Entry-Level Positions for Aspiring Performance Data Analysts at Boston Bruins
Entry-level opportunities in sports analytics for undergraduates include "strength conditioning internships," readily found on job boards like LinkedIn or through organizations such as the NSCA; the field is also seeing a rise in sports science and analytics internships, providing ample starting points for a career like Peter's.
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Job Title
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Peter Nelson
Performance Data Analyst
Boston Bruins
Pennsylvania State University
N/A
Biology & Related Sciences
Sports & Fitness
Data and Analytics
None Applicable
Video Highlights
1. Entry-level positions in sports science and analytics are becoming more common.
2. Internships in strength conditioning are abundant, available at colleges and professional organizations.
3. Job boards like NSCA, LinkedIn, and Indeed.com can be used to find entry-level positions in this field.
Transcript
Q10: Entry-level positions
What entry-level positions are there in this field that an undergraduate college student might consider?
There's no shortage of strength conditioning internships, whether at colleges or, less commonly, with professional organizations. Those are quite abundant.
On the sports science and analytics side of things, those positions are becoming more common. So that's a great place to start. You can find job boards for that. The NSCA is one of the better ones, or you can check LinkedIn or indeed.com.