1992 CENSUS OF SERVICE INDUSTRIES Kind of Business Descriptions (SIC Major Groups 78 through 89) =>MOTION PICTURES (SIC MAJOR GROUP 78) ->SIC MAJOR GROUP 78 This group includes establishments producing and distributing motion pictures, exhibiting motion pictures in commercially operated theaters, and furnishing services to the motion picture industry. The term "motion pictures" includes similar productions for television or other media using film, tape, or other means. ->MOTION PICTURE AND VIDEO TAPE PRODUCTION (SIC 7812) Establishments primarily engaged in the production of theatrical and non-theatrical motion pictures and video tapes for exhibition or sale. Establishments engaged in both production and distribution of motion pictures are included here, as well as those engaged in the production of educational, industrial, and religious films. Establishments primarily engaged in motion picture and video tape reproduction are classified in Industry 7819. For large geographic areas, data are presented for the following subdivisions of this classification: Motion picture production, except for television. Motion picture and tape production for television. ->SERVICES ALLIED TO MOTION PICTURE PRODUCTION (SIC 7819) Establishments primarily engaged in performing auxiliary services to motion picture production, such as motion picture film processing, editing, and titling. Also included are casting bureaus, wardrobe and studio property rental, rental and repair of cameras and other motion picture equipment, stock footage film libraries, and television tape services (editing, transfers, etc.). ->MOTION PICTURE AND VIDEO TAPE DISTRIBUTION (SIC 7822) Establishments primarily engaged in the distribution (rental or sale) of theatrical and nontheatrical motion picture films or in the distribution of video tapes and disks, except to the general public. Establishments engaged in both distribution and production are classified in Industry 7812. Establishments primarily engaged in renting video tapes and disks to the general public are classified in Industry 7841, and those engaged in the sale of video tape and disks to individuals for personal or household use are classified in Retail Trade, Industry 5735. For large geographic areas, data are presented for the following subdivisions of this classification: Motion picture film exchanges. Film and tape distribution for television. Video tape wholesalers. ->SERVICES ALLIED TO MOTION PICTURE DISTRIBUTION (SIC 7829) Establishments primarily engaged in performing auxiliary services to motion picture distribution, such as film delivery service, film purchasing and booking agencies, and film libraries. ->MOTION PICTURE THEATERS, EXCEPT DRIVE-IN (SIC 7832) Commercially operated theaters primarily engaged in the indoor exhibition of motion pictures. ->DRIVE-IN MOTION PICTURE THEATERS (SIC 7833) Commercially operated theaters, commonly known as drive-in theaters, primarily engaged in the outdoor exhibition of motion pictures. ->VIDEO TAPE RENTAL (SIC 7841) Establishments primarily engaged in renting recorded video tapes and disks to the general public for personal or household use. Establishments primarily engaged in renting video recorders and players are classified in Industry 7359. Establishments primarily engaged in selling recorded video tapes and disks to the general public are classified in Retail Trade, Industry 5735, and those engaged in the wholesale distribution of recorded video tapes and disks are classified in Industry 7822. =>AMUSEMENT AND RECREATION SERVICES (SIC MAJOR GROUP 79) ->SIC MAJOR GROUP 79 This group includes establishments primarily engaged in providing amusement, recreation, or entertainment services, not elsewhere classified. Gambling businesses, where legal, are also included in this Major Group; however, combined gambling and lodging facilities with 25 guestrooms or more are classified in Industry 7011. Establishments primarily engaged in operating museums, art galleries, arboreta, and botanical and zoological gardens are classified in Major Group 84. ->DANCE STUDIOS, SCHOOLS, AND HALLS (SIC 791) Establishments primarily engaged in operating public dance halls or ballrooms, dance studios, and dance schools. Establishments primarily engaged in renting facilities used as dance halls or ballrooms are classified in Real estate, Industry 6512. ->THEATRICAL PRODUCERS (EXCEPT MOTION PICTURE) (SIC 7922) Establishments primarily engaged in providing live theatrical presentations, such as road companies and summer theaters. This industry also includes services allied with theatrical presentations, such as casting agencies; booking agencies for plays, artists, and concerts; scenery, lighting, and other equipment services; and theatrical ticket agencies. Also included in this industry are producers of live and taped radio programs and commercials and producers of live television programs. For large geographic areas, data are presented for the following subdivisions of this classification: Producers of live theatrical productions - Stock