Also called: Thoroughbred Trainer, Horse Trainer
Trains racehorses, planning workouts, diet, and which races to enter.
Trainers arrive at the barn before 5 a.m. to watch horses gallop, check legs, and plan races with owners. They manage grooms and riders. Success brings winning purses; top trainers are famous.
Estimate. Trainers typically earn a daily fee plus 10% of winnings; top trainers earn millions, many small trainers barely get by.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 10 years after high school. Years working at the track as groom, hotwalker, or assistant trainer; state trainer's license.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Certification. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Equine Science, Animal Science.
Shrinking. Horse racing is shrinking in some states.
Low risk for 10 years. Data on workouts helps, but reading horses and planning their training is horsemanship.
Classes: Animal science or FFA, Biology, Business.
Official data: O*NET occupation 39-2011.
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