Athletic Trainers
Athletic Trainers
Bright Outlook
Career outlook for
Athletic Trainers
What's it like?
Evaluate and treat musculoskeletal injuries or illnesses. Provide preventive, therapeutic, emergency, and rehabilitative care.
Working conditions
Tasks
- Evaluate athletes’ readiness to play and provide participation clearances when necessary and warranted.
- Care for athletic injuries, using physical therapy equipment, techniques, or medication.
- Conduct an initial assessment of an athlete’s injury or illness to provide emergency or continued care and to determine whether they should be referred to physicians for definitive diagnosis and treatment.
Top Skills
- Active Listening.
- Critical Thinking.
- Judgment and Decision Making.
- Monitoring.
- Speaking.
Programs
Curricula, Methods of Teaching Physical Education.
Average Salary
7347/ Month