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Originally posted by Cubbies87

Umpiring is a job that is rarely (if ever) done for the money. It's an activity that we partake in for the fun of the game. However, at most levels, we are paid a certain amount of money.

I was wondering, at what point (or even if there is a point) where an umpire makes it into a career? Is umpiring the sole profession for Major League Umpires? Minor League Umpires? Do they need to continue a second profession to support themselves and their families?

Unless one makes it "to the BIG TIME", has a working spouce with a good job, or is single living at home, one cannot depend on an umpires salary ALONE even at the Triple A level to make ends meet.

Sports officiating is good for a second income or when one retires from THEIR regular job. Officiating is just like having a "part time" job.

In addition to baseball, there's football, basketball LaCross, Volley Ball, Soccor, and a few others. In fact it's tougher getting into football and basketball because these events are "timed" and therefore more people opt to officiate in those respective sports.

In addition to HS FEES there are "other FEES, meaning for Football there's Pop Warner, Basketball has many many leagues outside of HS like CYO etc and baseball has the Summer / Fall sessions, so you can make a decent supplemental income officiating but not the MAIN Source if you have any kind of family life like a mortgage etc.

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