or repertory companies, whether or not operating their own theaters, are included here. Establishments primarily engaged in producing shows for dinner theaters, but not operating the food service, are also included here. Dinner theaters operating food service are classified in Retail Trade, Industry 5812. Producers of radio and TV shows, except tape producers - Establishments primarily engaged in producing shows for live presentation on radio and television. Producers of motion picture and TV tape are classified in Industry 7812 and producers of radio tape in the subgroup Other theatrical services. Artists' and entertainers' managers or agents, concert bureaus, and booking agents. Other theatrical services - Establishments engaged in theatrical services, not elsewhere classified, such as ticket agencies; theatrical, television, and radio employment agencies; theatrical equipment rental and design; and lighting. Radio show tape producers are included here. ->BANDS, ORCHESTRAS, ACTORS, AND OTHER ENTERTAINERS (SIC 7929) Establishments primarily engaged in providing entertainment other than live theatrical presentations. These establishments include bands, orchestras, and entertainers. For large geographic areas, data are presented for the following subdivisions of this classification: Dance groups and artists. Symphony orchestras, opera companies, and chamber music organizations. Other music groups and artists - Dance and stage bands, orchestras (except symphony or chamber), combos, quintets, soloists, and similar musical organizations, groups, and artists. Other entertainers and entertainment groups - Entertainers other than dance bands, symphony orchestras, dance groups, or similar musical and dance organizations. ->BOWLING CENTERS (SIC 7933) Establishments primarily engaged in providing facilities for bowling. ->PROFESSIONAL SPORTS CLUBS AND PROMOTERS (SIC 7941) Operators and promoters of professional and semi-professional athletic clubs, promoters of athletic events, and managers of individual professional athletes. Receipts from radio or television broadcasts, from sales of players, from concession operators, and from noncustomer sources are not included in the total receipts for the activities classified here. Establishments primarily engaged in renting stadiums and athletic fields to sports promoters and clubs are classified in Real Estate, Industry Group 651. For large geographic areas, data are presented for the following subdivisions of this classification: Baseball clubs. Football clubs. Other professional sports clubs. Managers and promoters. ->RACING, INCLUDING TRACK OPERATION (SIC 7948) Promoters and participants in racing activities, including racetrack operators, operators of racing stables, jockeys, racehorse trainers, and race car owners and operators. Establishments which own racetracks but do not engage in promotion of racing events are classified in Real Estate, Industry Group 651. Stables and kennels primarily engaged in breeding or boarding horses and dogs are classified in Agriculture, Industry 0752. For large geographic areas, data are presented for the following subdivisions of this classification: Auto racetrack operation. Horse racetrack operation. Dog racetrack operation. Racing stables and racing, n.e.c. ->MISCELLANEOUS AMUSEMENT AND RECREATION SERVICES (SIC 799) >>PHYSICAL FITNESS FACILITIES (SIC 7991) Establishments primarily engaged in operating reducing and other health clubs, spas, and similar facilities featuring exercise and other active physical fitness conditioning, whether or not on a membership basis. Establishments providing aerobic dance and exercise classes are also included here. Sports and recreation clubs are classified in Industry 7997 if operated on a membership basis, and in Industry 7992 or 7999 if open to the general public. Health resorts and spas providing lodging are classified in Major Group 70. Establishments that promote physical fitness through diet control are classified in Industry 7299. For large geographic areas, data are presented for the following subdivisions of this classification: Physical fitness centers, except gymnasiums and athletic clubs. Gymnasiums and athletic clubs. >>PUBLIC GOLF COURSES (SIC 7992) Privately operated establishments primarily engaged in the operation of golf courses open to the general public on a fee basis. Municipally owned and operated golf courses are not included. Membership golf and country clubs are classified in Industry 7997. Miniature golf courses and golf driving ranges are classified in Industry 7999. >>COIN-OPERATED AMUSEMENT DEVICES (SIC 7993) Establishments primarily engaged in operating coin-operated amusement devices either in their own or in other places of business. Such amusement devices include juke boxes, pinball machines, mechanical games, video games, slot machines (where legal), and similar types of amusement equipment. The amusement devices may also be operated by bills. Amusement arcades and parlors are also included. Establishments primarily engaged in rental of