Below are the skills needed to be umpires referees sports officials according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).
Skill Name | Importance | Competence |
Critical Thinking | 3.5 | 3.62 |
Speaking | 3.5 | 3.12 |
Judgment and Decision Making | 3.25 | 3 |
Active Learning | 3.12 | 3.12 |
Active Listening | 3.12 | 3 |
Below are the abilities needed to be umpires referees sports officials according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).
Ability Name | Importance | Competence |
Far Vision | 3.88 | 3.88 |
Near Vision | 3.88 | 3.5 |
Oral Expression | 3.75 | 3.75 |
Speech Clarity | 3.62 | 3.62 |
Oral Comprehension | 3.5 | 3.88 |
Below are the knowledge areas needed to be umpires referees sports officials according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 7 being highest).
Knowledge Area | Importance | Competence |
Education and Training | 3.27 | 3.76 |
English Language | 3.06 | 3.12 |
Customer and Personal Service | 2.94 | 3.24 |
Administration and Management | 2.85 | 2.82 |
Psychology | 2.82 | 3.36 |
Below are the work activities involved in being umpires referees sports officials according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest) and competency level on a scale of 1 to 7 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest).
Work Activity | Importance | Competence |
Making Decisions and Solving Problems | 4.52 | 4.79 |
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | 4.15 | 4.33 |
Getting Information | 4.09 | 3.91 |
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | 4.06 | 4.39 |
Performing General Physical Activities | 3.97 | 4.64 |
Below are the work styles involved in being umpires referees sports officials according to their importance on the scale of 1 to 5 (1 being lowest and 5 being highest).
Work Style | Importance | |
Integrity | 4.85 | |
Self Control | 4.82 | |
Stress Tolerance | 4.73 | |
Dependability | 4.64 | |
Attention to Detail | 4.52 |
Listed below are the 10 largest metro areas based on the total number of people employed in Umpires Referees Sports Officials jobs , as of 2018
Metro Area | Total Employment | Annual Mean Salary |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim | 710 | $30,300 |
Provo-Orem | 630 | $19,200 |
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood | 490 | $32,350 |
Ann Arbor | 420 | $24,130 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward | 360 | $36,630 |
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | 330 | $44,420 |
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | 320 | $34,450 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | 310 | $35,510 |
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara | 290 | $31,060 |
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis | 290 | $31,060 |
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Source : 2018 Occupational Employment Statistics and 2016-26 Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov; O*NET® 23.1 Database, O*NET OnLine, National Center for O*NET Development, Employment & Training Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, onetonline.org