Consulting

Establishments primarily engaged in providing consulting and/or training on the management of business operations, including specialized services in risk management.

Establishments primarily engaged in providing operating counsel and support to the management of private, nonprofit, and public organizations. These establishments typically offer a wide range of services, including strategic and organizational planning, financial planning and budgeting, marketing policy development, information systems planning and evaluation, human resources planning, and production scheduling and control. They are defined by the broad scope of issues they address. Sample business functions include administrative management consulting, general management consulting, human resource consulting, management engineering, management information systems consulting, manufacturing management consulting, marketing consulting, operations research, personnel management (excluding employment services), and physical distribution consulting.

Establishments primarily engaged in the preparation of materials, written or spoken, which are designed to influence the general public or other groups in promoting the interests of their clients. Sample business functions include lobbyists and public relations services

Establishments primarily engaged in supplying personnel to perform a variety of services that support the operations of other establishments or in providing multiple ongoing services within another organization on a contract or fee basis. This includes the private operation of jails and adult correctional facilities, regardless of whether both management and support staff are provided. Establishments that operate a business with full management and staff are classified based on the business activity. Sample business functions include base maintenance with ongoing personnel, privately operated adult correctional facilities, facilities management (excluding computer-related), facilities support services (excluding computer-related), and privately operated jails.