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2024 U.S. Industry Statistics & Market Forecast - Scientific Research and Development Services
Market Size & Industry Statistics
The total U.S. industry market size for Scientific Research and Development Services:
Industry statistics cover all companies in the United States, both public and private, ranging in size from small businesses to market leaders.
In addition to revenue, the industry market analysis shows information on employees, companies, and average firm size.
Investors, banks, and business executives use growth rates and industry trends to understand the market outlook and opportunity.
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Market Forecast
Market forecasts show the long term industry outlook and future growth trends. The following extended five-year forecast projects both short-term and long-term trends.
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Industry Insights
Major trends affect the Scientific Research and Development Services industry include:- Increased focus on sustainability and environmental impact
- Rising investment in biotechnology and pharmaceuticals
- Greater use of artificial intelligence and machine learning
- Expansion of collaborative and open-source research
- Emphasis on precision and personalized medicine
- Enhanced data analytics capabilities
- Growth of private and public sector funding
- Shift towards remote and distributed research teams
- Regulatory changes and increased scrutiny
- Advances in genomics and genetic engineering
- Integration of digital and physical simulation technologies
- Increased emphasis on cybersecurity measures in research
- Growing importance of interdisciplinary approaches
Product & Services Breakdown
Research products and services in the Scientific Research and Development Services industry generating sales. Note that products are broken into categories with different levels of classification.Product Description | Number of Companies | Sales ($ millions) | Percent of Total Sales |
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Basic And Applied Research In The Physical And Engineering Sciences |
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Basic And Applied Research In - Chemistry And Chemical Engineering |
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Basic And Applied Research In - Computer, Electrical, And Electronic Engineering |
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Basic And Applied Research In - Earth And Environmental Sciences |
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Basic And Applied Research In - Material, Mechanical, And Industrial Engineering |
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Basic And Applied Research In - Physics |
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Basic And Applied Research In - Astronomy |
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Basic And Applied Research In - Other Physical Sciences, Including Math, And Other Natural And Exact Sciences (Exclude Biologica |
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Basic And Applied Research In - Other Engineering Sciences, Including Civil, Construction, And Other Engineering |
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Computer Systems Design, Development, And Integration Services |
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Testing Services (Physical Or Product), Excluding Medical And Veterinary Services |
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Basic And Applied Research In Biotechnology |
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Basic And Applied Research In The Life Sciences (Exclude Biotechnology.) |
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Basic And Applied Research In - Pharmacology And Pharmaceutical Sciences |
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Basic And Applied Research In - Medical And Health Sciences |
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Basic And Applied Research In - Biological Science |
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Basic And Applied Research In - Agriculture, Forestry, And Allied Sciences |
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Basic And Applied Research In - Animal Production, Fisheries, And Veterinary Sciences |
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Basic And Applied Research In - Other Life Sciences, Excluding Biotechnology |
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Basic And Applied Research In The Social Sciences And Humanities |
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Basic And Applied Research In - Psychology |
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Basic And Applied Research In - Education |
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Basic And Applied Research In - Economics |
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Basic And Applied Research In - Other Social Sciences And Humanities |
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Development Services For Goods |
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Development Services For Service Products Processes, Systems, Or Methods |
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Outright Sale Of Original Works Of Intellectual Property |
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Advisory And Consulting Services For Research And Development Activities |
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Engineering Services |
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Licensing Of Rights To Use Intellectual Property |
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Licensing Of Rights To Use Intellectual Property Protected By Copyright |
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Licensing Of Rights To Use Intellectual Property Protected As Industrial Property |
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Resale Of Merchandise |
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All Other Receipts |
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All Other Operating Receipts |
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Contributions, Gifts, And Grants - Government |
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Contributions, Gifts, And Grants - Private |
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Investment Income, Including Interest And Dividends |
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All Other Revenue |
U.S. Geographic Distribution: Revenue Statistics by State
Market Size by State ($ millions) indicates how the industry's competition is distributed throughout the country. State-level information can identify areas with higher and lower industry market share than average.Income Statement (Average Financial Metrics)
Financial metrics provide a snapshot view of a benchmark "average" company. Key business metrics show revenue and operating costs. The data collected covers both public and private companies.Industry Average | Percent of Sales (Industry Benchmark) |
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Financial Ratio Analysis
Financial ratio information can be used to benchmark how a Scientific Research and Development Services company compares to its peers. Accounting statistics are calculated from the industry-average for income statements and balance sheets.Profitability & Valuation Ratios | Industry Average |
