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Other Sports Coach Or Instructor

ANZSCO 452317

Employed

8,800

Part-time share

73%

Female share

28%

Median age

26 yrs

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia · ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing.

Salary and some workforce figures are suppressed for this occupation because Jobs and Skills Australia / the ABS do not publish estimates for small populations (typically fewer than 50 employed people) or because the figures have been perturbed for privacy. They are shown as unavailable rather than zero.

About this career

Other Sports Coaches or Instructors coach, train and instruct sportspeople by analysing their performances and developing their abilities. Specialisations include basketball coach, cricket coach, football coach, sports trainer, and windsurfing instructor.

What they typically do

  • Coaches, trains and instructs sportspeople by analysing performances and developing abilities.
  • Motivates sportspeople and supervises practice sessions.
  • Recruits players and other coaching staff.
  • Arranges entries into sporting competitions.
  • Promotes sports and skills development, and oversees the participation of young people in sport.
  • Officiates at sporting events to enforce rules.
  • Co-ordinates and directs sporting activities, and liaises with other officials to interpret and enforce rules and regulations relating to sport.

States and territories

Share of workers by location

NSW
28.9%
VIC
27.9%
QLD
20.3%
WA
11.7%
SA
6%
ACT
3%
TAS
1.5%
NT
0.5%

Qualification pathways

These accredited qualifications can lead to a career as an Other Sports Coach Or Instructor.