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Where a sports instructor can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a sports instructor already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Sports instructors introduce people to a sport and teach them the skills required for the performance of sport. They have a strong grip on one or more sports, which are often adventure sports, and know how to motivate others and share with them the enjoyment of the activity.

Also known as wakeboard instructor, swimming instructor, gymnastics teacher, swimming teacher, water sports instructor, tennis teacher, ski teacher, kayake instructor, ski instructor, snowboard instructor, tennis instructor, swim instructor.

Technicians and associate professionals 28 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: tennis coach, 79%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1

70% and above · short step
50 to 70% · real move
Below 50% · substantial retraining

The 5 nearest destinations from sports instructor, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a sports instructor already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.

Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A sports instructor needs 16 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area

organise sporting environment management skills
table tennis services
water skiing services
manage athletes management skills
promote balance between rest and activity management skills
promote healthy fitness environment communication, collaboration and creativity
assess performance in sport events management skills
demonstrate professional attitude to clients communication, collaboration and creativity
organise training management skills
personalise sports programme management skills

Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a sports instructor does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

Index

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Sports instructor is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a sports instructor’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.