Job description Athlete in the Northwest Region

Find out what work is like for an athlete in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Athletes (NOC 53200).

Athletes

Description

Athletes participate in competitive sports events on an amateur or professional basis. They play team sports such as hockey, baseball, football and lacrosse; or compete in individual sports such as skiing, figure skating, boxing or track and field; or in games such as poker or chess. They are employed by professional team organizations or they may be self-employed.

Work week duration

Athletes usually work between 35 to 40 hours per week.
Between 35 to 40 hours

Job duties

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Athletes have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

  • Train under the direction of a coach or trainer to qualify for competition
  • Attend scheduled practice and training sessions
  • Participate in local, regional, provincial, national or international competitions and sporting events
  • Assess performance after an event to identify strengths and weaknesses.

Physical demands Help - Physical Demands

  • Standing
  • Keeping or regaining balance
  • Making repetitive motions
  • Handling material manually
  • Walking and running
  • Bending or twisting the body

Physical demands

Physical demands are the physical activities that the job requires the worker to do. Physical demands are selected according to the likeliness that workers will have to perform them for at least half of the time they spend at work.

Workplaces and employers

Here are the typical workplaces where Athletes are employed and some of their main characteristics:

  • Professional athletic team organizations
  • Self-employment

Work environment Help - Physical Work Environment

  • Indoors, environmentally controlled
  • Specialized safety equipment
  • Outside, exposed to weather
  • Extreme temperatures
  • Hazardous conditions
  • Sound and noise
  • Skin injury
  • Standard safety equipment

Physical proximity from others Help - Physical proximity from others

  • Physically touching or very close

Work environment

The work environment refers to the physical setting in which people work. The characteristics and conditions of the work environment are selected according to the likeliness that workers will be exposed to them at least once a week.

Physical proximity from others

Physical proximity from others refers to the physical distance between individuals in the workplace. The likeliness that the job requires to perform tasks while being physically close to other people is rated on a scale with 3 levels: "Somewhat close", "Close" and "Very close".

Related job titles

Here are some other related job titles that are found in the same occupational category (NOC 53200), and a list of similar occupations:

  • athlete
  • baseball player
  • boxer
  • figure skater
  • football player
  • golfer
  • harness race driver
  • hockey player
  • jockey
  • professional athlete
  • skier
  • sprinter
  • track athlete

Similar occupations Help - Similar occupations

Similar occupations

This section lists other occupations that are part of the same broad occupational category as Athletes in the National Occupational Classification (NOC). These occupations involve similar core qualifications but involve different responsibilities. To see more similar occupations, use the Job Transition Tool.

Sources Occupational and Skills Information System & National Occupational Classification

Labour Market Information Survey
Date modified: