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Overview
Ski instructors plan lessons for individuals or groups, demonstrate skiing exercises, teach alpine safety rules and adapt instruction to learners’ ability on the slope.
In job descriptions, look for ski lessons, alpine safety, equipment advice, training plans, group instruction, first aid, target groups, sports programmes and feedback on skiing technique.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Ski instructors teach on snow with individuals or groups. The work combines lesson planning, equipment advice, alpine safety rules, demonstrations, practice runs and direct feedback on technique.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes ski technique, sports instruction planning, first aid, target-group adaptation, training organisation, safe slope behaviour and matching exercises to learner ability.
Salary context
Salary context depends on season length, lesson volume, group size, terrain difficulty, first-aid responsibility, private versus group teaching and whether the role includes programme planning.
Career paths
Career paths can move toward advanced ski coaching, sports instructor coordination, training programme design, ski school supervision, equipment advice or broader outdoor activity instruction.
Good to know
Check whether adverts name alpine safety, learner levels, ski exercises, equipment advice, first aid, group lessons, private lessons, slope conditions and feedback duties.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Sports and recreation education
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include snowboard instructor, ice-skating coach and swimming teacher.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
See occupations connected to this ESCO occupation in the official O*NET–ESCO mapping. The relationship type comes from the source and is not a ranking or recommendation.
O*NET relationships: 1
Teachers and Instructors, All Other
25-3099.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
The official mapping connects this O*NET occupation to many ESCO occupations.
Source and method
These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
Several O*NET occupations can point to the same ESCO occupation, and one O*NET occupation can point to several ESCO occupations.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
85.51Sports and recreation education
Alternative labels
Occupation group
sports instructor (3422.4)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/812276dd-95ea-428b-b05e-a61c4089063c |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 3422.4.4 |
| ISCO group | 3422 |
| Concept type | Occupation |