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Description

Evaluate, advise, and treat athletes to assist recovery from injury, avoid injury, or maintain peak physical fitness.

Experience

Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.

Education

A bachelor's degree is the minimum formal education required for these occupations. However, many also require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).

Training

Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.

Tasks

  • Evaluates physical condition of athletes and advises or prescribes routine and corrective exercises to strengthen muscles.
  • Administers emergency first aid, treats minor chronic disabilities, or refers injured person to physician.
  • Recommends special diets to improve health, increase stamina, and reduce weight of athletes.
  • Wraps ankles, fingers, wrists or other body parts with synthetic skin, gauze, or adhesive tape to support muscles and ligaments.
  • Massages body parts to relieve soreness, strains, and bruises.

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    Frequent Work Context

    • Job-Required Social Interaction
    • Provide a Service to Others
    • Responsible for Others' Health & Safety
    • Objective or Subjective Information
    • Consequence of Error

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