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NAICS code 561312: Executive Search Services

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing executive search, recruitment, and placement services for clients with specific executive and senior management position requirements. The range of services provided by these establishments may include developing a search strategy and position specification based on the culture and needs of the client; researching, identifying, screening, and interviewing candidates; verifying candidate qualifications; and assisting in final offer negotiations and assimilation of the selected candidate. The individuals identified, recruited, or placed are not employees of the executive search services establishments.

SBA small-business size limit
$34.0M

Is your company small for 561312?

The SBA limit is $34 million average annual receipts.

What 561312 covers

Included

  • Senior executive search services
  • Executive placement services
  • Executive search services

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Activities listed under 561312

  • Executive placement consulting services
  • Executive placement services
  • Executive search consulting services
  • Executive search services
  • Senior executive search services

Questions

What is NAICS code 561312?

NAICS 561312 is “Executive Search Services”. This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing executive search, recruitment, and placement services for clients with specific executive and senior management position requirements.

What businesses use NAICS code 561312?

Examples from the U.S. Census Bureau: Senior executive search services; Executive placement services; and Executive search services.

What is not included in NAICS 561312?

Businesses mainly listing employment vacancies and in recruiting, referring, or placing applicants for employment are classified in U.S. Industry 561311, Employment Placement Agencies; supplying their own employees for limited periods of time to supplement the working force of a client's business are classified in Industry 561320, Temporary Help Services; and providing human resources and human resource management services to client businesses and households are classified in Industry 561330, Professional Employer Organizations.

What is the SBA size standard for NAICS 561312?

$34 million average annual receipts (average of the last five fiscal years), including affiliates. Source: 13 CFR 121.201, effective March 17, 2023.

What is the SIC code for NAICS 561312?

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).

What is the IRS business code for NAICS 561312?

561300 (Employment services) on Schedule C, line B, from the IRS list of principal business codes. The IRS code covers NAICS 561311–561330.

How do I find government contracts for NAICS 561312?

Federal agencies put a NAICS code on each solicitation in SAM.gov, and some states and cities use NAICS codes too. Add 561312 to your SAM.gov registration and to your bid alerts; PublicBeam emails new bids for the codes you choose every morning.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS (public domain). PublicBeam is independent and not affiliated with the Census Bureau or any agency. Always check the NAICS code in the official notice before you bid.