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What is 91ÖÆÆ¬³§ Sector 54? Full Description & Statistics

91ÖÆÆ¬³§ Sector 54

Full Code Description

What is 91ÖÆÆ¬³§ Sector 54?

54Ìý- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

The Sector as a Whole

The Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector comprises establishments that specialize in performing professional, scientific, and technical activities for others. These activities require a high degree of expertise and training. The establishments in this sector specialize according to expertise and provide these services to clients in a variety of industries and, in some cases, to households. Activities performed include: legal advice and representation; accounting, bookkeeping, and payroll services; architectural, engineering, and specialized design services; computer services; consulting services; research services; advertising services; photographic services; translation and interpretation services; veterinary services; and other professional, scientific, and technical services.

This sector excludes establishments primarily engaged in providing a range of day-to-day office administrative services, such as financial planning, billing and recordkeeping, personnel supply, and physical distribution and logistics. These establishments are classified in Sector 56, Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services.

91ÖÆÆ¬³§ Codes that fall under 54 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Top Ten Companies

Top Ten Companies in Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Top Businesses by Revenue for 54:

Dhpc Technologies Inc Woodbridge NJ
Catamaran Corporation Schaumburg IL
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd New York NY
Aecom Los Angeles CA
Murphy Oil Usa Inc El Dorado AR
Dyncorp LLC Mc Lean VA
CSC Information Systems LLC Herndon VA
Omnicom Group Inc New York NY
Cognizant Tech Solutions Corp Teaneck NJ
Aecom Global II LLC Los Angeles CA

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Employment Statistics in Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Workforce Statistics

This section provides information relating to employment and unemployment in retail trade. While most data are obtained from employer or establishment surveys, information on industry unemployment comes from a national survey of households. The following tables present an overview of the industry including the number of jobs, the unemployment rate of those previously employed in the industry, job openings and labor turnover, union membership and representation, gross job gains and losses, data for occupations common to the industry, and projections of occupational employment change.

Employment and Unemployment

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Data series Back
data
Feb.
2019
Mar.
2019
Apr.
2019
May
2019

Employment (in thousands)

Ìý(seasonally adjusted)

9,479.6 9,509.3 ()9,529.3 ()9,550.6

7,434.7 7,449.5 ()7,474.6

Unemployment

2.0% 1.8% 2.0% 2.7%

Footnotes
(P)ÌýPreliminary

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Employment by Occupation

Ìý
Data series Employment,
2018

434,980

74,520

412,030

257,930

(Source:Ìý)

Earnings and Hours

This section presents data on employee earnings and weekly hours. The latest industry averages of hourly earnings and weekly hours, as well as weekly earnings by union membership status, are shown. In addition, recent hourly and annual earnings are shown for occupations commonly found in real estate and rental and leasing. This section also contains information on the average cost of benefits paid by employers, as well as recent rates of change in wages and total compensation.

Earnings and Hours of All Employees

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Data series Back
data
Jan.
2019
Feb.
2019
Mar.
2019
Apr.
2019

$41.93 $41.82 $41.84 ()$42.03

36.6 37.1 37.1 ()37.1

Footnotes
(P)ÌýPreliminary

(Source:Ìý)

Earnings by Occupation

Ìý
Data series Wages, 2018
Hourly Annual
Median Mean Median Mean

$34.48 $40.13 $71,710 $83,470

$26.57 $27.35 $55,270 $56,880

$59.22 $72.56 $123,170 $150,930

$42.97 $50.45 $89,370 $104,940

(Source:Ìý)

Work-related Fatalities, Injuries, and Illnesses

This section presents data for the industry on the number of workplace fatalities and the rates of workplace injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers in professional, scientific, and technical services. An injury or illness is considered to be work-related if an event or exposure in the work environment either caused or contributed to the resulting condition or significantly aggravated a pre-existing condition.

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Data series 2014 2015 2016 2017

Fatalities

81 77 102 69

Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.

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Data series 2017

Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers

0.8

0.3

0.2

0.1

Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.

(Source:Ìý)

Workplace Trends

This section presents data on the number of establishments in professional, scientific, and technical services.

Establishments

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Data series Back
data
1st quarter
2018
2nd quarter
2018
3rd quarter
2018
4th quarter
2018

Number of establishments

()1,205,543 ()1,217,545 ()1,229,598 ()1,246,406

()1,077 ()1,080 ()1,075 ()1,076

()491 ()489 ()489 ()488

()1,304 ()1,304 ()1,313 ()1,312

Footnotes
(P)ÌýPreliminary

(Source:Ìý)

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