Sports Coaches, Instructors and Officials
On-the-job / entry-level Moderate growth · ANZSCO skill level 2 · occupation 4523
Sports Coaches, Instructors and Officials coach, train and instruct participants in sports, and officiate at sporting events.
How do you get there?
Highest qualification held by people in this job: 18.7% university · 18.4% vet / tafe · 57.8% school / entry (ABS Census via JSA).
Usually studied as Sport & Recreation. A selection of providers offering courses in this field (indicative, not ranked):
- University Central Queensland University
- University University of Wollongong (UoW)
- University Western Sydney University
- University La Trobe University (La Trobe)
- University University of Canberra
- University Griffith University
- University Flinders University
- University Victoria University
- TAFE TAFE Queensland
Course & field-of-education data © Commonwealth of Australia (CRICOS), CC BY 2.5 AU. Matched by field of education — indicative; confirm entry requirements with each provider.
Where these jobs are
VIC 32.5% · NSW 31.5% · QLD 16.7% · WA 10.5% · SA 5% · ACT 2.3% · TAS 1.1% · NT 0.4%
Top industries
Education and Training · Arts and Recreation Services.
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia — Occupation profiles (Feb 2026) + Employment Projections (May 2025–2035). © Commonwealth of Australia, CC BY 4.0. Figures are national estimates.