such devices are classified in Industry 7359. >>AMUSEMENT PARKS (SIC 7996) Establishments known as amusement parks, theme parks, kiddie parks, etc. which group together a number of attractions, such as mechanical rides, amusement devices, refreshment stands, and picnic grounds. Individual ride operators or concessionaires operating within the park are classified in Industry 7999, as are carnivals operating without a fixed exhibition site. Owners of the park grounds (who do not operate the amusement parks) are classified in Real estate, Industry Group 651. >>MEMBERSHIP SPORTS AND RECREATION CLUBS (SIC 7997) Sports and recreation clubs which maintain facilities for use only by members and their guests, such as country, golf, tennis, yacht, and swimming clubs. Such establishments are classified here regardless of the proportion of receipts derived from food or liquor sales. Membership organizations engaged in civic, social, or fraternal activities are classified in Industry 864. Physical fitness facilities are classified in Industry 7991. >>AMUSEMENT AND RECREATION SERVICES, N.E.C. (SIC 7999) Establishments primarily engaged in the operation of sports, amusement, and recreation services, not elsewhere classified, such as bathing beaches, swimming pools, and riding academies and schools. Membership sports and recreation clubs not open to the general public are classified in Industry 7997. For large geographic areas, data are presented for the following subdivisions of this classification: Concession operators of amusement devices and rides -Concession operators of mechanical rides or of amusement devices in amusement parks, carnivals, circuses, or fairs; or operators of independently operated rides or devices of this type. Carnivals and circuses - Establishments operating a group of amusement, service, and/or retail units, generally known as carnivals, which do not have any fixed exhibition site; or companies engaged in the operation of circuses having acrobatic and animal shows and individual circus acts. Side shows are included here. Individual performers in circuses are classified in Other entertainers and entertainment groups, a subgroup of Industry 7929. Fairs - Establishments primarily engaged in arranging and operating the exhibitions and related activities usually associated with county, State, or similar fairs. Carnivals and side shows which are part of the fairs but which are independently owned and operated are included in the subgroup Carnivals and circuses. Other independently owned and operated amusement device and ride concessions are included in the subgroup Concession operators of amusement devices and rides. Roller skating rinks. Ice skating rinks. Other amusement and recreation services, n.e.c. -Establishments primarily engaged in the commercial operation of sports, amusement, and recreation services, not elsewhere classified. Included are establishments engaged in instruction of sports or recreational activities, such as baseball, bridge, golf, judo, karate, skiing, swimming, and tennis. Also included are establishments renting articles for amusement and recreation, such as beach chairs and accessories, bicycles, golf carts, small boats and canoes, and saddle horses. Other establishments in this classification include commercially operated bathing beaches, gambling establishments (where legal), golf driving ranges, miniature golf courses, riding academies and stables, shooting galleries, slot-car tracks, ski lifts, day camps, and establishments engaged in the commercial operation of swimming pools open to the general public for a fee. Municipally operated golf courses and swimming pools are excluded from this census. Privately owned tourist attractions, such as natural wonders or manmade exhibits, are included here. Museums, art galleries, and botanical and zoological gardens are included in Major Group 84. =>HEALTH SERVICES (SIC MAJOR GROUP 80) ->SIC MAJOR GROUP 80 This group includes establishments primarily engaged in furnishing medical, surgical, and other health services to persons. Associations or groups, such as Health Maintenance Organizations (HMO's), primarily engaged in providing medical or other health services to members are included, but those which only provide insurance covering hospitalization or medical costs are classified in Insurance, Major Group 63. Hospices providing medical services are also included in this Major Group and are classified according to the primary service provided. Health care facilities were primarily coded based on self-designation. Where multiple levels of care were indicated but were not apparently separate operations, the facility was generally classified based on the highest level of care provided. Veterinarians are classified in Agriculture, Industry Group 074. ->OFFICES AND CLINICS OF DOCTORS OF MEDICINE (SIC 801) Establishments of licensed practitioners having the degree of M.D. and engaged in the practice of general or specialized medicine and surgery. General medical clinics (staffed by licensed practitioners