Racing Secretary

Also called: Racing Office Director

Writes the race conditions and fills fields at a racetrack.

A day in the life

A racing secretary writes the conditions for each race, fills fields with horses, and balances the race card so races are competitive. They work with trainers every day.

Pay over a career

Starting
$58k
Typical
$95k
High
$155k

Approximate.

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Usually a bachelor's degree plus many years working in racing offices, often as an assistant racing secretary, before taking the top job.

Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.

Outlook

Shrinking. Racing shrinking.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI can help draft race conditions; filling fields and working with trainers is human judgment.

Start now, in high school

Classes: Business, Statistics, Speech.

Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1199.

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