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