Experience as an intern, volunteer, or part-time employee with a professional and amateur sports teams, sports medicine clinic, school, or another organization that employs sports trainers is highly recommended.
Workers in this field need an understanding of human anatomy and physiology, both in terms of physical capabilities and injury treatment and prevention. Sports trainers are not squeamish when it comes to blood, broken bones, or other wounds. Athletes do get hurt, and a trainer who is unable to cope well with this aspect of sports may have a difficult time succeeding in the career. The ability and knowledge to handle medical emergencies is especially important for certified athletic trainers, whose work focuses on injury prevention and treatment.
- Aerobics Instructors and Fitness Trainers
- Athletic Directors
- Bicycle Mechanics
- Cancer Exercise Specialists
- E-Sports Professionals
- Exercise Physiologists
- Fitness Directors
- Health Club Owners and Managers
- Jockeys
- Kinesiologists
- Lifeguards and Swimming Instructors
- Personal Trainers
- Physical Education Teachers
- Physical Therapists
- Physical Therapy Assistants
- Professional Athletes, Individual Sports
- Professional Athletes, Team Sports
- Recreation Workers
- Recreational Therapists
- Ski Resort Workers
- Sports Agents
- Sports Broadcasters and Announcers
- Sports Equipment Managers
- Sports Executives
- Sports Facility Managers
- Sports Instructors and Coaches
- Sports Photographers
- Sports Physicians
- Sports Psychologists
- Sports Publicists
- Sports Scouts
- Sportswriters
- Stadium Ushers and Vendors
- Strength and Conditioning Coaches
- Umpires and Referees
- Yoga and Pilates Instructors