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Leisure and Sports Managers and Proprietors

Leisure and sports managers organise and proprietors, direct and co-ordinate the activities and resources required for the provision of sporting, artistic, theatrical and other recreational and amenity services.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£19,584
£31,561
£53,577

New workers start around £19,584. Normal pay is £31,561 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £53,577.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 61,410 vacancies for this type of job

5.12%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • Ensures custody of all cash receipts and organises regular stock checks.

  • Recruits, supervises and trains staff.

  • Determines financial, staffing, material and other short and long-term needs.

  • Advises on the facilities available and promotes publicity in relation to shows, games, races, new theme parks, etc.

  • Keeps abreast of new trends and developments in recreational activities and arranges exhibitions, theatrical productions, concerts, demonstrations, etc.

  • Ensures that facilities are kept clean and in good condition and that appropriate health and safety requirements are adhered to.

  • Organises timetable of activities/schedule of programmes.

Hard Skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Working With Children

  • Child Protection

  • Child Welfare

  • Marketing

  • Pediatric First Aid

  • Child Safeguarding

  • Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

  • Workshop Facilitation

  • Project Management

  • Finance

Soft Skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Communication

  • Management

  • Enthusiasm

  • Leadership

  • Business Objectives

  • Operations

  • Customer Service

  • Planning

  • Teaching

  • Coaching

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.

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