Also called: Agility Instructor, Dog Sports Coach
Coaches people and their dogs in sports like agility, flyball, and dock diving.
Sets up jumps, tunnels, and weave poles, teaches a nervous handler to signal turns, and travels to competitions on weekends.
Estimate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
No formal education, about 0 years after high school. Experience competing; trainer certification helpful.
Ways in: Self-taught, Certification. Training cost: Under $15k.
Growing about average. Growing.
Low risk for 10 years. Video apps help students practice, but coaching dog-and-handler teams on a course stays live and hands-on.
Classes: Physical education, Psychology, Business or entrepreneurship, Biology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 39-2011.
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