NAICSNational Industry

NAICS 813920—Professional Organizations

National Industry · North American Industry Classification System (2022)

Where 813920 sits

  1. 81 Other Services (except Public Administration)
  2. 813 Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations
  3. 8139 Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations
  4. 81392 Professional Organizations
  5. 813920 Professional Organizations

Description

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in promoting the professional interests of their members and the profession as a whole. These establishments may conduct research; develop statistics; sponsor quality and certification standards; lobby public officials; or publish newsletters, books, or periodicals for distribution to their members.

Example activities

  • bar associations
  • learned societies
  • dentists' associations
  • peer review boards
  • engineers' associations
  • professional standards review boards
  • health professionals' associations
  • scientists' associations

Cross-references for 813920

  • Promoting the business interests of their members--are classified in Industry 813910, Business Associations; and
  • Lobbying public officials (i.e., lobbyists)--are classified in Industry 541820, Public Relations Agencies.

Index entries for 813920

25 entries from the official NAICS alphabetic index that classify under this code.

  • Accountants' associations
  • Architects' associations
  • Bar associations
  • Consultants' associations
  • Dentists' associations
  • Dietitians' associations
  • Educators' associations
  • Engineers' associations
  • Health professionals' associations
  • Hospital administrators' associations
  • Learned societies
  • Medical associations
  • Nurses' associations
  • Occupational therapists' associations
  • Optometrists' associations
  • Peer review boards
  • Personnel management associations
  • Pharmacists' associations
  • Professional associations
  • Professional membership associations
  • Professional standards review boards
  • Psychologists' associations
  • Scientific associations
  • Social workers' associations
  • Standards review committees, professional

813920 in other systems

ANZSICAustralia · New Zealand
ICNEAChina
KSICSouth Korea
NACEEuropean Union
NAICS CanadaCanada
SCIANMexico
SICUnited States (legacy)
UK SICUnited Kingdom

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