Twenty-four second operator (basketball) - Salary and Career
Sports referees

Twenty-four second operator (basketball) - 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 Twenty-four second operator (basketball) earn

A Twenty-four second operator (basketball) earns between $1.326 and $5.575 per month, with an average monthly salary of $2.935 and a median salary of $3.048 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 10 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).


Salary ranges for the Twenty-four second operator (basketball)

Monthly Salary Annual Salary Salary Per Week Hourly Salary
Average wage 2.935 35.215 734 18
1º Quartile 1.326 15.912 332 8
Median Salary 3.048 36.570 762 18
3º Quartile 4.252 51.024 1.063 26
Higher Salary 5.575 66.904 1.394 34


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 Twenty-four second operator (basketball)

Sports referees must:

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

  • Activities

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


    Sectors that hire Twenty-four second operator (basketball) the most in the job market

    • associative activities
    • combined office and administrative support services
    • activities of associations for the defense of social rights
    • social, sports and similar clubs




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