USAspending.gov · NAICS 541715 · Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
Top-third NAICS industry by calendar-2024 contract dollars — code 541715 in Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services.
- CY2024 awards
- $43.8B
- Corpus rank
- #4 of 499
- Award plate
- MEGA
- Sector
- PROF · WEIGHTY
Research and Development in… federal industry awards
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology) (NAICS 541715) ranks #4 of 499 tracked industries by calendar-2024 contract dollars at $43.8B.
Research and Development in… takes 18.1% of PROF sector dollars in the calendar-2024 window, a heavy share within its two-digit NAICS sector. See /methodology/#naics.
Year-over-year change, 2019–2024
Across the calendar years on file, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)’s annual contract dollars held roughly level from $44.2B in 2023 to $43.8B in 2024. 0.9% vs 2023 The strongest year on file is 2023 at $44.2B.
Calendar-year prime contract obligations by action date (award types A-D). Annual figures use the same NAICS classification basis as the CY2024 headline above.
How Research and Development in… leads the CY2024 industry award board
$43.8B · #4 of 499 by CY2024 industry awards , a top-third NAICS industry by calendar-2024 contract dollars (same board as the industries listing). See methodology.
$43.8B under NAICS 541715 · #4 of 499 , MEGA · PROF · WEIGHTY · CLIMBER. 2019→2024: 9→4 of 499 (3.03%→5.84% of tracked industry dollars) ; #2/39 in PROF. That is a 5-place move over 5 years. Nearest ABS peer: Direct Health at $44.3B (MEGA).
Calendar-2024 actions under NAICS 541715 count as opportunity size, not firm revenue. This code carries a heavy share of its PROF sector window. Populations, lag, and NAICS/SBA rules: methodology.
Source: USAspending.gov · U.S. Department of the Treasury
Mega-scale industry peers nationwide
Cross-sector peers from the USAspending NAICS extract: nearest mega-scale calendar-2024 award dollars and nearest sector-weight share. Not recommendations.
Closest CY2024 award dollars
Similar sector weight
- Other Justice 18.1% · $143.6M
- Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers 17.8% · $21.9M
- Computing Infrastructure Providers 17.7% · $3.2B
- Other Activities Related to Real Estate 17.1% · $290.5M
- Deep Sea Freight Transportation 16.3% · $3.3B
- Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipme… 16.1% · $786.2M
Disclaimer: Data from USAspending.gov public records. For informational purposes only. Industry spending amounts are aggregated from contract awards and may not reflect the most current data. Always verify with official sources.
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