Healthcare
Athletic Trainers
Evaluate and treat musculoskeletal injuries or illnesses. Provide preventive, therapeutic, emergency, and rehabilitative care.
Median salary (BLS)
$62,520
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$48k – $89k
Job outlook
+11% (faster than average)
AI exposure
Early-career check: graduates of the matching programs below typically earn $93,000 ten years after starting college — an early-career figure, vs. the all-experience BLS median above. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard.
Plan a path to Athletic Trainers
Education
Typical entry: Master's degree
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Junior Athletic Trainers
Entry / Junior
$48,180
~2 yrs to advance
Athletic Trainers
Established
$62,520
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Athletic Trainers
Senior
$75,640
Key skills
A typical day
- •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.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Healthcare
Explore all- Johns Hopkins University7% admit · $93,000 grad pay
- Harvard University4% admit · $119,000 grad pay
- University of Michigan18% admit · $87,000 grad pay
- Duke University6% admit · $105,000 grad pay
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill19% admit · $73,000 grad pay
Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.