Sound Recording Studios
Key Figures
Figures are published for NAICS 51224 directly.
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Official definition
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing the facilities and technical expertise for sound recording in a studio. This industry includes establishments that provide audio production and postproduction services to produce master recordings. These establishments may provide audio services for film, television, and video productions.
Source: US Census Bureau, 2017 NAICS Definitions. Public domain. Census publishes this definition under NAICS 512240, the only detailed industry in this group.
Which code does this activity belong in?
Sound recording studios provide the facilities and technical expertise to record and produce audio in a controlled environment, including postproduction services for master recordings used across film, television, and video. Music publishers, classified separately, acquire and manage the rights to musical compositions themselves rather than operating recording facilities. Record producers and distributors, also classified elsewhere, handle the manufacture and sale of recorded music products rather than providing studio recording services.
Written for NAICS 512240, the only detailed industry in this group.