Also called: Exam Proctor, Testing Center Administrator
Supervises people taking exams like the SAT, professional licenses, or college finals to keep them fair.
A proctor checks IDs, reads instructions word for word, watches for phones and cheating, and handles a fire alarm in the middle of a test without losing anyone's answers.
Estimate; many proctors work part-time.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. High school diploma; testing companies provide training.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Growing slowly. Online proctoring is changing the work.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. Computer-based tests with AI webcam monitoring reduce in-person proctor needs; testing centers keep some staff.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to testing centers (Pearson VUE, Prometric, PSI) or as an SAT/ACT proctor
Classes: Computer applications, Government, Speech.
Official data: O*NET occupation 25-9099.
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