2022 NAICS national industry in sector 71 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation

711130 Musical Groups and Artists

NAICS 711130 is the US industry code for musical groups and artists. It covers (1) groups primarily engaged in producing live musical entertainment (except theatrical musical or opera productions) and (2) independent (i.e., freelance) artists primarily engaged in providing live musical entertainment.

Code: 711130 (2022 NAICS)
Title: Musical Groups and Artists
Part of: Performing Arts Companies
SBA small business limit: Average annual receipts up to $15 million
Closest UK SIC: 90010, 90020, 90030, 90040 (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 (1) groups primarily engaged in producing live musical entertainment (except theatrical musical or opera productions) and (2) independent (i.e., freelance) artists primarily engaged in providing live musical entertainment. Musical groups and artists may perform in front of a live audience or in a studio, and may or may not operate their own facilities for staging their shows.

Examples Census gives

Bands
Musical groups (except theatrical musical groups)
Drum and bugle corps (i.e., drill teams)
Orchestras
Independent musicians or vocalists

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:

Establishments primarily engaged in organizing, promoting, and/or managing concerts and other musical performances without producing their own shows are classified in Industry Group 7113, Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events.
Companies, groups, or theaters primarily engaged in producing theatrical musicals and opera productions are classified in Industry 711110, Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters.
Freelance producers, song writers, composers, music arrangers, and directors (except musical groups and artists) primarily engaged in musical activities independent of a company or group are classified in Industry 711510, Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers.

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

Activities listed under 711130

The Census index assigns these 30 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

Bands
Bands, dance
Bands, musical
Chamber musical groups
Chamber orchestras
Choirs
Classical musical artists, independent
Classical musical groups
Concert artists, independent
Country musical artists, independent
Country musical groups
Dance bands
Drum and bugle corps (i.e., drill teams)
Ensembles, musical
Jazz musical artists, independent
Jazz musical groups
Musical artists, independent
Musical groups (except musical theater groups)
Musical productions (except musical theater productions), live
Musicians, independent
Opera singers, independent
Orchestras
Popular musical artists, independent
Popular musical groups
Rock musical artists, independent
Rock musical groups
Singers, independent
Soloists, independent musical
Symphony orchestras
Vocalists, independent

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 711130

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 711130, 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: 9000), 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.