2022 NAICS national industry in sector 54 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
NAICS 541611 is the US industry code for administrative management and general management consulting services. This U.S.
- Code
- 541611 (2022 NAICS)
- Title
- Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
- Part of
- Management Consulting Services
- SBA small business limit
- Average annual receipts up to $24.5 million
- Closest UK SIC
- 70210, 70221, 70229 (details)
Changes coming. The NAICS 2027 revision applies to data from 1 January 2027, and SBA proposed new size standards on 20 August 2026. The values on this page are the ones in force today; we update this page when the official files change.
Official definition
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing operating advice and assistance to businesses and other organizations on administrative management issues, such as financial planning and budgeting, equity and asset management, records management, office planning, strategic and organizational planning, site selection, new business start-up, and business process improvement. This industry also includes establishments of general management consultants that provide a full range of administrative, human resource, marketing, process, physical distribution, logistics, or other management consulting services to clients.
Examples Census gives
- Administrative management consulting services
- Financial management (except investment advice) consulting services
- General management consulting services
- Site selection consulting services
- Strategic planning consulting services
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
- Establishments primarily engaged in providing a range of day-to-day office administrative services, such as financial planning, billing and recordkeeping, personnel, and physical distribution and logistics, are classified in Industry 561110, Office Administrative Services.
- Establishments providing operations consulting services are classified in U.S. Industry 541614, Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting Services.
- Establishments primarily engaged in administering, overseeing, and managing other establishments of the company or enterprise (except government establishments) are classified in U.S. Industry 551114, Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices.
- Government establishments primarily engaged in administering, overseeing, and managing governmental programs are classified in Sector 92, Public Administration.
- Establishments primarily engaged in providing investment advice are classified in Industry 523940, Portfolio Management and Investment Advice.
- Establishments primarily engaged in providing professional and management development training are classified in Industry 611430, Professional and Management Development Training.
- Establishments primarily engaged in providing executive search, recruitment, and placement services are classified in U.S. Industry 561312, Executive Search Services.
Businesses that use this code
Activities listed under 541611
The Census index assigns these 11 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.
- Administrative management consulting services
- Business management consulting services
- Business start-up consulting services
- Financial management consulting (except investment advice) services
- General management consulting services
- Medical office management consulting services or consultants
- Records management consulting services
- Reorganizational consulting services
- Site location consulting services
- Site selection consulting services
- Strategic planning consulting services
SBA size standard for 541611
To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 541611, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $24.5 million in average annual receipts. Check your business.
Source: SBA table of size standards, effective March 17, 2023.
Closest UK SIC 2007 codes
There is no official one-to-one link between NAICS and UK SIC. These codes share the same international class (ISIC Rev. 4: 7020), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.
- 70210Public relations and communications activitiesUK SIC
- 70221Financial managementUK SIC
- 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial managementUK SIC
Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.
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Data last changed November 14, 2026. How this page is built.