Jobs / Healthcare / 29-9091.00
Athletic Trainers
Evaluate and treat musculoskeletal injuries or illnesses. Provide preventive, therapeutic, emergency, and rehabilitative care.
- US jobs
- 30,500
- Median wage
- $62,520 a year
- Job family
- Healthcare
Can agents do the work of athletic trainers?
We read the evidence for the whole job family, Healthcare: Some tasks (no change in 12 months)
Agents complete 20% or more of the tasks (or projects) on a direct benchmark.
Evidence: MedAgentBench, 69.7% of tasks completed.
0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark.
- 14%Advise others on healthcare or wellness issuesNot measured
- 11%Develop patient or client care or treatment plansNot measured
- 9%Escort othersNot measured
- 9%Analyze health or medical dataNot measured
- 6%Evaluate patient or client condition or treatment optionsNot measured
- 5%Train others on health or medical topicsNot measured
- 5%Confer with healthcare or other professionals about patient careNot measured
- 5%Clean tools, equipment, facilities, or work areasNot measured
Benchmarks for the job family
These cover work in healthcare, not always this occupation's tasks.
Direct evidence
Work benchmarks mapped primary to this family. They set the step when they report how many tasks agents complete.
Also relevant
These benchmarks cover part of this family's work, or have no result yet. They do not set its step.
Context only
These benchmarks span many occupations, or they test how agents behave. They give context but do not set the step.
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- 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.
- Assess and report the progress of recovering athletes to coaches or physicians.
- Care for athletic injuries, using physical therapy equipment, techniques, or medication.
- Evaluate athletes' readiness to play and provide participation clearances when necessary and warranted.
- Perform general administrative tasks, such as keeping records or writing reports.
- Clean and sanitize athletic training rooms.
- Instruct coaches, athletes, parents, medical personnel, or community members in the care and prevention of athletic injuries.
- 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.
- Travel with athletic teams to be available at sporting events.
- Plan or implement comprehensive athletic injury or illness prevention programs.
- Inspect playing fields to locate any items that could injure players.
Other job titles for this occupation (17)
Athletic Instructor · Athletic Lecturer · Athletic Trainer · Certified Athletic Trainer · Personal Trainer · Resident Athletic Trainer · Women's Athletic Trainer · Clinical Athletic Instructor · Clinical Athletic Trainer · Fitness Specialist · Licensed Athletic Trainer · On-Site Industrial Athletic Trainer · Outreach Athletic Trainer · Physical Trainer · Sports Athletic Trainer · Sports Medicine Trainer · Sports Trainer