This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) letter or resume writing; (2) document editing or proofreading; (3) typing, word processing, or desktop publishing; and (4) stenography (except court reporting or stenotype recording), transcription, and other secretarial services.
| Average Jobs Employed | 4 | |
| Average Loan Given | $43,527 | |
| Number of Loans Given | 1866 | |
| Total Amount Loaned | $81,221,555 |
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in answering telephone calls and relaying messages to clients.
| Average Jobs Employed | 18 | |
| Average Loan Given | $141,981 | |
| Number of Loans Given | 795 | |
| Total Amount Loaned | $112,874,589 |
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating call centers that initiate or receive communications for others via telephone, facsimile, email, or other communication modes for purposes such as: (1) promoting clients' products or services, (2) taking orders for clients, (3) soliciting contributions for a client, and (4) providing information or assistance regarding a client's products or services. These establishments do not own the product or provide the services they are representing on behalf of clients.
| Average Jobs Employed | 37 | |
| Average Loan Given | $325,912 | |
| Number of Loans Given | 721 | |
| Total Amount Loaned | $234,982,728 |
This industry comprises (1) establishments primarily engaged in providing mailbox rental and other postal and mailing (except direct mail advertising) services or (2) establishments engaged in providing these mailing services along with one or more other office support services, such as facsimile services, word processing services, on-site PC rental services, and office product sales.
| Average Jobs Employed | 6 | |
| Average Loan Given | $42,982 | |
| Number of Loans Given | 1387 | |
| Total Amount Loaned | $59,616,224 |
Operating contract post offices are classified in Industry 491110, Postal Service;
Providing only one of the support services (e.g., word processing services) that establishments in this industry provide are classified in the appropriate industry according to the service provided.
This industry comprises (1) establishments generally known as copy centers or shops primarily engaged in providing photocopying, duplicating, blueprinting, and other document copying services, without also providing printing services (e.g., offset printing, quick printing, digital printing, prepress services) and (2) establishments (except private mail centers) engaged in providing a range of office support services (except printing services), such as document copying services, facsimile services, word processing services, on-site PC rental services, and office product sales.
| Average Jobs Employed | 6 | |
| Average Loan Given | $64,443 | |
| Number of Loans Given | 1775 | |
| Total Amount Loaned | $114,385,819 |
Establishments exclusively engaged in providing a single office support service (except document copying) to clients, but not the range of office support services that establishments in this industry may provide, are classified according to the service provided.
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in collecting payments for claims and remitting payments collected to their clients.
Illustrative Examples:
Account or delinquent account collection services
Tax collection services on a contract or fee basis
Bill or debt collection services
| Average Jobs Employed | 20 | |
| Average Loan Given | $250,135 | |
| Number of Loans Given | 1688 | |
| Total Amount Loaned | $422,227,575 |
Repossessing tangible assets are classified in U.S. Industry 561491, Repossession Services.
| Average Jobs Employed | 11 | |
| Average Loan Given | $154,512 | |
| Number of Loans Given | 198 | |
| Total Amount Loaned | $30,593,379 |
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in repossessing tangible assets (e.g., automobiles, boats, equipment, planes, furniture, appliances) for the creditor as a result of delinquent debts.
| Average Jobs Employed | 10 | |
| Average Loan Given | $88,291 | |
| Number of Loans Given | 498 | |
| Total Amount Loaned | $43,969,097 |
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing verbatim reporting and stenotype recording of live legal proceedings and transcribing subsequent recorded materials.
Illustrative Examples:
Court reporting or stenotype recording services
Real-time (i.e., simultaneous) closed captioning of live television performances, meetings, conferences
Public stenography services
| Average Jobs Employed | 3 | |
| Average Loan Given | $35,761 | |
| Number of Loans Given | 2040 | |
| Total Amount Loaned | $72,952,990 |
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing business support services (except secretarial and other document preparation services; telephone answering and telemarketing services; private mail services or document copying services conducted as separate activities or in conjunction with other office support services; monetary debt collection services; credit reporting services; repossession services; and court reporting and stenotype recording services).
Illustrative Examples:
Address bar coding services
Fundraising organization services on a contract or fee basis
Bar code imprinting services
Mail presorting services
| Average Jobs Employed | 5 | |
| Average Loan Given | $67,939 | |
| Number of Loans Given | 28906 | |
| Total Amount Loaned | $1,963,852,672 |
Providing monetary debt collection services are classified in Industry 561440, Collection Agencies;
Providing credit reporting services are classified in Industry 561450, Credit Bureaus;
Providing repossession services are classified in U.S. Industry 561491, Repossession Services.