Also called: Standardbred Driver
Drives trotting or pacing horses that pull a two-wheeled cart in races at harness tracks, often several races in a night.
A harness racing driver sits in a two-wheeled cart behind a trotting horse, steering at high speed around the track. Top drivers race several times a night.
Highly variable.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
No formal education, about 0 years after high school. Working in harness stables, then qualifying drives to earn a state harness driver license; no degree required.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Shrinking. Racing is shrinking.
Low risk for 10 years. Driving live horses in a race is human work.
Classes: Animal science or FFA, Physical education, Business.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-2021.
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