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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”
- 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.
- Conduct research or provide instruction on subject matter related to athletic training or sports medicine.
- Care for athletic injuries, using physical therapy equipment, techniques, or medication.
- Develop training programs or routines designed to improve athletic performance.
- Apply protective or injury preventive devices, such as tape, bandages, or braces, to body parts, such as ankles, fingers, or wrists.
- Recommend special diets to improve athletes' health, increase their stamina, or alter their weight.
- Assess and report the progress of recovering athletes to coaches or physicians.
- Confer with coaches to select protective equipment.
- Plan or implement comprehensive athletic injury or illness prevention programs.
- File athlete insurance claims and communicate with insurance providers.
- 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.
- Collaborate with physicians to develop and implement comprehensive rehabilitation programs for athletic injuries.
- Lead stretching exercises for team members prior to games or practices.
- Accompany injured athletes to hospitals.
- Evaluate athletes' readiness to play and provide participation clearances when necessary and warranted.
- Perform team support duties, such as running errands, maintaining equipment, or stocking supplies.
- Travel with athletic teams to be available at sporting events.
- Perform general administrative tasks, such as keeping records or writing reports.
Related Technology & Tools
- Heat therapy equipment
- Exercise bicycles
- Goniometers
- Pulse oximeters
- Medical scales
- Automated external defibrillators AED
- Body-fat calipers
- Elliptical trainers
- Walking canes
- Air splints
- Tilt tables
- Oxygen administration equipment
- Exercise treadmills
- Cervical traction units
- Hydrocollator heating units
- Therapeutic ultrasound equipment
- Mouth guards
- Whirlpool therapy baths
- Face shields
- Weight machines
- Exercise bands
- Cold therapy equipment
- Automated blood pressure cuffs
- Two way radios
- Fixed splints
- Traction splints
- Rowing machines
- Personal computers
- Lower extremity braces
- Stair climbing machines
- Exercise tubing
- Knee immobilizers
- Muscle strength dynamometers
- Sling psychrometers
- Biofeedback equipment
- Emergency response stretchers
- One-way valve pocket masks
- Lumbar traction units
- Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation TENS equipment
- Swiss exercise balls
- Parallel bars
- Laptop computers
- Free weights
- Upper extremity braces
- Desktop computers
- Crutches
- Therapeutic paraffin baths
- Vacuum splints
- Sports helmets
- Medical examination protective gloves
- Spinal immobilization equipment
- Neck braces
- Email software
- Microsoft Excel
- Digital Coach AthleticTrainer
- Microsoft Office
- Injury tracking software
- Database software
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- ImPACT
- Word processing software
- Premier Software Simtrak Mobility
- Scheduling software
- Keffer Development Services Athletic Trainer System ATS
- Microsoft Word
- BioEx Systems Exercise Pro
- Web browser software
- Spreadsheet software