Also called: Scorekeeper, Statistician (official)
Keeps the official score and statistics at games for pro teams, colleges or leagues, and in baseball decides whether plays are hits or errors.
They sit at the scorer's table or in the press box, tracking every basket, error, or substitution. In baseball, the official scorer decides hits versus errors. Accuracy matters for records.
Estimate; usually paid per game.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. No formal education; deep rules knowledge.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Statistics.
Growing slowly. Small niche.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. Automated stat tracking and computer vision reduce scoring work; official rulings on hits and errors remain.
Age 14+. One way to start: Ask your rec league, school or travel tournaments for paid scorekeeper shifts
Classes: Statistics, Computer applications, Physical education.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-2023.
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