Arts, Design & Media
Coaches & Scouts
SOC 27-2022
Train athletes and evaluate talent for teams and programs.
The job
Median pay
$47k
$35k to $65k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing fast
+6.1% projected
Openings a year
36k
BLS projection
Typical education
Bachelor's
Our model
AI displacement risk
Moderate
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
9/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
36th pct
More exposed than 36% of occupations · modeled estimate · 60th pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
49/100
Key skills
- Speaking
- Learning Strategies
- Monitoring
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's. A tilde marks a figure estimated from the parent occupation group where BLS publishes none.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 31,150 | 1.7 | 1.1× | $48k |
| Florida | 18,120 | 1.8 | 1.1× | $39k |
| Texas | 15,300 | 1.1 | 0.7× | $37k |
| Ohio | 13,150 | 2.4 | 1.5× | $47k |
| Washington | 11,790 | 3.3 | 2.1× | $48k |
| New York | 11,220 | 1.2 | 0.7× | $60k |
| Illinois | 8,840 | 1.4 | 0.9× | $49k |
| North Carolina | 8,530 | 1.7 | 1.1× | $44k |
| Pennsylvania | 8,170 | 1.3 | 0.8× | $49k |
| Michigan | 7,910 | 1.8 | 1.1× | $47k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 6,810 | 1.7 | 1.0× | $46k |
| Massachusetts | 6,310 | 1.7 | 1.1× | $55k |
| Tennessee | 6,250 | 1.9 | 1.2× | $38k |
| Indiana | 5,960 | 1.9 | 1.2× | $44k |
| New Jersey | 5,670 | 1.3 | 0.8× | $77k |
| Wisconsin | 5,480 | 1.9 | 1.2× | $45k |
| Missouri | 4,730 | 1.6 | 1.0× | $43k |
| Minnesota | 4,680 | 1.6 | 1.0× | $48k |
| Georgia | 4,510 | 0.9 | 0.6× | $48k |
| Arizona | 4,120 | 1.3 | 0.8× | $53k |
| Colorado | 4,120 | 1.4 | 0.9× | $47k |
| Connecticut | 4,070 | 2.4 | 1.5× | $55k |
| Maryland | 3,960 | 1.4 | 0.9× | $51k |
| Oregon | 3,930 | 2.0 | 1.3× | $49k |
| Iowa | 3,410 | 2.2 | 1.4× | $49k |
| South Carolina | 3,310 | 1.4 | 0.9× | $43k |
| Kansas | 3,300 | 2.3 | 1.4× | $43k |
| Alabama | 3,140 | 1.5 | 0.9× | $37k~ |
| Utah | 2,940 | 1.7 | 1.1× | $46k |
| Kentucky | 2,800 | 1.4 | 0.9× | $36k |
| Louisiana | 2,550 | 1.3 | 0.8× | $61k |
| Oklahoma | 2,420 | 1.4 | 0.9× | $41k |
| Nevada | 2,390 | 1.5 | 1.0× | $51k |
| Arkansas | 2,070 | 1.6 | 1.0× | $39k |
| Mississippi | 1,770 | 1.5 | 0.9× | $33k~ |
| Idaho | 1,410 | 1.6 | 1.0× | $47k |
| South Dakota | 1,290 | 2.8 | 1.8× | $36k |
| Nebraska | 1,180 | 1.2 | 0.7× | $48k |
| North Dakota | 1,180 | 2.7 | 1.7× | $37k |
| Rhode Island | 1,170 | 2.3 | 1.5× | $54k |
| Maine | 1,060 | 1.7 | 1.0× | $44k |
| Montana | 990 | 1.9 | 1.2× | $48k |
| West Virginia | 910 | 1.3 | 0.8× | $52k |
| New Hampshire | 870 | 1.3 | 0.8× | $51k |
| Hawaii | 760 | 1.2 | 0.8× | $56k |
| Washington DC | 630 | 0.9 | 0.6× | $65k |
| Vermont | 630 | 2.1 | 1.3× | $60k |
| Delaware | 600 | 1.2 | 0.8× | $45k |
| New Mexico | 590 | 0.7 | 0.4× | $50k |
| Wyoming | 470 | 1.7 | 1.1× | $49k |
| Alaska | 350 | 1.1 | 0.7× | $41k |
Top metro areas
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ10,930 jobs · $66k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA10,850 jobs · $47k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN6,780 jobs · $50k median
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA5,630 jobs · $50k median
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA5,380 jobs · $55k median
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH4,840 jobs · $56k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX4,560 jobs · $37k median
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL4,560 jobs · $47k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Coaches & Scouts interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.