Many sectors in current Western societies depend on both paid and unpaid labour, one being the sports sector, where both athlete millionaires and voluntary labour co-exist. Although unpaid labour may be determined as what makes the sports sector work, this sector is extensively expanding in paid labour, both professionalising and commercialising the field. Although the form of organised sport in Scandinavia differs from other countries in that it is primarily built on voluntary sports, mainly with a monopoly on competitive sports and substantial involvement from the governments, the two interlinked processes of professionalisation and commercialisation are increasingly present in this sector, even in a Scandinavian country like Sweden. This study aimed to explore how occupations and salaries in the Swedish sports sector are impacted by background factors such as educational level, gender and private/public sector. Existing data from official sources was used. Contributing to international research in the sociology of profession and sport, this project sheds light on what types of work render economic value in parts of the Swedish sports sector, simultaneously highlighting professional and educational value. The study shows that some types of labour count as work more than others; however, the existing data is insufficient. Owing to the sector's complexity and various ways of measuring labour, an overview of the many forms of employment and remuneration in this sector is challenging to form.