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Company valuation can be measured based on the firm's own performance, as well as in comparison against its industry competitors. These metrics show how the average company in the Scientific Research and Development Services industry is performing. | |
Profit Margin Gross Profit Margin, Operating Profit Margin, and Net Profit Margin. Show company earnings relative to revenues. |
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Return on Equity (ROE) Return on Equity (ROE) is net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Shareholders' Equity is defined as the company's total assets minus total liabilities. ROE shows how much profits a company generates with the money shareholders invested (or with retained earnings). |
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Return on Assets (ROA) Return on Assets (ROA) is net income relative to total assets. The market research on Scientific Research and Development Services measures how efficiently the company leverages its assets to generate profit. ROA is calculated as Net Income divided by Total Assets. |
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Bankers and suppliers use liquidity to determine creditworthiness and identify potential threats to a company's financial viability. | |
Current Ratio Measures a firm's ability to pay its debts over the next 12 months. |
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Quick Ratio (Acid Test) Calculates liquid assets relative to liabilities, excluding inventories. |
Efficiency Ratios - Key Performance Indicators | Industry Average |
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Measure how quickly products and services sell, and effectively collections policies are implemented. | |
Receivables Turnover Ratio If this number is low in your business when compared to the industry average in the research report, it may mean your payment terms are too lenient or that you are not doing a good enough job on collections. |
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Average Collection Period Based on the Receivables Turnover, this estimates the collection period in days. Calculated as 365 divided by the Receivables Turnover |
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Inventory Turnover A low turnover rate may point to overstocking, obsolescence, or deficiencies in the product line or marketing effort. |
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Fixed-Asset Turnover Generally, higher is better, since it indicates the business has less money tied up in fixed assets for each dollar of sales revenue. |
Compensation & Salary Surveys for Employees
Compensation statistics provides an accurate assessment of industry-specific jobs and national salary averages. This information can be used to identify which positions are most common, and high, low, and average annual wages.Title | Percent of Workforce | Bottom Quartile | Average (Median) Salary | Upper Quartile |
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Management Occupations | 19% | Order at top of page |
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Top Executives | 6% | |||
Chief Executives | 1% | |||
General and Operations Managers | 6% | |||
General and Operations Managers | 4% | |||
Operations Specialties Managers | 5% | |||
Other Management Occupations | 8% | |||
Business and Financial Operations Occupations | 12% | |||
Business Operations Specialists | 10% | |||
Computer and Mathematical Occupations | 14% | |||
Computer Occupations | 12% | |||
Software and Web Developers, Programmers, and Testers | 6% | |||
Software Developers | 5% | |||
Architecture and Engineering Occupations | 14% | |||
Engineers | 11% | |||
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations | 23% | |||
Life Scientists | 11% | |||
Biological Scientists | 5% | |||
Medical Scientists | 5% | |||
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | 5% | |||
Social Scientists and Related Workers | 18% | |||
Miscellaneous Social Scientists and Related Workers | 10% | |||
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians | 6% | |||
Social Science Research Assistants | 10% | |||
Social Science Research Assistants | 10% | |||
Office and Administrative Support Occupations | 7% |
Scientific Research and Development Services Competitor Landscape & Key Companies [PREMIUM]
The most influential companies in the Scientific Research and Development Services industry and adjacent industries either have large market share or are developing new business models and methods that could disrupt the status quo. We look at leading and emerging companies in the Scientific Research and Development Services industry and adjacent sectors:Market Leaders: Direct Competitors Companies with the largest market share, focused in this industry |
Market leaders: Diversified Competitors Largest companies that have diversified operations in this and other industries |
Innovators: Direct Competitors Innovative, Emerging, and Disruptive Companies that may influence the future direction of the industry. |
Innovators: Diversified Competitors Innovators and Disruptors in adjacent industries that may also affect the Scientific Research and Development Services industry. |
Innovation News
- Jun 14, 2024: Ubiqd raises $20 million in funding.
- Jun 13, 2024: Illumina patents Systems, Methods, And Apparatuses To Image A Sample For Biological Or Chemical Analysis
- Jun 13, 2024: Illumina patents Blocking Oligonucleotides For The Selective Depletion Of Non-desirable Fragments From Amplified Libraries
- Jun 13, 2024: Illumina patents Flow Cells With Passivation Components
- Jun 10, 2024: Myrtelle raises $10 million in funding.
- Jun 05, 2024: Kolon Tissuegene raises $35 million in funding.
- Jan 31, 2024: Ampel trademarks "AMPEL GULF" - Conducting clinical and biomedical research to identify novel therapies for autoimmune diseases; providing medical and scientific research information relating to treatments and therapies for autoimmune diseases
- Jan 30, 2024: Quralis trademarks "FLEXASO" - Drug discovery platform for the research and development of pharmaceuticals and therapeutics which target the pre-mRNA of specific disease-related proteins and regulate the protein's amount and countering the diseased pathway
- Jan 26, 2024: Omega Therapeutics trademarks "OMEGA THERAPEUTICS" - Pharmaceutical agents affecting DNA structure by targeting DNA structure to treat various diseases in the nature of monogenic diseases, cancer, infectious disease, immune disease, hematological conditions, haploinsufficiencies, hepatic disease, channelopathies, endocrine disease, cardiovascular disease, reproductive disease, renal disease, skeletal muscle disease, bone disease, none of the foregoing including omega fatty acids
Recent Federal Contracts for Scientific Research and Development Services
- Apr 02, 2024: SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION (Reston, VA) awarded $2,319,326,686
- Apr 02, 2024: NATIONAL OPINION RESEARCH CENTER (Chicago, IL) awarded $298,842
- Apr 02, 2024: LEIDOS INNOVATIONS CORPORATION (Gaithersburg, MD) awarded $640,388,268
- Apr 02, 2024: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SALES & SERVICES CORPORATION (Silver Spring, MD) awarded $1,833,199
- Apr 02, 2024: BARBER-NICHOLS INC. (Arvada, CO) awarded $2,456,500
- Apr 02, 2024: FIELDLINE INDUSTRIES INC (Boulder, CO) awarded $1,699,853