Also called: Swim Instructor, Aquatics Coach
Coaches competitive swimmers on club, high school, or college teams.
Swim coaches run early-morning and evening practices, write workout sets, analyze strokes, and travel to meets. Club coaches may work with kids from age 6 to Olympians.
Based on BLS coaches and scouts (27-2022), May 2024: median $45,920. Many coaching jobs are part-time or seasonal, which pulls the median down.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. USA Swimming coach certification; lifeguard and safety training.
Ways in: Certification, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Kinesiology, Physical Education.
Growing faster than average (about 6% over 10 years). Steady.
Low risk for 10 years. Wearables and video track strokes; coaching and safety on the pool deck stay human.
Age 16+. One way to start: Ask your swim club about assistant coaching; finish USA Swimming's coach membership steps First: USA Swimming coach membership: safety training, CPR, SafeSport and background check
Classes: Physical education, Biology, Health.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-2022.
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