Sports and Recreation Instruction
Description
This industry comprises establishments, such as camps and schools, primarily engaged in offering instruction in athletic activities. Overnight and day sports instruction camps are included in this industry. Illustrative Examples: Camps, sports instruction Professional sports instructors (i.e., not participating in sporting events) Cheerleading instruction Riding instruction academies or schools Gymnastics instruction Sports (e.g., baseball, basketball, football, golf) instruction Martial arts instruction, camps or schools Swimming instruction
Hierarchy
| Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | Educational Services 2-digit sector | The Sector as a Whole The Educational Services sector comprises establishments that provide instruction and training in a wide variety of subjects. This instruction and training is provided by specialized establishments, such as schools, colleges, universities, and training centers. These establishments may be privately owned and operated for profit or not for profit, or they may be publicly owned and operated. They may also offer food and/or accommodation services to their students. Educational services are usually delivered by teachers or instructors that explain, tell, demonstrate, supervise, and direct learning. Instruction is imparted in diverse settings, such as educational institutions, the workplace, or the home, and through diverse means, such as correspondence, television, the Internet, or other electronic and distance-learning methods. The training provided by these establishments may include the use of simulators and simulation methods. It can be adapted to the particular needs of the students, for example sign language can replace verbal language for teaching students with hearing impairments. All industries in the sector share this commonality of process, namely, labor inputs of instructors with the requisite subject matter expertise and teaching ability. |
| 611 | Educational Services 3-digit subsector | Industries in the Educational Services subsector provide instruction and training in a wide variety of subjects. The instruction and training is provided by specialized establishments, such as schools, colleges, universities, and training centers. The subsector is structured according to level and type of educational services. Elementary and secondary schools, junior colleges, and colleges, universities, and professional schools correspond to a recognized series of formal levels of education designated by diplomas, associate degrees (including equivalent certificates), and degrees. The remaining industry groups are based more on the type of instruction or training offered, and the levels are not always as formally defined. The establishments are often highly specialized, many offering instruction in a very limited subject matter, for example ski lessons or one specific computer software application. Within the subsector, the level and types of training that are required of the instructors and teachers vary depending on the industry. Establishments that manage schools and other educational establishments on a contractual basis are classified in this subsector if they both manage the operation and provide the operating staff. Such establishments are classified in the Educational Services subsector based on the type of facility managed and operated. Excluded from this subsector are establishments primarily engaged in publishing educational software or other educational materials without providing instruction. These establishments are classified in Subsector 513, Publishing Industries. Establishments that manage schools and other educational establishments on a contract or fee basis without providing the operating staff are classified in Subsector 561, Administrative and Support Services. Establishments primarily engaged in providing vocational rehabilitation services and establishments primarily engaged in providing child care services are classified in Subsector 624, Social Assistance. |
| 6116 | Other Schools and Instruction 4-digit industry group | This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in offering or providing instruction (except academic schools, colleges, and universities; business, computer, and management instruction; and technical and trade instruction). Instruction may be provided in diverse settings, such as the establishment's or client's training facilities, educational institutions, the workplace, or the home, and through diverse means, such as correspondence, television, the Internet, or other electronic and distance-learning methods. The training provided by these establishments may include the use of simulators and simulation methods. |
| 61162 | Sports and Recreation Instruction 5-digit NAICS industry | See industry description for 611620. |
| 611620 | Sports and Recreation Instruction 6-digit U.S. detail | This industry comprises establishments, such as camps and schools, primarily engaged in offering instruction in athletic activities. Overnight and day sports instruction camps are included in this industry. Illustrative Examples: Camps, sports instruction Professional sports instructors (i.e., not participating in sporting events) Cheerleading instruction Riding instruction academies or schools Gymnastics instruction Sports (e.g., baseball, basketball, football, golf) instruction Martial arts instruction, camps or schools Swimming instruction |
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Classification References
- 01Establishments primarily engaged in operating overnight recreational camps that may offer some athletic instruction in addition to other activities are classified in U.S. Industry 721214, Recreational and Vacation Camps (except Campgrounds);
- 02Establishments primarily engaged in operating sports and recreation establishments that also offer athletic instruction are classified in Sector 71, Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation;
- 03Independent (i.e., freelance) athletes engaged in providing sports instruction and participating in spectator sporting events are classified in U.S. Industry 711219, Other Spectator Sports;
- 04Establishments primarily engaged in offering academic courses that may also offer athletic instruction are classified according to the type of school; and
- 05Establishments primarily engaged in providing personal fitness training services without operating physical fitness centers are classified in Industry 812990, All Other Personal Services.
Index Items
Academies, riding instruction
Aerobic dance and exercise instruction
Automobile racing schools
Baseball instruction, camps or schools
Basketball instruction, camps or schools
Baton instruction
Bowling instruction
Boys' camps, sports instruction
Boys' camps, sports instructor
Camps, sports instruction
Cheerleading instruction, camps or schools
Football instruction, camps or schools
Girls' camps, sports instruction
Golf instruction, camps or schools
Gymnastics instruction, camps or schools
Hockey instruction, camps or schools
Jai alai instruction, camps or schools
Judo instruction, camps or schools
Karate instruction, camps or schools
Martial arts instruction, camps or schools
Professional sports (e.g., golf, skiing, swimming, tennis) instructors (i.e., not participating in sporting events)
Riding instruction academies or schools
Schools, sports instruction
Scuba instruction, camps or schools
Skiing instruction, camps or schools
Skin diving instruction, camps or schools
Sky diving instruction, camps or schools
Soccer instruction, camps or schools
Sports camps (e.g., baseball, basketball, football), instructional
Sports instruction, camps or schools
Sports instructors, independent (i.e., not participating in sporting events)
Swimming instruction
Tennis instruction, camps or schools
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External Resources
Census.gov NAICS Detail
Official US Census Bureau definition and scope for NAICS 611620.
National Association of Sports Directors
A professional trade association representing sports directors and instructors across the United States.
National Center for Educational Statistics
A U.S. government page providing data and resources on sports programs in schools and community instruction.
National Recreation and Park Association
A major industry organization focused on recreation services, which includes sports instruction and facility management.
