Sporting Goods Sales Jobs Overview

Exercise walking is number one. According to a survey by the National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA), exercise walking has been the most popular activity since 1990. An estimated 90 million people use their feet to get fit.

Exercising with equipment is the second most popular activity, followed by swimming, camping and bowling. Weightlifting is the fastest growing fitness activity, up 35.4% last year,” NSGA Vice President of Information & Research Thomas B. Doyle said.

“Five of the top 14 activities in our survey are fitness related, and it shouldn’t be too many years before exercise walking becomes the nation’s first 100-million-participant activity.”

Team sports are continuing to grow too: Over six million people play tackle football in the U.S., according to the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association.

Find out how you can land a Sporting Goods career in wholesale and retail, and follow the Links we have here for the leaders and the organizations that are there to help you provide the best equipment for sports, athletics, exercise and recreation.

If you can land a job ‘repping’ for one or more sporting goods companies, then you’ll find the pay potential to be excellent. You clientele will range from retailers to teams and athletes. If you have been looking at sales rep jobs then definitely consider sporting goods. Read on!