Participate in internships or part-time jobs at sports management firms that are arranged by your college’s career services office. These are excellent ways to obtain experience and get your foot in the door.
Learn as much as you can about sports. Try to make contacts with agents and sports trainers, physicians, and reporters to expand your professional network.
Conduct information interviews with agents and ask them for advice on breaking into the field.
Earn advanced degrees in business management, law, and finance to improve your chances of landing a job.
- Aerobics Instructors and Fitness Trainers
- Animal Trainers
- Antiques and Art Dealers
- Aromatherapists
- Artists
- Athletic Directors
- Auctioneers
- Automotive Dealership Owners
- Automotive Dealership Sales Managers
- Barbers
- Bed and Breakfast Owners
- Bicycle Mechanics
- Bloggers
- Brewers
- Caterers
- Chief Executive Officers
- Child Care Service Owners
- Cleaning Service Owners
- Computer Support Service Owners
- Construction Managers
- Cosmetics Shop Owners and Managers
- Cosmetologists
- Driving School Owners and Instructors
- Edupreneurs
- Entrepreneurs
- E-Sports Professionals
- Exercise Physiologists
- Export-Import Specialists
- Farmers
- Film and Television Producers
- Financial Planners
- Financial Services Brokers
- Fitness Directors
- Franchise Owners
- Gallery Owners and Directors
- Green Products Manufacturers
- Gunsmiths
- Health Club Owners and Managers
- Home Stagers
- Illustrators
- Information Brokers
- Interior Designers and Decorators
- Internet Consultants
- Internet Marketing and Advertising Consultants
- Internet Store Managers and Entrepreneurs
- Jockeys
- Lawn and Gardening Service Owners
- Life Insurance Agents and Brokers
- Literary Agents
- Medical Billing Service Owners
- Motivational Speakers
- Personal Chefs
- Personal Trainers
- Pet Sitters
- Photographers
- Podcasters
- Professional Athletes, Individual Sports
- Professional Athletes, Team Sports
- Real Estate Developers
- Recreation Workers
- Retail Business Owners
- Ski Resort Workers
- Songwriters
- Sports Broadcasters and Announcers
- 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
- Umpires and Referees
- Wedding and Party Consultants
- Writers