2022 NAICS national industry in sector 54 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

541618 Other Management Consulting Services

NAICS 541618 is the US industry code for other management consulting services. This U.S.

Code: 541618 (2022 NAICS)
Title: Other Management Consulting Services
Part of: Management Consulting Services
SBA small business limit: Average annual receipts up to $19 million
Closest UK SIC: 74901, 74902, 74909 (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 management consulting services (except administrative and general management consulting; human resources consulting; marketing consulting; or process, physical distribution, and logistics consulting). Establishments providing telecommunications or utilities management consulting services are included in this industry.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS descriptions.

When to use a different code

Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:

Providing administrative and general management consulting services are classified in U.S. Industry 541611, Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services.
Providing human resources consulting services are classified in U.S. Industry 541612, Human Resources Consulting Services.
Providing marketing consulting services are classified in U.S. Industry 541613, Marketing Consulting Services.
Providing process, physical distribution, and logistics consulting services are classified in U.S. Industry 541614, Process, Physical Distribution, and Logistics Consulting Services.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS cross-references.

Businesses that use this code

Management consulting business

Activities listed under 541618

The Census index assigns these 2 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

Telecommunications management consulting services
Utilities management consulting services

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 541618

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 541618, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $19 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: 7490), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.

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.