Athletic Trainers — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$62,520
United States, 2025
Employment
30,500
United States, 2025
Typical education
Master's Degree
Job Zone 5
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Evaluate and treat musculoskeletal injuries or illnesses. Provide preventive, therapeutic, emergency, and rehabilitative care.
- O*NET code
- 29-9091.00
- Job zone
- 5
- Experience required
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Typical tasks
- 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.
- Assess and report the progress of recovering athletes to coaches or physicians.
- Care for athletic injuries, using physical therapy equipment, techniques, or medication.
- Evaluate athletes' readiness to play and provide participation clearances when necessary and warranted.
- Perform general administrative tasks, such as keeping records or writing reports.
- Clean and sanitize athletic training rooms.
- Instruct coaches, athletes, parents, medical personnel, or community members in the care and prevention of athletic injuries.
- Apply protective or injury preventive devices, such as tape, bandages, or braces, to body parts, such as ankles, fingers, or wrists.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$48,180
25th percentile
$55,130
75th percentile
$74,630
90th percentile
$88,760
Most important skills
- Active Listening4.0
- Critical Thinking3.9
- Monitoring3.9
- Speaking3.9
- Judgment and Decision Making3.9
- Social Perceptiveness3.8
- Reading Comprehension3.8
- Active Learning3.8
- Service Orientation3.6
- Instructing3.6
- Writing3.5
- Complex Problem Solving3.3
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 16 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
16
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Listening | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.9 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Monitoring | 3.9 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Speaking | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.8 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Active Learning | 3.8 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.9 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.8 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Writing | 3.5 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Instructing | 3.6 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Service Orientation | 3.6 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Learning Strategies | 3.1 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.3 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Time Management | 3.3 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Persuasion | 3.0 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Coordination | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.