Tennis professional vs scout

The differences between tennis professionals and scouts can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a tennis professional and a scout. Additionally, a scout has an average salary of $58,288, which is higher than the $41,867 average annual salary of a tennis professional.

The top three skills for a tennis professional include registry, tennis program and uspta. The most important skills for a scout are combat, BSA, and student athletes.

Tennis professional vs scout overview

	Tennis Professional	Scout
Yearly salary	$41,867	$58,288
Hourly rate	$20.13	$28.02
Growth rate	20%	20%
Number of jobs	43,556	490
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 81%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Average age	36	36
Years of experience	6	6

Tennis professional vs scout salary

Tennis professionals and scouts have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Tennis Professional	Scout
Average salary	$41,867	$58,288
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $68,000	Between $28,000 And $118,000
Highest paying City	New York, NY	New York, NY
Highest paying state	New York	New York
Best paying company	Ross Institute	Point72
Best paying industry	Retail	Government

Differences between tennis professional and scout education

There are a few differences between a tennis professional and a scout in terms of educational background:

	Tennis Professional	Scout
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 81%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	Northwestern University

Tennis professional vs scout demographics

Here are the differences between tennis professionals' and scouts' demographics:

	Tennis Professional	Scout
Average age	36	36
Gender ratio	Male, 75.7% Female, 24.3%	Male, 80.7% Female, 19.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.9% Unknown, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino, 13.2% Asian, 5.4% White, 66.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 8.9% Unknown, 5.9% Hispanic or Latino, 13.3% Asian, 5.5% White, 66.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between tennis professional and scout duties and responsibilities

Tennis professional example responsibilities.

Compete in the USTA junior circuit and make strategic relationships that lead to working part-time as a tennis pro during college.
Manage operations including employee scheduling, payroll, vendor relations and inventory management.
Advertise the USTA dates, times and schedule to membership and successfully maintain budget, scheduling and finances for teams.
Track the admissions and eligibility process involving recruit student-athletes, and work collaboratively with the NCAA compliance officer in this regard.
Develop system to reduce monthly calculating of inventory by combining shop organization and IBS software.

Scout example responsibilities.

Lead in PTA efforts to recognize school staff by planning events and organize and plan monthly appreciation gifts.
Maintain and operate M2 and M60 machine guns, M1911 pistol, M16A1.
Eagle project: design and construct a custom basketball scoring station which are then donate to a local church's gym
Hood, TX as the training NCO.
Learned a verity of survival skills.
Mentore kindergarten through 9th graders for troop meetings.

Tennis professional vs scout skills

Common tennis professional skills

Registry, 12%
Tennis Program, 11%
Uspta, 8%
PTR, 7%
Social Events, 6%
Racquet, 6%

Common scout skills

Combat, 21%
BSA, 10%
Student Athletes, 9%
Weapon Systems, 8%
CPR, 6%
Platoon, 6%

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