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Coach and Scout Workplace Records
Coaching work can span practice planning, competition preparation and evaluating prospective athletes. An employment concern needs a record of the duties you were assigned, not an athlete’s private history. Identify whether the arrangement involved paid employment, a seasonal agreement or volunteering before describing the disputed decision.
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A record map for your role
What to organize first
Role agreement
Retain your own engagement terms and identify who assigned practices, travel and selection responsibilities.
Plan changes
List dated changes to the practice or event assignment and the person who authorized them.
Feedback record
Pair employment feedback with your response while excluding athlete medical and student information.
Start with the work you actually do
Instruct or coach groups or individuals in the fundamentals of sports for the primary purpose of competition. Demonstrate techniques and methods of participation. May evaluate athletes' strengths and weaknesses as possible recruits or to improve the athletes' technique to prepare them for competition. Those required to hold teaching certifications should be reported in the appropriate teaching category.
O*NET classifies this occupation as Coaches and Scouts (27-2022.00). Its description covers a typical occupation, not every workplace or individual job. It does not establish employee status, overtime eligibility or employer misconduct.
- Plan, organize, and conduct practice sessions.Source task 1742 · updated 08/2019
- Provide training direction, encouragement, motivation, and nutritional advice to prepare athletes for games, competitive events, or tours.Source task 20109 · updated 08/2019
- Adjust coaching techniques, based on the strengths and weaknesses of athletes.Source task 1747 · updated 08/2019
- Instruct individuals or groups in sports rules, game strategies, and performance principles, such as specific ways of moving the body, hands, or feet, to achieve desired results.Source task 1750 · updated 08/2019
A reference point for your pay records
May 2025 wage estimates by state
Compare your pay records with published BLS estimates for Coaches and Scouts (SOC 27-2022). These describe an occupation across employers. They are not a required pay rate, an overtime calculation, or evidence of discrimination or unpaid wages.
Select your work state to see its published pay range. No personal pay information is requested or sent.
The 25th and 75th percentiles mark the middle half of the estimated wage distribution; the median is its midpoint. Actual pay can differ with experience, employer, location and duties. Hourly and annual figures are shown as published, without converting one into the other.
All published state estimates for this occupation
| State | Hourly 25th | Hourly median | Hourly 75th | Annual median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Alaska | Not published | Not published | Not published | $41,170 |
| Arizona | Not published | Not published | Not published | $53,130 |
| Arkansas | Not published | Not published | Not published | $38,930 |
| Connecticut | Not published | Not published | Not published | $54,790 |
| Delaware | Not published | Not published | Not published | $45,200 |
| Florida | Not published | Not published | Not published | $39,370 |
| Georgia | Not published | Not published | Not published | $48,210 |
| Hawaii | Not published | Not published | Not published | $55,860 |
| Idaho | Not published | Not published | Not published | $46,600 |
| Indiana | Not published | Not published | Not published | $44,480 |
| Iowa | Not published | Not published | Not published | $49,350 |
| Kansas | Not published | Not published | Not published | $42,900 |
| Kentucky | Not published | Not published | Not published | $35,570 |
| Louisiana | Not published | Not published | Not published | $60,960 |
| Maine | Not published | Not published | Not published | $43,640 |
| Michigan | Not published | Not published | Not published | $47,050 |
| Minnesota | Not published | Not published | Not published | $48,050 |
| Mississippi | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Missouri | Not published | Not published | Not published | $42,790 |
| Montana | Not published | Not published | Not published | $48,020 |
| Nebraska | Not published | Not published | Not published | $47,810 |
| New Hampshire | Not published | Not published | Not published | $51,490 |
| New Mexico | Not published | Not published | Not published | $49,980 |
| New York | Not published | Not published | Not published | $59,920 |
| North Carolina | Not published | Not published | Not published | $43,840 |
| North Dakota | Not published | Not published | Not published | $37,100 |
| Ohio | Not published | Not published | Not published | $46,530 |
| Oklahoma | Not published | Not published | Not published | $41,160 |
| Pennsylvania | Not published | Not published | Not published | $48,730 |
| Rhode Island | Not published | Not published | Not published | $53,630 |
| South Dakota | Not published | Not published | Not published | $36,360 |
| Tennessee | Not published | Not published | Not published | $37,780 |
| Texas | Not published | Not published | Not published | $36,510 |
| Utah | Not published | Not published | Not published | $45,680 |
| Vermont | Not published | Not published | Not published | $59,990 |
| Virginia | Not published | Not published | Not published | $46,290 |
| West Virginia | Not published | Not published | Not published | $52,050 |
| Wisconsin | Not published | Not published | Not published | $44,800 |
| Wyoming | Not published | Not published | Not published | $49,420 |
“Not published” preserves unavailable or suppressed source cells. “Above reporting limit” preserves a top-coded source value without inventing a number. A missing state estimate does not establish service eligibility. The data describe wage and salary employment; they do not measure self-employment income.
Source: BLS May 2025 state workbook · OEWS tables · BLS technical notes. Use your own schedule, pay statement and compensation terms to identify the question you want reviewed.
Separate selection from instruction
Record whether you planned practice, delivered instruction or recommended a recruit. Identify who could approve team selection and change the training plan. If criticism concerned an athlete’s result, distinguish the preparation you controlled from decisions made by others; a competition result does not explain every employment action.
Describe preparation and travel
List required practice preparation, event attendance and travel relevant to your own schedule or payment question. Note cancellations or changes communicated by the organization. Keep your agreement and permitted schedule messages rather than using an athlete’s activity history as a substitute for your work record.
Protect athlete information
Do not copy medical assessments, scouting databases, student records or images of minors into a personal file. Describe a disputed instruction in general terms and identify where relevant program records exist. Keep your own performance feedback and response separate from judgments about an athlete’s health or ability.
Choose your next step
Review the workplace retaliation guide, unpaid wages guide, or discrimination guide if those concerns fit your experience. A job title alone does not establish a claim.
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