Next, we will proceed to describe the types of establishments to which NAICS code 813920 applies and how it is classified. This code, belonging to the industrial classification system, allows you to identify organizations that operate in a specific field.
Description NAICS Code 813920 – Professional Organizations
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.
NAICS code 813920 includes:
- 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
NAICS Code 813920 does not include the following references:
- 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.
