olleges earned salaries ranging from $20,259 to $75,408 per year, for an average salary of $47,834 in 2000. The range depends on the type and size of the school, the importance the administration puts on sports, and location. Athletic trainers working for professional teams earned from $25,887 to $104,673 plus. These salaries also depend on the type of team, its prestige, responsibilities, and experience of the trainer.7.Full-time athletic trainers usually work more than 40 hours a week and days which are longer than eight hours. They also work evenings, holidays, weekends, and frequently travel to away games.8. The employment outlook is expected to grow faster than the average for all occupations through the year 2008. The specific employment outlook of athletic trainers depend on high schools and sometimes their athletic trainer hiring practices. Only a small percent of high schools with sports programs employ athletic trainers. Awareness of the need to prevent and treat injuries and their value can possibly increase the demand for athletic trainers. Furthermore, the growth of the number of insurance companies which cover sports medical treatments can also heighten employment opportunities.9.The benefits are getting a high paid salary, receiving paid vacations, holidays, and sick days; life and health insurance; and retirement benefits, usually all paid for by the employer. The advancement opportunities are advancing from a high school level to a college level, then maybe to a professional level of sports, which becomes more difficult to reach.10.Physical demands are to have use of fingers in order to tape and wrap injuries, to have hand-eye coordination, to speak and hear well, to instruct athletes on proper us of equipment, be able to stoop, kneel, and crouch to examine and treat injuries, and to see well in order to evaluate athletic injuries.11.The advantages for me in this job are that I enjoy athletics, working wi...
