Also called: Course Marshal, Golf Ranger
Keeps golfers on schedule, sends groups off the first tee, and patrols the course.
Starters greet golfers and send groups out on time; rangers drive carts around the course keeping play moving. Many are retirees who love golf; employees often play free.
Estimate; part-time.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
No formal education, about 0 years after high school. No education required; courses train you on tee times and rules on the job, and the job is popular with retirees and students.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Growing about average. Steady.
Low risk for 10 years. Tee-time apps help, but greeting golfers and keeping pace on the course is customer service.
Age 16+. One way to start: Ask at local golf courses about starter, ranger or outside-service jobs
Classes: Physical education, Business, Speech.
Official data: O*NET occupation 39-3091.
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