How many hours a week do you think a pro "works"? I know this is hard to actually calculate accurately as there's so many variables, definitions of "pros" and what can you classify as "work". Filming for videos, trips, etc. But I've heard mention over the years that "once the video was over, I chilled for a few months" and "we can only film on the weekends", so downtime sounds prevalent and accepted to some degree.
It seems like skaters have a surplus of free time, and use it to varying degrees of success. People like Alex Olson have started successful companies possibly setting himself up for like after a career, Neen cooking salmon incorrectly while wearing tights, or at the opposite manage to pile out and lose it all.
This free time got me thinking about what most of these dudes do once the dream is over, and they need to start living like the rest of us. Surely that extra free time could be put to good use to learn something, take classes, apprentice, etc. I know were talking primarily about highschool dropouts here, with various levels of brain function so I don't expect most to think to far ahead.
It seems like one of the few professions where you could be simultaneously successful and have two "full time jobs" at once, and possibly have one of those extend the career of the other.