Also called: Marathon Race Director, Sports Event Manager
Plans and runs races, tournaments, and sporting events.
For a city marathon, you map a course with police, order 50,000 water cups, coordinate medical tents, and recruit 3,000 volunteers. On race day you are up at 3 a.m. and work until the last finisher. Sports commissions in many cities hire event managers.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in sports management or event management common.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Sports Management, Event Management, Recreation Management.
Growing faster than average.
Low risk for 10 years. Registration is online, but running courses, volunteers and permits on race day stays hands-on.
Classes: Physical education, Business, Government.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1121.
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