Variant of NAICS 1997 - Goods and services

5416 - Management, Scientific and Technical Consulting Services

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing expert advice and assistance to other organizations on management, environmental, scientific and technical issues.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • providing expert advice and assistance to other organizations on architectural and engineering issues (See 5413 Architectural, Engineering and Related Services)
  • providing expert advice and assistance to other organizations on interior, industrial and graphic design issues (See 5414 Specialized Design Services)
  • providing expert advice and assistance to other organizations on information technology issues (See 5415 Computer Systems Design and Related Services)

54161 - Management Consulting Services

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing advice and assistance to other organizations on management issues, such as strategic and organizational planning; financial planning and budgeting; marketing objectives and policies; human resource policies, practices and planning; and production scheduling and control planning.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • planning and designing industrial processes and systems (See 54133 Engineering Services)
  • planning and designing computer systems (See 54151 Computer Systems Design and Related Services)
  • developing and implementing public relations plans (See 54182 Public Relations Services)
  • developing and conducting marketing research or public opinion polling studies (See 54191 Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling)
  • providing office or general administrative services on a day-to-day basis (See 56111 Office Administrative Services)
  • providing professional and management development training (See 61143 Professional and Management Development Training)

54162 - Environmental Consulting Services

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing advice and assistance to other organizations on environmental issues, such as the control of environmental contamination from pollutants, toxic substances and hazardous materials. These establishments identify problems, measure and evaluate risks, and recommend solutions. They employ a multi-disciplined staff of scientists, engineers and other technicians, with expertise in areas such as air and water quality, asbestos contamination, remediation and environmental law. Examples of establishments in this industry are environmental consultants, sanitation consultants and site remediation consultants.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • providing environmental engineering services (See 54133 Engineering Services)
  • environmental remediation (See 56291 Remediation Services)

54169 - Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services

This industry comprises establishments, not classified to any other industry, primarily engaged in providing advice and assistance to other organizations on scientific and technical issues.