Exam Preparation and Tutoring
Description
This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in offering preparation for standardized examinations and/or academic tutoring services. Illustrative Examples: Academic tutoring services Learning centers offering remedial courses College board preparation centers Professional examination review 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. |
| 61169 | All Other Schools and Instruction 5-digit NAICS industry | This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in offering instruction (except academic schools, colleges, and universities; business, computer, and management instruction; technical and trade instruction; and fine arts, sports, recreation, and language instruction). Illustrative Examples: Academic tutoring services Public speaking training Automobile driving schools Speed reading instruction Exam preparation services |
| 611691 | Exam Preparation and Tutoring 6-digit U.S. detail | This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in offering preparation for standardized examinations and/or academic tutoring services. Illustrative Examples: Academic tutoring services Learning centers offering remedial courses College board preparation centers Professional examination review instruction |
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Index Items
Academic tutoring services
Adult literacy instruction
College board preparation centers
College entrance exam preparation instruction
Exam preparation and tutoring online learning marketplace services (through a website or mobile application)
Exam preparation and tutoring services, online (through a website or mobile application)
Exam preparation services
High school equivalency (e.g., GED) exam instruction
Learning centers offering remedial courses
Professional examination review instruction
Tutoring, academic
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External Resources
Census.gov NAICS Detail
Official US Census Bureau definition and scope for NAICS 611691.
National Education Association
The official site for the United States Department of Education's National Education Association.
Certification Commission for Healthcare Business Administrators
A professional organization providing certification and education for healthcare management and business administration.
American Educational Research Association
A leading association in educational research that supports scholarship and teacher education.