having M.D. degree) are also classified here. Associations of physicians formed solely for sharing expenses (including payroll) are also included here. Receipts are not applicable for these associations since their operations are funded by reimbursements from member firms, and these funds are not con- sidered operating receipts for medical services provided. However, their payroll and employment data are included in statistics presented for this category. For large geographic areas, data are presented for the following subdivisions of this classification: Offices of doctors of medicine - Includes offices as well as group clinics owned and operated by physicians for the purpose of carrying on their profession. General medical clinics - Includes clinics not owned and operated by physicians associated for the purpose of carrying on their profession. ->OFFICES AND CLINICS OF DENTISTS (SIC 802) Establishments of licensed practitioners having the degree of D.D.S. (or D.D. Sc.) or D.M.D. and engaged in the practice of general or specialized dentistry, including dental surgery. Dental clinics are also classified here. For large geographic areas, data are presented for the following subdivisions of this classification: Offices of dentists - Includes offices as well as group clinics owned and operated by dentists associated for the purpose of carrying on their profession. Dental clinics - Includes clinics not owned and operated by dentists associated for the purpose of carrying on their profession. ->OFFICES AND CLINICS OF DOCTORS OF OSTEOPATHY (SIC 803) Establishments of licensed practitioners having the degree of D.O. and engaged in the practice of general or specialized osteopathic medicine and surgery. For large geographic areas, data are presented for the following subdivisions of this classification: Offices of osteopathic physicians. Osteopathic clinics. ->OFFICES AND CLINICS OF OTHER HEALTH PRACTITIONERS (SIC 804) >>OFFICES AND CLINICS OF CHIROPRACTORS (SIC 8041) Establishments of licensed practitioners having the degree of D.C. and engaged in the practice of chiropractic medicine. >>OFFICES AND CLINICS OF OPTOMETRISTS (SIC 8042) Establishments of licensed practitioners having the degree of O.D. and engaged in the practice of optometry. Establishments where receipts are primarily from the sale of optical goods prescribed as a result of eye examinations performed at another establishment are classified in Retail Trade, Industry 5999. >>OFFICES AND CLINICS OF PODIATRISTS (SIC 8043) Establishments of licensed practitioners having the degree of D.P. and engaged in the practice of podiatry. >>OFFICES AND CLINICS OF HEALTH PRACTITIONERS, N.E.C. (SIC 8049) Establishments of health practitioners engaged in practice in health fields not elsewhere classified, such as acupuncturists, midwives, nutritionists, physical and occupational therapists, and psychologists. ->NURSING AND PERSONAL CARE FACILITIES (SIC 805) >>SKILLED NURSING CARE FACILITIES (SIC 8051) Establishments primarily engaged in providing inpatient nursing and rehabilitative services to patients who require continuous health care, but not hospital services. Care must be ordered by and under the direction of a physician. The staff must include a licensed nurse on duty continuously with a minimum of one full-time registered nurse on duty during each day shift. Included are establishments certified to deliver skilled nursing care under the Medicare and Medicaid programs. >>INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES (SIC 8052) Establishments primarily engaged in providing inpatient nursing and rehabilitative services, but not on a continuous basis. Staffing must include 24-hour per day personnel with a licensed nurse on duty full-time during each day shift. At least once a week, consultation with a registered nurse on the delivery of care is required. Included are facilities certified to deliver intermediate care under the Medicaid program. >>NURSING AND PERSONAL CARE FACILITIES, N.E.C. (SIC 8059) Establishments primarily engaged in providing some nursing and/or health-related care to patients who do not require the degree of care and treatment that a skilled or intermediate care facility is designed to provide. Included are rest homes, convalescent homes, and other institutions where health care is a major element. Residential facilities, such as homes for the retarded and the elderly which provide personal care, but where health care is incidental, are classified in Industry 8361. ->HOSPITALS (SIC 806) >>GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS (SIC 8062) Establishments primarily engaged in providing general medical and surgical services and other hospital services. Specialty hospitals are classified in Industries 8063 and 8069. >>PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALS (SIC 8063) Establishments primarily engaged in providing diagnostic medical services and inpatient treatment for the mentally ill. Establishments known as hospitals and primarily engaged in providing health care for the