Evaluate, advise, and treat athletes to assist recovery from injury, avoid injury, or maintain peak physical fitness.
Significant Points
- Job prospects should be good in the health care industry; however, competition is expected for positions with sports teams.
- Long hours, sometimes including nights and weekends, are common.
- About one-third of athletic trainers work in the health care industry.
- About 7 out of 10 athletic trainers have a master's or higher degree.
National Outlook
| 2004 Total Employment | 14,000 |
| 2014 Expected Employment | 19,000 |
| Change (Percent) | 4,000 ( 29.3) |
| Total Openings | 7,000 |