E-sports professionals advance by becoming more skilled players, being asked to play on a higher-profile team, earning higher incomes, and attracting larger audiences. Lifestyle gamers advance by building their followers, which generates more income from their revenue streams.
Being a gaming professional is not typically a lifelong profession. Many people burn out after years of competition or are unable to maintain their high level of play. As a result, many e-sports professionals transition to other careers in the field, such as shoutcaster, gaming coach, referee, scout, reporter, marketer, manager, or sales worker. Some e-sports professionals pursue advanced education to become video game developers or software engineers or receive training that qualifies them to work in other industries.
- Aerobics Instructors and Fitness Trainers
- Animators
- Athletic Directors
- Audio Recording Engineers
- Augmented Reality Developers
- Bicycle Mechanics
- Computer and Video Game Designers
- Computer Programmers
- Digital Agents
- Digital Designers
- E-Sports Coaches
- Exercise Physiologists
- Fitness Directors
- Graphics Programmers
- Health Club Owners and Managers
- Jockeys
- Metaverse Developers
- Motion Graphics Artists
- Multimedia Artists and Animators
- Multimedia Sound Workers
- Online Gambling Specialists
- Personal Trainers
- Product Development Directors
- Product Management Directors
- Product Managers
- Professional Athletes, Individual Sports
- Professional Athletes, Team Sports
- Race Car Drivers
- Recreation Workers
- Ski Resort Workers
- Software Application Developers
- Software Designers
- Software Engineers
- Software Quality Assurance Testers
- Special and Visual Effects Technicians
- Sports Agents
- Sports Broadcasters and Announcers
- Sports Engineers
- Sports Equipment Managers
- Sports Executives
- Sports Facility Managers
- Sports Instructors and Coaches
- Sports Photographers
- Sports Physicians
- Sports Psychologists
- Sports Publicists
- Sports Scouts
- Sports Trainers
- Sportswriters
- Stadium Ushers and Vendors
- Strength and Conditioning Coaches
- Talent Agents and Scouts
- Umpires and Referees
- Unity Developers
- User Experience Designers
- Video Game Art Directors
- Video Game Producers
- Video Game Testers