Also called: Pro Bass Fisherman, Tournament Fisherman
Competes in fishing tournaments for prize money and sponsorships.
Pro anglers practice on a lake for days, learning where fish are hiding, then compete in multi-day events weighing in their catch. Boats, tackle, and travel are costly, so sponsorships matter.
Estimate. Top pros earn hundreds of thousands; many barely break even.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
No formal education, about 0 years after high school. Self-taught; many fish in high school and college fishing leagues.
Ways in: Self-taught. Training cost: Under $15k.
Growing slowly. Niche but steady.
Low risk for 10 years. Advanced sonar shows fish on screen, but reading water and making the catch stay human; sponsors pay the bills.
Classes: Biology, Earth science, Video production.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-2021.
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