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Athletes and Sports Competitors
Compete in athletic events.
What an athletes and sports competitor does
Become an athletes and sports competitor
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good athletes and sports competitor
- Talking to others.
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Changing what is done based on other people's actions.
- Understanding people's reactions.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Typical hourly rate is $148 per hour with a typical salary of $180,200 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $26 and $264 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $7,000 and $150,100 per year.
- 23% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- The typical hourly rate for part-time workers is $38 per hour with a typical salary of $34,300 per year.
- 74.6% of individuals in this occupation worked part-time during the past year.
Athletes And Sports Competitor job outlook
- There are 31 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.
Multiple Jobs
- 1% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
- 16% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.