Industry group, 7112
Spectator Sports
170,410 people work in this industry in the US, at mean pay of $79,650 a year (BLS, May 2025). What follows is how much of their working time the best AI models could finish, when, and in which jobs and tasks. Estimates.
of the paid hours. Estimate.
a year: 69 million hours at what they cost. Not a forecast of savings.
- 37%
- 14%
- 49%
of the paid hours are within reach now in tasks people already bring to Claude. Another 17% is within reach in tasks not yet seen there.
Across the US: 22% within reach now and 37% by the end of 2028, on the long-run pace at four in five.
Share of the paid hours within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this industry's paid hours were within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 1%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 17%. Today's estimate: 20%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
Where the hours are
Jobs by hours within reach now. The 40 largest jobs hold 78% of the people.
| People | Pay here | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaches and Scouts | 15,930 | 25% | 8.1 million | $63K |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | 10,600 | 20% | 4.5 million | $35K |
| Customer Service Representatives | 3,030 | 64% | 4.1 million | $35K |
| Office Clerks, General | 3,050 | 54% | 3.4 million | $45K |
| Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel | 3,800 | 43% | 3.4 million | $48K |
| Athletes and Sports Competitors | 13,390 | 12% | 3.2 million | $72K |
| General and Operations Managers | 6,360 | 23% | 3 million | $98K |
| Security Guards | 5,890 | 14% | 1.7 million | $35K |
| Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks | 950 | 78% | 1.5 million | $49K |
| Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors | 1,280 | 57% | 1.5 million | $44K |
| Animal Caretakers | 6,530 | 11% | 1.5 million | $36K |
| Cashiers | 3,430 | 19% | 1.3 million | $32K |
People: BLS counts for this industry, May 2025. Pay here: the median paid for the job in this industry, else its mean, else the national median. 166 smaller jobs (36,390 people) count in every total but are not listed. Task data covers 95% of the industry's people; the rest are in BLS "all other" groups with no task list, or in counts BLS does not publish.
The tasks with the most hours within reach by the end of 2028
Across the whole industry, on the chosen pace and reliability.
- Plan strategies and choose team members for individual games or sports seasons.Coaches and Scouts2.9 million hours100% of the task within reach
- Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of opposing teams to develop game strategies.Coaches and Scouts2.8 million hours100% of the task within reach
- Record details of attendance, sales, receipts, reservations, or repair activities.Amusement and Recreation Attendants2.3 million hours100% of the task within reach
- Provide training direction, encouragement, motivation, and nutritional advice to prepare athletes for games, competitive events, or tours.Coaches and Scouts1.7 million hours100% of the task within reach
- Develop sales presentations or proposals to explain service specifications.Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel1.6 million hours100% of the task within reach
- Receive instructions from coaches or other sports staff prior to events and discuss performance afterwards.Athletes and Sports Competitors1.6 million hours100% of the task within reach
- Collect and analyze data on customer demographics, preferences, needs, and buying habits to identify potential markets and factors affecting product demand.Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists1.6 million hours90% of the task within reach
- Keep informed of shut-down and emergency evacuation procedures.Amusement and Recreation Attendants1.6 million hours100% of the task within reach
- Assess performance following athletic competition, identifying strengths and weaknesses and making adjustments to improve future performance.Athletes and Sports Competitors1.6 million hours100% of the task within reach
- Evaluate athletes' skills and review performance records to determine their fitness and potential in a particular area of athletics.Coaches and Scouts1.4 million hours100% of the task within reach
Scan a typical company in this industry
The industry's largest jobs, in the proportions BLS counts across the whole industry, at the pay it pays, run through the company scan. A starting point before you have a roster, or a benchmark for the one you have.
Next to this industry
Within reach now and by the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
- Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events194,390 people19% now, 34% by 2028
- Performing Arts Companies141,340 people21% now, 40% by 2028
- Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers67,580 people21% now, 50% by 2028
- Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures30,080 people41% now, 67% by 2028
How it is built: BLS counts the people in each job in this industry; each job's tasks and their lengths give its share within reach at a date; the industry's share is those shares weighted by people. Value is pay times 1.43 for benefits and payroll costs. Seen in Claude use splits today's share by whether Anthropic saw people bring each task to Claude in 2025; other AI tools are not counted. How it works