An athletic trainer is a health professional that specializes in injuries occurring from physical activities (sports). They are trained in preventing, recognizing, rehabilitating, and managing injuries that occur in athletes. Athletic trainers can help avoid unnecessary medical treatment. Athletic trainers are not limited to sports teams or schools, they can work in schools, physician clinics, hospitals and manufacturing plants. For example, an injured high school or college athlete can see their school or team’s athletic trainer if their injury is not severe enough to need to go to the doctor or hospital. Also, the athlete could first see the trainer to determine whether or not they need to seek additional medical attention. The minimum
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As a new athletic trainer you may not get a job with your favorite sports team. Athletic trainers gain experience with high school or college sports teams or at hospitals. After establishing your name and getting experience it is a more opportune time to advance your career. Salaries for this profession range from $35,000-75,000 a year. High school/youth sports athletic trainers make on average from $42,000-46,000. Higher salaries are earned when working with professional teams or in government settings. Mental requirements include active listening, time management, reading comprehension, judgement and decision making, confidentiality and communication skills. Physical requirements are being prepared to transport an injured athlete off the field or court, carrying heavy objects (water containers, medical kits, AEDs, etc), being able to reach an injured athlete in a reasonable amount of time, and assisting in lifting an injured athlete. An athletic trainer must complete a full physical examination before getting a …show more content…
Their work environment depends on who they work with. An athletic trainer for a sports team may work outside on fields or inside on courts or in arenas. Some work in an office or inside. Athletic trainers frequently interact with others and usually have a lot of physical activity in their work such as running, standing for long periods of time, kneeling, crawling, or crouching. Hours involved depend on the work setting, an athletic trainer in non-sports settings usually work 40-50 hours per week. An athletic trainer for a team has a changing schedule, they must be present at practices and games but both could change at any minute or be scheduled on a weekend. Also athletic trainers have a lot of traveling involved in their job if they are associated with a sports
As a new athletic trainer you may not get a job with your favorite sports team. Athletic trainers gain experience with high school or college sports teams or at hospitals. After establishing your name and getting experience it is a more opportune time to advance your career. Salaries for this profession range from $35,000-75,000 a year. High school/youth sports athletic trainers make on average from $42,000-46,000. Higher salaries are earned when working with professional teams or in government settings. Mental requirements include active listening, time management, reading comprehension, judgement and decision making, confidentiality and communication skills. Physical requirements are being prepared to transport an injured athlete off the field or court, carrying heavy objects (water containers, medical kits, AEDs, etc), being able to reach an injured athlete in a reasonable amount of time, and assisting in lifting an injured athlete. An athletic trainer must complete a full physical examination before getting a …show more content…
Their work environment depends on who they work with. An athletic trainer for a sports team may work outside on fields or inside on courts or in arenas. Some work in an office or inside. Athletic trainers frequently interact with others and usually have a lot of physical activity in their work such as running, standing for long periods of time, kneeling, crawling, or crouching. Hours involved depend on the work setting, an athletic trainer in non-sports settings usually work 40-50 hours per week. An athletic trainer for a team has a changing schedule, they must be present at practices and games but both could change at any minute or be scheduled on a weekend. Also athletic trainers have a lot of traveling involved in their job if they are associated with a sports