Becoming a Basketball Coach via Online Education?

At the very least, online education can help you lay a foundation and/or open up alternate career paths. Liberty University Online, one of the highest ranking online schools, is a US school (accredited) offering sports management courses to train individuals to become top-notch sports managers, football coaches, basketball coaches, sports directors, golf course superintendents, etc. Currently, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics there are 179,830 people employed as coaches and scouts alone in America, and their average annual salary is $35,740. Colleges and universities like Liberty University Online that provide online education are successfully launching workers into this field.

Basketball Coach Salary Information

Category: Coaches and scouts

Total # Employed in the US 179,830
Average Yearly Salary $35,740
Yearly Salary Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$15,910 $18,600 $28,380 $43,690 $62,750
Employment Demographics
% OF WORKERS WITH
< High School Diploma High School Diploma Some College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Master Degree Doctoral Degree
2.1% 11.6% 19.1% 7.2% 42.9% 15.6% 1.5%
Coaches and scouts — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
STATEAverage Hourly WageAverage Annual Salary
Alabama - $35,550
Alaska - $31,980
Arkansas - $31,320
California - $42,920
Colorado - $41,380
Connecticut - $31,920
Delaware - $36,720
District of Columbia - $40,030
Florida - $53,830
Hawaii - $45,600
Idaho - $44,340
Indiana - $29,130
Iowa - $26,100
Kansas - $31,630
Kentucky - $30,460
Louisiana - $26,040
Maine - $23,290
Maryland - $31,390
Massachusetts - $41,340
Michigan - $22,490
Mississippi - $39,890
Missouri - $43,140
Montana - $33,250
Nebraska - $30,910
Nevada - $51,870
New Hampshire - $35,300
New Jersey - $22,440
New Mexico - $30,870
New York - $35,110
North Carolina - $46,570
North Dakota - $40,210
Ohio - $30,910
Oklahoma - $37,740
Oregon - $36,440
Pennsylvania - $29,070
South Carolina - $30,420
South Dakota - $34,720
Tennessee - $39,250
Utah - $30,830
Virginia - $40,920
Washington - $40,490
West Virginia - $31,610
Wisconsin - $36,090
Wyoming - $37,570
Guam - $33,800
Puerto Rico - $37,790


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