INTRODUCTION: THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO INVESTIGATE THE IMPACT OF SPORT TOURISM DEVELOPMENT ON DIRECT AND INDIRECT EMPLOYMENT.METHODOLOGY: THE METHOD OF THIS STUDY WAS DESCRIPTIVE SURVEY WITH A PRACTICAL PURPOSE. THE STATISTICAL POPULATION INCLUDED RESEARCHERS IN AREAS RELATED TO EMPLOYMENT AND TOURISM AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERTS IN THIS FIELD. SAMPLES WERE SELECTED THROUGH STRATIFIED RANDOM SAMPLING AND 334SAMPLES WERE CALCULATED AND SELECTED. THE MEASUREMENT TOOL IN THIS RESEARCH WAS RESEARCHER- DESIGNED QUESTIONER. THE FINAL QUESTIONNAIRE'S FACE VALIDITY WAS APPROVED BY EXPERTS. TO DETERMINE THE CONTENT VALIDITY WERE USED EXPLORATORY AND CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS. LINEAR REGRESSION AND STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELS (SEM) WERE INVESTIGATED TO ASSESS THE VARIABLES EFFECTS ON THE LATENT VARIABLES.RESULTS: THE COEFFICIENT OF DETERMINATION HAS BEEN REPORTED TO BE 0.08. THE RESULTS SHOWED THAT EACH FACTOR OF THE SPORTS TOURISM DEVELOPMENT HAS A ROLE IN CREATING JOBS DISCUSSION: DUE TO THE CAPABILITIES OF IRAN IN THE FIELD OF SPORTS TOURISM AND DESPITE THE HIGH PERCENTAGE OF JOB-SEEKERS, SPORTS TOURISM CAN BE USED AS A STRATEGY FOR JOB CREATION.