NAICS 2022 nationalIndustry USA Verified: Census NAICS 2022 · 2026-01-01

NAICS 611620 — Sports and Recreation Instruction

Sports and Recreation Instruction

NAICS 611620 is the national industry code for sports and recreation instruction establishments in the United States. The Small Business Administration sets a size standard of $9.0 for this classification. It forms part of the hierarchical North American Industry Classification System maintained by the Census Bureau.

SBA: $9.0 View full SBA standard

Official Inclusions

overnight and day sports instruction camps

Exclusions & Cross-References

Activities classified under other official NAICS codes:

operating overnight recreational camps, in which athletic instruction is offered as an incidental activity (See 721213 Recreational (except hunting and fishing) and vacation camps (CAN))
operating sports and recreation facilities, in which athletic instruction is offered (See 7139 Other amusement and recreation industries)
providing elementary or secondary education with sports instruction (See 611110 Elementary and secondary schools (US))
sports instruction at the associate degree or equivalent level (See 611210 Community colleges and C.E.G.E.P.s (US))
sports instruction at the degree level (See 611310 Universities (US))

Official Illustrative Examples

Primary activities officially recognized by Census Bureau / Statistics Canada:

gymnastics and cheerleading instruction hockey schools martial arts clubs (instruction) riding academies and schools scuba and skin diving instruction skating instruction, ice or roller skiing and snowboarding instruction swimming instruction

Complete Index of Activities (24 recognized activities) ▼

aerobic dance instructors, independent

automobile racing schools

baseball instruction schools

basketball instruction schools

baton instruction

bowling instruction

educational fitness workshop

games, teaching of

gymnastics and cheerleading instruction

hockey schools

independent sports instructors

judo and jiu-jitsu instruction

karate school

martial arts clubs (instruction)

overnight and day sports instruction camps

parachute training for pleasure

riding academies and schools

schools and day camps, sports instructional

scuba and skin diving instruction

self defence instruction

skating instruction, ice or roller

skiing and snowboarding instruction

sports instructors, independent

swimming instruction

Official data

Feature	Description
Official name	North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2022
Issuing authority	U.S. Census Bureau with OMB, Statistics Canada, and INEGI
Tax authority	Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Purpose	Statistical business classification and federal contracting (SAM.gov, SBA standards)
Used in	SAM.gov registration, SBA size determinations, IRS tax classification, SEC EDGAR (via SIC crosswalk)
Active since	2022 (current edition)
Hierarchy level	Sector (2-digit)
Source	https://www.census.gov/naics/