NAICS 561312 · Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
NAICS 561312: Executive Search Services
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing executive search, recruitment, and placement services for clients with specific executive and senior management position requirements. The range of services provided by these establishments may include developing a search strategy and position specification based on the culture and needs of the client; researching, identifying, screening, and interviewing candidates; verifying candidate qualifications; and assisting in final offer negotiations and assimilation of the selected candidate. The individuals identified, recruited, or placed are not employees of the executive search services establishments.
$34M receiptsSBA size standard
0open contracts now
2posted in the last 12 months
5613Employment Services
Open government contracts under NAICS 561312
Nothing is open under NAICS 561312 today. New solicitations post every day; search all open contracts or check back.
What NAICS 561312 covers
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing executive search, recruitment, and placement services for clients with specific executive and senior management position requirements. The range of services provided by these establishments may include developing a search strategy and position specification based on the culture and needs of the client; researching, identifying, screening, and interviewing candidates; verifying candidate qualifications; and assisting in final offer negotiations and assimilation of the selected candidate. The individuals identified, recruited, or placed are not employees of the executive search services establishments.
Examples of work in this code:
Senior executive search services
Executive placement services
Executive search services
Not in this code
Establishments primarily engaged in listing employment vacancies and in recruiting, referring, or placing applicants for employment are classified in U.S. Industry 561311, Employment Placement Agencies.
Establishments primarily engaged in supplying their own employees for limited periods of time to supplement the working force of a client's business are classified in Industry 561320, Temporary Help Services.
Establishments primarily engaged in providing human resources and human resource management services to client businesses and households are classified in Industry 561330, Professional Employer Organizations.
Establishments primarily engaged in providing administrative and general management consulting services are classified in U.S. Industry 541611, Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services.
Establishments primarily engaged in providing advice and assistance on human resource and personnel policies, practices, and procedures; and employee benefits and compensation systems are classified in U.S. Industry 541612, Human Resources Consulting Services.
Establishments primarily engaged in providing professional and management development training are classified in Industry 611430, Professional and Management Development Training.
Establishments primarily engaged in representing models, entertainers, athletes, and other public figures as their agent or manager are classified in Industry 711410, Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures.
SBA size standard
A business is small under NAICS 561312 if it has no more than $34 million in average annual receipts (averaged over the last five completed fiscal years, including affiliates).
Source: SBA Table of Size Standards, effective 2023-03-17. Always check the size standard printed in the solicitation itself.
Who buys it
Departments that posted the most NAICS 561312 solicitations in the last two years:
R431--1 Year Headhunting Clinical Staffing Gastroenterologist and Cardiologist · Veterans Affairs · posted August 14, 2026
Executive Leadership Firm Search Services · Energy · Virginia · posted July 1, 2026
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NAICS 561312 is Executive Search Services. This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing executive search, recruitment, and placement services for clients with specific executive and senior management position requirements. The range of services provided by these establishments may include developing a search strategy and position specification based on the culture and needs of the client; researching, identifying, screening, and interviewing candidates; verifying candidate qualifications; and assisting in final offer negotiations and assimilation of the selected candidate. The individuals identified, recruited, or placed are not employees of the executive search services establishments.
What is the SBA size standard for NAICS 561312?
The size standard for NAICS 561312 is $34 million in average annual receipts. Firms at or under it count as small businesses for contracts assigned this code.
Are there government contracts for executive search services?
None are open under NAICS 561312 today, but 2 were posted in the last 12 months. New ones post daily.
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