NAICS code 541612: Human Resources Consulting Services

NAICS 541612 is “Human Resources Consulting Services”. This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing advice and assistance to businesses and other organizations in one or more of the following areas: (1) human resource and personnel policies, practices, and procedures; (2) employee benefits planning, communication, and administration; (3) compensation systems planning; and (4) wage and salary administration.

Examples from the U.S. Census Bureau: Benefit or compensation consulting services; Employee assessment consulting services; Personnel management consulting services; and Human resources consulting services.

Businesses mainly providing professional and management development training are classified in Industry 611430, Professional and Management Development Training; listing employment vacancies and recruiting, referring, and placing applicants in employment are classified in U.S. Industry 561311, Employment Placement Agencies; and providing executive search, recruitment, and placement services are classified in U.S. Industry 561312, Executive Search Services.

$29 million average annual receipts (average of the last five fiscal years), including affiliates. Source: 13 CFR 121.201, effective March 17, 2023.

SIC codes 7361 (Employment Agencies, part), 8742 (Management Consulting Services, part) and 8999 (Services, NEC, part), from the U.S. Census Bureau concordances (1987 SIC → 2002 NAICS, carried to 2022 NAICS).

541600 (Management, scientific, & technical consulting services) on Schedule C, line B, from the IRS list of principal business codes. The IRS code covers NAICS 541611–541690.

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