With the United States hosting so many diverse sporting events in the upcoming months, why not apply now for a summer sports job. You can find a part time job working in the sports industry, whether you work at the stadium, in the marketing arena, with the team, assist the health and fitness instructors, work in hospitality, or even in the broadcasting side of things. You can easily further your sports career by finding a summer job to see how you like the industry, and to learn more about it. Here are some of the events to look forward to:

Red Bull US Grand Prix – Moto GP

This event is taking place on the 5th July at Laguna Seca in California with various auctions and warm up races in the days before. There are all kinds of jobs you can expect here including working at the events before the race, at the actual race, in broadcasting, and post race.

Nascar 2009

The Nascar Series is underway with the next race at Loudon on the 28th June and followed by the famous Daytona to take place on the 4th July. Each race is held in a different location meaning that jobs are always available at the tracks, working for the driving teams, and at various sporting events leading up to each race.

MBA All Star Game

The MBA All Star is held on the 14th July 2009 in St Louis, Missouri, with plenty of sporting jobs options for you if you live in this area. With tons of charity races and a fan fare of events and activities for everyone, you are bound to come across a number of job openings for the period leading up to and including the All Star game.

NBA Summer League

Taking place from the 10th to the 19th July, the NBA Summer League held in Las Vegas is the perfect way to get into the basketball arena if you are an undrafted free agent, or rookie player. There are various other sports careers that you can gain from this event, and with 21 teams this year, you have a great chance of working for a team in marketing, PR, health and fitness, and more.

Other events to look out for later in the year where you can find sports jobs are the Junior Olympic Games in Iowa, the 2009 State Games of America in Colorado, the US Open Tennis Championship in New York, the start of the NFL Season, the New York City Marathon, MLS Soccer Cup in Washington, and more. For advice about a sports career and to search for current sports jobs, be sure to visit Sports Career Finder.