Athletic Training Major
Career Information
Typical Job Titles
- High School Athletic Trainer
- Sports Physical Therapist*
- Strength & Conditioning
Coach
- Team Physician*
- Massage Therapist
- Assistant Athletic Trainer
- Fitness Consultant
- Personal Trainer
- Fitness Instructor
- University Athletic Trainer
- Teacher/Coach
- Sports Club & Resort Mgr
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- Aerobics Instructor
- Sports Dietician*
- Athletic Trainer
- Manager of Athletes
- Sports Instructors
- Fitness Center Coordinator
- Cardiovascular Technician
- Patient Care Representative
- Fitness Consultant
- Personal Trainer
- Physical Therapy Aide
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*Denotes need for additional education
Typical Places of Employment
- Public and private secondary
schools
- Colleges and Universities
- Professional Sports
- Sports Medicine Clinics
- Hospitals
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- Corporate health programs
- Clinical and industrial
health care programs
- Athletic training curriculum
programs
- Physical Therapy Clinics
- Physicians Office
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Typical Work Activities And Behaviors
The athletic trainer plays a unique and important role in the health care
system of the 90's preventing, recognizing, managing and rehabilitating sports
injuries. In this role, the athletic trainer can help the physically active
avoid unnecessary medical treatment and disruption of normal daily activities.
Athletic training is recognized by the American Medical Association as an
allied health care profession. Specifically, the athletic trainer specializes in
five practice areas or domains:
- Prevention of athletic injuries
- Recognition, evaluation and immediate care of athletic
injuries
- Rehabilitation and reconditioning of athletic injuries
- Health care administration
- Education and counseling
As part of a complete health care team, the athletic trainer works under the
direction of a licensed physician and in cooperation with other health care
workers, athletic administrators, coaches and parents. The athletic trainer gets
to know each person individually and can therefore treat the injury
appropriately.
An athletic trainer's day may, for example, include these tasks:
- Preparing athletes for practice or competition including
taping, bandaging, wrapping and bracing.
- Evaluating injuries to decide if the physically active
individual needs further medical treatment.
- Developing conditioning and injury rehabilitation programs.
These duties require extensive knowledge and strong decision making skills,
obtained through the athletic trainer's experience and education.
Additional Info in Career Services
These publications must be used in the "Browsing" Library of Career Services.
There are also many brochures and magazines such as Resume Writing, Interviewing
and Job Choices that you may take with you.
Books include:
- Athletic Trainer
- Careers in Health Care
- Careers in Focus: Sports
- Opportunities in Sports and Fitness Careers
To see a complete list of career books located at the Career
Services Office click
here.
Brochures include:
- Certified Athletic Trainers: Unique Health Care Providers
- Minimizing the Risk of Injury
- The ATC as Physician Extender
- Athletic Training Career Information
- The Certified Athletic Trainer
Alumni Resources
(Listed below are examples of SU Alumni and their Jobs in this major-For more
alumni resources, go to
Mentor Network)
| ALUMNI NAME |
GRAD DATE |
CURRENT JOB
|
ORGANIZATION |
| Melissa Meininger |
1992 |
Independent Lifestyle Consultant |
Self Employed |
| Kevin Dart |
1985 |
Executive Director, Ticket Operations |
New York Yankees |
| Scott Stansbury |
2003 |
Athletic Trainer |
University of Notre Dame |
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