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2017 Edition

national industry 813920

Professional Organizations

Overview

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in promoting the professional interests of their members and the profession as a whole. These establishments may conduct research; develop statistics; sponsor quality and certification standards; lobby public officials; or publish newsletters, books, or periodicals for distribution to their members.

The immediate parent of national industry 813920 is international industry 81392: Professional Organizations

Illustrative Examples

  • Bar associations
  • Learned societies
  • Dentists' associations
  • Peer review boards
  • Engineers' associations
  • Professional standards review boards
  • Health professionals' associations
  • Scientists' associations

2017 NAICS Edition Cross References

  • Promoting the business interests of their members--are classified in Industry 813910, Business Associations; and
  • Lobbying public officials (i.e., lobbyists)--are classified in Industry 541820, Public Relations Agencies.

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 813920
2007 813920
2012 813920
2017 813920
2022 813920

Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Mappings

  1. 8621 - Professional Membership Organizations

Insurance Industry Mappings

The US Property and Casualty Insurance Industry may use the following classification descriptions which might encompass national industry 813920, Professional Organizations:

  1. association bar association lawyer local
  2. association bar association lawyer state or national
  3. association healthcare provider
  4. association professional
  5. association professional non profit
  6. association professional or trade
  7. business and professional association
  8. business professional labor political and similar organization
  9. other service except public administration
  10. pennsylvania bar association
  11. professional and business association
  12. professional and trade assoc no bldg or prem office only nfp
  13. professional and trade association
  14. professional and trade association no building or premises owned or leased except a office
  15. professional and trade association no building or premises owned or leased except office
  16. professional and trade association no building or premises owned or leased except office nonprofit
  17. professional association no building or premises owned or leased except office
  18. professional association no building or premises owned or leased except office nonprofit
  19. professional membership organization
  20. professional non profit
  21. professional or trade organization for profit with or without owned or leased premises
  22. professional or trade organization not for profit with or without owned or leased premises
  23. professional organization
  24. religious grantmaking civic professional and similar organization
  25. therapist inhalation physical etc

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