Sporting Goods Production Workers

Employers

The Sports & Fitness Industry Association represents more than 1,000 sporting goods equipment manufacturers, retailers, and marketers in the United States. They employ more than 375,000 people at over 3,000 businesses, manufacturing plants, and distributions centers located throughout the United States and may be small companies or large conglomerates. The recent trend toward mergers has affected this industry; fewer companies are employing more workers.

Starting Out

Job seekers in this field can contact sporting goods manufacturers directly to learn whether or not they have any job openings. Other possibilities for job leads include checking the listings at the local offices of the state employment service and in the classified sections of newspapers. School career services offices can provide information about local companies that are looking for workers.