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Industries / Arts, Entertainment & Recreation

Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters

Musical Groups and Artists

Other Performing Arts Companies

Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures

Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers

Museums

Zoos and Botanical Gardens

Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions

Other Gambling Industries

Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers

All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries

Dance Companies

Sports Teams and Clubs

Racetracks

Other Spectator Sports

Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities

Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events without Facilities

Historical Sites

Amusement and Theme Parks

Amusement Arcades

Casinos (except Casino Hotels)

Golf Courses and Country Clubs

Skiing Facilities

Marinas

Bowling Centers

Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters

Description: This industry comprises (1) companies, groups, or theaters primarily engaged in producing the following live theatrical presentations: musicals; operas; plays; and comedy, improvisational, mime, and puppet shows and (2) establishments, commonly known as dinner theaters, engaged in producing live theatrical productions and in providing food and beverages for consumption on the premises. Theater groups or companies may or may not operate their own theater or other facility for staging their shows.

Examples: Comedy troupes, Live theatrical production (except dance), Musical theater companies, Opera companies, Theatrical stock or repertory companies

Musical Groups and Artists

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

Other Performing Arts Companies

Description: This industry comprises companies or groups (except theater companies, dance companies, musical groups, and artists) primarily engaged in producing live theatrical presentations.

Examples: Carnival traveling shows, Circuses, Ice skating companies, Magic shows

Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures

Description: This industry comprises establishments of agents and managers primarily engaged in representing and/or managing creative and performing artists, sports figures, entertainers, and other public figures. The representation and management includes activities, such as representing clients in contract negotiations; managing or organizing client's financial affairs; and generally promoting the careers of their clients.

Examples: Celebrity agents or managers, Literary agents, Modeling agents, Sports figure agents or managers, Talent agents

Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers

Description: This industry comprises independent (i.e., freelance) individuals primarily engaged in performing in artistic productions, in creating artistic and cultural works or productions, or in providing technical expertise necessary for these productions. This industry also includes athletes and other celebrities exclusively engaged in endorsing products and making speeches or public appearances for which they receive a fee.

Examples: Independent actors or actresses, Independent art restorers, Independent artists (except musical, commercial, or medical), Independent cartoonists, Independent dancers, Independent journalists, Independent producers, Independent recording technicians, Independent speakers, Independent theatrical costume designers, Independent theatrical lighting technicians

Museums

Description: This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the preservation and exhibition of objects of historical, cultural, and/or educational value.

Examples: Art galleries (except retail), Art museums, Halls of fame, Planetariums, Science or technology museums, Wax museums

Zoos and Botanical Gardens

Description: This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the preservation and exhibition of live plant and animal life displays.

Examples: Aquariums, Arboreta, Aviaries, Wild animal parks, Zoological gardens

Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions

Description: This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the preservation and exhibition of natural areas or settings.

Examples: Bird or wildlife sanctuaries, Conservation areas, National parks, Natural wonder (e.g., cavern, waterfall) tourist attractions, Nature centers or preserves

Other Gambling Industries

Description: This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating gambling facilities (except casinos or casino hotels) or providing gambling services.

Examples: Bingo, off-track betting, or slot machine parlors, Bookmakers, Card rooms (e.g., poker rooms), Coin-operated gambling device concession operators (i.e., supplying and servicing in other's facilities), Lottery ticket sales agents (except retail stores)

Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers

Description: This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating fitness and recreational sports facilities featuring exercise and other active physical fitness conditioning or recreational sports activities, such as swimming, skating, or racquet sports.

Examples: Aerobic dance or exercise centers, Gymnasiums, Handball, racquetball, or tennis club facilities, Ice or roller skating rinks, Physical fitness centers, Swimming or wave pools

All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries

Description: This industry comprises establishments (except amusement parks and arcades; gambling industries; golf courses and country clubs; skiing facilities; marinas; fitness and recreational sports centers; and bowling centers) primarily engaged in providing recreational and amusement services.

