Talent scout vs sports agent

The differences between talent scouts and sports agents can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a talent scout and a sports agent. Additionally, a talent scout has an average salary of $74,682, which is higher than the $40,513 average annual salary of a sports agent.

The top three skills for a talent scout include HR, applicant tracking systems and quality candidates. The most important skills for a sports agent are professional athletes, contract negotiations, and NFL.

Talent scout vs sports agent overview

	Talent Scout	Sports Agent
Yearly salary	$74,682	$40,513
Hourly rate	$35.90	$19.48
Growth rate	8%	-10%
Number of jobs	27,764	26,304
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	2	2

Talent scout vs sports agent salary

Talent scouts and sports agents have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Talent Scout	Sports Agent
Average salary	$74,682	$40,513
Salary range	Between $52,000 And $107,000	Between $26,000 And $63,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between talent scout and sports agent education

There are a few differences between a talent scout and a sports agent in terms of educational background:

	Talent Scout	Sports Agent
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 62%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	Northwestern University

Talent scout vs sports agent demographics

Here are the differences between talent scouts' and sports agents' demographics:

	Talent Scout	Sports Agent
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 38.8% Female, 61.2%	Male, 76.8% Female, 23.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.6% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 14.5% Asian, 8.1% White, 65.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 7.5% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 14.2% Asian, 8.1% White, 65.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	20%	20%

Differences between talent scout and sports agent duties and responsibilities

Talent scout example responsibilities.

Create and manage Instagram and Facebook accounts for the youth and young adult division.
Prepare, promote, and post jobs to different job boards, CareerBuilder, LinkedIn etc.
Utilize social networking to recruit talent including Facebook, LinkedIn, industry associations, resume mining job boards.
Recruit interns for employer clientele through online and social media websites and perform subsequent phone and Skype interviews.
Coordinate travel schedules and secure arrangements for agents and major Hollywood stars.
Input information regarding candidates/pay scale/forecasting in PeopleSoft.

Sports agent example responsibilities.

Attain media/marketing opportunities for NFL clients such as (interviews, autograph signings and appearances . )
Brainstorm new ideas for marketing the university's teams/sporting events
Maintain all NBA and Euroleague certifications while communicating with agents and teams domestically and internationally.
Manage campus wide markeing promotions to generate revenue and increase exposure for D1 sports.

Talent scout vs sports agent skills

Common talent scout skills

HR, 35%
Applicant Tracking Systems, 23%
Quality Candidates, 9%
Career Fairs, 5%
Recruitment Process, 5%
Employment Law, 2%

Common sports agent skills

Professional Athletes, 58%
Contract Negotiations, 13%
NFL, 12%
NBA, 6%
NCAA, 6%
PowerPoint, 5%