Job description Horse Identifier in the Halifax Region

Find out what work is like for a horse identifier in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Sports officials and referees (NOC 53202).

Sports officials and referees

Description

Sports officials and referees observe and enforce rules and regulations governing sporting events, athletic games and sports competitions. They are employed by national, provincial and local sporting commissions, organizations and leagues.

Work week duration

Sports officials and referees usually work less than 35 hours per week.
Less than 35 hours

Job duties

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Sports officials and referees have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

  • Officiate at sporting events or athletic competitions to maintain standards of play and to ensure that game rules and safety regulations are observed
  • Record lapsed time and keep scores during events or competitions
  • Judge the performance of competitors, award points, impose penalties for infractions and determine results
  • Compile scores and other athletic records
  • Establish and maintain rapport with coaches, players and organizing committees
  • Verify credentials of athletes or animals engaged in sports or related special events, and respond to written protests.

Physical demands Help - Physical Demands

  • Standing
  • Making repetitive motions
  • Walking and running
  • Keeping or regaining balance
  • Bending or twisting the body

Physical demands

Physical demands are the physical activities that the job requires the worker to do. Physical demands are selected according to the likeliness that workers will have to perform them for at least half of the time they spend at work.

Workplaces and employers

Here are the typical workplaces where Sports officials and referees are employed and some of their main characteristics:

  • National, provincial and local sporting commissions, organizations and leagues

Work environment Help - Physical Work Environment

  • Indoors, environmentally controlled
  • Specialized safety equipment
  • Outside, exposed to weather
  • Extreme temperatures
  • Sound and noise

Physical proximity from others Help - Physical proximity from others

  • Close (at arm’s length)

Work environment

The work environment refers to the physical setting in which people work. The characteristics and conditions of the work environment are selected according to the likeliness that workers will be exposed to them at least once a week.

Physical proximity from others

Physical proximity from others refers to the physical distance between individuals in the workplace. The likeliness that the job requires to perform tasks while being physically close to other people is rated on a scale with 3 levels: "Somewhat close", "Close" and "Very close".

Related job titles

Here are some other related job titles that are found in the same occupational category (NOC 53202), and a list of similar occupations:

  • athletics judge
  • clerk of the course - racetrack
  • figure skating judge
  • goal judge
  • harness racing starter
  • racetrack timer
  • referee
  • sports linesman/woman
  • sports official
  • umpire

Similar occupations Help - Similar occupations

Similar occupations

This section lists other occupations that are part of the same broad occupational category as Sports officials and referees in the National Occupational Classification (NOC). These occupations involve similar core qualifications but involve different responsibilities. To see more similar occupations, use the Job Transition Tool.

Sources Occupational and Skills Information System & National Occupational Classification

Labour Market Information Survey
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