Also called: Traveling Aide, Personal Aide to the Candidate
A candidate's shadow on the campaign trail, carrying everything they need and keeping them on schedule from dawn to midnight.
The body person rides in the car, carries the phone charger, snacks, speech copies and a spare shirt, and whispers names of people approaching. They keep the candidate on time, handle quick photo lines, and pass along messages from headquarters. Presidential campaigns have famous ones, but every big race uses them.
Campaign pay; travel costs are covered. Estimate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Usually a recent college grad with campaign experience; a degree is common but not required.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Political Science, Communications, History.
Growing about average. Jobs follow election cycles (approx.).
Low risk for 10 years. Scheduling apps help, but being there in person for a candidate all day stays human.
Classes: Government, Speech.
Official data: O*NET occupation 43-6011.
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