(Career Asssessments, Exploration & Counselling)
Career: Athletic Trainers
Job Description
Evaluate, advise, and treat athletes to assist recovery from injury, avoid injury, or maintain peak physical fitness.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
100
|
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. |
100
|
Apply protective or injury preventive devices such as tape, bandages, or braces to body parts such as ankles, fingers, or wrists. |
100
|
Assess and report the progress of recovering athletes to coaches and physicians. |
100
|
Collaborate with physicians to develop and implement comprehensive rehabilitation programs for athletic injuries. |
100
|
Perform general administrative tasks such as keeping records and writing reports. |
99
|
Evaluate athletes' readiness to play, and provide participation clearances when necessary and warranted. |
99
|
Plan and implement comprehensive athletic injury and illness prevention programs. |
99
|
Advise athletes on the proper use of equipment. |
99
|
Recommend special diets to improve athletes' health, increase their stamina, or alter their weight. |
98
|
Care for athletic injuries using physical therapy equipment, techniques, and medication. |
98
|
Instruct coaches, athletes, parents, medical personnel, and community members in the care and prevention of athletic injuries. |
98
|
Massage body parts to relieve soreness, strains, and bruises. |
92
|
Develop training programs and routines designed to improve athletic performance. |
91
|
Travel with athletic teams to be available at sporting events. |
90
|
Inspect playing fields to locate any items that could injure players. |
88
|
Confer with coaches to select protective equipment. |
88
|
Accompany injured athletes to hospitals. |
86
|
Perform team-support duties such as running errands, maintaining equipment, and stocking supplies. |
79
|
Conduct research and provide instruction on subject matter related to athletic training or sports medicine. |
70
|
Lead stretching exercises for team members prior to games and practices. |
68
|
File athlete insurance claims and communicate with insurance providers. |
66
|
Teach sports medicine courses to athletic training students. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
84
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
77
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
75
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
75
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
75
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
73
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
71
|
Getting Information
|
71
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
71
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
71
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
67
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
66
|
Thinking Creatively
|
65
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
64
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
64
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
61
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
60
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
58
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
57
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
57
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
55
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
55
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
55
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
53
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
52
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
52
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
52
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
51
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
51
|
Processing Information
|
49
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
46
|
Interacting With Computers
|
45
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
44
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
44
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
39
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
33
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
29
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
26
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
25
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
24
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
21
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|