Athletic Trainer
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Duties and
Responsibilities:
Athletic
trainer 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 sport medicine physicians. Before athletic events they
will bandage, wrap and affix braces to prevent injuries. They work on the muscles
of athletes before and after events. In addition, they may set up nutritional
diets and meals for athletes in training. Athletic trainers will also advise on
protective gear on training equipment.
Athletic
trainers work for sports teams, schools, colleges, clinic, health club,
corporations, and hospitals.
Average salary:
$25,000-$35,000
Educational
Requirements:
Students
should take challenging science, math, and English courses in high school.
To be
certified athletic trainer, students must complete an educational program the
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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