Athletes and Sports Competitors: Salary, Job Description, How To Become One, and Quiz

Job description

Athletes and Sports Competitors compete in athletic events.

• Assess performance following athletic competition, identifying strengths and weaknesses and making adjustments to improve future performance.
• Maintain equipment used in a particular sport.
• Attend scheduled practice or training sessions.
• Maintain optimum physical fitness levels by training regularly, following nutrition plans, or consulting with health professionals.

Salary

Athletes and Sports Competitors with little to no experience tend to make between $19040 and $25500 while the more experienced ones can earn over $103130 per year.

One of the easiest ways to increase your salary as an Athlete and Sports Competitor is to move to a higher paying state like CO. Right now, the highest paying states for Athletes and Sports Competitors are CO, TX, CA, NY and NV.

However, a higher pay at CO doesn’t guarantee that you will make more because the living expenses at CO might be twice as high than where you are currently at now.

Three other factors that can increase your salary as an Athlete and Sports Competitor is the degree you hold, the industry you work in, and lastly the company you work for.

Requirements

We asked other Athletes and Sports Competitors what degree they had when they got the job and most of them said they had less than a High School Diploma followed by a Bachelor’s Degree.

Other than that, we also asked them what did they major in and here are the most popular majors that came up.

Pros and Cons

Here are some of the pros and cons of being an Athlete and Sports Competitor.

What is the job like

68% of Athletes and Sports Competitors said they were satisfied with their job and 49% said they feel like their job is making other people’s lives better.

Samuel Franklin

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Koushik Biswas

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I play professional cricket in Kolkata. I am a first division club cricketer. To answer your first question- In the season, generally, we play three matches per week. So, one day of full rest. And, two days of training and gym sessions in between. It is the off-season that we toil hard, get fit, and … Read More

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Is this right for me

You can read more about these career personality types here.

People who are suitable for this job tends to like work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They like working with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery..

They also like starting up and carrying out projects. They like leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.

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