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Leisure and Sports Managers and Proprietors

Leisure and sports managers organise and proprietors, direct and co-ordinate the activities and resources required for the provision of sporting, artistic, theatrical and other recreational and amenity services.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£16,364
£29,809
£51,091

New workers start around £16,364. Normal pay is £29,809 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £51,091.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 61,218 vacancies for this type of job

5.56%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Ensures custody of all cash receipts and organises regular stock checks.

  • Recruits, supervises and trains staff.

  • Determines financial, staffing, material and other short and long-term needs.

  • Advises on the facilities available and promotes publicity in relation to shows, games, races, new theme parks, etc.

  • Keeps abreast of new trends and developments in recreational activities and arranges exhibitions, theatrical productions, concerts, demonstrations, etc.

  • Ensures that facilities are kept clean and in good condition and that appropriate health and safety requirements are adhered to.

  • Organises timetable of activities/schedule of programmes.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Working With Children

  • Marketing

  • Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

  • Operations Management

  • Project Management

  • Risk Analysis

  • Purchasing

  • Finance

  • Child Protection

  • Tourism

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Management

  • Communication

  • Customer Service

  • Leadership

  • Sales

  • Enthusiasm

  • Teaching

  • Operations

  • Planning

  • Coaching

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.

Routes to this career

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Football Studies

Nottingham College

BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Nottingham · 23/09/2024

Tariff points: 64/64

Sport and Exercise Therapy with Placement

Solent University (Southampton)

BSc (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time with year in industry · Southampton · 18/09/2023

Tariff points: 112/128

Sports Therapy

Plymouth Marjon University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Plymouth · 23/09/2024

Tariff points: 112/112

Sports Therapy (with Foundation)

University of Gloucestershire

BSc (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time · Gloucester · 25/09/2023

Tariff points: 48/48

Sports Business Management

Edge Hill University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Ormskirk · 25/09/2023

Tariff points: 104/112

Football Business (With Foundation Year)

University of Bedfordshire

BA (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time including foundation year · Bedford · 09/2023

Tariff points: 32/48

Sport Coaching (with Foundation Year)

Cardiff Metropolitan University

BSc (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time including foundation year · Cardiff · 23/09/2024

Tariff points: 32/32

Sport Rehabilitation

University of Cumbria

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Lancaster · 18/09/2023

Tariff points: 96/112

Coaching: Sport and Fitness

Wrexham University

FdSc · 2 Years · Full-time · Wrexham · 25/09/2023

Tariff points: 48/72

Sport Business

Liverpool John Moores University

BA (Hons) · 4 Years · Sandwich · Liverpool · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 112/128

Sport and Exercise Science

University of Huddersfield

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Huddersfield · 16/09/2024

Tariff points: 112/120

Sport Coaching

Leeds Beckett University

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Leeds · 18/09/2023

Tariff points: 112/112

Sports Coaching (Top-Up)

University of Wolverhampton

BSc (Hons) · 1 Year · Full-time · Wolverhampton · 09/2024

Tariff points: N/A

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