2022 NAICS national industry in sector 61 Educational Services
611620 Sports and Recreation Instruction
NAICS 611620 is the US industry code for sports and recreation instruction. It covers establishments, such as camps and schools, primarily engaged in offering instruction in athletic activities.
- Code
- 611620 (2022 NAICS)
- Title
- Sports and Recreation Instruction
- Part of
- Other Schools and Instruction
- SBA small business limit
- Average annual receipts up to $9 million
- Closest UK SIC
- 85410 (details)
Changes coming. The NAICS 2027 revision applies to data from 1 January 2027, and SBA proposed new size standards on 20 August 2026. The values on this page are the ones in force today; we update this page when the official files change.
Official definition
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.
Examples Census gives
- 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
When to use a different code
Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:
- Establishments 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).
- Establishments primarily engaged in operating sports and recreation establishments that also offer athletic instruction are classified in Sector 71, Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation.
- Independent (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.
- Establishments primarily engaged in offering academic courses that may also offer athletic instruction are classified according to the type of school.
- Establishments primarily engaged in providing personal fitness training services without operating physical fitness centers are classified in Industry 812990, All Other Personal Services.
Businesses that use this code
Activities listed under 611620
The Census index assigns these 33 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.
- 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
SBA size standard for 611620
To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 611620, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $9 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: 8541), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.
Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.
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Data last changed November 14, 2026. How this page is built.