mentally retarded are classified in industry 8051. >>SPECIALTY HOSPITALS, EXCEPT PSYCHIATRIC (SIC 8069) Establishments primarily engaged in providing diagnostic services, treatment, and other hospital services for specialized categories of patients, except for the mentally ill. ->MEDICAL LABORATORIES (SIC 8071) Establishments primarily engaged in providing professional analytic or diagnostic services to the medical profession or to the patient as prescribed by a physician. Laboratories engaged in the manufacture of medical or pharmaceutical products are classified in Manufacturing. Laboratories engaged in commercial medical research are classified in Industry 8731, and those engaged in noncommercial medical research are classified in Industry 8733. ->DENTAL LABORATORIES (SIC 8072) Establishments primarily engaged in making dentures, artificial teeth, and orthodontic appliances to order for the dental profession. The manufacture of teeth other than to order is classified in Manufacturing. Establishments providing dental x-ray laboratory services are classified in Industry 8071. ->HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES (SIC 8082) Establishments primarily engaged in providing skilled nursing or medical care in the home under supervision of a medical doctor. Establishments of registered or practical nurses engaged in the independent practice of their profession are classified in Industry 8049, and nurses' registries are classified in Industry 7361. Establishments primarily engaged in selling health care products for personal or household consumption are classified in Retail Trade, and those engaged in renting or leasing products for health care are classified in Industry 7352. ->MISCELLANEOUS HEALTH SERVICES, N.E.C. (SIC 809) >>KIDNEY DIALYSIS CENTERS (SIC 8092) Establishments primarily engaged in providing kidney or renal dialysis services. >>SPECIALTY OUTPATIENT FACILITIES, N.E.C. (SIC 8093) Establishments primarily engaged in outpatient care of a specialized nature, such as alcohol and drug treatment, birth control/family planning, etc., with permanent facilities and with medical staff to provide diagnosis, treatment, or both for patients who are ambulatory but do not require inpatient care. >>HEALTH AND ALLIED SERVICES, N.E.C. (SIC 8099) Establishments primarily engaged in providing health and allied services, n.e.c., such as blood banks, blood donor stations, childbirth preparation classes, medical photography and art, and oxygen tent services. Establishments of registered or practical nurses in independent practice are classified in Industry 8049. Ambulance services are classified in Transportation, Industry 4119. =>LEGAL SERVICES (SIC MAJOR GROUP 81) This group includes establishments which are headed by members of the bar and are engaged in offering legal advice or legal services. Nonprofit legal services (including legal aid societies) are classified here. Associations of lawyers formed solely for the sharing of expenses (including payroll) and not for the purpose of jointly practicing their profession are also included. Receipts are not applicable for these associations since their operations are funded by reimbursements from member firms, and these funds are not considered operating receipts for legal services provided. However, their payroll and employment data are included in statistics presented for this category. =>SELECTED EDUCATIONAL SERVICES (SIC's 823, 824, 829) This group includes libraries as well as establishments furnishing formal courses through correspondence, commercial, and trade schools. Elementary and secondary schools (Industry 8211); colleges, universities, and professional schools (Industry 8221); and junior colleges and technical institutes (Industry 8222) are out of scope of the census. ->LIBRARIES (SIC 823) Establishments primarily engaged in providing library services, including the circulation of books and other materials for reading, study, and reference. ->DATA PROCESSING SCHOOLS (SIC 8243) Establishments primarily engaged in offering training in data processing (including data keying), computer programming, and in computer and peripheral equipment operation, maintenance, and repair. ->BUSINESS AND SECRETARIAL SCHOOLS (SIC 8244) Establishments primarily engaged in offering courses in business machine operation, office procedures, and secretarial and stenographic skills. ->VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS, N.E.C. (SIC 8249) Establishments primarily engaged in offering specialized vocational courses, not elsewhere classified, but not academic training. This industry includes apprentice training, aviation schools, commercial art schools, and practical nursing schools. Schools for the instruction of beauticians are classified in Industry 7231, and barber schools are classified in Industry 7241. Establishments primarily engaged in offering educational courses by mail are included here. ->SCHOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, N.E.C. (SIC 829) Establishments primarily engaged in offering