Sports Executives


Overview

Sports Executives

Introduction

Sports executives, sometimes known as team presidents, CEOs, and general managers, oversee the business operations of professional, collegiate, and minor league sports teams. They are responsible for the teams finances, as well as overseeing the other departments within the organization, such as marketing, public relations, accounting, ticket sales, advertising, sponsorship, and community relations. Sports executives also work on establishing long-term contacts and support within the communities where the ...

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Median Salary

$100,780

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Employment Prospects

Fair

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Minimum Education Level

Bachelors Degree


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Experience

At least ten years experience required


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Skills

Business Management|Financial|Leadership


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Personality Traits

Enterprising|Organized|Problem-Solving

Earnings

General managers, team presidents, and other sports executives may earn salaries that range from $68,600 to more than $187,200 per year. Those in the minor leagues earn far less, only $20,000 to $50,000 while star managers can earn $1 million or more per year in the majors. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, general and operations managers for sports organizations earned average annual ...

Work Environment

Sports executives work mostly in offices. Sports team management is a fickle industry. When a team is winning, everyone loves the general manager or team president. When the team is losing, fans and the media often take out their frustrations on the teams executives. Sports executives must be able to handle that pressure. This industry is extremely competitive, and executives might find themsel...

Outlook

The U.S. Department of Labor predicts that employment for chief executives in the sports industry will grow by 6 percent through 2028, while jobs for general managers are forecast to grow by about 7 percent, faster than the average for all jobs. The coronavirus pandemic has paused or cancelled many sports competitions around the world. Its predicted that in the latter half of 2021, as the pande...