Industries in the Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services subsector group establishments engaged in processes where human capital is the major input. These establishments make available the knowledge and skills of their employees, often on an assignment basis, where an individual or team is responsible for the delivery of services to the client. The individual industries of this subsector are defined on the basis of the particular expertise and training of the services provider. (more...)
The distinguishing feature of the Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services subsector is the fact that most of the industries grouped in it have production processes that are almost wholly dependent on worker skills. In most of these industries, equipment and materials are not of major importance, unlike health care, for example, where ''high tech'' machines and materials are important collaborating inputs to labor skills in the production of health care. Thus, the establishments classified in this subsector sell expertise. Much of the expertise requires degrees, though not in every case.
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Employment, Payroll and Business Establishments
for NAICS 541 - 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 541 - 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 541 - Professional and Technical Services in the Oregon-Washington WIRED Region, Fall 2010
