NAICS 711510—Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers

Where 711510 sits

1. 71 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
2. 711 Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries
3. 7115 Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers
4. 71151 Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers
5. 711510 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.

Example activities

• independent actors or actresses
• independent producers
• independent art restorers
• independent recording technicians
• independent artists (except musical, commercial, medical)
• independent speakers
• independent cartoonists
• independent theatrical costume designers
• independent dancers
• independent theatrical lighting technicians
• independent journalists
• independent technical writers

Cross-references for 711510

• Freelance musicians and vocalists are classified in Industry 711130, Musical Groups and Artists;
• Independent commercial artists, medical illustrators, and graphic designers are classified in Industry 541430, Graphic Design Services; and
• Artisans and craftspersons are classified in Sector 31-33, Manufacturing.

Index entries for 711510

80 entries from the official NAICS alphabetic index that classify under this code.

• Actors, independent
• Actresses, independent
• Animated cartoon artists, independent
• Announcers, independent radio and television
• Art restorers, independent
• Artists (except musical, commercial, medical), independent
• Artists (i.e., painters), independent
• Authors, independent
• Ballet dancers, independent
• Cameramen, independent (freelance)
• Cartoonists, independent
• Celebrity spokespersons, independent
• Choreographers, independent
• Cinematographers, independent
• Comedians, independent
• Composers, independent
• Conductors, independent
• Conservators (i.e., art, artifact restorers), independent
• Costume designers, independent theatrical
• Dancers, independent
• Directors (i.e., film, motion picture, music, theatrical), independent
• Directors, independent motion picture
• Directors, independent music
• Disc jockeys, independent
• Entertainers, independent
• Ethnic dancers, independent
• Film actors, independent
• Film producers, independent
• Folk dancers, independent
• Ghost writers, independent
• Independent museum exhibit designers
• Independent technical writers
• Interpretive dancers, independent
• Jazz dancers, independent
• Journalists, independent (freelance)
• Lecturers, independent
• Lighting technicians, theatrical, independent
• Magicians, independent
• Models, independent
• Motion picture directors, independent
• Motion picture producers, independent
• Motivational speakers, independent
• Music arrangers, independent
• Music directors, independent
• News correspondents, independent (freelance)
• Newspaper columnists, independent (freelance)
• Orchestra conductors, independent
• Painters (i.e., artists), independent
• Painting restorers, independent
• Performers (i.e., entertainers), independent
• Performing artists, independent
• Photographers, independent artistic
• Photojournalists, independent (freelance)
• Playwrights, independent
• Poets, independent
• Political cartoonists, independent
• Producers, independent
• Radio commentators, independent
• Record producers, independent
• Recording technicians, independent
• Reporters, independent (freelance)
• Scenery designers, independent theatrical
• Screenplay writers, independent
• Script writers, independent
• Sculptors, independent
• Set designers, independent theatrical
• Sketch artists, independent
• Song writers, independent
• Speakers, independent
• Special effect technicians, independent
• Sports announcers, independent
• Stage set (e.g., concert, motion picture, television) erecting and dismantling, independent
• Standup comedians, independent
• Storytellers, independent
• Taxidermists, independent
• Technical writers, independent
• Television producers, independent
• Wildlife artists, independent
• Writers of advertising copy, independent
• Writers, independent (freelance)

711510 in other systems