Employment
127,068
Total employees (Census CBP)
Educational Services ·NAICS 61161
NAICS 61161 · IRS SOI 2023 · Census CBP
Fine Arts Schools - Industry Benchmarks
$19,796/yr average annual pay, with 725 SBA loans on record for NAICS 61161.
- 9.3%
- Educational Services sector margin
- 127K
- Workers employed
- $19,796/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $220M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Data updated July 2026
The verdict · NAICS 61161
California leads Fine Arts Schools activity nationally. IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at this NAICS level, but the broader Educational Services sector runs a 9.3% net margin.
- 9.3%
- Educational Services sector margin (IRS SOI)
- 127K
- Workers employed (Census CBP)
- $19,796/yr
- Avg payroll / employee
- $220M
- SBA lending, FY20–26
Benchmarking Insights for Fine Arts Schools
Fine Arts Schools sits inside Educational Services, a sector that runs a 9.3% net margin overall.
16,284 establishments employ 127,068 workers (7.8/location) at $19,796/yr average annual pay. California leads employment, followed by New York and Texas.
Avg Payroll / Employee
$19,796/yr
Annual compensation
Establishments
16,284
Business locations
Release-over-release change
What changed from Census CBP 2022 to 2023
Employment increased by 7,462; establishment count increased by 293. This comparison uses two published national Census County Business Patterns releases; suppressed fields are omitted rather than estimated.
Workforce scale
Financial Detail
- Annual Payroll (Total)
- $2.5B
- Avg Employees per Establishment
- 7.8
Sub-Industries
| Industry | Profit Margin |
|---|---|
| Fine Arts Schools NAICS 611610 | N/A |
Top States by Employment
| State | Employment |
|---|---|
| California | 21,002 |
| New York | 13,301 |
| Texas | 7,659 |
| New Jersey | 6,045 |
| Illinois | 5,755 |
| Massachusetts | 5,349 |
| Pennsylvania | 4,919 |
| Florida | 4,426 |
| Washington | 4,044 |
| Minnesota | 3,426 |
Showing top 10 of 51 states
SBA Lending Activity
SBA FY2020–2026SBA Loans Approved
725
Total Loan Volume
$220M
Avg Loan Size
$303K
Jobs Supported
5,685
Program Breakdown
7(a) 634 (87%)
504 91 (13%)
Top SBA Lender
The Huntington National Bank
81 loans in this industry
New Business Share
38.1% of borrowers were new/startup businesses
Annual Lending Trend (7 yrs)
2020 96
2021 75
2022 97
2023 111
2024 138
2025 183
2026 25
Frequently Asked Questions
How profitable is Fine Arts Schools?
IRS SOI doesn't publish margin data at the NAICS 61161 level. California leads this industry nationally. The broader Educational Services sector runs a 9.3% net margin (IRS SOI 2023).
How many businesses are in Fine Arts Schools?
16,284 business establishments. Together they employ 127,068 workers.
What is the average payroll per employee in Fine Arts Schools?
$19,796/yr average annual pay per employee. Businesses average 7.8 employees per establishment.
Which states have the most Fine Arts Schools employment?
California leads with 21,002 workers. New York (13,301) and Texas (7,659) round out the top three.
How much SBA lending does Fine Arts Schools receive?
Fine Arts Schools businesses received 725 SBA loans totaling $220 million between FY2020 and FY2026. The average loan size was $303K. These loans supported 5,685 jobs at origination. Most lending (87%) came through the SBA 7(a) program.
Comparable industry benchmarks
These links are calculated from the current national dataset. They are comparison paths, not recommendations or evidence that businesses operate alike.
How this ranks: Its Census employment total exceeds 66% of that same 551-industry cohort. Calculated by ranking this industry's reported value against every other industry at the same NAICS digit-level, not the whole dataset: comparing a 6-digit detail industry to a 2-digit sector would mix incompatible scales.
Closest workforce scale
Same NAICS detail level, ordered by the smallest difference in reported Census employment.
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Benchmarking Fine Arts Schools
- No margin data, check the parent industry. Browse Educational Services
- 16,284 establishments, 127,068 workers. Payroll benchmarks
- 725 SBA loans on record. SBA lending rankings
Disclaimer: Public IRS/Census data, not financial or tax advice. See our full disclaimer.
Sources: IRS Statistics of Income (SOI) Business Tax Statistics · Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023
NAICS 61161 · Data year: 2023
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns / SUSB Industry employment scale, payroll, and firm-size benchmarks · 2023
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