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Creative & Media

Athletes and Sports Competitors

Compete in athletic events.

Sector: Creative & Media
Preparation: Zone 2 — some preparation needed
O*NET code: 27-2021.00

What you'll actually do

The activities O*NET rates highest for this occupation, most important first. Numbers are out of 100.

Getting Information

a major part of the work — rated 81/100 for importance.
Making Decisions and Solving Problems

a major part of the work — rated 76/100 for importance.
Analyzing Data or Information

a major part of the work — rated 75/100 for importance.
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events

a major part of the work — rated 73/100 for importance.
Performing General Physical Activities

a major part of the work — rated 73/100 for importance.
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships

a major part of the work — rated 72/100 for importance.

Compete in athletic events.

What it takes

Two numbers per line: the level the work expects, and how important it is to doing the job well. Both are O*NET ratings, already on a 0–100 scale.

Skills

Speaking

Needed at a basic working level (43/100), and rated 72/100 for importance.
Active Listening

Needed at a solid working level (46/100), and rated 69/100 for importance.
Critical Thinking

Needed at a basic working level (45/100), and rated 69/100 for importance.
Coordination

Needed at a solid working level (54/100), and rated 66/100 for importance.
Monitoring

Needed at a basic working level (43/100), and rated 56/100 for importance.

Knowledge

Administration and Management

Needed at a solid working level (53/100), and rated 68/100 for importance.
English Language

Needed at a solid working level (46/100), and rated 67/100 for importance.
Customer and Personal Service

Needed at a high level (62/100), and rated 65/100 for importance.
Personnel and Human Resources

Needed at a high level (60/100), and rated 60/100 for importance.

Abilities

Oral Comprehension

Needed at a solid working level (55/100), and rated 75/100 for importance.
Stamina

Needed at a solid working level (57/100), and rated 72/100 for importance.
Oral Expression

Needed at a solid working level (55/100), and rated 72/100 for importance.
Static Strength

Needed at a solid working level (55/100), and rated 72/100 for importance.

How people get in

O*NET places this occupation in Zone 2 — some preparation needed. That is a statement about what employers typically require, not a rule about you.

Education

A high-school diploma is the usual starting point.

Experience

Some prior work experience helps but is rarely required.

Training

Expect a few months to a year of on-the-job training.

What it pays

These are typical creative compensation bands by employer tier — sector-level figures, not a measured salary for Athletes and Sports Competitors specifically. Treat them as the shape of the market, then check a real posting for the number.

WPP · Pentagram · Google

$100k – $180k

Mid-size Agencies

$70k – $110k

Freelance & Boutique

$45k – $80k

How the work tends to run

Each line below is read off a single O*NET activity rating for this occupation — named, so you can disagree with it.

The work is physical — you are on your feet and handling things, not sitting still.From “Performing General Physical Activities”
Long-running relationships carry the work; the same people come back.From “Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships”

How FlightWay scores your fit against this

No black box. Here is the whole method, factor by factor.

1. You answer a short quiz: Your answers build a profile across the same 161 O*NET dimensions this page is describing — skills, knowledge, abilities and work activities. Same axes, so the comparison is like-for-like.
2. We correlate the two profiles: Fit is a mean-centered cosine — a correlation between the SHAPE of your profile and the shape of Athletes and Sports Competitors. Centering matters: raw similarity between any two occupations sits at 0.70–0.85 because all work shares a common profile, so without it every career would look like a match.
3. The number you see is personality fit only: "Would I want this work" and "am I ready for this work" are different questions, and averaging them answers neither. So readiness — what your résumé, coursework and projects prove — is scored separately and shown next to fit, never blended into it.
4. Every factor is visible: You can open any match and see which dimensions pushed it up and which pulled it down. If you disagree with the number, you can see exactly where it came from.

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