Occupations/29-9091.00
Athletic Trainers
Evaluate and treat musculoskeletal injuries or illnesses. Provide preventive, therapeutic, emergency, and rehabilitative care.
Usually a graduate or professional degree.
AI automation risk
18%
More resilient
Human characteristics
82%
Strong human-characteristic mix
Task orientation
57%
Mixed exposure
A day in this job
- Mostly human
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.
- Mostly routine
Perform general administrative tasks, such as keeping records or writing reports.
- Mostly human
Assess and report the progress of recovering athletes to coaches or physicians.
Split from the wording of these tasks, shown next to the occupation’s AI risk. It is not a separate score for each task, and it is not a forecast that the job disappears.
Core tasks
- 01Conduct 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.
- 02Assess and report the progress of recovering athletes to coaches or physicians.
- 03Care for athletic injuries, using physical therapy equipment, techniques, or medication.
- 04Evaluate athletes' readiness to play and provide participation clearances when necessary and warranted.
- 05Perform general administrative tasks, such as keeping records or writing reports.
- 06Clean and sanitize athletic training rooms.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks3.63
- Degree of automation2.14
- Time sitting2.61
- Originality (ability)3.12
- Conflict situations3.59
- Hands-on objects/tools2.98
- Outdoors / weather4.18
- Disease exposure3.87
- Decision freedom4.43
Top abilities
- Problem Sensitivity4.12
- Oral Expression4.00
- Written Comprehension3.88
- Speech Recognition3.88
- Speech Clarity3.88
- Written Expression3.75
- Information Ordering3.75
- Inductive Reasoning3.75
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension3.75
- Active Listening4.00
- Writing3.50
- Speaking3.88
- Mathematics2.12
- Science2.38
- Critical Thinking3.88
- Active Learning3.75
- Learning Strategies3.12
- Monitoring3.88
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
12 of 78 shown
Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL · Public | Physical Fitness Technician 31.0507 | $11,900 | 80% | 73% | 1 yr $76,460 2 yr — Doctoral · CIP 31.05 |
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Physical Fitness Technician 31.0507 | $68,200 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $63,005 2 yr $57,318 Master's · CIP 31.05 |
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL · Public | Physical Fitness Technician 31.0507 | $17,500 | 45% | 85% | 1 yr $58,673 2 yr — Doctoral · CIP 31.05 |
Northern Virginia Community College Annandale, VA · Public | Athletic Training/Trainer 51.0913 | $5,700 | 100% | 35% | 1 yr $57,499 2 yr $57,657 Associate · CIP 51.09 |
University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA · Public | Physical Fitness Technician 31.0507 | $17,400 | 64% | 83% | 1 yr $52,733 2 yr — Master's · CIP 31.05 |
Oregon State University Corvallis, OR · Public | Physical Fitness Technician 31.0507 | $13,200 | 83% | 68% | 1 yr $51,482 2 yr — Master's · CIP 31.05 |
Miami Dade College Miami, FL · Public | Athletic Training/Trainer 51.0913 | $2,900 | 100% | 41% | 1 yr $50,320 2 yr $54,435 Certificate · CIP 51.09 |
Georgetown University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit | Physical Fitness Technician 31.0507 | $65,400 | 12% | 95% | 1 yr $49,784 2 yr $50,856 Master's · CIP 31.05 |
Lincoln College of Technology-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN · Private for-profit | Physical Fitness Technician 31.0507 | $18,600 | 100% | 64% | 1 yr $48,667 2 yr $45,383 Master's · CIP 31.05 |
San Jose State University San Jose, CA · Public | Physical Fitness Technician 31.0507 | $8,200 | 77% | 71% | 1 yr $48,432 2 yr $49,058 Master's · CIP 31.05 |
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College Chicago, IL · Public | Physical Fitness Technician 31.0507 | $4,600 | 100% | 27% | 1 yr $47,846 2 yr $49,423 Master's · CIP 31.05 |
Century College White Bear Lake, MN · Public | Athletic Training/Trainer 51.0913 | $6,000 | 100% | 31% | 1 yr $47,260 2 yr $47,963 Associate · CIP 51.09 |