Professional services

Agencies, consultancies, law and accounting: expertise sold by the engagement. This is its own schema, version 2.

Baseline: Professional services v2
Builds on: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Mapped on the schema: 1,252 of 2,583 placed here
Primitives: 57 in 8 parts
Last updated: 2 Nov 2026

Below itLegal Services188 Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services16 Architecture & engineering404 Design services17 IT services1246 Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services98 Scientific Research and Development Services411 Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services153 Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services49

How automatable each primitive is, estimated from the 1,262 organizations mapped in public on the Professional services schema: the share of those with the primitive that run it on software. Estimate from public data: the share of mapped organizations that run this on software. Not a recommendation.

LevelAll57 High5 Medium30 Low22

Primitive	Layer	Automation	Peers on software	Software parts named most
Practice areas and positioning Demand: winning customers	Decisions	LowEstimate	0 of 915 on software	—
Partners and pitch teams Demand: winning customers	People	LowLayer only	0 of 1,262 mapped; too few to read	—
Fee models and rates Demand: winning customers	Decisions	LowLayer only	0 of 1,262 mapped; too few to read	—
Engagement letters and master agreements Demand: winning customers	Decisions	LowLayer only	0 of 1,262 mapped; too few to read	—
Suppliers and partners Supply: making or delivering the offer	People	LowLayer only	0 of 1,262 mapped; too few to read	—
Customer service and support Customers: keeping them	People	LowLayer only	0 of 1,262 mapped; too few to read	—
Client relationship partners Customers: keeping them	People	LowLayer only	1 of 1,262 mapped; too few to read	—
Customer data Customers: keeping them	Data	LowEstimate	0 of 50 on software	—
Budgeting and forecasting Money: getting paid and paying	Decisions	LowLayer only	0 of 1,262 mapped; too few to read	—
Retainers Money: getting paid and paying	Decisions	LowLayer only	0 of 1,262 mapped; too few to read	—
Org structure People: who does the work	People	LowEstimate	0 of 46 on software	—
Performance and pay People: who does the work	Decisions	LowLayer only	0 of 1,262 mapped; too few to read	—
Policies and culture People: who does the work	Decisions	LowLayer only	0 of 1,262 mapped; too few to read	—
Leverage and team pyramid People: who does the work	Decisions	LowLayer only	0 of 1,262 mapped; too few to read	—
Security and access Systems: tools and data	Decisions	LowLayer only	0 of 1,262 mapped; too few to read	—
Professional registrations Control: rules the company runs under	Decisions	LowLayer only	0 of 1,262 mapped; too few to read	—
Regulatory compliance Control: rules the company runs under	Decisions	LowLayer only	0 of 1,262 mapped; too few to read	—
Professional indemnity Control: rules the company runs under	Decisions	LowLayer only	0 of 1,262 mapped; too few to read	—
Health, safety and environment Control: rules the company runs under	Decisions	LowLayer only	0 of 1,262 mapped; too few to read	—
Conflicts and independence Control: rules the company runs under	Decisions	LowLayer only	0 of 1,262 mapped; too few to read	—
Strategy and goals Direction: deciding where it goes	Decisions	LowEstimate	0 of 35 on software	—
Governance and decision rights Direction: deciding where it goes	Decisions	LowEstimate	0 of 583 on software	—

The rule, the same for every industry: with 5 or more organizations having the primitive, 50% or more of them on software is high, 20% or more medium, below that low. With fewer, the level rests on the primitive's layer alone and says "Layer only". Software parts are counted once per organization; a detected technology is named by its product. See the blueprint for which organizations run each.

LevelAll57 High5 Medium30 Low22

Primitive	Layer	Automation	Peers on software	Software parts named most
Practice areas and positioning Demand: winning customers	Decisions	LowEstimate	0 of 915 on software	—
Partners and pitch teams Demand: winning customers	People	LowLayer only	0 of 1,262 mapped; too few to read	—
Fee models and rates Demand: winning customers	Decisions	LowLayer only	0 of 1,262 mapped; too few to read	—
Engagement letters and master agreements Demand: winning customers	Decisions	LowLayer only	0 of 1,262 mapped; too few to read	—
Suppliers and partners Supply: making or delivering the offer	People	LowLayer only	0 of 1,262 mapped; too few to read	—
Customer service and support Customers: keeping them	People	LowLayer only	0 of 1,262 mapped; too few to read	—
Client relationship partners Customers: keeping them	People	LowLayer only	1 of 1,262 mapped; too few to read	—
Customer data Customers: keeping them	Data	LowEstimate	0 of 50 on software	—
Budgeting and forecasting Money: getting paid and paying	Decisions	LowLayer only	0 of 1,262 mapped; too few to read	—
Retainers Money: getting paid and paying	Decisions	LowLayer only	0 of 1,262 mapped; too few to read	—
Org structure People: who does the work	People	LowEstimate	0 of 46 on software	—
Performance and pay People: who does the work	Decisions	LowLayer only	0 of 1,262 mapped; too few to read	—
Policies and culture People: who does the work	Decisions	LowLayer only	0 of 1,262 mapped; too few to read	—
Leverage and team pyramid People: who does the work	Decisions	LowLayer only	0 of 1,262 mapped; too few to read	—
Security and access Systems: tools and data	Decisions	LowLayer only	0 of 1,262 mapped; too few to read	—
Professional registrations Control: rules the company runs under	Decisions	LowLayer only	0 of 1,262 mapped; too few to read	—
Regulatory compliance Control: rules the company runs under	Decisions	LowLayer only	0 of 1,262 mapped; too few to read	—
Professional indemnity Control: rules the company runs under	Decisions	LowLayer only	0 of 1,262 mapped; too few to read	—
Health, safety and environment Control: rules the company runs under	Decisions	LowLayer only	0 of 1,262 mapped; too few to read	—
Conflicts and independence Control: rules the company runs under	Decisions	LowLayer only	0 of 1,262 mapped; too few to read	—
Strategy and goals Direction: deciding where it goes	Decisions	LowEstimate	0 of 35 on software	—
Governance and decision rights Direction: deciding where it goes	Decisions	LowEstimate	0 of 583 on software	—

The numbers for this industry

United States · 2023 · NAICS 541

Establishments: 989,182
Employees: 10,401,442
Annual payroll: $1.1T
Payroll per employee: $107,141

Establishments by number of employees

1-4706,067
5-9124,228
10-1976,923
1000+680
20-4950,645
50-9916,599
100-2499,869
250-4993,022
500-9991,149

Source: US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023 (national file), employees as of mid-March 2023, payroll for the year; published 2025-06-26. Coded on NAICS 2017. Withheld cells read as not published.

What the registry holds here

Professional services and below · public parts only

With public findings: 2,583
Public parts: 14,763
Distinct sources: 9,327
Last change: 4 Nov 2026

Organizations by public parts

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