ANZSCO 4523

Sports Coaches, Instructors and Officials

Overview

EMPLOYED

54,600

PART-TIME SHARE

80%

FEMALE SHARE

46%

MEDIAN WEEKLY EARNINGS

$1,286

MEDIAN AGE

21

ANNUAL EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

2,300

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Summary

Sports Coaches, Instructors and Officials coach, train and instruct participants in sports, and officiate at sporting events.

Tasks

  • Coaching, training and instructing sportspersons by analysing performances and developing abilities
  • Planning and directing game strategies, developing play patterns and analysing game progress
  • Motivating Sportspersons and supervising practice sessions
  • Recruiting players and other coaching staff
  • Arranging entries into sporting competitions
  • Promoting sports and skills development, and overseeing the participation of young people in sport
  • Officiating at sporting events to enforce rules
  • Coordinating and directing sporting activities, and liaising with other officials to interpret and enforce rules and regulations relating to sport

ANZSCO Classification

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    Earnings and Hours

    Weekly Earnings (Before Tax)
    Source: Share of workers who work full-time hours: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average, customised report.
    Average full-time hours worked per week: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Median full-time earnings per week and Median hourly earnings: ABS, Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2023, customised report.
    Note: median earnings data have not been produced for some occupations where there is a high standard error, and are published with "N/A" values.
    Earnings and Hours Sports Coaches, Instructors and Officials All Occupations
    Share of workers who work full-time hours 20% 70%
    Average full-time hours worked per week 44 hours 44 hours
    Median full-time earnings per week $1,286 $1,697
    Median hourly earnings $34 $43

    Industries

    Sports Coaches, Instructors and Officials work in industries like:

    Source: Ranked using ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average data, custom report.
    Note: industries that comprise less than 5% of an occupation have been suppressed.

    States and territories

    New South Wales

    29.9%

    Victoria

    31.4%

    Queensland

    18.0%

    South Australia

    3.9%

    Tasmania

    1.1%

    Northern Territory

    0.5%

    Australian Capital Territory

    2.5%

    Source: ABS Labour Force Survey, Detailed, August 2024, Jobs and Skills Australia trend data.

    Age and gender

    Age and Gender Profile
    Source: ABS, Labour Force Survey, 2023, four-quarter average, customised report.
    Age and Gender Sports Coaches, Instructors and Officials All Occupations
    Median age 21 years 39 years
    Female share of employment 46% 48%
    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Age Profile (% Share) All Occupations Sports Coaches, Instructors and Officials
    15–19 5.2 34.3
    20–24 9.1 21.7
    25–34 22.7 13.7
    35–44 22.3 11.2
    45–54 20.4 10.0
    55–59 8.8 3.7
    60–64 6.5 2.8
    65 and Over 4.9 2.7

    Education

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    Source: ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on place of usual residence.
    Highest Level of Educational Attainment (% Share) All Occupations Sports Coaches, Instructors and Officials
    Post Graduate/Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate 12.2 4.1
    Bachelor degree 23.2 14.6
    Advanced Diploma/Diploma 11.1 7.7
    Certificate III/IV 19.5 10.7
    Year 12 15.9 34.0
    Year 11 4.0 8.1
    Year 10 and below 9.7 15.7
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      Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations

      Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations (ANZSCO) is the skill-based classification system used to categorise occupations in the Australian and New Zealand labour markets. ANZSCO provides a basis for the standardised collection, analysis and dissemination of occupation data. Visit the ABS website to learn how ANZSCO works. Jobs and Skills Australia displays data for occupations that are defined by ANZSCO 2013 Version 1.3.