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🏛️ Enduring ESCO reuse: occupation-specific

The techniques and rules of tennis such as the different strokes, types of courts and how to play on them, equipment and scoring.

tennis — the techniques and rules of tennis such as the different strokes, types of courts and how to play on them, equipment and scoring. McKinsey's Skill Change Index places it in the enduring band (SCI 45.21/100) — a human-connection anchor whose value is projected to hold or grow through 2030. ESCO classifies it as a occupation-specific (rooted in one role family) skill within knowledge. It is currently listed by 1 occupations in our catalogue, including tennis coach.

Category: knowledge › sports SCI: 45.21/100 Also known as: tennis techniques and rules, tennis techniques, tennis rules

Occupations that require tennis

Showing top 1 of 1 occupations · ranked by India employment volume, then AI-durability.

tennis coach · 🤖 4.6/10

Frequently asked questions

What is tennis?

The techniques and rules of tennis such as the different strokes, types of courts and how to play on them, equipment and scoring.

What category of skill is tennis?

ESCO classifies tennis under the knowledge category, specifically in the sports subcategory.

Is tennis an AI-durable skill?

McKinsey's Skill Change Index places it in the enduring band (SCI 45.21/100) — a human-connection anchor whose value is projected to hold or grow through 2030. This is a durable skill to invest in — high human-connection skills consistently resist automation.

Which jobs require tennis?

In our catalogue, 1 occupations list tennis as a required or important skill. The top occupations by employment volume include tennis coach.

How transferable is tennis between industries?

ESCO tags tennis as a occupation-specific (rooted in one role family) skill — a signal of how portable it is when you change field.

Is tennis the same as tennis techniques and rules?

Yes — tennis is also known as tennis techniques and rules, tennis techniques, or tennis rules. They refer to the same underlying capability in the ESCO taxonomy.

How can I learn tennis?

The most reliable path is to pick a job or project that demands tennis and learn through delivery. Complement that with role-specific roadmaps and short courses. Explore the occupations below to see where this skill is used in practice.

Data: ESCO v1.2.1 (CC-BY-4.0). Durability framework informed by McKinsey Global Institute (Nov 2025). See our methodology.