56 Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services

561311 Employment Placement Agencies

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in listing employment vacancies and in referring or placing applicants for employment. The individuals referred or placed are not employees of the employment agencies.

Illustrative Examples:

Babysitting bureaus (i.e., registries)
Employment registries
Casting agencies or bureaus (i.e., motion picture, theatrical, video)
Model registries
Employment agencies

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

Supplying their own employees for limited periods of time to supplement the working force of a client's business are classified in Industry 561320, Temporary Help Services;

Providing human resources and human resource management services to client businesses and households are classified in Industry 561330, Professional Employer Organizations.

Representing models, entertainers, athletes, and other public figures as their agent or manager are classified in Industry 711410, Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures.

561312 Executive Search Services

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing executive search, recruitment, and placement services for clients with specific executive and senior management position requirements. The range of services provided by these establishments may include developing a search strategy and position specification based on the culture and needs of the client; researching, identifying, screening, and interviewing candidates; verifying candidate qualifications; and assisting in final offer negotiations and assimilation of the selected candidate. The individuals identified, recruited, or placed are not employees of the executive search services establishments.

Illustrative Examples:

Senior executive search services
Executive placement services
Executive search services

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

Supplying their own employees for limited periods of time to supplement the working force of a client's business are classified in Industry 561320, Temporary Help Services;

Providing human resources and human resource management services to client businesses and households are classified in Industry 561330, Professional Employer Organizations;

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

Providing advice and assistance on human resource and personnel policies, practices, and procedures. employee benefits and compensation systems are classified in U.S. Industry 541612, Human Resources Consulting Services;

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

Representing models, entertainers, athletes, and other public figures as their agent or manager are classified in Industry 711410, Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures.

561320 Temporary Help Services

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in supplying workers to clients' businesses for limited periods of time to supplement the working force of the client. The individuals provided are employees of the temporary help services establishment. However, these establishments do not provide direct supervision of their employees at the clients' work sites.

Illustrative Examples:

Help supply services
Model supply services
Labor (except farm) contractors (i.e., personnel suppliers)
Temporary employment or temporary staffing services
Manpower pools

Providing human resources and human resource management services to client businesses and households are classified in Industry 561330, Professional Employer Organizations;

Supplying farm labor are classified in U.S. Industry 115115, Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders;

Providing operating staff to perform a combination of services to support operations within a client's facilities are classified in Industry 561210, Facilities Support Services;

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

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

Representing models, entertainers, athletes, and other public figures as their agent or manager are classified in Industry 711410, Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures.

561330 Professional Employer Organizations

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing human resources and human resource management services to client businesses and households. Establishments in this industry operate in a co-employment relationship with client businesses or organizations and are specialized in performing a wide range of human resource and personnel management duties, such as payroll, payroll tax, benefits administration, workers' compensation, unemployment, and human resource administration. Professional employer organizations (PEOs) are responsible for payroll, including withholding and remitting employment-related taxes, for some or all of the employees of their clients, and also serve as the employer of those employees for benefits and related purposes.

Supplying their own employees for limited periods of time to supplement the working force of a client's business are classified in Industry 561320, Temporary Help Services.

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