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What They Do
About This Career
Officiates at competitive athletic or sporting events. Detects infractions of rules and decides penalties according to established regulations. Includes all sporting officials, referees, and competition judges.
This career is part of the Hospitality and Tourism cluster Recreation, Amusements and Attractions pathway.
A person in this career:
- Officiates at sporting events, games, or competitions, to maintain standards of play and to ensure that game rules are observed.
- Inspects game sites for compliance with regulations or safety requirements.
- Resolves claims of rule infractions or complaints by participants and assesses any necessary penalties, according to regulations.
- Signals participants or other officials to make them aware of infractions or to otherwise regulate play or competition.
- Teaches and explains the rules and regulations governing a specific sport.
- Inspects sporting equipment or examines participants to ensure compliance with event and safety regulations.
- Reports to regulating organizations regarding sporting activities, complaints made, and actions taken or needed, such as fines or other disciplinary actions.
- Confers with other sporting officials, coaches, players, and facility managers to provide information, coordinate activities, and discuss problems.
- Judges performances in sporting competitions to award points, impose scoring penalties, and determine results.
- Verifies scoring calculations before competition winners are announced.
Working Conditions and Physical Demands
People who do this job report that:
- You would often handle loads up to 10 lbs., sometimes up to 20 lbs. You might do a lot of walking or standing, or you might sit but use your arms and legs to control machines, equipment or tools.
- Work in this occupation involves standing more than one-third of the time
Working in this career involves (physical activities):
- Seeing clearly at a distance
- Seeing clearly up close
- Speaking clearly enough to be able to be understood by others
- Identifying and understanding the speech of another person
- Using abdominal and lower back muscles repeatedly or over time without tiring
Work Hours and Travel
- Irregular hours
- Seasonal work
- Weekend work
Specialty and Similar Careers
Careers that are more detailed or close to this career:
- Basketball Referee
- Football Referee
- Dressage Judge
- Diving Judge
- Horse Show Judge
- Major League Baseball Umpire (MLB Umpire)
- Soccer Referee
- Softball Umpire
- Sports Official
Every year the U.S. Department of Labor conducts national surveys of wage data by occupation in every state and in all industry divisions. These surveys are conducted through the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) program.
The statistics collected for one year are published the next fall. For example, 2013 wage information was published in the fall of 2014.
There are over 800 occupations in the surveys, and these occupations cover the entire U.S. labor market. The surveys ask for reports in a scale of ranges for both hourly wages and annual wages.
In many cases, these occupations are broad enough to cover many more detailed specialties of an occupation. A specific occupation may be included in a broader occupational category for which labor market data is available. When you look at the statistics for a broad category, be aware that the salary data for a specific career may differ.
For more details about how wage information is collected and calculated by the U.S. Department of Labor, visit their website at http://www.bls.gov/bls/blswage.htm.
Every year the U.S. Department of Labor conducts a national survey of over 400,000
employers in every state and in all industry divisions. This survey is conducted
through the Occupational Employment Statistics (OES) program. Every other year the
department publishes outlook information based on these surveys.
Each outlook period covers 10 years. For example, in 2003 the outlook information
was published for 2004-2014. Employers are asked to report the number of employees
in about 770 different occupations that cover the entire U.S. labor market.
From this information, staffing patterns for different industries are established.
Industry growth is projected into the future based on past trends and current economic
conditions. Industry staffing patterns are then applied to the industry projections
to obtain occupational projections.
In many cases, these occupations are broad enough to cover many more detailed specialties
of an occupation. A specific occupation may be included in a broader occupational
category for which labor market data is available. When you look at the statistics
for a broad category, be aware that the employment data for a specific field may
differ.
For more details about how employment information is collected and calculated by
the U.S. Department of Labor, visit their website at http://stats.bls.gov/news.release/ocwage.tn.htm.
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