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Sports-related employment in US up 13%

August 28, 2014

Jobs in sports-related industries in the U.S. rose 12.6 percent between 2014 and 2010 while the overall national job market grew by just 5.5 percent, according to research released today by CareerBuilder and EMSI.

Several occupations experienced double-digit employment growth in sports-related industries. Meeting, convention and event planners led with an increase of 39 percent, followed by concierges at 37 percent.

Among cities with national football teams, Pittsburgh experienced the highest percentage growth in all sports-related jobs with 5,660 sports jobs in 2014, up 56 percent since 2010. Miami had the highest number of sports-related jobs at 13,853, up 21 percent since 2010.