--- title: "Sports Jobs" description: "Careers on the field and behind it: coaching, officiating, sports medicine, scouting, athlete representation, analytics and the people who run venues and…" canonical: "https://nuecareer.com/careers/sports-jobs" last-updated: "2026-10-09T10:57:55.138Z" --- # Sports Jobs Careers on the field and behind it: coaching, officiating, sports medicine, scouting, athlete representation, analytics and the people who run venues and teams. Careers centred on this field come first, then the ones that touch it, each group ranked by national median pay from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. Specialty careers, which BLS reports inside a broader occupation, show that occupation’s figures and are labelled on their pages. 48 occupations, in the ranked order the career bank computed. Wages are BLS OEWS, May 2025. Growth figures are BLS Employment Projections and education is the BLS "typical education needed for entry". | # | Occupation | Median annual wage | Projected growth | Typical education | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [Private Club General Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/private-club-general-manager) | $105,770 | +5.0% | Bachelor's | | 2 | [College Athletic Director](https://nuecareer.com/careers/college-athletic-director) | $104,590 | +1.8% | Master's | | 3 | [Sports Equipment Engineer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/sports-equipment-engineer) | $104,110 | +11.2% | Bachelor's | | 4 | [Sports Data Analyst](https://nuecareer.com/careers/sports-data-analyst) | $88,940 | +11.9% | Bachelor's | | 5 | [Agent and Business Manager of Artists, Performers, and Athletes](https://nuecareer.com/careers/agent-and-business-manager-of-artists-performers-and-athletes) | $82,890 | +9.7% | Bachelor's | | 6 | [Sports Agent](https://nuecareer.com/careers/sports-agent) | $82,890 | +9.7% | Bachelor's | | 7 | [Ski Area Operations Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/ski-area-operations-manager) | $79,520 | +6.0% | Bachelor's | | 8 | [Stadium Operations Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/stadium-operations-manager) | $79,520 | +6.0% | Bachelor's | | 9 | [Ticket Operations Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/ticket-operations-manager) | $79,520 | +6.0% | Bachelor's | | 10 | [Brand Partnerships Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/brand-partnerships-manager) | $78,760 | +7.0% | Bachelor's | | 11 | [Sports Marketing Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/sports-marketing-manager) | $78,760 | +7.0% | Bachelor's | | 12 | [Recreation and Fitness Studies Teacher, Postsecondary](https://nuecareer.com/careers/recreation-and-fitness-studies-teacher-postsecondary) | $77,270 | +2.2% | Doctorate | | 13 | [Sports Dietitian](https://nuecareer.com/careers/sports-dietitian) | $76,400 | +7.7% | Master's | | 14 | [NIL Director](https://nuecareer.com/careers/nil-director) | $72,550 | +5.5% | Bachelor's | | 15 | [Fitness and Wellness Coordinator](https://nuecareer.com/careers/fitness-and-wellness-coordinator) | $69,770 | +6.2% | High school | | 16 | [Professional Athlete](https://nuecareer.com/careers/professional-athlete) | $66,710 | +5.5% | No formal credential | | 17 | [Sportsbook Trader](https://nuecareer.com/careers/sportsbook-trader) | $63,820 | +3.5% | High school | | 18 | [Athletic Trainer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/athletic-trainer) | $62,520 | +12.7% | Master's | | 19 | [Sports Information Director](https://nuecareer.com/careers/sports-information-director) | $62,200 | -5.9% | Bachelor's | | 20 | [Sports Event Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/sports-event-manager) | $61,160 | +5.8% | Bachelor's | | 21 | [Sports Biomechanist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/sports-biomechanist) | $59,460 | +12.8% | Master's | | 22 | [Sports Turf Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/sports-turf-manager) | $58,430 | +4.0% | High school | | 23 | [Trading Card Grader](https://nuecareer.com/careers/trading-card-grader) | $48,570 | +2.5% | High school | | 24 | [Athletic Equipment Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/athletic-equipment-manager) | $48,560 | +5.3% | High school | | 25 | [Climbing Gym Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/climbing-gym-manager) | $48,560 | +5.3% | High school | | 26 | [Play-by-Play Announcer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/play-by-play-announcer) | $47,340 | -7.6% | Bachelor's | | 27 | [Coach and Scout](https://nuecareer.com/careers/coach-and-scout) | $47,320 | +6.1% | Bachelor's | | 28 | [College Basketball Head Coach](https://nuecareer.com/careers/college-basketball-head-coach) | $47,320 | +6.1% | Bachelor's | | 29 | [College Football Assistant Coach](https://nuecareer.com/careers/college-football-assistant-coach) | $47,320 | +6.1% | Bachelor's | | 30 | [College Football General Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/college-football-general-manager) | $47,320 | +6.1% | Bachelor's | | 31 | [College Football Head Coach](https://nuecareer.com/careers/college-football-head-coach) | $47,320 | +6.1% | Bachelor's | | 32 | [College Recruiting Coordinator](https://nuecareer.com/careers/college-recruiting-coordinator) | $47,320 | +6.1% | Bachelor's | | 33 | [NFL Head Coach](https://nuecareer.com/careers/nfl-head-coach) | $47,320 | +6.1% | Bachelor's | | 34 | [Pickleball Professional](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pickleball-professional) | $47,320 | +6.1% | Bachelor's | | 35 | [Sports Video Coordinator](https://nuecareer.com/careers/sports-video-coordinator) | $47,320 | +6.1% | Bachelor's | | 36 | [Strength and Conditioning Coach](https://nuecareer.com/careers/strength-and-conditioning-coach) | $47,320 | +6.1% | Bachelor's | | 37 | [Tennis Professional](https://nuecareer.com/careers/tennis-professional) | $47,320 | +6.1% | Bachelor's | | 38 | [Women's College Basketball Head Coach](https://nuecareer.com/careers/womens-college-basketball-head-coach) | $47,320 | +6.1% | Bachelor's | | 39 | [Exercise Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor](https://nuecareer.com/careers/exercise-trainer-and-group-fitness-instructor) | $47,160 | +7.3% | High school | | 40 | [Sports Photographer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/sports-photographer) | $44,660 | -0.7% | High school | | 41 | [Referee](https://nuecareer.com/careers/referee) | $40,710 | +5.2% | High school | | 42 | [Mountain Bike Guide](https://nuecareer.com/careers/mountain-bike-guide) | $38,120 | +6.3% | High school | | 43 | [Ski Instructor](https://nuecareer.com/careers/ski-instructor) | $36,560 | +4.3% | High school | | 44 | [Gambling and Sports Book Writer and Runner](https://nuecareer.com/careers/gambling-and-sports-book-writer-and-runner) | $34,980 | +1.8% | High school | | 45 | [Sports Medicine Physician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/sports-medicine-physician) | $265,930 | +3.4% | Doctorate | | 46 | [Race Engineer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/race-engineer) | $104,110 | +11.2% | Bachelor's | | 47 | [Pelvic Floor Physical Therapist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pelvic-floor-physical-therapist) | $102,760 | +11.9% | Doctorate | | 48 | [Physical Therapist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/physical-therapist) | $102,760 | +11.9% | Doctorate | Full record for any row, including wage percentiles and state-level pay: https://nuecareer.com/careers/{slug} or https://nuecareer.com/api/v1/careers/{slug}. --- This bank includes information from the O\*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). O\*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. NueCareer has transformed the data by joining it to BLS wage and projection data and deriving facet, personality-fit and AI-resilience scores. BLS and BEA data are public domain (17 U.S.C. §105). O\*NET content is used under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). How these figures are sourced and derived: https://nuecareer.com/careers/methodology JSON representation of this page: https://nuecareer.com/api/v1/collections/sports-jobs