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Leisure and Sports Managers

Leisure and sports managers organise, 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
£ 15,756
£ 29,129
£ 53,397

New workers start around £15,756. Normal pay is £29,129 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £53,397.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 65,308 vacancies for this type of job

0.98%

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.

  • Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

  • Restaurant Operation

  • Auditing

  • Marketing

  • Booking (Sales)

  • Operations Management

  • Project Management

  • Swimming Pool Maintenance

  • Finance

  • Housekeeping

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.

  • Management

  • Customer Service

  • Communications

  • Leadership

  • Sales

  • Operations

  • Cleanliness

  • Planning

  • Self-Motivation

  • Training And Development

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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