Athletes, coaches, umpires, & related workers

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2017 Workforce

273k

Average Age

33.4

Average Salary

$35,508

Average Male Salary

$44,989

Average Female Salary

$20,367

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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 $35,508 in 2017.

The locations that employ the most Athletes, coaches, umpires, & related workers are Chittenden County PUMA, VT, Blue Earth & Nicollet Counties--Mankato City PUMA, MN, and Mid Mountain PUMA, CO. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Athletes, coaches, umpires, & related workers are Blue Earth & Nicollet Counties--Mankato City PUMA, MN, Palm Beach County (Southeast)--Boca Raton City & Highland Beach Town PUMA, FL, and Mid Mountain 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 272,575 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 Blue Earth & Nicollet Counties--Mankato City PUMA, MN.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping

167,618

Male Workforce

± 10k

104,957

Female Workforce

± 7.95k

The Athletes, coaches, umpires, & related workers workforce in 2017 was 272,575 people (38.5% women and 61.5% men). This implies an average annual growth of 10% between 2014 (247,749) and 2017 (272,575).

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

$35,508

AVERAGE WAGE

#332 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2017, Athletes, coaches, umpires, & related workers earned an average of $35,508, $34,370 less than the average national salary of $69,878

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 0.474. 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

273k

2017 Workforce

± 12,806

3.79%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 6.46%

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 43.3%, followed by Other schools & instruction and educational support services with 23.2% and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 20.8%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Athletes, coaches, umpires, & related workers in the US. The workforce of Athletes, coaches, umpires, & related workers in 2017 was 272,575 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 30.8, 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 272,575 people, with 38.5% woman, and 61.5% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 20 to 24 years (53,380 people), 16 to 19 years (47,049 people), and 25 to 29 years (39,982 people). Among them they concentrated 51.5% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2017, 10.2% of Athletes, coaches, umpires, & related workers workers were Hispanic and 89.8% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (50.2%), Puerto Rican (13)%, and Cuban (6.32)%

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Races

In 2017, 81.2% of the Athletes, coaches, umpires, & related workers workforce were White, of which 40.2% were women and 59.8% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (8.73%) and Two or More Races (3.89%).

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, Critical Thinking stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Athletes, coaches, umpires, & related workers need more than the average amount of Negotiation.

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 (22,246 people), Education (19,368 people), and Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (13,759 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 (85,486 people), Some college (73,860 people), and Graduate Degree (36,293 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 Critical Thinking, Speaking, Active Listening.