Sports Management Jobs and MBA Programs in District of Columbia

Agents represent and promote artists, performers, and athletes to prospective employers and handle contract negotiation and other business matters for clients.

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Nationally, their income is $39 hourly or $81,000 per year on average.

D.C. is the state capital. In 2008, the total number of jobs was 814,340 and the average annual income in District of Columbia was $66,316, which is up from $64,040 the previous year. In District of Columbia, the unemployment rate went up by 3.6 percentage points to 10.2 percent in 2009 from the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 39.1 percent, which is above the national average.

Technical services, technical services, other services (except public administration) and similar organizations are the top employing fields in District of Columbia.

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.