Ski and Snowboard Instructor
⛷️Gets children and adults onto skis and snowboards, from the first run to carving. Winters at resorts, summers in the Southern Hemisphere or another job.
Prospects & pay
What the work is like
💼 Job market
🇺🇸 $72.1k a year on average · +6.1% jobs by 2035 · 36,400 openings a year
Coaches and scouts — US: Census ACS 2020–24 (full-time), BLS projections 2025–35
🇬🇧 £30.1k median a year · 19,000 jobs
Sports coaches, instructors and officials — UK: ONS ASHE 2025 (full-time)
🤖 AI & automation
Video review and apps suggest technique, but keeping people safe on the slope and helping them overcome fear will stay human.
Who it suits
Interests: 🏃 Sport and movement, 🏕️ Outdoor work, expeditions, 📖 Teaching and mentoring.
Key strengths: strength and stamina, understanding people.
Where to study
- Course National ski instructor levels: BASI (UK), PSIA-AASI (US), CSIA (Canada), Landesskilehrer (AT), French state diploma
Key school subjects (A-level / IB / AP): PE, Languages.
🧗 Levels 1–4: BASI in the UK, PSIA in the US, Landesskilehrer/Staatlicher Skilehrer in Austria, the strict state diploma in France. Level 1 takes a season, full qualification several years.
Things to know
🏔️ Long stints far from home🧳 Frequent work trips
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