Occupation Atlasprofessional athlete
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/082c234c-0dda-490a-b5af-757c3e48da90
professional athlete
Professional athletes compete in sports and athletic events. They train on a regular basis and exercise with professional coaches and trainers.
Job Zone
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 2: Some Preparation Needed
Some preparation. Usually a high school diploma, some previous work-related skill or experience, and a few months to a year of training with experienced workers.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
RESRealistic · Enterprising · Social — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic5.18
- E Enterprising4.53
- S Social4.30
- C Conventional3.01
- A Artistic2.14
- I Investigative1.40
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Athletes and Sports Competitors (27-2021.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its exact O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (10)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- adapt lifestyle for sports performance
- apply sport games rules
- assess performance in sport events
- develop strong attitudes in sports
- implement relevant tactical skills to perform at the highest level in sport
- implement relevant technical skills to perform at the highest level in sport
- manage sporting career
- participate in sport events
- participate in training sessions
- work to develop physical ability to perform at the highest level in sport
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
Related occupations
Same source and Job Zone, sharing a word of the title — a plain rule, not a hidden similarity score.
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