2017 NAICS Definition

T = Canadian, Mexican, and United States industries are comparable.

541612 Human Resources Consulting Services

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing advice and assistance to businesses and other organizations in one or more of the following areas: (1) human resource and personnel policies, practices, and procedures; (2) employee benefits planning, communication, and administration; (3) compensation systems planning; and (4) wage and salary administration.

Illustrative Examples:

Benefit or compensation consulting services
Employee assessment consulting services
Personnel management consulting services
Human resources consulting services


Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--

• Providing professional and management development training--are classified in Industry 611430, Professional and Management Development Training;
• Listing employment vacancies and selecting, referring, and placing applicants in employment--are classified in U.S. Industry 561311, Employment Placement Agencies; and
• Providing executive search, recruitment, and placement services--are classified in U.S. Industry 561312, Executive Search Services.

2007 NAICS		2012 NAICS		2017 NAICS		Corresponding Index Entries
541612		541612		541612		Actuarial consulting services (except insurance actuarial services)
541612		541612		541612		Benefit consulting services
541612		541612		541612		Compensation consulting services
541612		541612		541612		Compensation planning services
541612		541612		541612		Employee assessment consulting services
541612		541612		541612		Employee benefit consulting services
541612		541612		541612		Employee compensation consulting services
541612		541612		541612		Human resource consulting services
541612		541612		541612		Labor relations consulting services
541612		541612		541612		Organization development consulting services
541612		541612		541612		Personnel management consulting services