Job Description
The Following are Professional Athletes:
Baseball Players
Football Players
Basketball Players
Soccer Players
Tennis Players
Hockey Players
Volleyball Players
Golfers
Swimmers
Professional athletes play organized games to entertain sports fans. They play according to rules set by professional sports organizations. The most popular team sports are football, basketball, baseball, hockey, soccer, and golf.
Regular playing seasons vary from about five months for football to eight or nine months for other sports.Athletes must participate in training camps. During the playing season, they follow strict rules and practice routines under the direction of trainers and coaches. They must stay in top physical condition to play their best and to minimize the chance of injury.
Baseball Players
Football Players
Basketball Players
Soccer Players
Tennis Players
Hockey Players
Volleyball Players
Golfers
Swimmers
Professional athletes play organized games to entertain sports fans. They play according to rules set by professional sports organizations. The most popular team sports are football, basketball, baseball, hockey, soccer, and golf.
Regular playing seasons vary from about five months for football to eight or nine months for other sports.Athletes must participate in training camps. During the playing season, they follow strict rules and practice routines under the direction of trainers and coaches. They must stay in top physical condition to play their best and to minimize the chance of injury.
Education
Helpful High School Courses
Students should take courses that meet high school graduation requirements. Part-time paid work or volunteer activities will provide professional work references preferred/required by future employers. Helpful high school courses would include Health and Fitness and Personal Finance.
Majors & Degrees
No program of study is directly related to this occupation. Professional athletes pursue a variety of educational programs that lead to occupational opportunities in addition to their exceptional athletic abilities.
Method of Entry
There are no formal education requirements for professional athletes. Professional team scouts find exceptional high school and/or college players. These teams pick promising players in an annual draft. Players who are not drafted sometimes sign with teams as free agents. Skill, endurance, coordination, and a tough competitive drive are needed.
Students should take courses that meet high school graduation requirements. Part-time paid work or volunteer activities will provide professional work references preferred/required by future employers. Helpful high school courses would include Health and Fitness and Personal Finance.
Majors & Degrees
No program of study is directly related to this occupation. Professional athletes pursue a variety of educational programs that lead to occupational opportunities in addition to their exceptional athletic abilities.
Method of Entry
There are no formal education requirements for professional athletes. Professional team scouts find exceptional high school and/or college players. These teams pick promising players in an annual draft. Players who are not drafted sometimes sign with teams as free agents. Skill, endurance, coordination, and a tough competitive drive are needed.
Salary
Wisconsin
Salary
range: $16,550
to $166,400+
National
Salary
range: $17,120
to $166,400+
Salary
range: $16,550
to $166,400+
National
Salary
range: $17,120
to $166,400+
Career Cluster & Career Pathway
The Career Cluster is Hospitality and Tourism and the Pathway is
Recreation, Amusement and Attractions.
Recreation, Amusement and Attractions.
Job Openings and Related Occupations
Coaches, Scouts, Fitness Trainers, Instructors, Recreation Workers, Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials are all jobs that are related to Professional Athletes.
Employment of athletes and sports competitors is expected to grow 22 percent from 2010 to 2020, faster than the average for all occupations. The continuing expansion of nontraditional or new professional and semiprofessional sports. Including local and regional teams and leagues is expected to spur demand for athletes and sports competitors.
Employment of athletes and sports competitors is expected to grow 22 percent from 2010 to 2020, faster than the average for all occupations. The continuing expansion of nontraditional or new professional and semiprofessional sports. Including local and regional teams and leagues is expected to spur demand for athletes and sports competitors.
Working Environment
Athletes and sports competitors held about 16,500 jobs in 2010. More than half were employed in the spectator sports industry. Athletes and sports competitors who participate in competitions that are held outdoors may be exposed to all weather conditions of the season in which they play their sport. Additionally, they must travel to sporting events, which may include long bus rides or, in some cases, international air travel.
Outside Information
Is This Job For Me?
I feel that this is one of the most fun jobs possible, but there may be more negatives than positives. The fact that you have to work very hard. Now not just a normal type of hard, a physically demanding hard. I love sports but I have gotten injured before being in sports this long it is obviously a larger chance of getting injured.