The Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector comprises establishments that specialize in performing professional, scientific, and technical activities for others. These activities require a high degree of expertise and training. The establishments in this sector specialize according to expertise and provide these services to clients in a variety of industries and, in some cases, to households. (more...)
Activities performed include: legal advice and representation; accounting, bookkeeping, and payroll services; architectural, engineering, and specialized design services; computer services; consulting services; research services; advertising services; photographic services; translation and interpretation services; veterinary services; and other professional, scientific, and technical services.
This sector excludes 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. These establishments are classified in Sector 56, Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services.
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Employment, Payroll and Business Establishments
for NAICS 54 - Professional and Technical Services
in the Oregon-Washington WIRED Region
Year
Avg Emp
Total Payroll
Avg Pay per Worker
Business Estabs.
2003
49,624
$2,704,461,987
$54,499
7,433
2004
50,504
$2,806,305,438
$55,566
7,564
2005
52,288
$2,998,931,762
$57,354
7,942
2006
54,608
$3,236,400,049
$59,266
8,430
2007
57,128
$3,556,771,766
$62,260
8,702
2008
58,425
$3,725,399,881
$63,764
8,910
2009
56,290
$3,548,255,633
$63,035
8,529
The above data is taken from quarterly unemployment tax records.
Employment changes between December and January of each year may be due in part to corrections to industry classification and/or geographic classification of some firms.
Source: Oregon Employment Department
Location Quotient: The ratio of the local percentage of employment in a given industry to the national percentage of employment in the same industry.
An LQ greater than 1 indicates a higher-than-average concentration of employment in the given industry.
National Growth: The change in local employment that would have occurred for a specific industry had
it grown at the national growth rate of all industries combined.
Industry Mix: The additional gain (or loss) in local employment that would have occurred for a specific
industry (additional to the national growth effect) due to the industry growing faster (or slower) nationally
than the rate of all industries combined.
Regional Shift: The additional gain (or loss) in local employment for a specific industry beyond the national
growth and industry mix effects resulting from the industry growing faster (or slower) than the same
industry nationally.
Source: Oregon Employment Department
Industry Staffing Patterns: Major Occupations
related to NAICS 54 - Professional and Technical Services in the Oregon-Washington WIRED Region
Occupational experience is largely self-reported.
Applicants counts include only those registered with the Oregon Employment Department.
They do not represent all job applicants across the WIRED region.
Applicants may be listed under multiple occupational categories, so summing applicant counts across occupational classifications will result in some double-counting.
Source: Oregon Employment Department
Job Vacancies
related to NAICS 54 - Professional and Technical Services in the Oregon-Washington WIRED Region, Fall 2010
