Personal Narrative: A Career As An Athlete

The occupation I chose was Athletes and Sports Competitors. The sport I want to go into is football. The nature of work is based on practice and the work you put into when you step on the field to play the game. The sport of football is in a way complicated but simple after a while. It is a fun sport to play, but to play in the NFL you need to have a lot of talent. The typical work setting is a sports arena. For example the New York Giants play in in MetLife stadium. Educational wise they need to know the English language, administration and management, psychology, communications and media, and lastly therapy and counseling. The employment of athletes and the sports competitors is expected to grow at least six percent from 2014 to 2024. And

Most of the players that want to make it in the NFL will not make it. To make it in the NFL you need hard work and a good education. The average salary for athletes and sports competitors is was $44,680 per year in 2015. That was in May of last year. And in May 2012 it was $40,060. The lowest 10 percent was $18,040 and the highest was $187,200. Athletes and sports competitors often work irregular hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays. They usually work more than 40 hours a week for several months during their particular sports season. They may be exposed to all weather conditions. Athletes and sports competitors typically have at least a high school diploma or equivalent. They must have superior athletic talent and immense knowledge of their sport, which they usually get through years of experience at lower levels of competition. Assess performance following athletic competition, identifying strengths and weaknesses and making adjustments to improve future performance. Receive instructions from coaches and other sports staff prior to events, and discuss their performance

In 2015 the median pay was $44,680 per year. This median pay was in May 2015. The median annual wage for athletes and sports competitors was $40,060 in May 2012. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $18,040, and the top 10 percent earned more than $187,200.Athletes and sports competitors often work irregular hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays. They usually work more than 40 hours a week for several months during the sports season, if not most of the year. Most sporting events are held in sporting arenas or sometimes just regular arenas. Professional sports athletes need to have a competitive mindset, excellent hand-eye coordination, great motor skills, and a high level of physical fitness. They should also be able to deal with difficult physical and mental conditions and have to be able to maintain a high level of concentration and discipline while training and competing. No specific education level is required to be a professional sports athlete, but they are often discovered while competing in high school or college