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