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Job 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.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-9091.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 47,880.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 0.00
- Currently, there are 24,130 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Athletic Trainers”.
Also Known As…
- Athletic Trainers
- Sports Medicine Coordinator
- Resident Athletic Trainer
- Head Athletic Trainer/Strength Coach
- Head Athletic Trainer
- Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer
- Clinical Instructor
- Certified Athletic Trainer
- Athletic Trainer
- Athletic Instructor
- Assistant Athletic Trainer
- Sports Trainer
- Sports Medicine Trainer
- Sports Athletic Trainer
- Physical Trainer
- Clinical Athletic Instructor
Tasks for “Fitness Specialist”
- Perform general administrative tasks, such as keeping records or writing reports.
- Advise athletes on the proper use of equipment.
- Instruct coaches, athletes, parents, medical personnel, or community members in the care and prevention of athletic injuries.
- Collaborate with physicians to develop and implement comprehensive rehabilitation programs for athletic injuries.
- Perform team support duties, such as running errands, maintaining equipment, or stocking supplies.
- Travel with athletic teams to be available at sporting events.
- Plan or implement comprehensive athletic injury or illness prevention programs.
- Care for athletic injuries, using physical therapy equipment, techniques, or medication.
- Apply protective or injury preventive devices, such as tape, bandages, or braces, to body parts, such as ankles, fingers, or wrists.
- File athlete insurance claims and communicate with insurance providers.
- Conduct research or provide instruction on subject matter related to athletic training or sports medicine.
- Accompany injured athletes to hospitals.
- Evaluate athletes' readiness to play and provide participation clearances when necessary and warranted.
- 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.
- Massage body parts to relieve soreness, strains, or bruises.
- Teach sports medicine courses to athletic training students.
- Inspect playing fields to locate any items that could injure players.
- Develop training programs or routines designed to improve athletic performance.
- Confer with coaches to select protective equipment.
- Lead stretching exercises for team members prior to games or practices.
- Assess and report the progress of recovering athletes to coaches or physicians.
- Recommend special diets to improve athletes' health, increase their stamina, or alter their weight.
Related Technology & Tools
- Lumbar traction units
- Upper extremity braces
- Spinal immobilization equipment
- Weight machines
- Neck braces
- Traction splints
- Rowing machines
- Goniometers
- Muscle strength dynamometers
- Walking canes
- Mouth guards
- Body-fat calipers
- Desktop computers
- Air splints
- Parallel bars
- Biofeedback equipment
- Exercise bicycles
- Emergency response stretchers
- Exercise tubing
- One-way valve pocket masks
- Free weights
- Oxygen administration equipment
- Sling psychrometers
- Medical scales
- Elliptical trainers
- Exercise bands
- Crutches
- Laptop computers
- Medical examination protective gloves
- Therapeutic ultrasound equipment
- Cold therapy equipment
- Personal computers
- Cervical traction units
- Automated external defibrillators AED
- Sports helmets
- Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation TENS equipment
- Therapeutic paraffin baths
- Automated blood pressure cuffs
- Swiss exercise balls
- Whirlpool therapy baths
- Pulse oximeters
- Two way radios
- Exercise treadmills
- Stair climbing machines
- Vacuum splints
- Hydrocollator heating units
- Fixed splints
- Lower extremity braces
- Face shields
- Knee immobilizers
- Heat therapy equipment
- Tilt tables
- Premier Software Simtrak Mobility
- Digital Coach AthleticTrainer
- Keffer Development Services Athletic Trainer System ATS
- Microsoft Excel
- Scheduling software
- Injury tracking software
- Email software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Word
- ImPACT
- Spreadsheet software
- Word processing software
- Web browser software
- Database software
- BioEx Systems Exercise Pro
- Microsoft Office