# Employer establishments: professional, scientific and technical services

Number of establishments with paid employees in professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS 54), from the U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns.

## Key facts

- Employer establishments: professional, scientific and technical services in the United States was 989,182 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
- California had the highest employer establishments: professional, scientific and technical services of 51 states in 2023, at 143,863, and North Dakota the lowest, at 1,954. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
- Published for 52 places, with figures from 2012 to 2023.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-12.

- Indicator id: `cbp_establishments_professional_services`
- Unit: count
- Note: County Business Patterns: establishments (single physical locations, not firms) with paid employees during the pay period including 12 March. Excludes the self-employed and businesses without employees (nonemployer_establishments_*), government employers, crop and animal production, rail transportation, the Postal Service and private households. Establishment counts are not perturbed; the noise Census adds since 2017 applies to employment and payroll, which are not served here. Published about 18 months after the reference year.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-professional-services
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/cbp_establishments_professional_services

## Latest figures

| Place | Period | count | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|
| United States | 2023 | 989,182 | U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS 54), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Retrieved 2026-10-12. |

## Rankings

- [US states](https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-establishments-professional-services/us-states.md) (51 places)