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Summary Description


	Evaluate and advise individuals to assist recovery from or avoid athletic-related injuries or illnesses, or maintain peak physical fitness. May provide first aid or emergency care.

Sample Job Titles

1.	Assistant Athletic Trainer

2.	Athletic Instructor

3.	Athletic Trainer

4.	Certified Athletic Trainer

5.	Clinical Athletic Instructor

6.	Clinical Instructor

7.	Fitness Specialist

8.	Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer

9.	Head Athletic Trainer

10.	Head Athletic Trainer/Strength Coach

11.	Physical Trainer

12.	Resident Athletic Trainer

13.	Sports Athletic Trainer

14.	Sports Medicine Coordinator

15.	Sports Medicine Trainer

16.	Sports Trainer

Job Tasks

	Evaluate athletes' readiness to play and provide participation clearances when necessary and warranted. Evaluate patient functioning, capabilities, or health. Analyze patient data to determine patient needs or treatment goals.

	Care for athletic injuries, using physical therapy equipment, techniques, or medication. Operate diagnostic or therapeutic medical instruments or equipment. Treat patients using physical therapy techniques.

	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. Analyze patient data to determine patient needs or treatment goals.

	Assess and report the progress of recovering athletes to coaches or physicians. Evaluate patient outcomes to determine effectiveness of treatments. Inform medical professionals regarding patient conditions and care.

	Perform general administrative tasks, such as keeping records or writing reports. Prepare reports summarizing patient diagnostic or care activities. Maintain medical facility records. Perform clerical work in medical settings.

	Apply protective or injury preventive devices, such as tape, bandages, or braces, to body parts, such as ankles, fingers, or wrists. Apply bandages, dressings, or splints.

	Plan or implement comprehensive athletic injury or illness prevention programs. Develop exercise or conditioning programs.

	Collaborate with physicians to develop and implement comprehensive rehabilitation programs for athletic injuries. Develop exercise or conditioning programs. Collaborate with healthcare professionals to plan or provide treatment.

	Advise athletes on the proper use of equipment. Advise athletes, coaches, or trainers on exercise regimens, nutrition, or equipment use.

	Travel with athletic teams to be available at sporting events.

	File athlete insurance claims and communicate with insurance providers. Process medical billing information.

	Instruct coaches, athletes, parents, medical personnel, or community members in the care and prevention of athletic injuries. Advise athletes, coaches, or trainers on exercise regimens, nutrition, or equipment use.

	Accompany injured athletes to hospitals.

	Inspect playing fields to locate any items that could injure players. Inspect work environments to ensure safety.

	Develop training programs or routines designed to improve athletic performance. Develop exercise or conditioning programs.

	Recommend special diets to improve athletes' health, increase their stamina, or alter their weight. Advise athletes, coaches, or trainers on exercise regimens, nutrition, or equipment use.

	Teach sports medicine courses to athletic training students. Train medical providers.

	Conduct research or provide instruction on subject matter related to athletic training or sports medicine. Conduct research to increase knowledge about medical issues. Train medical providers.

	Confer with coaches to select protective equipment. Consult with others regarding safe or healthy equipment or facilities.

	Massage body parts to relieve soreness, strains, or bruises. Treat patients using alternative medical procedures.

	Lead stretching exercises for team members prior to games or practices.

	Perform team support duties, such as running errands, maintaining equipment, or stocking supplies. Maintain medical equipment or instruments. Maintain inventory of medical supplies or equipment.

Work Activities

Importance	Work Activity

Assisting and Caring for Others — Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.

Documenting/Recording Information — Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.

Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.

Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.

Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events — Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.

Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.

Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge — Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.

Performing General Physical Activities — Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.

Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work — Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.

Performing Administrative Activities — Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork.

Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings — Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.

Handling and Moving Objects — Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.

Thinking Creatively — Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.

Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards — Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.

Interacting With Computers — Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.

Scheduling Work and Activities — Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.

Training and Teaching Others — Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.

Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People — Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.

Provide Consultation and Advice to Others — Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.

Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others — Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.

Communicating with Persons Outside Organization — Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.

Monitoring and Controlling Resources — Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money.

Coaching and Developing Others — Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.

Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material — Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.

Processing Information — Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.

Developing Objectives and Strategies — Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.

Developing and Building Teams — Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.

Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others — Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.

Analyzing Data or Information — Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.

Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates — Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.

Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others — Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.

Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information — Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.

Controlling Machines and Processes — Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).

Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment — Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.

Staffing Organizational Units — Recruiting, interviewing, selecting, hiring, and promoting employees in an organization.

Selling or Influencing Others — Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions.

Nature of the Work


	(Abstract from Career Articles)

	Athletic Trainers
	Athletic trainers specialize in preventing, diagnosing, and treating muscle and bone injuries and illnesses.

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Working Conditions


	(Abstract from Career Articles)

	Athletic Trainers
	Many athletic trainers work in educational settings, such as colleges, universities, elementary schools, and secondary schools. Others work in hospitals, fitness centers, or physicians' offices, or for professional sports teams.

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