This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in planning and designing residential, institutional, leisure, commercial, and industrial buildings and structures by applying knowledge of design, construction procedures, zoning regulations, building codes, and building materials.
| Average Jobs Employed | 8 | |
| Average Loan Given | $149,750 | |
| Number of Loans Given | 17027 | |
| Total Amount Loaned | $2,549,800,767 |
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in planning and designing the development of land areas for projects, such as parks and other recreational areas; airports; highways; hospitals; schools; land subdivisions; and commercial, industrial, and residential areas, by applying knowledge of land characteristics, location of buildings and structures, use of land areas, and design of landscape projects.
Illustrative Examples:
Garden planning services
Landscape architects' offices
Golf course or ski area design services
Landscape consulting services
Industrial land use planning services
Landscape design services
| Average Jobs Employed | 9 | |
| Average Loan Given | $88,513 | |
| Number of Loans Given | 11471 | |
| Total Amount Loaned | $1,015,336,643 |
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in applying physical laws and principles of engineering in the design, development, and utilization of machines, materials, instruments, structures, processes, and systems. The assignments undertaken by these establishments may involve any of the following activities: provision of advice, preparation of feasibility studies, preparation of preliminary and final plans and designs, provision of technical services during the construction or installation phase, inspection and evaluation of engineering projects, and related services.
Illustrative Examples:
Civil engineering services
Environmental engineering services
Construction engineering services
Mechanical engineering services
Engineers' offices
| Average Jobs Employed | 14 | |
| Average Loan Given | $249,850 | |
| Number of Loans Given | 28112 | |
| Total Amount Loaned | $7,023,795,883 |
| Average Jobs Employed | 3 | |
| Average Loan Given | $45,522 | |
| Number of Loans Given | 1267 | |
| Total Amount Loaned | $57,675,749 |
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing building inspection services. These establishments typically evaluate all aspects of the building structure and component systems and prepare a report on the physical condition of the property, generally for buyers or others involved in real estate transactions. Building inspection bureaus and establishments providing home inspection services are included in this industry.
| Average Jobs Employed | 4 | |
| Average Loan Given | $44,402 | |
| Number of Loans Given | 3904 | |
| Total Amount Loaned | $173,345,499 |
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in gathering, interpreting, and mapping geophysical data. Establishments in this industry often specialize in locating and measuring the extent of subsurface resources, such as oil, gas, and minerals, but they may also conduct surveys for engineering purposes. Establishments in this industry use a variety of surveying techniques depending on the purpose of the survey, including magnetic surveys, gravity surveys, seismic surveys, or electrical and electromagnetic surveys.
| Average Jobs Employed | 11 | |
| Average Loan Given | $182,547 | |
| Number of Loans Given | 797 | |
| Total Amount Loaned | $145,490,014 |
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in performing surveying and mapping services of the surface of the earth, including the sea floor. These services may include surveying and mapping of areas above or below the surface of the earth, such as the creation of view easements or segregating rights in parcels of land by creating underground utility easements.
Illustrative Examples:
Cadastral surveying services
Mapping (except geophysical) services
Cartographic surveying services
Topographic surveying services
Geodetic surveying services
| Average Jobs Employed | 7 | |
| Average Loan Given | $103,401 | |
| Number of Loans Given | 3659 | |
| Total Amount Loaned | $378,342,748 |
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in performing physical, chemical, and other analytical testing services, such as acoustics or vibration testing, assaying, biological testing (except medical and veterinary), calibration testing, electrical and electronic testing, geotechnical testing, mechanical testing, nondestructive testing, or thermal testing. The testing may occur in a laboratory or on-site.
| Average Jobs Employed | 16 | |
| Average Loan Given | $204,224 | |
| Number of Loans Given | 2909 | |
| Total Amount Loaned | $594,088,408 |
Veterinary testing services are classified in Industry 541940, Veterinary Services.