Also called: Sports Performance Analyst
Tracks athletes' training loads, wearable data, and fitness tests to help prevent injury.
They download GPS and heart rate data after every practice, build dashboards, and alert coaches when a player is overworked. Colleges and pro teams hire them alongside sports scientists.
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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 science, statistics, or data analytics.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Sports Science, Data Analytics, Exercise Science.
Growing faster than average. Growing.
Medium risk for 10 years. Automated dashboards handle routine wearable reports; working with coaches and athletes on what it means stays human.
Classes: AP Statistics, Anatomy or biology, Computer applications.
Official data: O*NET occupation 15-2041.
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