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What are the different roles available in sports and leisure activities?
At the end of 2024 the sports and fitness sector employed about 189,600 people in the United Kingdom (UK). About 67,000 of those are employed as fitness instructors within the sector.
Look at the graphs below to see trends of employment within the sports and fitness sector. Please note that the graphs below are from an external source.
Find more statistics at Statista
Based on the most recent Economic Importance of Sport in Wales Report, approximately 30,000 people were employed in the sports and fitness sector in Wales, which made around 2% of employment in Wales at the time.
Here are some examples of the different types of jobs within the sports and leisure sector:
- Personal trainer
- Fitness instructor
- Sport nutritionist
- Outdoor sport instructor
- Mountain bike instructor
- Mountain guide
- Sailing instructor
- Lifeguard
- Leisure centre manager
- Leisure centre assistant
- PE teacher
- Martial arts instructor
- Football coach
- Rugby coach
- Swimming teacher
- Sports development officer
- Events manager
Karen Saunders-Jones
Personal Trainer
Emyr Phillips
Scarlets Contact Skills and Scrum Coach
Elin Evans
Support Officer, Lampeter Wellbeing Centre
Idris Rhys Lloyd
Physical Instructor, Lampeter Wellbeing Centre
Nia Davies
Cymru Women’s U19 Head Coach
Rhodri Lewis
Sports Lecturer, Coleg Sir Gâr
Erin Allen Jones
Activities Instructor, Glan-Llyn Residential Centre
Sion Lloyd Morris
Activities Instructor, Glan-Llyn Residential Centre
Lili Mai Jones
Football Player, Wrecsam
Tomi Roberts Jones
Para-athlete