Vocational Programs for Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
15K	-	$44,860

The role of Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials is to officiate at competitive athletic or sporting events The average annual wage of the occupations is $44,860. 3 vocational programs could be taken for the Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials career. Based on BLS data, a total of 14,840 employees were employed in the Occupation.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials Career

The following 3 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	51	-	-	-	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	74	-	-	-	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	59	-	-	120 Hours	39.00 Months

Schools offering voational programs for Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials

The following 169 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.