Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials
What They Do: Officiate at competitive athletic or sporting events. Detect infractions of rules and decide penalties according to established regulations. Includes all sporting officials, referees, and competition judges.
Also Called: Basketball RefereeDiving JudgeDressage JudgeFootball RefereeHorse Show JudgeMajor League Baseball Umpire (MLB Umpire)RefereeSoccer RefereeSoftball UmpireSports Official
Resource Details
Work Styles
| Name | description |
|---|---|
| Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
| Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
| Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
| Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
| Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
| Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
| Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
| Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
| Social Orientation | Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
| Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |