Have you ever thought about a career as an athletic trainer? Here are some facts and statistics about the job.
Athletic Training Fact List (Pay)
Athletic trainers employed by a:
-college or university have an average salary of $29,942 - $41,303.
-school or school district have an average salary of $30,678 - $47,971.
-company have an average salary of $32,301 - $42,113.
-hospital have an average salary of $32,562 - $41,094.
-private practice or firm have an average salary of $31,956 - $41,597
-team have an average salary of $29,833 - $58,958
-organization have an average salary of $29,310 - $36,270.
Athletic trainers employed on contract have an average salary of $30,645 - $40,805.
Athletic trainers employed by the government have an average salary of $34,392 - 50,395.
Athletic trainers who are self employed have an average salary of $33,573 - $60,505.
Athletic trainers employed by a franchise have an average salary of $25,000 - $40,000.
Athletic trainers employed by a Non-profit organization have an average salary of $31,000 - $42,800
Athletic Training Fact List (Others)
Athletic trainers in New York make more money then trainers in any other cities in the United States with a median pay of $36,000 - $68,000.
Typically athletic trainers start at a salary around $25,000. After 15+ years of experience, pay median goes all the way up to $50,000.
In order to become an athletic trainer, educational requirements are a 4 year degree along with NATA certification.
A team athletic trainer gets all the benefits of paid travel with the team.
Common courses needed to be an athletic trainer include: medicine, customer service, therapy, counseling, clerical, biology, psychology, management, english, and educational instruction.
The outlook for future careers in athletic training is predicted to be very good.
An athletic trainer must be licensed by the Independent Board of Certification, Athletic division. (BOC)
Some high value athletic trainers (trainers for professional athletes and olympic athletes) make salary highly above the normal range.
A degree in physical training is closely related to degrees in physical, occupational, speech, language and other therapists.
Athletic Training As a Job
Anyone who has a love for sports and athletics and wants to work around athletes would be a great candidate for a physical trainer job. Take a look at the above facts and see if any of them spark your interest. If it is a job that you are seriously interested in, many local sports trainers will allow you to do a job shadowing with them, where you can see how things are like on a daily basis.
