Job Title	Professional Athlete
Job Description	A Professional Athlete participates in professional competitive athletic events to entertain the audience. He or she exercises and practices under direction of a professional coach. He or she may speak, as representative of team or professional sports club, to groups involved in activities, such as sports clinics and fundraisers.
Average Pay	$62,960
Educational Requirements	Athletes usually begin competing in their sports while in elementary or middle school and continue through high school and often college. They play in amateur tournaments and on high school and college teams, where the best attract the attention of professional scouts. Most schools require that participating athletes maintain specific academic standards to remain eligible to play. Athletes who seek to compete professionally must have extraordinary talent, desire, and dedication to training.
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