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.
Sample of reported job titles:
Baseball Coach, Basketball Coach, Coach, Cross Country Coach, Football Coach, Gymnastics Coach, Soccer Coach, Softball Coach, Track and Field Coach, Volleyball Coach
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Tasks
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Plan, organize, and conduct practice sessions.
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Provide training direction, encouragement, motivation, and nutritional advice to prepare athletes for games, competitive events, or tours.
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Adjust coaching techniques, based on the strengths and weaknesses of athletes.
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Instruct individuals or groups in sports rules, game strategies, and performance principles, such as specific ways of moving the body, hands, or feet, to achieve desired results.
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Plan strategies and choose team members for individual games or sports seasons.
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Monitor the academic eligibility of student athletes.
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Counsel student athletes on academic, athletic, and personal issues.
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Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of opposing teams to develop game strategies.
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Coordinate travel arrangements and travel with team to away contests.
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Evaluate athletes' skills and review performance records to determine their fitness and potential in a particular area of athletics.
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Monitor athletes' use of equipment to ensure safe and proper use.
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Keep abreast of changing rules, techniques, technologies, and philosophies relevant to their sport.
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Explain and enforce safety rules and regulations.
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Contact the parents of players to provide information and answer questions.
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Arrange and conduct sports-related activities, such as training camps, skill-improvement courses, clinics, and pre-season try-outs.
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Explain and demonstrate the use of sports and training equipment, such as trampolines or weights.
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Perform activities that support a team or a specific sport, such as participating in community outreach activities, meeting with media representatives, and appearing at fundraising events.
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Plan and direct physical conditioning programs that will enable athletes to achieve maximum performance.
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Identify and recruit potential athletes by sending recruitment letters, meeting with recruits, and arranging and offering incentives, such as athletic scholarships.
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Hire, supervise, and work with extended coaching staff.
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Serve as organizer, leader, instructor, or referee for outdoor and indoor games, such as volleyball, football, and soccer.
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Teach instructional courses and advise students.
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Oversee the development and management of the sports program budget and fundraising activities.
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Develop and arrange competition schedules and programs.
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Keep and review paper, computerized, and video records of athlete, team, and opposing team performance.
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File scouting reports that detail player assessments, provide recommendations on athlete recruitment, and identify locations and individuals to be targeted for future recruitment efforts.
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Select, acquire, store, and issue equipment and other materials as necessary.
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Technology Skills
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Analytical or scientific software — Motion analysis software; Statistical software; Video analysis software
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Calendar and scheduling software — Scheduling software
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Cloud-based data access and sharing software — Google Drive
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Computer based training software — Edulastic; Schoology
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Data base user interface and query software — Online registration software; Performance database software
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Data conversion software — Video file conversion software
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Desktop communications software — Bloomz; Edmodo; ParentSquare
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Desktop publishing software — Microsoft Publisher
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Electronic mail software — Microsoft Outlook
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Graphics or photo imaging software — Graphics creation software
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Instant messaging software — GroupMe; Twitter
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Internet browser software — Web browser software
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Multi-media educational software — Edpuzzle; Nearpod; Seesaw
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Object or component oriented development software — C++
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Office suite software — Microsoft Office software
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Presentation software — Microsoft PowerPoint
; Pear Deck
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Project management software — Google Classroom
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Spreadsheet software — Microsoft Excel
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Video conferencing software — Google Meet
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Video creation and editing software — Flipgrid; Screencast-O-Matic; Screencastify; YouTube
; 1 more
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Web page creation and editing software — Facebook
; Website creation software
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Word processing software — Evernote; Google Docs
; Microsoft Word
Hot Technologies are requirements most frequently included across all employer job postings.
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Work Activities
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Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
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Coaching and Developing Others — Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
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Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
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Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work — Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
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Developing and Building Teams — Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
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Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
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Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
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Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People — Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
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Scheduling Work and Activities — Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
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Thinking Creatively — Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
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Communicating with People Outside the Organization — Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
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Developing Objectives and Strategies — Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
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Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events — Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
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Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates — Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
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Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge — Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
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Performing General Physical Activities — Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials.
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Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others — Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
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Processing Information — Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
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Providing Consultation and Advice to Others — Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.
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Analyzing Data or Information — Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
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Working with Computers — Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
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Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings — Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
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Performing Administrative Activities — Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork.
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Training and Teaching Others — Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
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Documenting/Recording Information — Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
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Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others — Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
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Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others — Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
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Assisting and Caring for Others — Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
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Handling and Moving Objects — Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
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Monitoring and Controlling Resources — Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money.
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Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards — Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
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Detailed Work Activities
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Coordinate athletic or sporting events or activities.
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Train others on performance techniques.
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Select staff, team members, or performers.
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Evaluate skills of athletes or performers.
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Coordinate logistics for productions or events.
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Maintain knowledge of laws or regulations.
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Provide educational information to the public.
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Maintain records, documents, or other files.
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Manage operations of artistic or entertainment departments or organizations.
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Maintain inventories of materials, equipment, or products.
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Select materials or props.
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Promote products, activities, or organizations.
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Work Context
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Contact With Others — 80% responded “Constant contact with others.”
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Electronic Mail — 78% responded “Every day.”
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Work With Work Group or Team — 63% responded “Extremely important.”
