Every occupation the official NCES/BLS crosswalk connects to sport management programs, with BLS pay, the education each job usually needs, what the work involves, and where to go next.
Sport Management · CIP 31.0504 · 4 careers · Check one exact major, e.g. 31.0504 Sport and Fitness Administration/Management, in the major to career finder
The official NCES/BLS crosswalk maps sport management programs to 4 occupations that such programs typically prepare people for, including Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling, Coaches and Scouts and Personal Trainer. BLS median pay across them runs from $47,160 (Personal Trainer) to $79,520 (Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling) in May 2025. The crosswalk describes preparation, not what graduates actually go on to do.
Data Program → related occupations: these are jobs sport management programs typically prepare people for (NCES/BLS crosswalk). Not a guaranteed outcome, and not a record of what graduates do.
Data Filter by the education the job usually needs or its preparation level; sort by pay or by number employed.
| Occupation | Most common education | Job Zone | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal Trainer | $47,160 | 322,930 | Post-Secondary Certificate | 3 |
| Coaches and Scouts | $47,320 | 248,950 | Bachelor's Degree | 4 |
| Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling | $79,520 | 37,980 | n/a | 4 |
| Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, PostsecondaryPostsecondary teaching | $77,270 | 12,630 | Doctoral Degree | 5 |
No occupations match these filters.
Data The education column shows a typical entry level only where O*NET data supports one answer. Check the typical education for Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling, one of the sport management jobs above.
Data BLS national median annual wage, May 2025. These are pay levels of the occupations, not earnings of graduates.
Data The largest related occupations by employment (postsecondary teaching shown in the explorer).
Write budgets to plan recreational activities or programs.
Talk to coworkers using electronic devices, such as computers and radios.
Social Perceptiveness · Reading Comprehension · Active Listening
Mapped from CIP 31.0504Plan, organize, and conduct practice sessions.
Provide training direction, encouragement, motivation, and nutritional advice to prepare athletes for games, competitive events, or tours.
Instructing · Speaking · Learning Strategies
Mapped from CIP 31.0504Observe participants and inform them of corrective measures necessary for skill improvement.
Offer alternatives during classes to accommodate different levels of fitness.
Instructing · Service Orientation · Speaking
Career guide Salary How to become
Mapped from CIP 31.0504Data Related occupations grouped by government career field, with their pay range.
Data Other programs whose crosswalk occupations overlap with these.
The NCES/BLS crosswalk relates instructional programs (CIP 2020) to occupations (SOC 2018) when programs in the CIP category typically prepare individuals directly for jobs in the occupation. This page uses the CIP program series below and shows every non-residual occupation mapped to them that has BLS wages and O*NET data; each occupation lists the CIP codes that map to it.
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