Sports and leisure assistants
£25,029
Average salary
39 hours
Average weekly hours
18.79%
Unemployment rate
Definition: Sports and leisure assistants
*SOC Code (Standard Occupational Classification): 6211
Sports and leisure assistants, provide and maintain facilities for sporting and recreational activities and supervise their use, maintain the continuity of entertainment and social events, offer odds and accept bets on the result of sporting and other events, control gambling activities, work behind the scenes in production and broadcasting enterprises in a supporting role to ensure operations run smoothly.
Common tasks include:
- maintains sports and leisure equipment and prepares equipment for use
- supervises the use of swimming pools, gymnasium apparatus, fitness machines and other recreational equipment
- work in teams patrolling popular stretches of the coast, advising people when and where they can swim safely and making rescues when necessary
- maintains hygienic operation of swimming pools and associated facilities such as hot tubs, showers and changing areas
- carries clubs for golfers, advises on the layout and distance of golf courses and appropriate choice of golf club
- announces acts, makes introductions, proposes toasts and maintains the continuity of entertainment events and social functions
- assesses likely outcome of an event and establishes odds, accepts and records bets, issues receipts and pays out on winning bets
- controls the progress of games of cards, roulette and other gambling activities according to established rules
- provides support in production and broadcasting operations, such as helping set up and maintain the set, running errands, moving equipment, looking after guests, and transporting crew and cast between locations
Qualifications
There are no formal academic entry requirements, although some employers may require GCSEs/S grades. A variety of vocational qualifications are available in Sports and Recreation and Leisure and Tourism.
*Introduced in 1990, SOC is a multi-purpose common classification of occupations in UK. Jobs are defined in terms of skill level and skill content, including qualifications, training and work experience.
Employment status: Sports and leisure assistants
Regional employment: Sports and leisure assistants
Future employment: Sports and leisure assistants
Top 12 industries: Sports and leisure assistants
Alternative & related job titles: Sports and leisure assistants
Croupier Leisure attendant Lifeguard Runner (broadcasting) Sports assistant
Equality focus: Sports and leisure assistants
Breaking down the official government big data sources by gender, age and region. Hours and pay data based on full time equlivalent roles.
Breakdown by gender
£17,729
Female average annual salary
£35,979
Male average annual salary
38
Female average weekly hours
40
Male average weekly hours
Average pay per hour: Sports and leisure assistants
Workforce gender: Sports and leisure assistants
Breakdown by region
£29,721
Scotland - highest annual average salary
£21,900
West Midlands (England) - lowest annual average salary
42
East Midlands (England) - Highest average weekly hours
37
South West (England) - Lowest average weekly hours
Average pay per week (£): Sports and leisure assistants
Average weekly hours by UK region/nation: Sports and leisure assistants
Breakdown by age
20 years
Lowest annual salary (£9,386)
years
Highest annual salary (£0) at this age