Other Business Support Services

Official definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing business support services (except secretarial and other document preparation services; telephone answering or telemarketing services; private mail services or document copying services conducted as separate activities or in conjunction with other office support services; monetary debt collection services; and credit reporting services).

Excluded or separately classified activities

Official Census cross-references identify activities that belong under another North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code.

• Providing credit reporting services--are classified in Industry 56145, Credit Bureaus;

  Credit Bureaus56145

• Providing document copying services in combination with printing services, with or without a range of other office support services, and establishments known as quick or digital printers--are classified in Industry 32311, Printing;

  Printing32311

• Providing document translation services--are classified in Industry 54193, Translation and Interpretation Services; and

  Translation and Interpretation Services54193

• Providing film or tape captioning or subtitling services--are classified in Industry 51219, Postproduction Services and Other Motion Picture and Video Industries.

  Postproduction Services and Other Motion Picture and Video Industries51219

• Providing monetary debt collection services--are classified in Industry 56144, Collection Agencies;

  Collection Agencies56144

• Providing private mail services; document copying services (except printing services); and/or a range of office support services (except printing)--are classified in Industry 56143, Business Service Centers;

  Business Service Centers56143

• Providing secretarial and other document preparation services--are classified in Industry 56141, Document Preparation Services;

  Document Preparation Services56141

• Providing telephone answering or telemarketing services--are classified in Industry 56142, Telephone Call Centers;

  Telephone Call Centers56142

• Providing towing services to motor vehicles--are classified in Industry 48841, Motor Vehicle Towing;

  Motor Vehicle Towing48841