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Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials vs First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives

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

A factual, source-backed comparison of Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials and First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives 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.”

Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$38,820
$105,980
Employment · BLS OEWS
15,080
153,130
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
25th pct
24th pct

At a glance

Dimension Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
Median pay $38,820 $105,980
Employment 15,080 153,130
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection About average (+5.7%) About average (+2.9%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 4,600 10,900
Typical education · O*NET Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not. Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
AI exposure · published exposure studies Low · 25th pct Low · 24th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 71st pct · 37% of tasks 47th pct · 25% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index Augmentation-leaning (61.4%) Augmentation-leaning (60.9%)
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman No No

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, Oral Comprehension, Near Vision, Speaking, Problem Sensitivity, Speech Clarity, English Language, Critical Thinking, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making, Deductive Reasoning, Speech Recognition, Monitoring, Selective Attention, Reading Comprehension, Active Learning, Learning Strategies, Social Perceptiveness, Coordination, Complex Problem Solving, Written Comprehension, Inductive Reasoning, Education and Training, Instructing, Time Management, Written Expression, Information Ordering, Category Flexibility, Administration and Management, Writing, Persuasion, Negotiation.

Specific to Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials

  • Far Vision
  • Flexibility of Closure
  • Perceptual Speed
  • Time Sharing
  • Memorization
  • Speed of Closure
  • Trunk Strength
  • Stamina

Specific to First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives

  • Public Safety and Security
  • Law and Government
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Psychology
  • Service Orientation
  • Sociology and Anthropology
  • Therapy and Counseling

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: Spreadsheet software , Office suite software , Electronic mail software , Presentation software , Word processing software , Data base user interface and query software , Internet browser software .

Specific to Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials

Specific to First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials or First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives — 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. "Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials vs First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives." 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/umpires-referees-and-other-sports-officials-vs-first-line-supervisors-of-police-and-detectives

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Singulariki. (2026). Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials vs First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/umpires-referees-and-other-sports-officials-vs-first-line-supervisors-of-police-and-detectives

BibTeX 
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