017 NAICS Edition Cross References

  • Providing legal services--are classified in Industry Group 5411, Legal Services;
  • Providing accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services--are classified in Industry Group 5412, Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services;
  • Providing architectural, engineering, and related services--are classified in Industry Group 5413, Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services;
  • Providing specialized design services--are classified in Industry Group 5414, Specialized Design Services;
  • Providing computer systems design and related services--are classified in Industry Group 5415, Computer Systems Design and Related Services;
  • Providing management, scientific, and technical consulting services--are classified in Industry Group 5416, Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services;
  • Providing scientific research and development services--are classified in Industry Group 5417, Scientific Research and Development Services;
  • Providing advertising and related services--are classified in Industry Group 5418, Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services;
  • Providing marketing research and public opinion polling--are classified in Industry 541910, Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling;
  • Providing photographic services--are classified in Industry 54192, Photographic Services;
  • Providing translation and interpretation services--are classified in Industry 541930, Translation and Interpretation Services;
  • Providing veterinary services--are classified in Industry 541940, Veterinary Services; and
  • Providing real estate appraisal services--are classified in Industry 531320, Offices of Real Estate Appraisers.

Sub-Descriptions

  1. 541990 - Appraisal (except real estate) services
  2. 541990 - Arbitration and conciliation services (except by attorney, paralegal)
  3. 541990 - Business brokers (except real estate brokers)
  4. 541990 - Commodity inspection services
  5. 541990 - Construction estimation services
  6. 541990 - Consumer credit counseling services
  7. 541990 - Credit repair (i.e., counseling) services, consumer
  8. 541990 - Electronic communication content verification services
  9. 541990 - Estate assessment (i.e., appraisal) services
  10. 541990 - Fire extinguisher testing and/or inspection, without sales, service, or installation
  11. 541990 - Handwriting analysis services
  12. 541990 - Handwriting expert services
  13. 541990 - Marine forecasting services
  14. 541990 - Marine surveyor (i.e., ship appraiser) services
  15. 541990 - Mediation product services (except by lawyer, attorney, paralegal offices, family and social services)
  16. 541990 - Meteorological services
  17. 541990 - Patent broker services (i.e., patent marketing services)
  18. 541990 - Patrolling (i.e., visual inspection) of electric transmission or gas lines
  19. 541990 - Pipeline inspection (i.e., visual) services
  20. 541990 - Power line inspection (i.e., visual) services
  21. 541990 - Quantity surveyor services
  22. 541990 - Waterless fire suppression system testing and/or inspection, without sales, service, or installation
  23. 541990 - Weather forecasting services

History

The NAICS editions in which this code was present are indicated below. In the event that a code was changed from the prior edition the equivalent value in that edition is provided for reference.

Edition Existed Equivalent Value
2002 541990
2007 541990
2012 541990
2017 541990
2022 541990

Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Mappings

  1. 4499 - Water Transportation Services, Not Elsewhere Classified
  2. 7299 - Miscellaneous Personal Services, Not Elsewhere Classified
  3. 7389 - Business Services, Not Elsewhere Classified

Insurance Industry Mappings

The US Property and Casualty Insurance Industry may use the following classification descriptions which might encompass national industry 541990, All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services:

  1. all other professional scientific and technical service
  2. appraiser
  3. appraiser automobile
  4. appraiser personal property
  5. automobile appraisal service
  6. automobile appraiser office
  7. business service not otherwise classified
  8. credit and debt counseling
  9. credit counseling
  10. fine art appraiser
  11. fire extinguisher servicing refilling or testing
  12. independent adjusting service
  13. inspection and appraisal company inspect for in or valuation purpose
  14. inspection and appraisal company inspecting for insurance or valuation purpose condominium office
  15. inspection and appraisal company inspecting for insurance or valuation purpose office
  16. inspection and appraisal company inspecting for insurance or valuationpurpose
  17. inspection and appraisal service
  18. inspection of risk for insurance or valuation purpose not otherwise classified
  19. insurance inspector
  20. marine appraiser
  21. marine appraiser or marine surveyor
  22. marine appraiser or surveyor
  23. marine appraiser or surveyor condominium office
  24. marine appraiser or surveyor office
  25. mediator
  26. mercantile or manufacturing inspection for insurance valuation
  27. mercantile or manufacturing inspection for insurance valuation inc real estate appraisal
  28. miscellaneous personal service not otherwise classified
  29. office inspection and appraisal company inspecting for insurance or valuation purpose condominium office
  30. office inspection and appraisal company inspecting for insurance or valuation purpose office
  31. office inspection and appraisal service
  32. office marine appraiser or surveyor condominium office
  33. office marine appraiser or surveyor office
  34. office not otherwise classified
  35. office not otherwise classified condominium office
  36. office not otherwise classified office
  37. other professional scientific and technical service
  38. professional scientific and technical service
  39. professional scientific and technical service not otherwise classified
  40. professional scientific and technical service not otherwise classified naic
  41. water transportation service not otherwise classified

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