Also called: Avalanche Educator, AIARE Course Leader
Teaches skiers, snowmobilers and climbers how to read snow, avoid avalanches and dig out a buried friend in minutes.
You lead six students up a snowy slope, dig a pit to show them the weak sugar-snow layer, and explain why the slope next to you could slide. In the afternoon you bury a beacon and time them as they search for it. Evenings you teach in a classroom with maps and accident stories.
Seasonal, often per course; many combine it with guiding or patrol.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 2 years after high school. Professional avalanche training plus years of backcountry experience; often also a guide or ski patroller.
Ways in: Certification, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Outdoor Recreation, Earth Science.
Growing faster than average. Backcountry skiing and snowmobiling keep growing.
Low risk for 10 years. Apps share avalanche forecasts; teaching in the snow and judging real slopes with students stay human.
Classes: Earth science, Physics, PE / fitness.
Official data: O*NET occupation 25-3021.
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