Coaches and Scouts
Instruct or coach groups or individuals in the fundamentals of sports for the primary purpose of competition. Demonstrate techniques and methods of participation. May evaluate athletes' strengths and weaknesses as possible recruits or to improve the athletes' technique to prepare them for competition. Those required to hold teaching certifications should be reported in the appropriate teaching category.
248,950 people do this job in the US. $47,320 a year.
of the working time. Estimate.
- 38%
- 20%
- 42%
Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 0%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 19%. Today's estimate: 24%.
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.
The tasks
Sorted by . 27 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrange and conduct sports-related activities, such as training camps, skill-improvement courses, clinics, and pre-season try-outs.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 12% | 6.7 h3.3 h to 2.1 work days | Stays with people | |
| Plan strategies and choose team members for individual games or sports seasons.Done daily by most who do it. | 9% | 2.5 h50 min to 5 h | 55%Half by now | |
| Analyze the strengths and weaknesses of opposing teams to develop game strategies.Done more than weekly by most who do it. | 8% | 2.5 h50 min to 6.7 h | 46%Half by Oct 2026 | |
| Instruct individuals or groups in sports rules, game strategies, and performance principles, such as specific ways of moving the body, hands, or feet, to achieve desired results.Done daily by most who do it. | 6% | 1.1 h25 min to 2.1 h | Stays with people | |
| Plan, organize, and conduct practice sessions.Done daily by most who do it. | 6% | 1.7 h50 min to 3.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Serve as organizer, leader, instructor, or referee for outdoor and indoor games, such as volleyball, football, and soccer.Done more than yearly by most who do it. | 6% | 2.5 h50 min to 4.2 h | Stays with people | |
| Hire, supervise, and work with extended coaching staff.Done yearly or less by most who do it. | 5% | 2.5 h50 min to 6.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Identify and recruit potential athletes by sending recruitment letters, meeting with recruits, and arranging and offering incentives, such as athletic scholarships.Done daily by most who do it. | 5% | 2.5 h50 min to 1 work day | Stays with people | |
| Provide training direction, encouragement, motivation, and nutritional advice to prepare athletes for games, competitive events, or tours.Done daily by most who do it. | 5% | 50 min25 min to 2.5 h | 95%Half by now | |
| Plan and direct physical conditioning programs that will enable athletes to achieve maximum performance.Done daily by most who do it. | 5% | 2.5 h50 min to 6.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Evaluate athletes' skills and review performance records to determine their fitness and potential in a particular area of athletics.Done daily by most who do it. | 4% | 1.3 h38 min to 3.3 h | 90%Half by now | |
| Adjust coaching techniques, based on the strengths and weaknesses of athletes.Done daily by most who do it. | 4% | 50 min17 min to 1.7 h | Stays with people |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
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