Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

27-2023 Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials

Occupational Description:
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.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2025

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	180	39	$52,109.92/yr	$33,691.93/yr	$40,487.12/yr	$53,377.68/yr	$62,992.35/yr	$67,018.75/yr

Leading Industries for Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Manufacturing	N/A	N/A
Education and Health Services	50	N/A
Leisure and Hospitality	N/A	N/A
Public Administration	80	N/A

Other Regional Data for Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Northeast Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southwest Minnesota	10	$41,307.61/yr	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	10	$51,176.85/yr	N/A
Central Minnesota	20	$54,933.47/yr	9.6%
Southeast Minnesota	20	$42,381.65/yr	11.4%
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	20	$39,168.65/yr	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	30	$51,491.25/yr	N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	110	$54,942.60/yr	8.2%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	120	$54,939.56/yr	N/A
Minnesota	180	$53,377.68/yr	9.4%

Related Occupations

Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Childcare Workers	10,910	$16.43/hr	2.6%
Psychiatric Aides	240	$24.31/hr	6.3%
Security Guards	14,030	$22.49/hr	2.9%

Task for Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials

Signal participants or other officials to make them aware of infractions or to otherwise regulate play or competition.
Keep track of event times, including race times and elapsed time during game segments, starting or stopping play when necessary.
Judge performances in sporting competitions to award points, impose scoring penalties, and determine results.
Officiate at sporting events, games, or competitions, to maintain standards of play and to ensure that game rules are observed.
Start races and competitions.
Verify credentials of participants in sporting events, and make other qualifying determinations, such as starting order or handicap number.
Compile scores and other athletic records.
Direct participants to assigned areas, such as starting blocks or penalty areas.
Verify scoring calculations before competition winners are announced.
Confer with other sporting officials, coaches, players, and facility managers to provide information, coordinate activities, and discuss problems.