Examples: Amusement ride or coin-operated nongambling amusement device concession operators (i.e., supplying or servicing in others facilities), Archery or shooting ranges, Billiard or pool parlors, Boating clubs (without marinas), Dance halls, Miniature golf courses, Recreational day camps (except instructional)), Recreational or youth sports teams and leagues, Recreational sports clubs (i.e., sports teams) not operating facilities, Riding stables

Dance Companies

Description: This industry comprises companies, groups, or theaters primarily engaged in producing all types of live theatrical dance (e.g., ballet, contemporary dance, folk dance) presentations. Dance companies or groups may or may not operate their own theater or other facility for staging their shows.

Examples: N/A

Sports Teams and Clubs

Description: This U.S. industry comprises professional or semiprofessional sports teams or clubs primarily engaged in participating in live sporting events, such as baseball, basketball, football, hockey, soccer, and jai alai games, before a paying audience. These establishments may or may not operate their own arena, stadium, or other facility for presenting these events.

Examples: N/A

Racetracks

Description: This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating racetracks. These establishments may also present and /or promote the events, such as auto, dog, and horse races, held in these facilities.

Examples: N/A

Other Spectator Sports

Description: This U.S. industry comprises (1) independent athletes, such as professional or semiprofessional golfers, boxers, and race car drivers, primarily engaged in participating in live sporting or racing events before a paying audience; (2) owners of racing participants, such as cars, dogs, and horses, primarily engaged in entering them in racing events or other spectator events; and (3) establishments, such as sports trainers, primarily engaged in providing specialized services required to support participants in sports events or competitions.

Examples: N/A

Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities

Description: This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) organizing, promoting, and/or managing live performing arts productions, sports events, and similar events, such as state fairs, county fairs, agricultural fairs, concerts, and festivals, held in facilities that they manage and operate and/or (2) managing and providing the staff to operate arenas, stadiums, theaters, or other related facilities for rent to other promoters.

Examples: N/A

Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events without Facilities

Description: This industry comprises promoters primarily engaged in organizing, promoting, and/or managing live performing arts productions, sports events, and similar events, such as state fairs, county fairs, agricultural fairs, concerts, and festivals, in facilities that are managed and operated by others. Theatrical (except motion picture) booking agencies are included in this industry.

Examples: N/A

Historical Sites

Description: This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the preservation and exhibition of sites, buildings, forts, or communities that describe events or persons of particular historical interest. Archeological sites, battlefields, historical ships, and pioneer villages are included in this industry.

Examples: N/A

Amusement and Theme Parks

Description: This industry comprises establishments, known as amusement or theme parks, primarily engaged in operating a variety of attractions, such as mechanical rides, water rides, games, shows, theme exhibits, refreshment stands, and picnic grounds. These establishments may lease space to others on a concession basis.

Examples: N/A

Amusement Arcades

Description: This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating amusement (except gambling, billiard, or pool) arcades and parlors.

Examples: N/A

Casinos (except Casino Hotels)

Description: This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating gambling facilities that offer table wagering games along with other gambling activities, such as slot machines and sports betting. These establishments often provide food and beverage services. Included in this industry are floating casinos (i.e., gambling cruises, riverboat casinos).

Examples: N/A

Golf Courses and Country Clubs

Description: This industry comprises (1) establishments primarily engaged in operating golf courses (except miniature) and (2) establishments primarily engaged in operating golf courses, along with dining facilities and other recreational facilities that are known as country clubs. These establishments often provide food and beverage services, equipment rental services, and golf instruction services.

Examples: N/A

Skiing Facilities

Description: This industry comprises establishments engaged in (1) operating downhill, cross-country, or related skiing areas and/or (2) operating equipment, such as ski lifts and tows. These establishments often provide food and beverage services, equipment rental services, and ski instruction services. Four-season resorts without accommodations are included in this industry.

Examples: N/A

Marinas

Description: This industry comprises establishments, commonly known as marinas, engaged in operating docking and/or storage facilities for pleasure craft owners, with or without one or more related activities, such as retailing fuel and marine supplies; and repairing, maintaining, or renting pleasure boats.

Examples: N/A

Bowling Centers

Description: This industry comprises establishments engaged in operating bowling centers. These establishments often provide food and beverage services.

Examples: N/A

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