The experience prerequisite to qualify for a management-level position is generally three to five years in a specific field within the sports industry. At this level, an applicant should have experience managing a small to medium-sized staff and possess specific skills, including marketing, public relations, broadcasting, sales, advertising, publications, sports medicine, licensing, and specific sport player development.
The minimum experience to qualify for an executive position is generally seven years. Executives with proven track records in the minors can be promoted to positions in the majors. Major league executives might receive promotions in the form of job offers from more prestigious teams.
- Aerobics Instructors and Fitness Trainers
- Athletic Directors
- Bicycle Mechanics
- E-Sports Professionals
- Exercise Physiologists
- Fitness Directors
- Health Club Owners and Managers
- Jockeys
- Personal Trainers
- Professional Athletes, Individual Sports
- Professional Athletes, Team Sports
- Recreation Workers
- Ski Resort Workers
- Sports Agents
- Sports Broadcasters and Announcers
- Sports Equipment Managers
- 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