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Overview
The work is about helping an outdoor leader plan activities, assess weather and terrain risks, monitor equipment, guide groups and react when conditions change.
In job descriptions, look for outdoor groups, activity schedules, equipment checks, route or area preparation, risk assessment, participant feedback, resource handling and occasional indoor administration.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Assistant outdoor animators usually work beside a lead instructor before and during outdoor sessions. The role can include checking equipment, preparing a route or activity area, watching group pace and reporting changed weather, terrain or participant needs.
Skills and specializations
Useful skills include outdoor risk assessment, group communication, equipment monitoring, schedule planning and quick response to unexpected events. Specialization can develop around youth groups, guided recreation, activity logistics or site preparation.
Salary context
Pay is best compared through group responsibility, activity risk, seasonality, travel, equipment accountability and whether the assistant is expected to supervise parts of the session independently.
Career paths
The role can build toward outdoor animator, activity instructor, programme coordinator, equipment or site lead, or administrative planning support for outdoor recreation providers.
Good to know
Check whether the advert names the activity type, group age, terrain, equipment, risk process and supervision model. Those details show how much responsibility sits with the assistant.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay 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.
Amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include specialised outdoor animator, outdoor animator and outdoor activities coordinator.
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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Click the map to search for assistant outdoor animator jobs. Figures come from EURES. Searches open national sources where available, so counts may differ.
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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: 2
Self-Enrichment Teachers
25-3021.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETRecreation Workers
39-9032.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETSource and method
These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Mapping project version 1: O*NET-SOC 2019 → ESCO 1.1.0. Targets are validated against ESCO 1.2.1.
Source: European Commission, joint ESCO Secretariat and USDOL/ETA project. O*NET Database: USDOL/ETA. This presentation uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.
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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Official sources and licenses
NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
93.29Amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Alternative labels
Occupation group
outdoor animator (3423.1.2)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/4dceca8d-9faf-487b-b342-c9d7dc209533 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 3423.1.2.1 |
| ISCO group | 3423 |
| Concept type | Occupation |