Athletes and Sports Competitors
Compete in athletic events.
At a Glance
Athletes and Sports Competitors earns a median of $62,360/yr with +5.5% projected growth. Typical entry: No formal educational credential. Top skills: Dependability, Oracle PeopleSoft, Facebook.
$62,360/yr
+5.5%
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No formal educational credential
Skills & Requirements
Skills (6)
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Knowledge (5)
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, and rules of composition and grammar.
Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
Abilities (21)
The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath.
The ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time. This involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue.
The ability to use short bursts of muscle force to propel oneself (as in jumping or sprinting), or to throw an object.
The ability to coordinate the movement of your arms, legs, and torso together when the whole body is in motion.
The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position.
The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing.
The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
Technology (7)
Work Activities (25)
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
Performing general physical activities includes doing activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials.
Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.
Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.
Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
Work Styles (3)
A tendency to be reliable, responsible, and consistent in meeting work-related obligations.
A tendency to establish and maintain personally challenging work-related goals, set high work-related standards, and exert high effort toward meeting those goals and standards.
A tendency to remain calm and composed and to manage emotions effectively in response to criticism or difficult situations at work.
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