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1. Automation Risk

2. User Poll

3. Growth

4. Wages

5. Volume

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Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials

AUTOMATION RISK

CALCULATED

62%

risk level

POLLING

66%

Based on 209 votes

LABOR DEMAND

GROWTH

31.7%

by year 2031

WAGES

$36,010

or $17.31 per hour

Volume

12,720

as of 2022

SUMMARY

JOB SCORE

3.7/10

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Analysis

Automation risk

62% (High Risk)

High Risk (61-80%): Jobs in this category face a significant threat from automation, as many of their tasks can be easily automated using current or near-future technologies.

More information on what this score is, and how it is calculated is available here.

Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

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User poll

66% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted that it's probable this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 62% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?

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Sentiment

The following graph(s) are included wherever there is a substantial amount of votes to render meaningful data. These visual representations display user poll results over time, providing a significant indication of sentiment trends.

Sentiment over time (yearly)

Growth

Very fast growth relative to other professions

The number of 'Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials' job openings is expected to rise 31.7% by 2031

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2021 and 2031
Updated projections are due 09-2023.

Wages

Very low paid relative to other professions

In 2022, the median annual wage for 'Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials' was $36,010, or $17 per hour

'Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials' were paid 22.2% lower than the national median wage, which stood at $46,310

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Significantly lower range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2022 there were 12,720 people employed as 'Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials' within the United States.

This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 11 thousand people are employed as 'Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials'.

Job description

Officiate at competitive athletic or sporting events. Detect infractions of rules and decide penalties according to established regulations. Includes all sporting officials, referees, and competition judges.

SOC Code: 27-2023.00

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Comments

Old Man Jimmy says

In some sports, like tennis and stuff, it would be easier but other sports like basketball or football are hard

Sep 15, 2021 at 01:39 AM

Jay (Moderate) says

I think it is likely because VAR is all done by technology so refereeing itself I think could be done by technology.

Jun 06, 2021 at 09:15 PM

Csanad (Moderate) says

I think sports have an objective aspect to them with referees, so maybe robots would suck

May 13, 2021 at 12:37 PM

hi says

I don't agree with this, human mistake is part of the game and there would be to many scenarios for the robot to make the correct decision

Mar 13, 2020 at 02:20 PM

Sup says

Human mistake is a terrible part of the game and you only enjoy it if you support the failing team and rely on terrible umpiring

May 31, 2021 at 10:34 AM

dabonemhaters (Highly likely) says

New AI technology will be more accurate on fouls, off-sides etc

Apr 05, 2019 at 10:47 AM

Jacob says

Human referees make sports better

Apr 02, 2019 at 01:21 AM

hello jacob says

I think the same but robots are cheaper and the companies don't care if you prefer humans over robots, all they want is the money and to save as much as they can.

Apr 05, 2019 at 10:53 AM

T says

no they don't, they change outcomes of the game in terrible ways

Aug 16, 2019 at 05:56 PM

Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials

Automation risk

User poll

What do you think the risk of automation is?

Sentiment

Sentiment over time (yearly)

Growth

Total employment, and estimated job openings

Wages

Wages over time

Volume

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