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Indoors, Environmentally Controlled — 66% responded “Every day.”
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Face-to-Face Discussions — 44% responded “Every day.”
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Structured versus Unstructured Work — 65% responded “Some freedom.”
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Frequency of Decision Making — 62% responded “Every day.”
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Freedom to Make Decisions — 62% responded “Some freedom.”
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Public Speaking — 50% responded “Every day.”
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Physical Proximity — 47% responded “Moderately close (at arm's length).”
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Level of Competition — 41% responded “Highly competitive.”
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Spend Time Standing — 35% responded “About half the time.”
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Duration of Typical Work Week — 50% responded “More than 40 hours.”
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Frequency of Conflict Situations — 47% responded “Once a week or more but not every day.”
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Time Pressure — 43% responded “Once a week or more but not every day.”
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Importance of Being Exact or Accurate — 44% responded “Important.”
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Telephone — 45% responded “Every day.”
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Coordinate or Lead Others — 44% responded “Very important.”
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Responsible for Others' Health and Safety — 35% responded “High responsibility.”
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Outdoors, Exposed to Weather — 28% responded “Once a week or more but not every day.”
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Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results — 39% responded “Important results.”
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Responsibility for Outcomes and Results — 27% responded “High responsibility.”
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Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable — 40% responded “Once a year or more but not every month.”
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Job Zone
- Title
- Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed
- Education
- Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
- Related Experience
- A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations usually need several years of work-related experience, on-the-job training, and/or vocational training.
- Job Zone Examples
- Many of these occupations involve coordinating, supervising, managing, or training others. Examples include real estate brokers, sales managers, database administrators, graphic designers, conservation scientists, art directors, and cost estimators.
- SVP Range
- (7.0 to < 8.0)
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Training & Credentials
- State training
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- Local training
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- Certifications
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- State licenses
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Apprenticeship Opportunities
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Skills
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Instructing — Teaching others how to do something.
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Speaking — Talking to others to convey information effectively.
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Learning Strategies — Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
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Monitoring — Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
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Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
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Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
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Judgment and Decision Making — Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
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Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
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Social Perceptiveness — Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
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Active Learning — Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
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Complex Problem Solving — Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
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Coordination — Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
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Management of Personnel Resources — Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
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Persuasion — Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
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Systems Analysis — Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
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Time Management — Managing one's own time and the time of others.
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Service Orientation — Actively looking for ways to help people.
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Negotiation — Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
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Systems Evaluation — Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
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Writing — Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
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Knowledge
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Education and Training — Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
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English Language — Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
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Administration and Management — Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
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Psychology — Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
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Customer and Personal Service — Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
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Communications and Media — Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
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Personnel and Human Resources — Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
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Public Safety and Security — Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
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Computers and Electronics — Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
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Administrative — Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and workplace terminology.
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Education
How much education does a new hire need to perform a job in this occupation? Respondents said:
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responded:
Bachelor’s degree required
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responded:
Master’s degree required
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responded:
Associate’s degree required
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Abilities
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Oral Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
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Oral Comprehension — The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
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Speech Clarity — The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
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Speech Recognition — The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
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Information Ordering — The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
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Originality — The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
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Category Flexibility — The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
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Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
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Fluency of Ideas — The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
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Inductive Reasoning — The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
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Problem Sensitivity — The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
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Written Comprehension — The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
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Near Vision — The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
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Written Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
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Visualization — The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.
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Far Vision — The ability to see details at a distance.
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Flexibility of Closure — The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.
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Selective Attention — The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
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Interests
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Social — Work involves helping, teaching, advising, assisting, or providing service to others. Social occupations are often associated with social, health care, personal service, teaching/education, or religious activities.
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Enterprising — Work involves managing, negotiating, marketing, or selling, typically in a business setting, or leading or advising people in political and legal situations. Enterprising occupations are often associated with business initiatives, sales, marketing/advertising, finance, management/administration, professional advising, public speaking, politics, or law.
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Realistic — Work involves designing, building, or repairing of equipment, materials, or structures, engaging in physical activity, or working outdoors. Realistic occupations are often associated with engineering, mechanics and electronics, construction, woodworking, transportation, machine operation, agriculture, animal services, physical or manual labor, athletics, or protective services.
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Work Values
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Achievement — Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.
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Relationships — Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service.
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Independence — Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.
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Work Styles
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Dependability — Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
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Leadership — Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
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Integrity — Job requires being honest and ethical.
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Cooperation — Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
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Self-Control — Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
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Concern for Others — Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
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Adaptability/Flexibility — Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
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Attention to Detail — Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
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Stress Tolerance — Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
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Initiative — Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
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Persistence — Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
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Achievement/Effort — Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
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Social Orientation — Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job.
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Analytical Thinking — Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
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Independence — Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
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Innovation — Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.
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Wages & Employment Trends
- Median wages (2023)
- $45,910 annual
- State wages
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- Local wages
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- Employment (2022)
- 275,200 employees
- Projected growth (2022-2032)
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Much faster than average (9% or higher)
- Projected job openings (2022-2032)
- 38,400
- State trends
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- Top industries (2022)
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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2023 wage data
external site and 2022-2032 employment projections
external site.
“Projected growth” represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2022-2032). “Projected job openings” represent openings due to growth and replacement.
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Job Openings on the Web
- State job openings
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- Local job openings
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