Umpires, Referees, & Other Sports Officials
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.
Also called: Horse Show Judge, Major League Baseball Umpire, Referee, Sports Official
Knowledge:
- teaching and course design
Skills:
- talking to others
- thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
- changing what is done based on other people's actions
- understanding people's reactions
Abilites:
- pay attention to something without being distracted
- do two or more things at the same time
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
- quickly know what you are looking at
- see hidden patterns
- remember words, numbers, pictures, or steps
Personality:
Description: People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need
- Integrity
- Self Control
- Stress Tolerance
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Cooperation
Technology:
Document management software
- Adobe Systems Adobe Acrobat
Education:
no high school diploma/GED