specialized educational courses and services, not elsewhere classified, such as music schools, drama schools, language schools, student exchange programs, and civil service and other short-term examination preparatory schools. Vocational counseling (excluding rehabilitation) is also included here. Educational testing is included in Industry 8748. Establishments primarily engaged in operating dance schools are classified in Industry 7911; those providing rehabilitation counseling are classified in Industry 8331; and those providing sports instruction in Industry 7999. =>SOCIAL SERVICES (SIC MAJOR GROUP 83) ->SIC MAJOR GROUP 83 This group includes establishments providing social services and rehabilitation service to those persons with social or personal problems requiring special services and to the physically challenged and the disadvantaged. Also included are organizations soliciting funds to be used directly for these and related services, as well as community development and planning agencies. Government offices involved with the delivery of such services are out of scope of the census. ->INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY SOCIAL SERVICES (SIC 832) Establishments primarily engaged in providing one or more of a variety of individual and family social, counseling, welfare, or referral services, including refugee, disaster, and temporary relief services. ->JOB TRAINING AND VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES (SIC 833) Establishments primarily engaged in providing training, work experience, and vocational rehabilitation services for the unemployed, the underemployed, the physically challenged, and to persons who have a job market disadvantage because of lack of education or experience, skill obsolescence, or personal characteristics or problems. Included are upgrading and job development services, skill training, world-of-work orientation, and vocational rehabilitation counseling. Union apprentice training schools are classified in Industry 8249. ->CHILD DAY CARE SERVICES (SIC 835) Establishments primarily engaged in care of infants or children, or in providing prekindergarten education, where medical care or delinquency correction is not a major element. These establishments may or may not have substantial educational programs and may care for older children when they are not in school. Establishments providing babysitting services are classified in Industry 7299. Head start centers operating in conjunction with elementary schools are classified in Industry 8211. ->RESIDENTIAL CARE (SIC 836) Establishments primarily engaged in the provision of residential social and personal care for children, the elderly, and special categories of persons with some limits on ability for self-care, but where medical care is not a major element. Included here are group foster homes; halfway group homes; homes for the retarded, the elderly, the deaf, and the blind; juvenile correctional homes; rehabilitation (residential) centers; and children's boarding homes. Boarding schools providing elementary and secondary education are classified in Industry 8211. ->SOCIAL SERVICES, N.E.C. (SIC 839) Establishments primarily engaged in providing social services, not elsewhere classified, including community improvement, social change, and neighborhood development. Also included are organizations primarily engaged in soliciting contributions on their own account and administering appropriations and allocating funds among other agencies engaged in social welfare services; establishments primarily engaged in the prevention of criminal or antisocial behavior; and regional social service planning agencies. Establishments which raise funds on a contract basis are classified in Industry 7389. Civic, social, fraternal, and political organizations are included in Major Group 86. Industrial development consulting and planning is classified in Industry 8748. Philanthropic trusts and foundations which are not actually engaged in providing social welfare services are classified in Finance, Industry 6732. =>MUSEUMS, ART GALLERIES, AND GARDENS (SIC MAJOR GROUP 84) ->SIC MAJOR GROUP 84 This major group includes commercial and noncommercial museums, art galleries, arboreta, and botanical and zoological gardens. ->MUSEUMS AND ART GALLERIES (SIC 8412) Establishments primarily engaged in the commercial or noncommercial operation of museums and art galleries. Historical, cultural, and educational societies whose functions are primarily providing attractions for the public are included here. Art galleries or art dealers primarily selling to the general public are classified in Retail Trade, Industry 5999. ->ARBORETA AND BOTANICAL OR ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS (SIC 8422) Establishments primarily engaged in the commercial or noncommercial operation of arboreta and botanical and zoological gardens. =>SELECTED MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS (SIC's 861, 862, 864, 869) This group includes organizations operating on a membership basis for the