Suppose you are a communications major and played base ball. You might not have been that well to get into a professional team. Maybe, you are still playing the game and can love to be in a pro team. Or, if you have science and pre-med majors, you can choose a career in sports medicine and work with athletes all the day.
Understand that today's employers want to hire those who have the qualities of leadership, perseverance, dedication to continuous improvement and strategic thinking. All such qualifications can be acquired early in your sports life.
People, who can work well with others, inspire their playmates and keep their cool even under pressure, are a much-sought-after lot in today's job market. What is needed to excel in sports is quick thinking and the ability to understand concepts instantaneously. These are the same qualities that help you push your career. That is why sportsmen often are preferred by employers.
If you are one with these qualities, you can surely land a job that is closely related to sports. Here are some sports jobs that pay well:
Athletic trainer: If you go for this job, you can still be at the big game though you are not in it as such. You can be on the sidelines to help injured student athletes when you work as a collegiate athletic trainer. Start your career as an assistant athletic trainer and earn $40,000. You can reach the position of a head trainer who gets around $53,000.
Corporate communications manager for a sports-related company: This job needs great written and oral communications skills and a marketing and public relations degree. If you have these skills, use your persuasion skills to work as a communications manager of a sports-related firm. You would love to draw plans to bolster the image of the company's brand and its marketing efforts. The average salary for this post is around$87,000.
Event marketing associate for a sports company: Take up this job for a sports magazine or work with a sports-related company, you will be associated with advertising sales, public relations, creative services, client marketing etc. Meeting and special event planners earn about $55,000.
College coach: You can be associated with college sports forever, if you become a sports coach of a major college team. Begin your career as an assistant coach earning about $46,500 and hope to earn $70,000 when you become the head coach. Those who are in charge of minor sports get 15 percent less than those who coach major sports.
Gym teacher: If you love children you can take up the job of a gym teacher and play all day. Get a teaching certificate and land the job of a physical education teacher. You can earn about $50,400.
Wall Street sales and trading: If you have the reflexes and confidence of college athletes, you should do well in the high pressure environs of Wall Street. Athletes with their gut instinct do excel in Wall Street sales and trading profession. They can earn a salary of $95,000.
Sports medicine: If you were fascinated with what you had experienced when you were injured playing on your college ground, you may take up the profession of sports physician or a nurse. Sports medicine MDs earn around 241,000 and nurses get around $65,500.
