Also called: Sports Communications Director
Handles stats, media, and storytelling for a college or pro sports team.
You keep live stats during a basketball game, set up postgame interviews with the coach, and write the recap that goes out to newspapers.
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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 communication or journalism; student-worker experience.
Ways in: 4-year college, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Sports Communication, Journalism, Sports Management.
Growing about average. Steady.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI writes game recaps and stat sheets automatically; running media at games and working with coaches stays human.
Classes: Journalism, AP Statistics, Photography, Sports medicine or PE.
Official data: O*NET occupation 27-3031.
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