Athletic Trainer

• Recognise and evaluate injuries
• Provide first aid or emergency care
• Educate athletes on proper techniques in exercise
• Apply protective or injury-preventive devices such as braces and bandages
• Advise athletes on how to correctly use athletic equipment
• Assess and report the progress of recovering athletes to coaches and physicians
• Evaluate athletes’ readiness to play and provide clearances as appropriate
• Perform administrative tasks such as keeping records and writing reports

You’ll typically start as an assistant athletic trainer and, with experience, can move up to a head athletic trainer or athletic director position. You can also progress to a management role as a hospital administrator within a hospital, clinical department or private practice. Advancement into a sales or marketing position is also possible, selling medical and athletic equipment.