Coaches and Scouts
SOC 27-2022 · 2024-2034
Instruct or coach groups or individuals in the fundamentals of sports for the primary purpose of competition. Demonstrate techniques and methods of participation. May evaluate athletes' strengths and weaknesses as possible recruits or to improve the athletes' technique to prepare them for competition. Those required to hold teaching certifications should be reported in the appropriate teaching category.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $48,994per year
- Projected openings
- 49,610
- Projected change
- +10.7%
- Usually needs
- Bachelor's degree
Bright Outlook — a U.S. Department of Labor designation
Rapid Growth
The Department's own designation, made from its national projections. It is not this project's assessment and it is not California's: every other figure on this page comes from California's projection, which can point the other way and for some occupations does.
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Instructing
- Speaking
- Monitoring
- Learning Strategies
- Social Perceptiveness
- Active Listening
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $56,002 | 4,700 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $54,426 | 3,860 |
| Napa MSA (Napa County) | $52,653 | 180 |
| Salinas MSA (Monterey County) | $51,975 | 400 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $49,391 | 12,310 |
| El Centro MSA (Imperial County) | $48,719 | 60 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA (Santa Cruz County) | $48,339 | 410 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | $48,012 | 620 |
| Redding MSA (Shasta County) | $47,065 | 60 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $47,014 | 650 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | $46,901 | 500 |
| Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne Counties) | $46,850 | 290 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $46,817 | 6,070 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $46,805 | 4,950 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $46,726 | 6,160 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $46,244 | 710 |
| Vallejo MSA (Solano County) | $46,202 | 320 |
| Merced MSA (Merced County) | $45,833 | 100 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $45,833 | 380 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $45,535 | 840 |
| North Coast Region (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties) | $45,514 | 130 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $45,329 | 170 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $45,299 | 3,690 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $45,052 | 3,300 |
| Visalia MSA (Tulare County) | $45,052 | 300 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $39,772 | 1,030 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $38,827 | 820 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $37,019 | 750 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials | $45,777 | 5,620 | +8.7% |
| Athletes and Sports Competitors | $81,253 | 1,180 | +10% |
| Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors | $59,459 | 105,200 | +16.7% |
| Athletic Trainers | $80,687 | 1,290 | +5% |
| Self-Enrichment Teachers | $50,958 | 97,020 | +10.2% |
| Training and Development Specialists | $77,061 | 48,380 | +15.2% |
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