Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials
SOC 27-2023 · 2024-2034
Officiate at competitive athletic or sporting events. Detect infractions of rules and decide penalties according to established regulations. Includes all sporting officials, referees, and competition judges.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $45,777per year
- Projected openings
- 5,620
- Projected change
- +8.7%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
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.
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Active Listening
- Monitoring
- Coordination
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $126,334 | 580 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $52,238 | 960 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $50,701 | 150 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $49,629 | 2,290 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $48,597 | 860 |
| Chico MSA (Butte County) | $46,295 | 110 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $40,984 | 580 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $40,851 | 590 |
| Salinas MSA (Monterey County) | $38,591 | 200 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $37,615 | 380 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $35,951 | 280 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | Not reported | 320 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | Not reported | 680 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | Not reported | 580 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | Not reported | 100 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | Not reported | 130 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coaches and Scouts | $48,994 | 49,610 | +10.7% |
| Athletes and Sports Competitors | $81,253 | 1,180 | +10% |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $37,937 | 152,610 | +5.8% |
| First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives | $168,113 | 9,390 | +5.3% |
| Animal Trainers | $50,303 | 7,160 | +8.7% |
| Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors | $59,459 | 105,200 | +16.7% |
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