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Administrative, Support & Waste Management – Sector Overview
This part gives you a quick overview of this industry sector, the number of businesses that comprise the sector broken down into large and small businesses along with a discussion about some issues and challenges facing the businesses.

Administrative, Support & Waste Management - List of Businesses
This section provides our readers with a listing of the businesses that are categorized under this industry classification.

Administrative, Support & Waste Management - Resource Directory
A great tool put together painstakingly by our staff that identifies the major associations and organizations that serve the various businesses in this industry classification.  Besides the name and website, you will also find a brief description about the organization.  Our small business owners always thank us for putting this tool together – we are confident that you will find it useful as well.

ADMINISTRATIVE, SUPPORT & WASTE MANAGEMENT – SECTOR OVERVIEW

The first step in determining how to write a business plan at Trident Consultants involves identifying the correct business sector to which our client’s business belongs.  The administrative, support & waste management sector is a vast industry classification as per the NAICS – North American Industry Classification System.  It covers businesses like office support services, facilities support services, employment agencies, document preparation services, call centers, private mail carriers, collection agencies, credit bureaus, travel agencies, janitorial services, exterminating, landscaping and carpet cleaning services, waste collection and many others.  (A detailed listing of administrative, support & waste management businesses has been included at the end of this page.)

There are 689 thousand larger businesses (with employees) in this industry sector that employ over 9.2 million people with a total payroll of $255 billion.  On average the larger health care and social assistance firms have at least 13 employees and the average income nationally for each of these employees is about $27k.

In the small business world covering firms with no employees, there are 1.4 million such administrative, support & waste management service businesses with total gross receipts of $33 billion and the average annual income as reported by each firm of around $23k.

The demand for Administrative, support and waste management services is tied to the economy.  A business plan for a document preparation center for example must include an understanding of the general economic conditions nationally as well as a keen understanding of the local economy.  In slower times, businesses tend not to outsource this work but instead get it done in-house.  Similarly the high cost of hiring full time staff has a positive effect on a business like a call center.  As we all know that the reason for many of our call centers being outsourced to India and other countries is the cost savings – these centers have however been known to have poor ratings from customers and there is now a trend to bring them back to the United States – this presents great opportunities for the business services sector which may be able to use better technology and innovation to bring costs down and capture some of the business returning home.

Labor costs must be addressed front and center while crafting a business plan for any business in the administrative, support and waste management sector.  Businesses in these sectors are largely dependent on the availability of cheap labor and many times they wind up hiring people who may not be here legally.  The facilities support business like office cleaning and landscaping businesses are the best example of this.  A business plan for these businesses must address a strategy to acquire and maintain a relatively cheap labor staff and the implications of hiring undocumented workers in the form of government fines.  Business planning must also address the significant cost advantage that firms that employ undocumented workers has over those that follow the rules.  Bringing your advantages to your customer’s attention is an important element of business planning as well and many large companies are now becoming alert to the hiring of undocumented workers by their facilities maintenance companies.   These customers may be interested in granting contracts and business to companies that have documented workers only leaving good firms with a great strategic advantage.

A business plan for a company offering waste management and remediation services to its customers must include an provision for accident liability.  Workers in this industry have reported one of the highest injuries on the job and the business would have to carry adequate amounts of workmen’s compensation, liability and other business insurances to ensure that these injuries are well covered.

If you are starting a business offering health care of social assistance services, or are already established but are looking to grow, secure a partner, venture capital or business loans, we would be happy to help

ADMINISTRATIVE, SUPPORT & WASTE MANAGEMENT – LIST OF BUSINESSES

The following is a list of the various businesses that fall under this industry sector:  

Administrative and Support Services
Office Administrative Services
Office Administrative Services
Facilities Support Services
Facilities Support Services
Facilities Support Services

Employment Services
Employment Placement Agencies
Temporary Help Services
Professional Employer Organizations

Business Support Services
Document Preparation Services
Telephone Call Centers
Telephone Answering Services
Telemarketing Bureaus
Business Service Centers
Private Mail Centers
Other Business Service Centers (including Copy Shops)
Collection Agencies
Credit Bureaus
Other Business Support Services
Repossession Services
Court Reporting and Stenotype Services

Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services
Travel Agencies
Tour Operators
Other Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services
Convention and Visitors Bureaus

Investigation and Security Services
Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services
Investigation Services
Security Guards and Patrol Services
Armored Car Services
Security Systems Services
Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths)
Locksmiths

Services to Buildings and Dwellings
Exterminating and Pest Control Services
Janitorial Services
Landscaping Services
Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning Services
Other Services to Buildings and Dwellings

Other Support Services
Packaging and Labeling Services
Convention and Trade Show Organizers
All Other Support Services

Waste Management and Remediation Services
Waste Collection
Solid Waste Collection
Hazardous Waste Collection
Other Waste Collection
Waste Treatment and Disposal
Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal
Solid Waste Landfill
Solid Waste Combustors and Incinerators
Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal

Remediation and Other Waste Management Services
Remediation Services
Materials Recovery Facilities
All Other Waste Management Services
Septic Tank and Related Services
All Other Miscellaneous Waste Management Services