Also called: Rodeo Emcee
Calls the action at rodeos over the loudspeaker, explaining each event, cheering riders and keeping the crowd entertained.
Sitting in a crow’s nest above the arena, the announcer reads each rider’s name, hometown and stats, then calls the eight-second ride as it happens. Between events they tell jokes with the rodeo clown and fill time when a chute gets stuck. Pro announcers travel to dozens of rodeos each year.
Paid per rodeo; top PRCA announcers earn much more.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
No formal education, about 0 years after high school. Learned by announcing small rodeos; broadcasting classes help.
Ways in: Self-taught, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Communications, Broadcasting.
Growing about average. Rodeo is steady but announcer spots are few.
Low risk for 10 years. Live, funny, quick-thinking crowd work is hard to automate.
Classes: Speech and debate, Theater, Agriculture CTE class.
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