Also called: Fight Matchmaker
Picks which fighters face each other on fight cards.
A matchmaker studies fighters' records and styles, decides who would make an exciting and fair fight, and negotiates bouts with managers. When a fighter gets hurt, they find a replacement fast.
Approximate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
No formal education, about 0 years after high school. No degree needed; most spend about five years working inside the fight business, such as for a promotion or management firm, before matchmaking.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Growing about average. Tiny.
Low risk for 10 years. Fight data helps, but judging styles, selling matchups and negotiating with fighters stay human.
Classes: Statistics, Business, Speech and debate.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1011.
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