Also called: Tournament Angler
Competes in fishing tournaments for prize money and sponsorships.
Pro anglers scout lakes, compete in multi-day tournaments on circuits like Bassmaster, and promote sponsors' boats and gear. Top pros win hundreds of thousands a year.
Winner-take-most: a few stars earn huge sums, while most competitors earn little and need other income.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
No formal education, about 2 years after high school. Self-taught; college fishing teams exist.
Ways in: Self-taught. Training cost: Under $15k.
Growing slowly. No separate BLS projection; estimate based on related occupations.
Low risk for 10 years. Sonar and mapping get smarter, but tournament fishing is human sport; sponsors pay for the angler.
Classes: Biology, Earth Science, Business, Marketing.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-2021.
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