Sweepstakes & Contest Administrator

Also called: Promotions Compliance Manager, Sweepstakes Manager

Runs the legal side of brand giveaways and contests: writing official rules, picking winners fairly, checking eligibility and delivering prizes.

A day in the life

A soda brand wants to give away a car on bottle caps, so you write the official rules, register the contest in states that require it and post a bond. When entries close, you pick a random winner, check they are eligible, collect tax forms and ship the prize. One mistake can mean a lawsuit.

Pay over a career

Starting
$50k
Typical
$70k
High
$105k

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in marketing, business or pre-law.

Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.

Majors to look at: Marketing, Business Administration, Pre-Law.

Outlook

Growing about average. Brands keep running social media giveaways and instant-win games.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Medium risk for 10 years. Software collects entries and picks winners randomly; rules writing, state law and disputes stay human.

Start now, in high school

Classes: Government, English composition, Statistics.

Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1199.

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