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How To Become A Sports Team Manager: What It Is and Career Path

What is a sports team manager and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025

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There is more than meets the eye when it comes to being a sports team manager. For example, did you know that they make an average of $18.76 an hour? That's $39,012 a year! Between 2018 and 2028, the career is expected to grow 8% and produce 12,800 job opportunities across the U.S.

ScoreSports Team ManagerUS Average

Salary

3.0

Avg. Salary $39,012

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability level

Growth rate 8%

Growth rate 0.3%

Diversity

3.5

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 0.66%

Asian 8.71%

Black or African American 7.63%

Hispanic or Latino 12.80%

Unknown 4.70%

White 65.50%

Gender

female 27.48%

male 72.52%

Age - 47

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%

Asian 7.00%

Black or African American 14.00%

Hispanic or Latino 19.00%

White 57.00%

Gender

female 47.00%

male 53.00%

Age - 47

Complexity level

1.8

Complexity level is simple

7 - challenging

Key steps to become a sports team manager

Explore sports team manager education requirements

Most common sports team manager degrees

Bachelor's

57.2 %

Associate

16.6 %

High School Diploma

11.9 %

Start to develop specific sports team manager skills

Skills	Percentages
Customer Service	22.54%
Photoshop	8.47%
Product Knowledge	7.63%
Merchandise Presentation	7.18%
Sales Floor	5.94%

Research sports team manager duties and responsibilities

Lead fan logistics events at baseball, softball and basketball games.
Manage contact center performance to avoid financial penalty, efficiently driving client desire productivity results, meeting KPIs.
General utility for other departments and play one season with the softball team.
Market the city of Charlotte as a sports destination to amateur and collegiate (NCAA, ACC) sports organizations.

Apply for sports team manager jobs

Now it's time to start searching for a sports team manager job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

Browse job boards for relevant postings
Consult your professional network
Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
Watch out for job scams

How did you land your first sports team manager job

Nancy Finley

Sports Team Manager

I was a little of everything for a Major League Baseball team except a player on the field.

I helped manage our Front Office with my father, Carl A. Finley. I was made a V.P. at age 16. Dad decided against that title since he worried it would bring publicity. We had many kidnap threats In the Bay Area at that time - 1970's into early 1980's.

I have a quote on the back cover of a book with a similar topic. It's about working in Baseball.

I see colleges offering these courses now. I feel I could teach the basics with my eyes closed.

I was raised in a MLB organization. First the Kansas City Athletics, 1960-1967, then the Oakland A's, 1968-1984. We won 3 consecutive World Series in 1972, 73 & 74.

When Free Agency arrived in 1976, I observed my father rebuild the Franchise using unknown players. This was in the mid to late 1970's. Our rebuilt roster made it to the 1981 Playoff.
Sadly, we sold the team by late 1980.

My father was asked to remain with the team to guide the new staff. Dad retired full time in 1984.

What is a sports team manager and how to become one

Sports team manager career paths