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- "Athletic Trainer"

	Evaluate, advise, and treat athletes to assist recovery from injury, avoid injury, or maintain peak physical fitness.
	Holland / RIASEC Career Code: S-R-E SOC: 29-9091.00

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Job Tasks for: "Athletic Trainer"

Conduct an initial assessment of an athlete's injury or illness in order to provide emergency or continued care, and to determine whether they should be referred to physicians for definitive diagnosis and treatment.

Care for athletic injuries using physical therapy equipment, techniques, and medication.

Evaluate athletes' readiness to play, and provide participation clearances when necessary and warranted.

Apply protective or injury preventive devices such as tape, bandages, or braces to body parts such as ankles, fingers, or wrists.

Assess and report the progress of recovering athletes to coaches and physicians.

Collaborate with physicians in order to develop and implement comprehensive rehabilitation programs for athletic injuries.

Advise athletes on the proper use of equipment.

Plan and implement comprehensive athletic injury and illness prevention programs.

Develop training programs and routines designed to improve athletic performance.

Travel with athletic teams in order to be available at sporting events.

Instruct coaches, athletes, parents, medical personnel, and community members in the care and prevention of athletic injuries.

Inspect playing fields in order to locate any items that could injure players.

Conduct research and provide instruction on subject matter related to athletic training or sports medicine.

Recommend special diets in order to improve athletes' health, increase their stamina, and/or alter their weight.

Massage body parts in order to relieve soreness, strains, and bruises.

Confer with coaches in order to select protective equipment.

Accompany injured athletes to hospitals.

Perform team-support duties such as running errands, maintaining equipment, and stocking supplies.

Lead stretching exercises for team members prior to games and practices.

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Knowledge Requirements for: "Athletic Trainer"

Medicine and Dentistry -- Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.

Customer and Personal Service -- Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Therapy and Counseling -- Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.

Clerical -- Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.

Biology -- Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.

Psychology -- Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.

Administration and Management -- Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

English Language -- Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Education and Training -- Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

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Skill Requirements for: "Athletic Trainer"

Active Listening -- Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Time Management -- Managing one's own time and the time of others.

Reading Comprehension -- Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Critical Thinking -- Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Coordination -- Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

Instructing -- Teaching others how to do something.

Speaking -- Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Active Learning -- Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

Science -- Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.

Monitoring -- Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

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Ability Requirements for: "Athletic Trainer"

Problem Sensitivity -- The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.

Oral Expression -- The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.

Oral Comprehension -- The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

Inductive Reasoning -- The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).

Speech Clarity -- The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.

Information Ordering -- The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

Written Comprehension -- The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.

Speech Recognition -- The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.

Deductive Reasoning -- The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

Near Vision -- The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

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Job Activities for: "Athletic Trainer"

Assisting and Caring for Others -- Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.

Making Decisions and Solving Problems -- Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.

Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge -- Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.

Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships -- Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates -- Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.

Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events -- Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.

Getting Information -- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.

Training and Teaching Others -- Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.

Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards -- Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.

Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others -- Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.

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