£32,760
Average salary at age 20
£67,080
Average Salary
39
Average hours per week
Description
Professional sportsmen and women train and compete, either individually or as part of a team, in their chosen sport for financial gain.Main Tasks
- Participates in exhibitions, pre-qualifying events, tournaments and competitions;
- Attends training sessions to develop skills and practice individual or team moves and tactics;
- Builds stamina, physical strength and agility through running, fitness exercises and weight training;
- Maintains clothing and other specialised sporting equipment;
- Discusses performance problems with coaches, physiotherapists, dieticians and doctors.
Qualifications
No academic qualifications are required. Entry is based upon talent that can be further developed through coaching and training.What Sports players studied in higher education
Occupation | Percentage Value |
---|---|
(C9) Others in biological sciences | 1 |
(L7) Human & social geography | 1 |
(C1) Biology | 1 |
(H3) Mechanical engineering | 1 |
(F1) Chemistry | 2 |
(C8) Psychology | 3 |
(Y0) Combined | 1 |
(W1) Fine art | 1 |
(V3) History by topic | 1 |
(F7) Science of aquatic & terrestrial environments | 2 |
(D3) Animal science | 1 |
(F8) Physical geographical sciences | 2 |
(D4) Agriculture | 1 |
(M0) Broadly-based programmes within law | 1 |
(A3) Clinical medicine | 1 |
(C7) Molecular biology, biophysics & biochemistry | 1 |
(Q3) English studies | 1 |
(H8) Chemical, process & energy engineering | 1 |
(L2) Politics | 3 |
(K2) Building | 1 |
(K1) Architecture | 1 |
(H1) General engineering | 1 |
(N5) Marketing | 2 |
(W4) Drama | 1 |
(M2) Law by topic | 1 |
(N8) Hospitality, leisure, sport, tourism & transport | 7 |
(B8) Medical technology | 1 |
(B1) Anatomy, physiology & pathology | 1 |
(P5) Journalism | 2 |
(F3) Physics | 2 |
(L1) Economics | 5 |
(W9) Others in creative arts & design | 1 |
(N1) Business studies | 5 |
(J6) Maritime technology | 1 |
(X1) Training teachers | 1 |
(K4) Planning (urban, rural & regional) | 2 |
(N4) Accounting | 2 |
(C6) Sport & exercise science | 26 |
(P3) Media studies | 1 |
(N2) Management studies | 4 |
(V1) History by period | 2 |
(N3) Finance | 2 |
(Q8) Classical studies | 1 |
(H6) Electronic & electrical engineering | 1 |
(I1) Computer science | 1 |
UK Prospects
14800
Workforce Size
0.51%
Predicted growth 2024 - 2027
2310
Predicted Replacement 2024 - 2027