Athletic trainer

Duties and responsibilities: Athletic trainers care for athletic injuries using physical therapy equipment, techniques, and medication. They also collaborate with physicians in order to develop and implement comprehensive rehabilitation programs.

Salary: $35,000-$75,000

Education: The minimum requirement to become an athletic trainer is bachelor’s degree. Experience requirements are clinics or internships with a college or professional sports team. They must be licensed with the Board of Certification which requires that applicants have a degree from and accredited school and a passing score on the qualifying exam.

                                                           

                    Reflection: I would not like to be an athletic trainer because I am not a fast person. To be an athletic trainer means that you have to be fast and help out people when they are injured, and I cannot handle that pressure.