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Sports Management Jobs and MBA Programs in Alabama
Agents represent and promote artists, performers, and athletes to prospective employers and handle contract negotiation and other business matters for clients.
Alabama photo by Melinda Shelton
Nationally, their income is $39 hourly or $81,000 per year on average.
Also known as the Heart of Dixie, Alabama has a population of 4,708,708. It's population has increased 5.9 percent over the last 10 years. The state capital is Montgomery. There were 2,640,717 total jobs in 2008 and workers in Alabama earned more than the previous year with an average annual income of $33,655, up from $32,803. The unemployment rate in Alabama was 10.1 percent in 2009. It went up by 4.9 percentage points since the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 19.0 percent. This is under the national average.
The top employing fields in Alabama include manufacturing magnetic media, asphalt shingle materials manufacturing, perishable prepared food manufacturing and ornamental metal work manufacturing.
While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, Alabama is the only state with all major natural resources needed to make iron and steel. It is also the largest supplier of cast-iron and steel pipe products.
Sports Management
Agents represent and promote artists, performers, and athletes to prospective employers and handle contract negotiation and other business matters for clients.
They regularly collect fees or other payments, in line with contract terms. They also arrange meetings concerning issues involving their clients.
They are required to respond to the actions of other and coordinate activities with them and speak clearly and communicate with others.
Agents should be able to listen to and understand others in meetings and read and understand documents and reports.
In order to be successful in the workplace, agents must be able to deal with stress and deal with situations calmly and be persistant in the face of problems and impediments.
