NAICS 56131
What is the NAICS code 56131?
The NAICS code 56131 is applied to those industries related to Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services.
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one of the following: (1) listing employment vacancies and referring or placing applicants for employment; or (2) providing executive search, recruitment, and placement services.
Illustrative examples:
- Employment agencies
- Executive placement agencies or services
- Executive search services
Therefore, all companies engaged in any industrial activity related to this type of business are grouped under category 56131 in the North American Industry Classification System.
This industrial activity of NAICS code is structured as follows:
- 56 - Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
- 561 - Administrative and Support Services
- 5613 - Employment Services
- 56131 - Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services
Characteristics of the North American Industry Classification System code 56131
NAFTA
This NAICS code is used in the trilateral agreement of the three members of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA): United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Related codes
The NAICS industry 56131 has the following cross-references:
- Providing advice and assistance on human resource and personnel policies, practices, and procedures employee benefits and compensation systems are classified in Industry 54161, Management Consulting Services.
- Providing human resources and human resource management services to client businesses and households are classified in Industry 56133, Professional Employer Organizations.
- Representing models, entertainers, athletes, and other public figures as their agent or manager are classified in Industry 71141, Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures.
- Supplying their own employees for limited periods of time to supplement the working force of a client's business are classified in Industry 56132, Temporary Help Services.
Related activities
Below are some of the most common types of activities in the Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services industry (NAICS Code 56131).
- Babysitting bureaus (i.e., registries)
- Casting agencies (i.e., motion picture, theatrical, video)
- Casting agencies, motion picture or video
- Casting agencies, theatrical
- Casting bureaus (e.g., motion picture, theatrical, video)
- Casting bureaus, motion picture or video
- Casting bureaus, theatrical
- Chauffeur registries
- Employee recruitment services (non-executive)
- Employment agencies, motion picture or video
- Employment agencies, radio or television
- Employment agencies, theatrical
- Employment agencies
- Employment placement agencies or services
- Employment referral agencies or services
- Employment registries
- Internet job listing services, including intermediary platform services
- Internet resume listing services, including intermediary platform services
- Maid registries
- Model registries
- Nurse registries
- Online employment registries or listing services, including intermediary platform services
- Placement agencies or services, employment
- Referral agencies or services, employment
- Registries, employment
- Registries, teacher
- Ship crew employment agencies
- Ship crew registries
- State operated employment job services offices
- Teacher registries
- Television employment agencies
- Theatrical employment agencies
