Golf instructor vs assistant golf professional

The differences between golf instructors and assistant golf professionals can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a golf instructor, becoming an assistant golf professional takes usually requires 4-6 years. Additionally, an assistant golf professional has an average salary of $36,546, which is higher than the $35,971 average annual salary of a golf instructor.

The top three skills for a golf instructor include group lessons, private lessons and pro shop. The most important skills for an assistant golf professional are private lessons, customer service, and pro shop merchandise.

Golf instructor vs assistant golf professional overview

	Golf Instructor	Assistant Golf Professional
Yearly salary	$35,971	$36,546
Hourly rate	$17.29	$17.57
Growth rate	20%	20%
Number of jobs	25,471	50,098
Job satisfaction	5	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 68%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	2	6

Golf instructor vs assistant golf professional salary

Golf instructors and assistant golf professionals have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Golf Instructor	Assistant Golf Professional
Average salary	$35,971	$36,546
Salary range	Between $13,000 And $99,000	Between $22,000 And $58,000
Highest paying City	-	Brookline, MA
Highest paying state	-	Rhode Island
Best paying company	-	Omaha Country Club
Best paying industry	-	Professional

Differences between golf instructor and assistant golf professional education

There are a few differences between a golf instructor and an assistant golf professional in terms of educational background:

	Golf Instructor	Assistant Golf Professional
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 68%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	SUNY College of Technology at Delhi

Golf instructor vs assistant golf professional demographics

Here are the differences between golf instructors' and assistant golf professionals' demographics:

	Golf Instructor	Assistant Golf Professional
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 80.8% Female, 19.2%	Male, 93.0% Female, 7.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.6% Unknown, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 15.3% Asian, 5.2% White, 62.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 13.8% Asian, 6.9% White, 63.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	12%	9%

Differences between golf instructor and assistant golf professional duties and responsibilities

Golf instructor example responsibilities.

Manage operations including employee scheduling, payroll, vendor relations and inventory management.
Cover the fundamental concepts of chemistry and biology including cell biology, metabolism, microbiology, genetics, evolution and histology.
Instruct adults in a variety of topics including; emotional psychology, biological psychology, anatomy and physiology, motivational psychology ...

Assistant golf professional example responsibilities.

Monitor and manage course scheduling as well as managing USGA handicap system for members.
Manage every aspect of running a championship rate golf course.
Manage junior golf program from an interclub golf team, advance playing clinics and the junior club championship.
Manage and control all payroll responsibilities for entire golf operations staff.
Manage operations including employee scheduling, payroll, vendor relations and inventory management.
Prepare golf course grounds mowing fairways, tee boxes, and greens.

Golf instructor vs assistant golf professional skills

Common golf instructor skills

Group Lessons, 29%
Private Lessons, 11%
Pro Shop, 9%
Group Clinics, 9%
Video Analysis, 7%
Tournament Operations, 5%

Common assistant golf professional skills

Private Lessons, 13%
Customer Service, 11%
Pro Shop Merchandise, 10%
Group Clinics, 6%
Merchandise Sales, 5%
Tournament Operations, 5%

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