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Professional, scientific and technical services jobs by state

Establishments and paid employees in professional, scientific and technical services (law, accounting, engineering, design, computer services, consulting, research and advertising), the sector's share of private-sector jobs, employees per 1,000 residents and average annual pay. From County Business Patterns 2023: establishments with paid employees, employees in the pay period including March 12, and annual payroll. Shares, per-resident figures and average pay are derived by Quadranac (all-sector total: NAICS 00; population: July 1, 2023 estimate). CBP excludes self-employed people, most government employees, private households and (for some sectors) railroads; employment is counted where the establishment is, not where workers live. Blank cells are not published for that state.

Reference period
2023
Licence
Public domain (U.S. federal government work).
Download CSVSource: U.S. Census Bureau (County Business Patterns 2023 (API dataset 2023/cbp), NAICS 2017 codes 54 and 00 (all sectors)) (opens in a new tab)Source: U.S. Census Bureau (Population Estimates Program, July 1, 2023 resident population (denominator)) (opens in a new tab)

Professional, scientific and technical services jobs by state: Establishments51 areas ranked by Establishments. Highest: California (144k); lowest: North Dakota (1,954).CaliforniaCalifornia: 144k144kFloridaFlorida: 95k95kTexasTexas: 84k84kNew YorkNew York: 63k63kIllinoisIllinois: 38k38kGeorgiaGeorgia: 33k33kVirginiaVirginia: 32k32kPennsylvaniaPennsylvania: 30k30kNew JerseyNew Jersey: 29k29kNorth CarolinaNorth Carolina: 28k28kColoradoColorado: 28k28kOhioOhio: 24k24kWashingtonWashington: 24k24kMichiganMichigan: 23k23kMassachusettsMassachusetts: 22k22kMarylandMaryland: 22k22kArizonaArizona: 21k21kMinnesotaMinnesota: 16k16kMissouriMissouri: 14k14kUtahUtah: 14k14kIndianaIndiana: 14k14kOregonOregon: 13k13kSouth CarolinaSouth Carolina: 13k13kTennesseeTennessee: 13k13kLouisianaLouisiana: 12k12kWisconsinWisconsin: 12k12kNevadaNevada: 11k11kOklahomaOklahoma: 10k10kAlabamaAlabama: 9,8139,813ConnecticutConnecticut: 9,2759,275KentuckyKentucky: 8,3708,370KansasKansas: 7,2367,236IowaIowa: 6,4746,474ArkansasArkansas: 6,2606,260IdahoIdaho: 5,9445,944District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia: 5,7385,738NebraskaNebraska: 4,7654,765MississippiMississippi: 4,6214,621New MexicoNew Mexico: 4,5284,528DelawareDelaware: 4,4294,429MontanaMontana: 4,3864,386New HampshireNew Hampshire: 3,6993,699MaineMaine: 3,6623,662HawaiiHawaii: 3,4643,464WyomingWyoming: 3,3523,352Rhode IslandRhode Island: 3,0853,085West VirginiaWest Virginia: 2,6942,694South DakotaSouth Dakota: 2,2142,214VermontVermont: 2,0742,074AlaskaAlaska: 1,9881,988North DakotaNorth Dakota: 1,9541,954
Professional, scientific and technical services jobs by state: Establishments51 areas ranked by Establishments. Highest: California (144k); lowest: North Dakota (1,954).CaliforniaCalifornia: 144k144kFloridaFlorida: 95k95kTexasTexas: 84k84kNew YorkNew York: 63k63kIllinoisIllinois: 38k38kGeorgiaGeorgia: 33k33kVirginiaVirginia: 32k32kPennsylvaniaPennsylvania: 30k30kNew JerseyNew Jersey: 29k29kNorth CarolinaNorth Carolina: 28k28kColoradoColorado: 28k28kOhioOhio: 24k24kWashingtonWashington: 24k24kMichiganMichigan: 23k23kMassachusettsMassachusetts: 22k22kMarylandMaryland: 22k22kArizonaArizona: 21k21kMinnesotaMinnesota: 16k16kMissouriMissouri: 14k14kUtahUtah: 14k14kIndianaIndiana: 14k14kOregonOregon: 13k13kSouth CarolinaSouth Carolina: 13k13kTennesseeTennessee: 13k13kLouisianaLouisiana: 12k12kWisconsinWisconsin: 12k12kNevadaNevada: 11k11kOklahomaOklahoma: 10k10kAlabamaAlabama: 9,8139,813ConnecticutConnecticut: 9,2759,275KentuckyKentucky: 8,3708,370KansasKansas: 7,2367,236IowaIowa: 6,4746,474ArkansasArkansas: 6,2606,260IdahoIdaho: 5,9445,944District of Colum…District of Columbia: 5,7385,738NebraskaNebraska: 4,7654,765MississippiMississippi: 4,6214,621New MexicoNew Mexico: 4,5284,528DelawareDelaware: 4,4294,429MontanaMontana: 4,3864,386New HampshireNew Hampshire: 3,6993,699MaineMaine: 3,6623,662HawaiiHawaii: 3,4643,464WyomingWyoming: 3,3523,352Rhode IslandRhode Island: 3,0853,085West VirginiaWest Virginia: 2,6942,694South DakotaSouth Dakota: 2,2142,214VermontVermont: 2,0742,074AlaskaAlaska: 1,9881,988North DakotaNorth Dakota: 1,9541,954
Establishments, 2023, sorted high to low. 51 areas ranked by Establishments. Highest: California (144k); lowest: North Dakota (1,954). Full data in the table below.Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.