promotion of the interests of their members. Also included are organizations which are not operated on a membership basis, but which promote the interests of a constituency or group of supporters. This group does not include business establishments operated by membership organizations, such as hotels open to the general public, golf and country clubs, fraternity and sorority houses, and credit unions. Such establishments are classified according to their primary activity. Establishments of religious organizations operated for worship or for promotion of religious activities, such as churches, convents, and religious schools and missions, are classified in Industry 8661 and are out of scope of the census. Also excluded are Labor unions and similar labor organizations (Industry 8631) and Political organizations (Industry 8651). ->BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS (SIC 861) Membership organizations engaged in promoting business interests of their members, such as better business bureaus, boards of trade, chambers of commerce, industrial standards committees, merchants' associations, real estate boards, and trade associations. Membership organizations formed to carry out specific business function, such as common marketing of crops or joint advertising, are classified according to the function performed. ->PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS (SIC 862) Membership organizations of professional persons formed for the advancement of the interests of their profession, such as bar associations, engineering associations, and scientific membership organizations. ->CIVIC, SOCIAL, AND FRATERNAL ASSOCIATIONS (SIC 864) Membership organizations engaged in civic, social, or fraternal activities, such as alumni associations, citizens' associations, fraternities, scout organizations, singing societies, university clubs, veterans' organizations, youth associations, and consumer education and public advocacy groups (except organizations primarily engaged in research). Bars and restaurants owned and operated by organizations for use by members and guests only are also classified here. Hotels and lodging houses operated by organizations for use by members and their guests only, including fraternity and sorority houses, are classified in Industry 7041. Membership sports and recreation clubs are classified in Industry 7997. Homeowner, tenant, and condominium associations primarily engaged in managing real estate are classified in Real Estate, Industry 6531. ->MEMBERSHIP ORGANIZATIONS, N.E.C. (SIC 869) Membership organizations, not elsewhere classified, such as athletic regulatory associations, automobile owners' associations, farm bureaus, historical clubs, and humane societies. =>ENGINEERING, ACCOUNTING, AND RESEARCH (SIC MAJOR GROUP 87) ->SIC MAJOR GROUP 87 This group includes establishments primarily engaged in providing engineering, architectural, and surveying services; accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping services; research, development, and testing services; and management and public relations services. ->ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURAL, AND SURVEYING SERVICES (SIC 871) >>ENGINEERING SERVICES (SIC 8711) Establishments primarily engaged in providing professional engineering services. Establishments primarily providing and supervising their own engineering staff on temporary contract to other firms are included here. Establishments providing engineering, but not supervisory, personnel are classified in Industry 7363. Photogrammetric engineering services are classified in Industry 8713. >>ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES (SIC 8712) Establishments primarily engaged in providing professional architectural services. Landscape architectural services are classified in Agriculture, Industry 0781. Establishments primarily engaged in providing graphic arts and related design services are classified in Industry 7336, and those providing drafting services are classified in Industry 7389. >>SURVEYING SERVICES (SIC 8713) Establishments primarily engaged in providing professional land, water, and aerial surveying services. ->ACCOUNTING, AUDITING, AND BOOKKEEPING SERVICES (SIC 8721) Establishments primarily engaged in furnishing accounting, bookkeeping, and related auditing services. These establishments may use data processing and tabulating techniques as part of providing their services. However, establishments primarily engaged in providing data processing and tabulating services are classified in Industry 7374. Establishments providing income tax return preparation services, without also furnishing accounting, auditing, or bookkeeping services, are classified in Industry 7291. ->RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND TESTING SERVICES (SIC 873) >>COMMERCIAL PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH (SIC 8731) Establishments primarily engaged in physical and biological research and development on a contract or fee basis. Noncommercial research establishments (funded