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Note: This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of occupations associated with this major. Refer to other WebLink pages for additional occupations, job descriptions and job search sites.
Sample Occupations
- Adventure Tour Leader
- College Recreation Center Director
- College Sports Information Director
- Exercise Physiologist
- Health Club Manager
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- Outdoor Educator/Tour Leader
- Park District Program Coordinator
- Professional Sports Team Administrator
- Recreation & Fitness Workers
- Recreation Program Leader
- Recreational Therapist
- Rehabilitative Therapist
- Sporting Goods Retailer, Marketer or Sales Representative
- Sports Careers
- Sports Medicine Careers
- Umpires, Refs & Other Sport Officials
- YMCA Director or Program Coordinator
Additional Occupations
Examples of Employers
- College/University Athletic Departments
- Health Clubs
- Hospitals & Rehabilitation Clinics
- Indoor/Outdoor Sports Facilities
- Marketing Departments
- Minor & Major League Sports Teams
Occupational & Professional Information
- Aerobics and Fitness Association of America
- American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
- American College of Sports Medicine
- American Council on Exercise
- American Sportscasters Association
- National Athletics Trainers Association
- NIU Major Weblinks' Resources for Student Athletes
- North American Society for Sport Management
Sports-Related Job Sites
- Athletes4Hire
- Athletic Link.Com
- Chicago Park District Jobs
- Cool Works: Jobs in camps, amusement parks, guest ranches, ski resorts & lodges, national parks, etc.
- The Field - Sports Jobs for Sports Enthusiasts
- Jobs at YMCAs
- Links to Numerous Sports & Recreation Sites
- Minor League Baseball Jobs
- National Park Jobs
- NCAA Jobs
- Professional Baseball Employment Opportunities - Minor League Baseball Openings
- Sports Careers
- Sports Employment Inc.
- Sports Links Central - Sports Employment
- Sports Personnel
- Sports Positions
- Team Work OnLine
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