Also called: Stadium Lighting Technician, Sports Lighting Service Technician
Installs, aims and repairs the giant light banks over ballparks, football stadiums and high school fields.
You ride a bucket truck 90 feet up a light pole at a high school stadium and swap a failed LED fixture. Then you re-aim the lights with a laptop so the field is evenly lit for Friday’s game on TV.
Estimated; lots of travel and overtime during football season.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Apprenticeship, about 2 years after high school. Electrical apprenticeship or on-the-job training with a sports lighting company.
Ways in: Apprenticeship, On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Electrical Technology (trade school).
Growing faster than average. Schools and pro venues are switching to LED lights and light shows.
Low risk for 10 years. Remote monitoring spots failures, but repairing lights 90 feet up stays hands-on.
Classes: Electricity or shop, Physics, Algebra.
Official data: O*NET occupation 47-2111.
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