Sport and active leisure
Working in the sport and leisure sector can be tough – expect long hours National Skills/qualities 1 in 8 people and relatively low wages in the beginning. Career prospects are good and Types of job average often progression to management is possible. There are strong links to salary • Team working in the UK tourism, leisure and aspects of health (e.g. physiotherapy). • Customer focus Fitness • Commitment to exercise belong to a £18,199 There were around 16,000 jobs Sport venues in West Yorkshire instructor • Sporting skills in this sector in West Yorkshire in include horse racing at Wetherby • Communication gym, an all 2015, up from 1,000 in 2011. and Pontefract Racecourses, Sports coach £25,462 • Problem solving football at Elland Road, Valley time high In the same year there were 1,255 • Patience online job vacancies for fitness Parade and The John Smith’s Sports of 13.7 and instructors, sports coaches, sport Stadium, rugby at Belle Vue and £34,201 physiotherapist and leisure managers and players. The Jungle. West Yorkshire is also Useful subjects include almost 90% home to two stages of the Tour • Maths, English and ICT Employment in sport and active de Yorkshire cycle race. Pool leisure is forecast to increase by £18,727 • Sciences of people attendant 3,000 jobs between 2014-2024, A high proportion of workers in • Business live within with around 21,000 vacancies over this sector are under 34. • Physical education this period. Sport two miles and leisure £34,894 manager Some local employers of one Leeds Sports Academy Motivation8 North Ltd Premier Sport Bradford Halifax Boxing Sports Direct Fitness Castleford Tigers
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