Also called: Caddy, Looper
Carries clubs and advises golfers on yardage, greens, and strategy at private clubs and resorts.
You walk 18 holes with a member, reading putts and handing over the right club. Caddies at top clubs earn strong tips and sometimes scholarships: the Evans Scholars program pays full college tuition for caddies. Tour caddies travel with pro golfers.
Tips are most of the pay; PGA Tour caddies earn a cut of winnings.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
No formal education, about 0 years after high school. No education required; on-the-job training.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Growing about average.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. GPS rangefinders and follow-me robot carts are spreading; members at top clubs still want a human caddie.
Age 14+. One way to start: Call the caddie master at private golf clubs near you; many start caddies at 14
Classes: Physical education, Math, Earth science.
Official data: O*NET occupation 39-3099.
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