This U.S. Census Bureau NAICS-based industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing operating advice and assistance in one or more of the following areas: (a) human resource and personnel policies, practices, and procedures; (b) employee benefits planning, communication, and administration; and (c) compensation systems planning; and (d) wage and salary administration.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

Providing actuarial consulting services--are classified in 54161210, Actuarial consulting;

Providing executive search recruitment or consulting services--are classified in 54161220, Executive Placement Services;

Listing employment vacancies and in selecting, referring, and placing applicants in employment--are classified in 56131000, Employment Placement Agencies;

Providing human resources and human resource management service to client?s--are classified in 561330, Professional Employer Organizations;

Supplying their own employees for limited periods of time to supplement the working force of a client?s business--are classified in 561320, Temporary Help Services;

Providing a range of day-to-day office administrative services on a contract or fee basis--are classified in 561110, Office Administrative Services;

Providing claims processing and other administrative services to benefit plans--are classified in 524292, Third Party Administration of Insurance and Pension Funds; and

Providing professional and management development training--are classified in 61143000, Professional and Management Development Training.