NAICS Code 54171 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences

NAICS Industry in the official 2022 North American Industry Classification System (U.S. Census Bureau). It contains 3 direct sub-codes.

Code	`54171`
Title	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
Level	NAICS Industry (5-digit)
Edition	NAICS 2022 edition

Official definition (2022 NAICS)

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in conducting research and experimental development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences, such as agriculture, electronics, environmental, biology, botany, biotechnology, computers, chemistry, food, fisheries, forests, geology, health, mathematics, medicine, nanotechnology, oceanography, pharmacy, physics, veterinary, and other allied subjects.

Where 54171 sits in the hierarchy

Level	Code	Title
Sector	`54`	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Subsector	`541`	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Industry Group	`5417`	Scientific Research and Development Services
NAICS Industry	`54171`	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences

Codes under 54171

Code	Title
`541713`	Research and Development in Nanotechnology
`541714`	Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology)
`541715`	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)

Related NAICS Industry codes

54172 — Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities

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Data: official 2022 NAICS structure, descriptions and Census concordances, U.S. Census Bureau — U.S. government works in the public domain (17 U.S.C. §105). Suggested reference, not an official determination.