Also called: Mountain Manager, Resort GM
Runs a ski resort: lifts, snowmaking, ski school, safety, lodging, and the bottom line.
They start the day checking snow reports and lift status, meet department heads, and decide whether to open terrain after a storm. Summers bring mountain biking and construction projects. Weather drives everything.
Estimate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 12 years after high school. Bachelor's in business or resort management plus years of mountain operations experience.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Ski Resort Management, Business Administration, Hospitality.
Growing about average. Few positions; resort industry is consolidating.
Low risk for 10 years. AI helps with dynamic lift-ticket pricing and staffing; running mountain operations and safety stays human.
Classes: Business, Earth science, Speech.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-9072.
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