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; (c) compensation systems planning; and (d) wage and salary administration.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

• Providing actuarial consulting services--are classified in U.S. Census Bureau NAICS-based industry 5416121, Actuarial Consulting;
• Providing executive search recruitment or consulting services--are classified in U.S. Census Bureau NAICS-based industry 5416122, Executive Placement Services;
• Listing employment vacancies and selecting, referring, and placing applicants in employment--are classified in U.S. Industry 561311, Employment Placement Agencies;
• Providing human resources and human resource manageme nt service to client's--are classified in Industry 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 Industry 561320, Temporary Help Services;
• Providing a range of day-to-day office administrative services on a contract or fee basis--are classified in Industry 561110, Office Administrative Services;
• Providing claims processing and other administrative services to benefit plans--are classified in U.S. Industry 524292, Third Party Administration of Insurance and Pension Funds; and
• Providing professional and management development training--are classified in Industry 611430, Professional and Management Development Training.