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How to become a Golf Caddie

Also called: House caddie

Goes round the course with players at a golf club and helps the game run smoothly.

Main tasks

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How to become one

No particular education or qualifications are needed to start. Few people become caddies straight after high school. Many caddies are homemakers working at a nearby golf club, and some students do it as a part-time job. At first you are trained by the caddie master (see below) and go out on the course with experienced caddies to learn the course layout. The work is outdoors, so you need the stamina to walk long distances, the eyesight to follow the ball (glasses or contacts are fine) and knowledge of golf rules and technique. A spirit of service, helping players enjoy their game, is also needed. A golf club's caddie master manages caddies, training them and arranging schedules. Assigning players to caddies each morning is also the caddie master's job. Some long-serving caddies become caddie masters.

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How do I become a Golf Caddie?

No particular education or qualifications are needed to start. Few people become caddies straight after high school. Many caddies are homemakers working at a nearby golf club, and some students do it as a part-time job. At first you are trained by the caddie master (see below) and go out on the course with experienced caddies to learn the course layout. The work is outdoors, so you need the stamina to walk long distances, the eyesight to follow the ball (glasses or contacts are fine) and knowledge of golf rules and technique. A spirit of service, helping players enjoy their game, is also needed. A golf club's caddie master manages caddies, training them and arranging schedules. Assigning players to caddies each morning is also the caddie master's job. Some long-serving caddies become caddie masters.

How much does a Golf Caddie earn in Japan?

Average annual income in the private sector, bonus included, is ¥3,900,400 (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare). The figure is for the wage survey group Service workers in places of entertainment, etc., which covers several jobs.

Do you need a degree to become a Golf Caddie?

Usually not. In this job's census occupation group, only 24% of workers are university graduates.

Will AI change the work of a Golf Caddie?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

独立行政法人労働政策研究・研修機構（JILPT）作成 職業情報データベース 解説系ダウンロードデータ（IPD_DL_description_7_01.xlsx）ver.7.01 職業情報提供サイト（job tag）より2026年10月4日にダウンロード（https://shigoto.mhlw.go.jp/User/download）を加工して作成

独立行政法人労働政策研究・研修機構（JILPT）作成 職業情報データベース 簡易版数値系ダウンロードデータ（IPD_DL_numeric_7_00.xlsx）ver.7.00 職業情報提供サイト（job tag）より2026年10月4日にダウンロード（https://shigoto.mhlw.go.jp/User/download）を加工して作成

Sources: JILPT Occupational Information Database download data via job tag (解説系 ver.7.01 and 簡易版数値系 ver.7.00, downloaded 4 October 2026), processed by Peernovo; MHLW, Basic Survey on Wage Structure 2025; Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2020 Population Census; MEXT, School Basic Survey 2025; MHLW, Employment Referrals for General Workers (Hello Work statistics). Figures processed by Peernovo. English job names, translations and the matching of jobs to statistical groups, schools and degree fields by Peernovo.

Updated 4 October 2026