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Athletes and Sports Competitors
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media · SOC 27-2021
0.0% AI Exposure — Low
$66,710
Median Annual Salary
Average
O*NET Outlook
2,100
Proj. Annual Openings
15,070
Employment (OEWS 2025)
+4.9%/yr
Empl. growth (2019–2025)
100/100
AI Resiliency Score
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 27-2021 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
Proxy / seed data labeledDescriptive-only
- SOC exposure
- 0.0%
- Low · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 35/100
- Low friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $66,710
- H-1B offered wage $116,438; LCAs are filings.
- Projected openings
- 2,100
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +5.5%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- 1
- FY2025 certified LCAs; 2,440 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
SpeakingActive ListeningCritical ThinkingCoordinationMonitoring
Transition context
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
AI Exposure Analysis
AI Exposure0.0%
AI Resiliency100/100
Exposure BandLow
Sector Avg. Exposure18.3%
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
6.8%
Consensus
Actual adoption · Anthropic0%
AI capability · OpenAI0%
AI ability · AIOE20.4%
Automation baseline (2013) · Frey & Osborne28%
Top Skills
1.Speaking
2.Active Listening
3.Critical Thinking
4.Coordination
5.Monitoring
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →Certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications naming this occupation, FY2016–FY2025. A descriptive high-skill labor-demand signal — employer filings, not visa approvals or individual outcomes. Note: one LCA can cover multiple worker positions.
3
Decade Total (Certified LCAs)
1
FY2025 Volume
0% of all H-1B filings in FY2025
$116,438
Median Offered Wage (Latest Year)
#560 of 776
Rank by Total Volume
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Compete in athletic events.
Common titles: Baseball Pitcher, Baseball Player, Basketball Player, Golf Professional, Hockey Player, Major League Baseball Player
Representative Tasks
- •Assess performance following athletic competition, identifying strengths and weaknesses and making adjustments to improve future performance.
- •Maintain equipment used in a particular sport.
- •Attend scheduled practice or training sessions.
- •Maintain optimum physical fitness levels by training regularly, following nutrition plans, or consulting with health professionals.
- •Participate in athletic events or competitive sports, according to established rules and regulations.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Evaluate skills of athletes or performers.
- •Practice athletic or artistic skills.
- •Maintain equipment or systems to ensure proper functioning.
- •Perform manual service or maintenance tasks.
- •Participate in athletic events.
Tools & Technologies
Adobe Photoshop · hotMicrosoft Excel · hotOracle PeopleSoft · hotEmail softwareYouTube
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
15
Occupations Shown
17.7%
Avg AI Exposure
3
Bright Outlook
Horizontal bar chart showing occupations with the highest projected annual openings. Each bar length represents annual projected openings. Color uses a gradient from violet (lower) to cyan (higher). Summary statistics are shown above the chart.
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Multi-year BLS OEWS history for SOC 27-2021: 2019 — employment: 11,330, median wage: $51,370; 2020 — employment: 8,380, median wage: $50,850; 2021 — employment: 12,320, median wage: $77,300; 2022 — employment: 11,930, median wage: $94,270; 2023 — employment: 14,930, median wage: $70,280; 2025 — employment: 15,070, median wage: $66,710.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 0.0% | 18.3% |
| Outlook | Average | 18% Bright |
| Median Salary | $66,710 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 100/100 | N/A |