Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials
Officiate at competitive athletic or sporting events.
About the profession
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.
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Based on the Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials role, here are the RIASEC personality types that tend to thrive in this career. While these alignments are common, individual success depends on motivation, skill development, and finding the right work environment.
Enterprising
Leading, persuading, business
Social
Helping, teaching, working with people
Conventional
Organizing, detail-oriented, structured
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Career Path
Your career progression roadmap with salary growth at each level
Career Ladder
Trainee Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Official → Technician Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Official → Senior Technician Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Official → Lead Technician Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Official
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Salary Growth
4
Levels
63K
Top Salary
8+
Years
Learning Path
Skills you need to develop and courses to get there
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Timeline: 0-2 | Entry Level Base: $22,950 - $33,065/year With equity/bonuses: $25,245 - $39,678 Top markets (SF/NYC): $26,392 - $39,678 Execute core tasks using Speaking under…
Skills used in this career
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Day in Life
Junior vs Senior, daily schedule breakdown
9am, Officiate at sporting events, games, or competitions, to maintain standards of play and to ensure that game rules are observed.
Income Dynamics
Conservative and aggressive scenarios for 10–15 years
Year 1: Entry level $16,065 - $29,759 Year 2-3: Junior level $33,065 - $41,021 Year 4-6: Mid level $41,021 - $44,475 Year 7-10: Senior level $44,475 - $55,960 Year 10+:…
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