# Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

> Sector (NAICS 54) — The Sector as a Whole

The Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector comprises establishments that specialize in performing professional, scientific, and technical activities for others.  These activities require a high degree of expertise and training.  The establishments in this sector specialize according to expertise and provide these services to clients in a variety of industries and, in some cases, to households.  Activities performed include: legal advice and representation; accounting, bookkeeping, and payroll services; architectural, engineering, and specialized design services; computer services; consulting services; research services; advertising services; photographic services; translation and interpretation services; veterinary services; and other professional, scientific, and technical services.

This sector excludes establishments primarily engaged in providing a range of day-to-day office administrative services, such as financial planning, billing and recordkeeping, personnel supply, and physical distribution and logistics.  These establishments are classified in Sector 56, Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services.


- **NAICS code:** 54
- **Canonical URL:** https://singulariki.com/industries/54
- **Frame:** "AI exposure" means task overlap, not jobs lost. Figures aggregate over the occupations employed in this industry, each traced to a named public dataset.

## Scale & pay

- **Employment (BLS OEWS, May 2024):** 10,769,430 across 573 occupations.
- **Typical annual wage (employment-weighted median):** $94,982.

## AI exposure

- **AI task-overlap (employment-weighted across 463 occupations):** 87th percentile (High) — Eloundou GPT-overlap + Felten AIOE; task overlap, not automation.

## Largest occupations

- Software Developers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-15-1252-00) — 690,860 employed; $130,250
- Accountants and Auditors (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-13-2011-00) — 483,970 employed; $82,000
- Lawyers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-23-1011-00) — 470,370 employed; $150,110
- General and Operations Managers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-11-1021-00) — 439,080 employed; $149,090
- Management Analysts (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-13-1111-00) — 368,770 employed; $107,790
- Project Management Specialists (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-13-1082-00) — 294,870 employed; $106,130
- Paralegals and Legal Assistants (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-23-2011-00) — 286,280 employed; $59,890
- Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-41-3091-00) — 277,730 employed; $81,440
- Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-13-1161-00) — 237,340 employed; $78,030
- Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-3031-00) — 211,760 employed; $50,180
- Computer User Support Specialists (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-15-1232-00) — 210,440 employed; $59,950
- Computer and Information Systems Managers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-11-3021-00) — 205,040 employed; $174,010
- Civil Engineers (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-17-2051-00) — 202,800 employed; $99,670
- Office Clerks, General (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-9061-00) — 197,040 employed; $44,300
- Customer Service Representatives (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-4051-00) — 195,800 employed; $44,610
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-43-6014-00) — 187,180 employed; $48,440
- Computer Systems Analysts (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-15-1211-00) — 168,670 employed; $105,750
- Business Operations Specialists, All Other (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-13-1199-00) — 155,730 employed; $85,150
- Human Resources Specialists (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-13-1071-00) — 133,160 employed; $81,330
- Computer Occupations, All Other (https://singulariki.com/roles/role-15-1299-00) — 130,160 employed; $106,200

## Sources

- **O*NET** (30.3) — U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development. https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html
- **BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)** (May 2024) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/oes/
- **Census NAICS** (2022) — U.S. Census Bureau. https://www.census.gov/naics/
- **Anthropic Economic Index** (v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27)) — Anthropic. https://www.anthropic.com/economic-index
- **“GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.)** (arXiv 2303.10130) — OpenAI / academic. https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.10130
- **AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE)** (Felten, Raj & Seamans) — academic. https://github.com/AIOE-Data/AIOE

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_Generated from Singulariki's joined dataset; data snapshot 2026-06-03T03:26:54.804143+00:00. https://singulariki.com/industries/54_