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