Becoming a Sports Director via Online Education?

At the very least, online education can help you lay a foundation and/or open up alternate career paths. Liberty University Online, one of the highest ranking online schools, is a US school (accredited) offering sports management courses to train individuals to become top-notch sports managers, football coaches, basketball coaches, sports directors, golf course superintendents, etc. Currently, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics there are 5,820 people employed as broadcast news analysts alone in America, and their average annual salary is $67,990. Colleges and universities like Liberty University Online that provide online education are successfully launching workers into this field.

Sports Director Salary Information

Category: Broadcast news analysts

Total # Employed in the US 5,820
Average Hourly Wage: $32.69/hr
Hourly Wage Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$11.92 $15.59 $24.23 $39.02 $66.68
Average Yearly Salary $67,990
Yearly Salary Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$24,790 $32,430 $50,400 $81,170 $138,690
Employment Demographics
% OF WORKERS WITH
< High School Diploma High School Diploma Some College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Master Degree Doctoral Degree
0.2% 3.2% 9.8% 3.6% 59.8% 21.1% 2.3%
Broadcast news analysts — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
STATEAverage Hourly WageAverage Annual Salary
Hawaii $52.16/hr $108,500
Connecticut $47.32/hr $98,420
Wisconsin $40.8/hr $84,860
Kansas $38.96/hr $81,030
Wyoming $38.49/hr $80,060
Idaho $37.42/hr $77,840
South Carolina $35.51/hr $73,860
South Dakota $34.39/hr $71,530
Oklahoma $34.08/hr $70,880
North Dakota $34.08/hr $70,900
New York $33.92/hr $70,550
Florida $32.16/hr $66,890
Mississippi $31.61/hr $65,760
Nevada $31.19/hr $64,880
Tennessee $30.96/hr $64,390
Kentucky $30.34/hr $63,100
Alabama $30.03/hr $62,450
Louisiana $29.98/hr $62,350
Massachusetts $28.97/hr $60,260
Arkansas $28.69/hr $59,680
Washington $28.05/hr $58,340
New Jersey $27.62/hr $57,450
New Hampshire $27.07/hr $56,300
Delaware $26.85/hr $55,850
Montana $26.73/hr $55,600
Oregon $26.39/hr $54,900
Utah $26.31/hr $54,730
Nebraska $25.1/hr $52,220
California $23.49/hr $48,870
Iowa $22.09/hr $45,940
New Mexico $21.87/hr $45,500
West Virginia $19.19/hr $39,920
Maryland $16.95/hr $35,250


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