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Sports Players

Professional sportsmen and women train and compete, either individually or as part of a team, in their chosen sport for financial gain.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£12,752
£24,977
£45,359

New workers start around £12,752. Normal pay is £24,977 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £45,359.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 19,354 vacancies for this type of job

8.27%

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?

  • Discusses performance problems with coaches, physiotherapists, dieticians and doctors.

  • Maintains clothing and other specialised sporting equipment.

  • Builds stamina, physical strength and agility through running, fitness exercises and weight training.

  • Attends training sessions to develop skills and practice individual or team moves and tactics.

  • Participates in exhibitions, pre-qualifying events, tournaments and competitions.

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.

  • Cash Register

  • Product Knowledge

  • General Mathematics

  • Loss Prevention

  • Selling Techniques

  • Shipping And Receiving

  • Marketing

  • Gymnastics

  • Business Development

  • Auditing

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.

  • Customer Service

  • Communication

  • Sales

  • Leadership

  • English Language

  • Team Oriented

  • Written English

  • Management

  • Arithmetic

  • 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

Sports and Exercise Therapy Top-up

University College Birmingham

BSc (Hons) · 3 Years · Variable · Birmingham · 18/09/2023

Tariff points: N/A

Sports Therapy

Edge Hill University

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

Tariff points: 128/128

Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI)

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

Tariff points: 42/48

Sport Coaching

Leeds Beckett University

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

Tariff points: 112/112

Sports Therapy

University of Gloucestershire

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

Tariff points: 112/120

Sport & Exercise Science

Liverpool Hope University

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

Tariff points: 120/120

Sports Science

University of Salford

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

Tariff points: 104/112

Sports Therapy

University of Chichester

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

Tariff points: 112/120

Sports Coaching

Edinburgh Napier University

BSc (Hons) · 4 Years · Full-time · Edinburgh · 04/09/2023

Tariff points: N/A

Sports Therapy

Plymouth Marjon University

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

Tariff points: 112/112

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