Also called: SAR Coordinator
Organizes searches for lost hikers, climbers, and missing people in the wilderness.
SAR coordinators work for sheriffs or parks, planning search areas on maps, dispatching dogs, drones, and volunteer teams, and sometimes heading into the backcountry themselves.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Emergency management or law enforcement background plus SAR certifications.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Emergency Management, Criminal Justice, Outdoor Leadership.
Growing about average. No separate BLS projection; estimate based on related occupations.
Low risk for 10 years. AI scans drone imagery and models where lost people go; running the search, managing volunteers and family contact stays human.
Classes: Geography/GIS, Health/first aid, Public speaking, PE/fitness.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1199.
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