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Rory
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What is the process in finding a job as an Athletic Trainer?
I am a former athlete and I love biology and studying the human body. I am a student in high school trying to research careers. I will take all of the help I can get, thank you!
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Holly Odean-Carpenter, MSM, MS, LAT, ATC
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Rory,
That’s great that you have identified your passion! I am an athletic trainer who recruits other Athletics Trainers for jobs in Industrial Athletic Training. Most of us use several methods to find the right Athletic Trainer. Networking at professional conferences and events will put most a step ahead in the search for a job. There are also paid advertisements online (on sites like Indeed or LinkedIn Jobs). Also, networking through Indeed posting.
I hope this helps!
Holly
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That’s great that you have identified your passion! I am an athletic trainer who recruits other Athletics Trainers for jobs in Industrial Athletic Training. Most of us use several methods to find the right Athletic Trainer. Networking at professional conferences and events will put most a step ahead in the search for a job. There are also paid advertisements online (on sites like Indeed or LinkedIn Jobs). Also, networking through Indeed posting.
I hope this helps!
Holly
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Kelly Ferian, DAT, LAT, ATC
Athletic Trainer
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Hi Rory,
That is awesome that you discovered your passion for biology and the human body. There are a plethora of healthcare careers that relate to that subject matter.
It looks like you’re interested in learning more about athletic training. While you’re still finishing out your high school academics I would encourage you to do some shadowing. Shadowing an athletic trainer in different settings can help you get a feel for if this field is right for you. Athletic trainers can work in collegiate and secondary school sports, military settings, performing arts, hospitals, physicians clinics and physical therapy clinics. Athletic trainers can also teach sports medicine and allied health courses as well as become a researcher in the field.
Once you have decided athletic training is for you, you’ll have to pick a school that offers that major. To practice as an athletic trainer you will need your masters in athletic training and you will have to sit for the board exam.
I hope this helps! Best of luck with your future endeavors!
That is awesome that you discovered your passion for biology and the human body. There are a plethora of healthcare careers that relate to that subject matter.
It looks like you’re interested in learning more about athletic training. While you’re still finishing out your high school academics I would encourage you to do some shadowing. Shadowing an athletic trainer in different settings can help you get a feel for if this field is right for you. Athletic trainers can work in collegiate and secondary school sports, military settings, performing arts, hospitals, physicians clinics and physical therapy clinics. Athletic trainers can also teach sports medicine and allied health courses as well as become a researcher in the field.
Once you have decided athletic training is for you, you’ll have to pick a school that offers that major. To practice as an athletic trainer you will need your masters in athletic training and you will have to sit for the board exam.
I hope this helps! Best of luck with your future endeavors!
Alda Burston
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Hi! Since you are still in high school, I would recommend shadowing or working as a student aide with your school’s athletic trainer. If that’s not an option, consider reaching out to ATs at nearby colleges to see if you can shadow them.
As far as college is concerned, you would ultimately have to attend and graduate from a Master’s in Athletic Training program after getting your bachelors degree in order to be eligible to become a certified AT. For your bachelor’s degree, I suggest attending a college or university that has a pre-AT/sports med focus where you can get hands on experience working with sports teams and learn from certified ATs and sports med physicians.
As far as college is concerned, you would ultimately have to attend and graduate from a Master’s in Athletic Training program after getting your bachelors degree in order to be eligible to become a certified AT. For your bachelor’s degree, I suggest attending a college or university that has a pre-AT/sports med focus where you can get hands on experience working with sports teams and learn from certified ATs and sports med physicians.