Referee of events outside the stadium - Salary and Career
Sports referees

Referee of events outside the stadium - Career description, activities, functions and salary

They ensure compliance with the regulation in sports competitions, controlling their progress, recording infractions, applying penalties and making the necessary markings to ensure the processing of these events within the rules established by Organs sports bodies.

How much does an Referee of events outside the stadium earn

A Referee of events outside the stadium earns between $1.304 and $6.359 per month, with an average monthly salary of $2.418 and a median salary of $1.800 according to an Averwage.com salary survey along with to data of professionals hired and fired by companies in the labor market.

Our research is based on the salaries of 11 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).


Salary ranges for the Referee of events outside the stadium

Monthly Salary Annual Salary Salary Per Week Hourly Salary
Average wage 2.418 29.017 605 11
1º Quartile 1.304 15.653 326 6
Median Salary 1.800 21.600 450 8
3º Quartile 4.850 58.200 1.213 23
Higher Salary 6.359 76.314 1.590 30


Professional job categories

  • Middle level technicians
    • medium-level technicians in cultural, communications and sports services
      • athletes, sportsmen
        • sports referees

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Main workplaces

Sports referees professionals work in different sports, working in competitions, tournaments, games and official events, in sports, recreational or associative entities, in education, etc. The vast majority of professionals are self-employed and can accumulate the role of sports referee with another occupation in the area, such as athlete, teacher, sports micro-entrepreneur, etc. Their work usually takes place on irregular dates and times, following the calendar of sporting events to which they are linked. In some activities, some professionals may work in adverse weather conditions, in uncomfortable positions for long periods, under psychological pressure.


What does it take to work in the field of Sports referees

Family occupations require different levels of minimum formal schooling, such as elementary school and high school. Vocational training can take place through basic qualification courses, lasting around two hundred hours. The desirable previous professional experience of the holders varies between more than one and five years, depending on the occupation.


Functions and activities of Referee of events outside the stadium

Sports referees must:

  • observe posture consistent with the activity of a sports referee;
  • complementary referee;
  • demonstrate personal skills;
  • participate in arbitration rules awareness and update activities;
  • maintain physical and psychological conditioning;
  • communicate;
  • complementary arbitration;
  • observe posture consistent with sports referee activity;
  • participate in knowledge activities and arbitration rules update;
  • enforce rules and regulations;
  • observe posture consonant with sport referee activity;
  • examine the general infrastructure of the event;
  • applying rules and regulations;
  • participate in arbitration rules knowledge and update activities;
  • fulfill your entity's requests;
  • observe posture consistent with sport referee activity;
  • complement to arbitration;
  • observe posture befitting sport referee activity;
  • manage the sporting competition;
  • participate in knowledge activities and update of arbitration rules;
  • observe posture consistent with sport referee activity;
  • complement the arbitration;
  • observe posture consistent with sports referee activity;
  • managing the sports competition;
  • manage the sports competition;

  • Activities

    • control the substitution of athletes;
    • demonstrate respect for hierarchy;
    • making decisions during competition;
    • preserving consistency during competition;
    • inform availability;
    • demonstrate accumulated experiences as a competitor in the sport;
    • study current rules and regulations;
    • deciding on cases not specified in the rules/regulations;
    • use full physical and mental conditions in the exercise of the activity;
    • communicate with coaches and captains about the progress of the competition;
    • send reports to your entities;
    • preserve discipline during competition;
    • visually inform the competition addition period;
    • check the conditions of safety equipment;
    • fail the competition venue;
    • respect event participants;
    • check the conditions of the competition equipment;
    • maintain your physical and mental capacity after competition;
    • preserving discipline during competition;
    • standardize the application of rules for competition;
    • report irregularities in the facilities/equipment;
    • check the presence of medical assistance;
    • check the facilities;
    • demonstrate knowledge about the fundamentals of the sport;
    • decide on cases not specified in the rules/regulations;
    • recycle yourself;
    • avoid your performance in competitions involving clubs/athletes with who maintain ties;
    • appear in uniform to competition venues;
    • respect the performance of the refereeing team members;
    • preserving consistency throughout the competition;
    • plan the way the referee team works;
    • exclude support group components during the competition;
    • act whenever external interference affects the smooth running of the competition;
    • register athletes participating in the competition;
    • judging the actions of competitors;
    • control the timing;
    • establish communication with the medical team;
    • register the athletes participating in the competition;
    • provide a medical certificate for training in the exercise of your activity (ad);
    • record substitutions;
    • request the regularization of equipment;
    • standardizing the application of rules for the competition;
    • request to prevent unauthorized persons from accessing the competition area;
    • perform technical gestures/signals;
    • fulfill the calls of your entities;
    • identify the team captain;
    • fill in the competition summary;
    • acting whenever external interference affects the smooth running of the competition;
    • respect athletes;
    • register with your entity;
    • inform availability;
    • participate in technical meetings;
    • use visual equipment;
    • demonstrate objectivity;
    • demonstrate common sense;
    • register medical care;
    • interpreting rules and regulations;
    • recycle;
    • master the rules and regulations in force;
    • become aware of responsibilities;
    • authorize athletes to participate;
    • perform theoretical and practical arbitration tests ;
    • practice the sport;
    • record penalties;
    • call or present the contestants;
    • demonstrate emotional self-control;
    • recognize the functions of the refereeing team members;
    • record the score;
    • establish communication with the support team;
    • watch the performance of other arbitrators for improvement;
    • conduct impartially during competition;
    • check the policing conditions;
    • guide the support group action procedure;
    • conduct yourself impartially during competition;
    • examine the competition venue;
    • attend punctually to competition venues;
    • check the documentation of the athletes and the coaching staff;
    • participate in internships;
    • acknowledge the presence of the support group;
    • punishing athletes through signs and verbalization;
    • request the removal of unauthorized persons from the competition area;
    • develop peripheral vision;
    • periodically demonstrate your physical and mental capacity before competition;
    • standardize the application of rules for the competition;
    • authorize support group presence;
    • use sound equipment;
    • follow the calls of your entities;
    • demonstrate ability to work in a team;
    • supervise the technical procedures of each modality;
    • remove periodic scale;
    • conduct with fairness during competition;
    • demonstrate personality;
    • behave ethically when active or not in sporting events;
    • authorize the participation of athletes;
    • call or introduce competitors;
    • prepare yourself physically and psychologically to act in the season;
    • confirm participation in events/competition;
    • operate the electronic or manual scoreboard;
    • plan the way the refereeing team works;
    • approve the competition venue;
    • operate electronic or manual scoreboard;
    • remove periodic schedule;
    • delimit the area of operation of the press;
    • demonstrate ability to concentrate;
    • participate in arbitration courses;
    • demonstrate self-criticism;
    • acting in long journey events;
    • show your physical and mental capacity during competition;
    • verbally inform the final time of the competition;
    • prepare yourself physically and psychologically to perform in the season;
    • confirm participation in events/competition;
    • inform the impossibility of meeting the scale;
    • prevent the physical integrity of athletes;
    • work in adverse weather conditions;
    • request a schedule exemption;
    • appear in uniform at competition venues;
    • demonstrate authority;
    • verbally score athletes on possible valid techniques;
    • demonstrate suitability;
    • record unforeseen occurrences during the competition;
    • establish communication with the security team;
    • verbally warn athletes of possible penalties;
    • making decisions during competition;
    • participate in courses for category promotion;
    • participate in category promotion courses;


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