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