611410 Business and Secretarial Schools

Official definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in offering courses in office procedures and secretarial and stenographic skills and may offer courses in basic office skills, such as word processing. In addition, these establishments may offer such classes as office machine operation, reception, communications, and other skills designed for individuals pursuing a clerical or secretarial career. 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.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS descriptions.

When to use a different code

Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:

• Offering computer training (except computer repair) are classified in Industry 611420, Computer Training.
• Offering academic degrees (e.g., baccalaureate, graduate) in business education are classified in Industry 611310, Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools.
• Offering training in the maintenance and repair of computers are classified in U.S. Industry 611519, Other Technical and Trade Schools.
• Providing job training for the unemployed, underemployed, disabled, and persons who have a job market disadvantage because of lack of education, job skill, or experience are classified in Industry 624310, Vocational Rehabilitation Services.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS cross-references.

Activities listed under 611410

The Census index assigns these 6 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

• Business colleges or schools not offering academic degrees
• Business schools not offering academic degrees
• Clerical schools
• Court reporting schools
• Schools, business, not offering academic degrees
• Secretarial schools

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 611410

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 611410, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $20.5 million in average annual receipts. Check your business.

Source: SBA table of size standards, effective March 17, 2023.

Closest UK SIC 2007 codes

There is no official one-to-one link between NAICS and UK SIC. These codes share the same international class (ISIC Rev. 4: 8522), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.

• 85200Primary educationUK SIC

Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.

Similar codes to compare

• 611420Computer Training
• 611430Professional and Management Development Training