Coaches and Scouts build instructing, judgment and decision making and social perceptiveness skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Fitness and Wellness Coordinators (88%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fitness and Wellness Coordinators | 88% | $69,770Pay for the broader BLS group “Personal Service Managers, All Other” | Not compared | None |
| 2 | Training and Development Managers | 83% | $133,000 | +181% | None |
| 3 | Recreation Workers | 80% | $36,560 | −23% | None |
| 4 | Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors | 79% | $47,160 | 0% | None |
| 5 | Training and Development Specialists | 79% | $69,280 | +46% | None |
| 6 | Social and Community Service Managers | 78% | $80,390 | +70% | None |
| 7 | Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare | 78% | $59,300 | +25% | None |
| 8 | Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling | 77% | $79,520 | +68% | None |
| 9 | Lodging Managers | 76% | $69,250 | +46% | None |
| 10 | Recreational Therapists | 75% | $61,960 | +31% | None |
Compared with Coaches and Scouts, median $47,320. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as coaches and scouts (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
88% skill match · $69,770 (broader BLS group)
Management of Financial Resources · Equipment Maintenance · Management of Material Resources
No work-context factor stands out as unusually hard in O*NET data.
83% skill match · $133,000 · +181% pay
Management of Financial Resources · Management of Material Resources · Operations Analysis
80% skill match · $36,560 · −23% pay
Service Orientation
No work-context factor stands out as unusually hard in O*NET data.
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Fitness and Wellness Coordinators (88% skill match, median $69,770), Training and Development Managers (83% skill match, median $133,000) and Recreation Workers (80% skill match, median $36,560), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 20 pay more than coaches and scouts at the median. The biggest increases: Human Resources Managers (+215%, $149,280), Training and Development Managers (+181%, $133,000) and Medical and Health Services Managers (+162%, $123,860).
21 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones. 4 usually need a graduate degree: Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary, Athletic Trainers and Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.