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  1. # Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations
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  3. Industries in the Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations subsector group
  4. establishments that organize and promote religious activities; support various causes through grantmaking; advocate
  5. various social and political causes; and promote and defend the interests of their members.
  6. The industry groups within the subsector are defined in terms of their activities, such as establishments that
  7. provide funding for specific causes or for a variety of charitable causes; establishments that advocate and actively
  8. promote causes and beliefs for the public good; and establishments that have an active membership structure to
  9. promote causes and represent the interests of their members. Establishments in this subsector may publish
  10. newsletters, books, and periodicals, for distribution to their membership.
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  12. # Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
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  14. The Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services sector comprises establishments that specialize in performing
  15. professional, scientific, and technical activities for others. These activities require a high degree of expertise and
  16. training. The establishments in this sector specialize according to expertise and provide these services to clients in a
  17. variety of industries and, in some cases, to households. Activities performed include: legal advice and
  18. representation; accounting, bookkeeping, and payroll services; architectural, engineering, and specialized design
  19. services; computer services; consulting services; research services; advertising services; photographic services;
  20. translation and interpretation services; veterinary services; and other professional, scientific, and technical services.
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  22. Industries in the Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services subsector group establishments engaged in
  23. processes where human capital is the major input. These establishments make available the knowledge and skills of
  24. their employees, often on an assignment basis, where an individual or team is responsible for the delivery of services
  25. to the client. The individual industries of this subsector are defined on the basis of the particular expertise and
  26. training of the services provider.
  27. The distinguishing feature of the Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services subsector is the fact that most of
  28. the industries grouped in it have production processes that are almost wholly dependent on worker skills. In most of
  29. these industries, equipment and materials are not of major importance, unlike health care, for example, where "high
  30. tech" machines and materials are important collaborating inputs to labor skills in the production of health care.
  31. Thus, the establishments classified in this subsector sell expertise. Much of the expertise requires degrees, though
  32. not in every case.
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