Athletic Training - What to Do with this Major
Job Titles
| Assistant Athletic Trainer | College/University Athletic Trainer | Physician Extender |
| Athletic Trainer | High School Athletic Trainer | Professional Sports Athletic Trainer |
| Athletic Training Lab Technician | Industrial/Corporate Athletic Trainer | Rehabilitation Specialist |
| Athletic Training Program Director | Military Athletic Trainer | |
| Camp Athletic Trainer | Nascar Athletic Trainer |
Related Careers
| Exercise Physiologist | Fitness Instructor | Sports Nutritionist |
| Exercise Specialist | Health Instructor | Strength & Conditioning Specialist |
| Fitness Consultant | Medical Equipment Salesperson | Teacher |
Personal Characteristics to be Successful
| Agile | Firm | Persistent |
| Confident | Flexible | Persuasive nature |
| Coordinated | Good communication skills, written and oral | Responsible |
| Decisive | Humorous | Self-disciplined |
| Dedicated | Knowledge of basic first aid and CPR | Sensitive |
| Disciplined | Loyal | Strong |
| Empathetic | Motor skills | Tactful |
| Energetic | Organized | Thorough |
| Enthusiastic | Patient | Understanding |
Workplace Skills
Analyze/evaluate injuries and situations
Assist and
provide physical care
Assist people of all ages and ethnicity
Coordinate group and individual exercise
Implement
prescribed individualized treatment plans
Lead exercise
classes
Manage and supervise employees
Monitor and assess
progress
Motivate people
Observe
Operate modality
machines and other training equipment
Perceive
others'reactions, understanding and needs
Record, organize
and store information
Reduce stress in others
Shift
efficiently between two or more activities
Solve problems
Train/instruct others
Use multiple approaches when learning
or teaching new things
Utilize good judgment
Work
individually or in team
Sources:
Alvernia College, Career
Services Web site (visited July 2006):
http://www.alvernia.edu/careerservices/at/
Asbury College, Career Services Web site (visited July
2006):
http://www.asbury.edu/_CONTENT/ACADEMICS/MAJORS/exercisescience.pdf
CollegeBoard.com Web site (visited July 2006):
http://collegeboard.com/csearch/majors_careers/profiles/majors/100905.html
The University of Alabama, Career Center Web site (visited July
2006):
http://www.career.ua.edu/careerresources/handouts.asp?category=Majors
The University of Connecticut, Career Services Web site (visited
July 2006):
http://ww.career.uconn.edu/frame.php?studentssug.html
The University of North Carolina-Wilmington, Career Services
(What can I do with a major in...) Web site (visited July 2006):
http://www.uncwil.edu/stuaff/career/Majors/index.htm
Johnson County Community College Web site (visited November
2007):
http://www.jccc.com
