Athletic Trainer
Duties and Responsibilities:
Athletic trainers work with athletic
teams, athletes coaches, and sport medicine physicians. They help develop
training programs to prevent injuries as well as rehabilitation programs for
the injured. They treat injured athletes under the direction of team or sports
medicine physicians. Before athletics events they will bandage, wrap, and affix
braces to prevent injuries they work on the muscle of athletes before and after
events. In addition they may set up nutritional diets and meals for athletes in
training. Athlete trainers will also advise on protective gear and on training equipment.
Athletic trainers work for sports
teams, schools, colleges, clinics, health clubs, corporations, and hospitals.
Average salary: $25,000 - $35,000
Educational Requirement:
Students Should take challenging
science, math, and English courses in high school.
To be a certified athletic trainer,
students must complete an educational program that includes 1,500 hours of
supervised clinical experience. Most programs result in a bachelor’s degree
from a college with an emphasis in physical education.
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