Also called: Crew Chief, Race Team Leader
Leads a race team's crew and makes strategy calls during races.
They decide car setup with engineers, call pit stops and tire strategy during races over the radio, and manage mechanics all week. A single call can win or lose a race.
Estimate based on reported NASCAR team pay.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 12 years after high school. Many have engineering degrees; years working up as mechanic or engineer.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Mechanical Engineering, Motorsports Engineering.
Growing slowly. Very few positions.
Low risk for 10 years. AI strategy models suggest pit calls; leading the crew and calling the race under pressure stay human.
Classes: Physics, Auto tech CTE, AP Calculus.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-2022.
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