Athletes, coaches, umpires, & related workers

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2017 Workforce

272k

Average Age

33.4

Average Salary

$35,493

Average Male Salary

$44,974

Average Female Salary

$20,375

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Athletes, coaches, umpires, & related workers are most often employed by the Amusement & Recreation industry. The average yearly wage for Athletes, coaches, umpires, & related workers was $35,493 in 2017.

The locations that employ the most Athletes, coaches, umpires, & related workers are Chittenden, Franklin & Grand Isle CountiesBurlington City PUMA, VT, Mankato City PUMA, MN, and Eagle, Summit, Grand & Jackson Counties PUMA, CO. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Athletes, coaches, umpires, & related workers are Mankato City PUMA, MN, Boca Raton City & Highland Beach Town PUMA, FL, and Eagle, Summit, Grand & Jackson Counties PUMA, CO.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Athletes, coaches, umpires, & related workers workforce. Athletes, coaches, umpires, & related workers workforce in 2017 was 272,115 people, of which 38.5% were women and 61.5% were men. Athletes, coaches, umpires, & related workers are paid most in Wayne County PUMA, NC but are relatively concentrated in Mankato City PUMA, MN.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

167,234

Male Workforce

± 10k

104,881

Female Workforce

± 7.95k

The Athletes, coaches, umpires, & related workers workforce in 2017 was 272,115 people (38.5% women and 61.5% men). This implies an average annual growth of 10% between 2014 (247,268) and 2017 (272,115).

Employment by Location

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Athletes, coaches, umpires, & related workers.

During 2017, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Arizona ($49,062), Kentucky ($46,600), and District of Columbia ($45,429).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$35,493

AVERAGE WAGE

#336 in the ranking (2017)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2017, Athletes, coaches, umpires, & related workers earned an average of $35,493, $24,102 less than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Athletes, coaches, umpires, & related workers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2017.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.624

WAGE GINI

In 2017, Athletes, coaches, umpires, & related workers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.624, which is higher than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly for Athletes, coaches, umpires, & related workers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Athletes, coaches, umpires, & related workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Athletes, coaches, umpires, & related workers and on wages for those in the field. Amusement & Recreation is the industry that employs the most Athletes, coaches, umpires, & related workers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Athletes, coaches, umpires, & related workers, by average wage, is Newspaper publishers ($211,613).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

272k

2017 Workforce

± 12,795

3.79%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 6.47%

This graphic shows the share of Athletes, coaches, umpires, & related workers employed by various industries. Amusement & Recreation employs the largest share of Athletes, coaches, umpires, & related workers at 49.5%, followed by Other schools & instruction and educational support services with 26.6% and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 23.9%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Athletes, coaches, umpires, & related workers in the US. The workforce of Athletes, coaches, umpires, & related workers in 2017 was 272,115 people, with 38.5% woman, and 61.5% men. The average age of male Athletes, coaches, umpires, & related workers in the workforce is 35 and of female Athletes, coaches, umpires, & related workers is 30.9, and the most common race/ethnicity for Athletes, coaches, umpires, & related workers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Athletes, coaches, umpires, & related workers in 2017 was 272,115 people, with 38.5% woman, and 61.5% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 20 to 24 years (53,281 people), 16 to 19 years (47,049 people), and 25 to 29 years (39,878 people). Among them they concentrated 51.5% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2017, 10% of Athletes, coaches, umpires, & related workers workers were Hispanic and 90% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (74%), Puerto Rican (16.7)%, and Cuban (9.33)%

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Races

In 2017, 81.2% of the Athletes, coaches, umpires, & related workers workforce were White, of which 40.3% were women and 59.7% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (8.73%) and Two or More Races (3.88%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Athletes, coaches, umpires, & related workers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Athletes, coaches, umpires, & related workers is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2017 were Parks, Recreation, & Leisure.

Among the necessary skills for Athletes, coaches, umpires, & related workers, Instructing stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Athletes, coaches, umpires, & related workers need more than the average amount of Equipment Selection.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Athletes, coaches, umpires, & related workers in 2017 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (22,117 people), Education (19,368 people), and Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (13,709 people).

You can review this information for different academic grades by modifying the option selected in the selector above.

Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Athletes, coaches, umpires, & related workers workers were Bachelors Degree (85,283 people), Some college (73,727 people), and Graduate Degree (36,240 people).

The graphic shows the Athletes, coaches, umpires, & related workers workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Athletes, coaches, umpires, & related workers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Athletes, coaches, umpires, & related workers need many skills, but most especially Instructing, Monitoring, Speaking.