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United States989,18210,401,4427.430.9107,141
Alabama9,813120,6976.623.690,391
Alaska1,98819,6477.526.789,066
Arizona20,816189,2706.525.489,865
Arkansas6,26040,3323.613.173,671
California143,8631,430,8218.736.5130,687
Colorado28,143243,5789.541.2106,266
Connecticut9,275106,2916.929.2114,263
Delaware4,42939,6108.738.3130,624
District of Columbia5,738118,31021.2173.3159,248
Florida94,623614,5276.226.889,533
Georgia33,198326,7247.429.5101,301
Hawaii3,46424,2094.716.981,983
Idaho5,94444,7466.322.779,798
Illinois37,946467,1508.337120,096
Indiana13,501151,7925.222.189,904
Iowa6,47465,2714.620.378,337
Kansas7,23673,8935.925.179,529
Kentucky8,37076,3224.516.871,764
Louisiana12,493101,20862279,451
Maine3,66235,7706.525.587,994
Maryland21,699301,50912.248.6108,007
Massachusetts21,966369,68510.652.3147,606
Michigan22,561322,12883298,133
Minnesota16,218195,107733.998,953
Mississippi4,62133,4813.511.463,284
Missouri13,844186,2807.13090,935
Montana4,38623,1005.620.473,637
Nebraska4,76546,177523.275,462
Nevada10,75970,8765.322.184,659
New Hampshire3,69939,5876.328.2101,851
New Jersey29,052342,7948.736.5114,183
New Mexico4,52864,1159.730.390,785
New York62,625696,5377.935.2124,447
North Carolina28,189316,4607.429.189,740
North Dakota1,95415,3164.319.576,461
Ohio23,740279,8085.523.788,672
Oklahoma10,20082,8695.820.477,087
Oregon13,318108,1286.425.496,431
Pennsylvania30,357378,8456.629.1100,342
Rhode Island3,08527,3336.224.889,024
South Carolina12,611114,7855.621.384,302
South Dakota2,21414,2273.715.568,400
Tennessee12,568141,8864.819.892,105
Texas83,842871,3447.328.4105,042
Utah13,540113,9027.23380,897
Vermont2,07413,5245.320.989,031
Virginia32,231536,4411561.4110,839
Washington23,574242,4937.930.9113,574
West Virginia2,69424,3954.413.868,292
Wisconsin11,680124,8114.72185,979
Wyoming3,35213,3316.322.874,487

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 (API dataset 2023/cbp), NAICS 2017 codes 54 and 00 (all sectors)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, July 1, 2023 resident population (denominator). Reference period: 2023.

Cite this table

Source agency
U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns
Dataset
County Business Patterns 2023 (API dataset 2023/cbp), NAICS 2017 sector 54 (professional, scientific, and technical services)
Table
Professional, scientific and technical services jobs by state
Data last updated
2026-11-10
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Professional, scientific and technical services jobs by state (United States, 2023). Data: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, County Business Patterns 2023 (API dataset 2023/cbp), NAICS 2017 sector 54 (professional, scientific, and technical services). Retrieved 2026-11-10 via Quadranac, https://quadranac.com/tables/us-professional-services/