54 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing operating advice and assistance to businesses and other organizations on administrative management issues, such as financial planning and budgeting, equity and asset management, records management, office planning, strategic and organizational planning, site selection, new business start-up, and business process improvement. This industry also includes establishments of general management consultants that provide a full range of administrative, human resource, marketing, process, physical distribution, logistics, or other management consulting services to clients.

Illustrative Examples:

Administrative management consulting services
Site selection consulting services
Financial management (except investment advice) consulting services
Strategic planning consulting services
General management consulting services

Establishments primarily engaged in providing a range of day-to-day office administrative services, such as financial planning, billing and recordkeeping, personnel, and physical distribution and logistics, are classified in Industry 561110, Office Administrative Services;

Establishments providing operations consulting services are classified in U.S. Industry 541614, Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting Services;

Establishments primarily engaged in administering, overseeing, and managing other establishments of the company or enterprise (except government establishments) are classified in U.S. Industry 551114, Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices;

Government establishments primarily engaged in administering, overseeing, and managing governmental programs are classified in Sector 92, Public Administration;

Establishments primarily engaged in providing investment advice are classified in Industry 523930, Investment Advice;

Establishments primarily engaged in providing professional and management development training are classified in Industry 611430, Professional and Management Development Training.

Establishments primarily engaged in providing executive search, recruitment, and placement services are classified in U.S. Industry 561312, Executive Search Services.

541612 Human Resources Consulting Services

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing advice and assistance to businesses and other organizations in one or more of the following areas: (1) human resource and personnel policies, practices, and procedures; (2) employee benefits planning, communication, and administration; (3) compensation systems planning; and (4) wage and salary administration.

Illustrative Examples:

Benefit or compensation consulting services
Employee assessment consulting services
Personnel management consulting services
Human resources consulting services

Providing professional and management development training are classified in Industry 611430, Professional and Management Development Training;

Listing employment vacancies and selecting, referring, and placing applicants in employment are classified in U.S. Industry 561311, Employment Placement Agencies.

Providing executive search, recruitment, and placement services are classified in U.S. Industry 561312, Executive Search Services.

541613 Marketing Consulting Services

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing operating advice and assistance to businesses and other organizations on marketing issues, such as developing marketing objectives and policies, sales forecasting, new product developing and pricing, licensing and franchise planning, and marketing planning and strategy.

Illustrative Examples:

Customer services management consulting services
New product development consulting services
Marketing management consulting services
Sales management consulting services

Developing and implementing public relations plans are classified in Industry 541820, Public Relations Agencies.

Developing and conducting marketing research or public opinion polling are classified in Industry 541910, Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling.

541614 Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting Services

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing operating advice and assistance to businesses and other organizations in: (1) manufacturing operations improvement; (2) productivity improvement; (3) production planning and control; (4) quality assurance and quality control; (5) inventory management; (6) distribution networks; (7) warehouse use, operations, and utilization; (8) transportation and shipment of goods and materials; and (9) materials management and handling.

Illustrative Examples:

Freight rate or tariff rate consulting services
Productivity improvement consulting services
Inventory planning and control management consulting services
Transportation management consulting services
Manufacturing management consulting services

Planning and designing industrial processes and systems are classified in Industry 541330, Engineering Services.

Providing computer systems integration design services are classified in U.S. Industry 541512, Computer Systems Design Services.

541618 Other Management Consulting Services

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing management consulting services (except administrative and general management consulting; human resources consulting; marketing consulting; or process, physical distribution, and logistics consulting). Establishments providing telecommunications or utilities management consulting services are included in this industry.

Providing administrative and general management consulting services are classified in U.S. Industry 541611, Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services;

Providing human resources consulting services are classified in U.S. Industry 541612, Human Resources Consulting Services;

Providing marketing consulting services are classified in U.S. Industry 541613, Marketing Consulting Services.

Providing process, physical distribution, and logistics consulting services are classified in U.S. Industry 541614, Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting Services.

541620 Environmental Consulting Services

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing advice and assistance to businesses and other organizations on environmental issues, such as the control of environmental contamination from pollutants, toxic substances, and hazardous materials. These establishments identify problems (e.g., inspect buildings for hazardous materials), measure and evaluate risks, and recommend solutions. They employ a multidisciplined staff of scientists, engineers, and other technicians with expertise in areas, such as air and water quality, asbestos contamination, remediation, ecological restoration, and environmental law. Establishments providing sanitation or site remediation consulting services are included in this industry.

Establishments primarily engaged in environmental remediation are classified in Industry 562910, Remediation Services;

Establishments primarily engaged in providing environmental engineering services are classified in Industry 541330, Engineering Services;

Establishments primarily engaged in individual activities as part of an ecological restoration project are classified according to the primary activity.

Government establishments primarily engaged in administering, overseeing, and managing governmental ecological restoration programs are classified in Industry 924110, Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs.

541690 Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing advice and assistance to businesses and other organizations on scientific and technical issues (except environmental).

Illustrative Examples:

Agricultural consulting services
Motion picture consulting services
Biological consulting services
Physics consulting services
Chemical consulting services
Radio consulting services
Economic consulting services
Safety consulting services
Energy consulting services
Security consulting services

Establishments primarily engaged in environmental consulting are classified in Industry 541620, Environmental Consulting Services.