Sports Management Jobs and MBA Programs in Nevada

Nevada is a great place to settle for agents as there are many educational and employment prospects. In Nevada, there are currently 150 jobs for agents and this is projected to grow by 60 percent to 350 jobs by 2016. This is better than the national trend for agents, which sees the job pool growing at about 22 percent over the next 10 years. In general, 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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State figures show that agents in Nevada earn $43 per hour or $90,000 per year on average. In the U.S. as a whole, their income is $39 hourly or $81,000 per year on average.

Nicknamed the Silver State, Nevada is home to 2,643,085 people. It has grown by 32.3 percent in the last 10 years. Carson City is the state capital. There were 1,638,004 total jobs in 2008 and workers in Nevada earned more than the previous year with an average annual income of $40,936, up from $40,930. The unemployment rate in Nevada was 11.8 percent in 2009. It went up by 5.1 percentage points since the previous year. The number of residents with a college degree is 18.2 percent. This is below the national average.

Accommodation services, accommodation, traveler accommodation and casino hotels are the top employing fields in Nevada.

While being known for many things, one of the most noteworthy, Nevada is the seventh largest state with 110,540 square miles, 85% of them federally owned including the secret Area 51 near the little town of Rachel. One of the unique tidbits about Nevada is Pershing County located in Cowboy Country features one of only two round courthouses in the United States.

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.