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Coaches and Scouts vs Athletes and Sports Competitors

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Coaches and Scouts and Athletes and Sports Competitors on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Coaches and Scouts Athletes and Sports Competitors
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$45,920
$62,360
Employment · BLS OEWS
250,940
14,370
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
58th pct
74th pct

At a glance

Dimension Coaches and Scouts Athletes and Sports Competitors
Median pay $45,920 $62,360
Employment 250,940 14,370
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection About average (+6.4%) About average (+5.5%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 41,800 2,100
Typical education · O*NET Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not. Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
AI exposure · published exposure studies Moderate · 58th pct High · 74th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 71st pct · 37% of tasks 42nd pct · 23% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index Augmentation-leaning (55.2%) —
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman Yes Yes

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Oral Expression, Speaking, Monitoring, Oral Comprehension, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Social Perceptiveness, Judgment and Decision Making, Speech Recognition, Speech Clarity, Active Learning, Coordination, Information Ordering, Education and Training, Written Comprehension, Problem Sensitivity, Deductive Reasoning, Inductive Reasoning, English Language, Near Vision, Administration and Management, Customer and Personal Service.

Specific to Coaches and Scouts

  • Instructing
  • Learning Strategies
  • Persuasion
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Systems Analysis
  • Time Management
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Originality

Specific to Athletes and Sports Competitors

  • Static Strength
  • Stamina
  • Explosive Strength
  • Dynamic Strength
  • Gross Body Coordination
  • Personnel and Human Resources
  • Multilimb Coordination
  • Extent Flexibility

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Web page creation and editing software , Word processing software , Spreadsheet software , Office suite software , Electronic mail software , Presentation software , Video creation and editing software , Graphics or photo imaging software , Instant messaging software , Analytical or scientific software , Internet browser software .

Specific to Coaches and Scouts

Specific to Athletes and Sports Competitors

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Coaches and Scouts or Athletes and Sports Competitors — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Coaches and Scouts vs Athletes and Sports Competitors." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/coaches-and-scouts-vs-athletes-and-sports-competitors

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Singulariki. (2026). Coaches and Scouts vs Athletes and Sports Competitors. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/coaches-and-scouts-vs-athletes-and-sports-competitors

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