NAICS 54161—Management Consulting Services

Where 54161 sits

1. 54 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
2. 541 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
3. 5416 Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services
4. 54161 Management Consulting Services

Contains 5 narrower codes

• 541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
• 541612 Human Resources Consulting Services
• 541613 Marketing Consulting Services
• 541614 Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting Services
• 541618 Other Management Consulting Services

Description

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing advice and assistance to businesses and other organizations on management issues, such as strategic and organizational planning; financial planning and budgeting; marketing objectives and policies; human resource policies, practices, and planning; production scheduling; and control planning.

Example activities

• actuarial, benefit, and compensation consulting services
• human resources consulting services
• marketing consulting services
• administrative and general management consulting services
• process, physical distribution, and logistics consulting services

Cross-references for 54161

• Establishments primarily engaged in providing a range of day-to-day office administrative services, such as financial planning, billing and recordkeeping, personnel, and physical distribution and logistics, are classified in Industry 56111, Office Administrative Services;
• Establishments primarily engaged in providing executive search, recruitment, and placement services are classified in Industry 56131, Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services;
• Establishments primarily engaged in administering, overseeing, and managing other establishments of the company or enterprise (except government establishments) are classified in Industry 55111, Management of Companies and Enterprises;
• Government establishments primarily engaged in administering, overseeing, and managing governmental programs are classified in Sector 92, Public Administration;
• Establishments primarily engaged in professional and management development training are classified in Industry 61143, Professional and Management Development Training;
• Establishments primarily engaged in listing employment vacancies and in recruiting, referring, and placing applicants in employment are classified in Industry 56131, Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services;
• Establishments primarily engaged in advertising and public relations are classified in Industry Group 5418, Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services;
• Establishments primarily engaged in developing and conducting marketing research or public opinion polling are classified in Industry 54191, Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling;
• Establishments primarily engaged in planning and designing industrial processes and systems are classified in Industry 54133, Engineering Services;
• Establishments primarily engaged in planning and designing computer systems are classified in Industry 54151, Computer Systems Design and Related Services;
• Establishments primarily engaged in providing financial investment advice services are classified in Industry 52394, Portfolio Management and Investment Advice;
• Establishments primarily engaged in arranging transportation of freight between shippers and carriers are classified in Industry 48851, Freight Transportation Arrangement; and
• Establishments primarily engaged in operating warehousing and storage facilities and providing related logistics services are classified in Industry Group 4931, Warehousing and Storage.

54161 in other systems