611430 Professional and Management Development Training

Official definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in offering an array of short duration courses and seminars for management and professional development. Training for career development may be provided directly to individuals or through employers' training programs, and courses may be customized or modified to meet the special needs of customers. 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:

• Advising clients on management and training issues without providing the training are classified in Industry Group 5416, Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services.
• Offering computer software training are classified in Industry 611420, Computer Training.
• Offering academic degrees (e.g., baccalaureate, graduate) are classified in Industry 611310, Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools.
• Publishing software without providing instruction are classified in Industry 513210, Software Publishers.

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

Activities listed under 611430

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

• Continuing education online learning marketplace services (through a website or mobile application)
• Continuing education seminars or conferences
• Continuing education training, online (through a website or mobile application)
• Management development training
• Professional development training
• Quality assurance training

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 611430

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 611430, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $15 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: 8549), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.

• 85410Post-secondary non-tertiary educationUK SIC
• 85421First-degree level higher educationUK SIC
• 85422Post-graduate level higher educationUK SIC

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

Similar codes to compare

• 611410Business and Secretarial Schools
• 611420Computer Training