- Assess performance following athletic competition, identifying strengths and weaknesses and making adjustments to improve future performance.
- Maintain equipment used in a particular sport.
- Attend scheduled practice or training sessions.
- Maintain optimum physical fitness levels by training regularly, following nutrition plans, or
Athlete | Average UK Salary & Outlook
Athletes compete in track and field events for their clubs, and some go on to represent their country at international level.
Athletes typically work around Variable hours per week.
As a Athlete you will typically work evenings / weekends / bank holidays.
This occupation tends to be:
- Realistic — Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely
| Average salary |
| 37,457 GBP * |
| per year |
Salary statistics
Average salary for Athlete
Big gender gap
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41,622 GBP
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30,151 GBP
Average salary for part-time Athlete
Average salary for full-time Athlete
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8,752 GBP
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8,975 GBP
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8,445 GBP
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37,457 GBP
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30,151 GBP
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41,622 GBP
Salary over time for Athlete
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31,821 GBP
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34,873 GBP
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41,766 GBP
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42,912 GBP
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37,457 GBP
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Future outlook for Athletes
Very good outlook
Very good outlook
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Which qualifications do I need?
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Things to highlight for your Athlete interview
Attention to Detail Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. Stress Tolerance Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations. Achievement/Effort Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. Self Control Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. Persistence Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
