Also called: PBA Bowler
Competes in professional bowling tournaments for prize money.
A pro bowler practices for hours a day on different oil patterns, drills new bowling balls, and travels the PBA Tour from city to city. Most also earn money from coaching, pro shops, or sponsorships.
Highly variable.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
No formal education, about 0 years after high school. Self-taught; college bowling.
Ways in: Self-taught. Training cost: Under $15k.
Growing faster than average (about 5% over 10 years). Similar to athletes.
Low risk for 10 years. Ball-motion tracking helps practice; bowling for prize money stays human, but purses are small.
Classes: Physics, Math, Business basics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-2021.
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