by endowments, grants, or contributions) are classified in Industry 8733. Separate establishments of aircraft, guided missile, or spacecraft manufacturers primarily engaged in research and development on these products are classified in Manufacturing, Major Group 37. For large geographic areas, data are presented for the following subdivisions of this classification: Commercial physical research. Commercial medical and biological research. >>COMMERCIAL ECONOMIC RESEARCH (SIC 8732) Establishments primarily engaged in performing business, marketing, opinion, and other economic, sociological, and educational research on a contract or fee basis. Noncommercial research establishments (funded by endowments, grants, or contributions) are classified in Industry 8733. >>NONCOMMERCIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS (SIC 8733) Establishments primarily engaged in performing research into and dissemination of information for public health, education, or general welfare. These establishments primarily operate on funds from endowments, contributions, and grants. Establishments which fund such research, although the actual research may be contracted out to other establishments, are also classified here. >>TESTING LABORATORIES (SIC 8734) Establishments primarily engaged in providing testing services. Establishments performing clinical laboratory testing for the medical profession are classified in Industry 8071. ->MANAGEMENT AND PUBLIC RELATIONS SERVICES (SIC 874) >>MANAGEMENT SERVICES (SIC 8741) Establishments primarily engaged in furnishing general or specialized management services on a day to day basis and on a contract or fee basis. Establishments classified here do not provide operating staff. Management and operation of a business, where operating staff as well as management is provided, is classified according to the activity of the establishment managed. Construction management services are classified here. >>MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES (SIC 8742) Establishments primarily engaged in furnishing operating counsel and assistance to managements of private, nonprofit, and public organizations. These establishments generally perform a variety of activities, such as strategic and organizational planning; financial planning and budgeting; marketing objectives and policies planning; information systems planning, evaluation, and selection; human resources policies and practices planning; and production scheduling and control planning. >>PUBLIC RELATIONS SERVICES (SIC 8743) Establishments primarily engaged in the preparation of materials, written or spoken, which are designed to promote the interests of their clients by attempting to influence the general public or other groups. >>FACILITIES SUPPORT MANAGEMENT SERVICES (SIC 8744) Establishments primarily engaged in furnishing personnel to perform a range of services in support of the operations of other establishments, or those engaged in providing a number of different continuing services, on a contract or fee basis, within other establishments. Establishments which provide management and staff to operate a business are classified according to the type of activity of the business. Establishments primarily providing one specialized service are classified in the specialized industry. Establishments primarily supplying temporary or continuing help (except agricultural) are classified in Industry 7363. Establishments which provide management services only (except agricultural) are classified in Industry 8741. Computer facilities management is classified in Industry 7376. >>BUSINESS CONSULTING SERVICES, N.E.C. (SIC 8748) Establishments primarily engaged in furnishing business consulting services, not elsewhere classified, on a contract or fee basis. Included are agricultural, economic, educational, and systems engineering consultants as well as city planners and testing services (educational or personnel). =>SERVICES, NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED (SIC MAJOR GROUP 89) Establishments primarily providing services, not elsewhere classified, such as artists (excluding commercial and medical artists), authors, scientific consultants (working on their own account), inventors, lecturers, music arrangers, newspaper columnists, radio commentators, song writers, weather forecasters, and writers. There is evidence that among small employer establishments (for which kind-of-business information is obtained from administrative records), many service establishments are classified incorrectly in this industry because there is insufficient information to determine the correct kind-of-business classification. Therefore, the published data probably overstate the number of establishments and level of activity for this category. For large geographic areas, data are presented for the following subdivisions of this classification: Scientific and related consulting services, except environmental. Environmental consulting. Authors, composers, and other arts-related services. Other services, n.e.c.