Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists
Description
This industry comprises establishments of independent health practitioners primarily engaged in one of the following: (1) providing physical therapy services to patients who have impairments, functional limitations, disabilities, or changes in physical functions and health status resulting from injury, disease or other causes, or who require prevention, wellness or fitness services; (2) planning and administering educational, recreational, and social activities designed to help patients or individuals with disabilities regain physical or mental functioning or adapt to their disabilities; and (3) diagnosing and treating speech, language, or hearing problems. These practitioners operate private or group practices in their own offices (e.g., centers, clinics) or in the facilities of others, such as hospitals or HMO medical centers. Illustrative Examples: Audiologists' offices Recreational (e.g., art, dance, music) therapists' offices Industrial therapists' offices Speech pathologists' offices Occupational therapists' offices Physical therapists' offices
Hierarchy
| Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 62 | Health Care and Social Assistance 2-digit sector | The Sector as a Whole The Health Care and Social Assistance sector comprises establishments providing health care and social assistance for individuals. The sector includes both health care and social assistance because it is sometimes difficult to distinguish between the boundaries of these two activities. The industries in this sector are arranged on a continuum starting with establishments providing medical care exclusively, continuing with those providing health care and social assistance, and finally finishing with those providing only social assistance. Establishments in this sector deliver services by trained professionals. All industries in the sector share this commonality of process, namely, labor inputs of health practitioners or social workers with the requisite expertise. Many of the industries in the sector are defined based on the educational degree held by the practitioners included in the industry. Excluded from this sector are yoga and aerobics instruction in Subsector 611, Educational Services, physical fitness facilities in Subsector 713, Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries, and personal fitness training services and non-medical diet and weight reducing centers in Subsector 812, Personal and Laundry Services. Although these can be viewed as health services, these services are not typically delivered by health practitioners. |
| 621 | Ambulatory Health Care Services 3-digit subsector | Industries in the Ambulatory Health Care Services subsector provide health care services directly or indirectly to ambulatory patients and do not usually provide inpatient services. Health practitioners in this subsector provide outpatient services, with the facilities and equipment not usually being the most significant part of the production process. |
| 6213 | Offices of Other Health Practitioners 4-digit industry group | This industry group comprises establishments of independent health practitioners (except physicians and dentists). |
| 62134 | Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists 5-digit NAICS industry | See industry description for 621340. |
| 621340 | Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists 6-digit U.S. detail | This industry comprises establishments of independent health practitioners primarily engaged in one of the following: (1) providing physical therapy services to patients who have impairments, functional limitations, disabilities, or changes in physical functions and health status resulting from injury, disease or other causes, or who require prevention, wellness or fitness services; (2) planning and administering educational, recreational, and social activities designed to help patients or individuals with disabilities regain physical or mental functioning or adapt to their disabilities; and (3) diagnosing and treating speech, language, or hearing problems. These practitioners operate private or group practices in their own offices (e.g., centers, clinics) or in the facilities of others, such as hospitals or HMO medical centers. Illustrative Examples: Audiologists' offices Recreational (e.g., art, dance, music) therapists' offices Industrial therapists' offices Speech pathologists' offices Occupational therapists' offices Physical therapists' offices |
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Classification References
- 01Establishments primarily engaged in providing skilled nursing services in the home are classified in Industry 621610, Home Health Care Services.
Index Items
Art therapists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
Audiologists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
Dance therapists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
Equestrian physical therapists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
Exercise physiologists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
Hearing testing services by offices of audiologists
Industrial therapists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
Music therapists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
Occupational therapists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
Pathologists', speech or voice, offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
Physical therapists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
Physical therapy offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
Physical-integration practitioners' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
Physiotherapists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
Recreational (e.g., art, dance, music) therapists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
Speech clinicians' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
Speech defect clinics
Speech pathologists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
Speech therapists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
Sports physical therapists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
Voice pathologists' offices (e.g., centers, clinics)
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External Resources
Census.gov NAICS Detail
Official US Census Bureau definition and scope for NAICS 621340.
National Athletic Trainers' Association
The leading professional organization for athletic trainers who often work alongside therapists in sports rehabilitation settings.
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
The national trade association dedicated to professionals in the fields of speech-language pathology and hearing science.
Occupational Therapy Journal
The official publication and professional home for occupational therapy professionals providing resources, journals, and advocacy.
