Vocational Programs for Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials Career

The role of Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials is to officiate at competitive athletic or sporting events.

The average annual wage of the occupations is $44,860. 3 vocational programs could be taken for the Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials career. Based on BLS data, a total of 14,840 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials Career

The following 3 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	51	$26,177	-	-	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	74	$28,111	-	-	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	59	$29,629	-	120 Hours	39.00 Months

Related Occupations to Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials Career

The following 20 occupations are related to Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials.

Related Occupations toUmpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Training and Development Managers	41,540	$138,450	$67
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	303K	$111,020	$0
Compliance Officers	384K	$80,190	$39
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	122K	$62,280	$30
Training and Development Specialists	403K	$71,980	$35
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	24,470	$139,000	$67
Self-Enrichment Teachers	272K	$52,890	$25
Athletes and Sports Competitors	14,930	$328,830	$0
Coaches and Scouts	239K	$58,700	$0
Athletic Trainers	28,480	$61,540	$0
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	138K	$106,000	$51
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	84,120	$90,740	$44
Bailiffs	15,900	$58,460	$28
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	646K	$76,550	$37
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services	88,140	$50,650	$24
Animal Trainers	19,240	$44,910	$22
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners	8,700	$32,030	$15
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	362K	$30,240	$15
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors	279K	$51,270	$25
Recreation Workers	282K	$36,270	$17

Schools offering vocational programs for Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials

The following 176 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.