Also called: Stat Scorer, Sports Data Logger
Records every play during live games so broadcasters, teams, and apps have instant stats.
Courtside at a basketball game, you log every shot, rebound, and foul in real time. Some stat crews work for leagues, others for data companies that feed sports apps.
Often part-time per game.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. No degree required; deep sports knowledge and accuracy. Many are college students.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Self-taught. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Statistics, Sports Management.
Shrinking. BLS does not project this specialty separately; rating estimated from related occupations.
High risk for 10 years. Computer-vision tracking now logs every play automatically; few courtside stat jobs will remain.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to sports data companies (Genius Sports, Sportradar) as a freelance live game stringer
Classes: Statistics, Computer applications.
Official data: O*NET occupation 43-9111.
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