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Athletic Trainer resume example

A resume for a Athletic Trainer needs to show the work itself: evaluate and treat musculoskeletal injuries or illnesses. Day to day that means work like this: 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; assess and report the progress of recovering athletes to coaches or physicians. Recruiters and applicant tracking systems both read for the tasks and tools this role actually involves, so the strongest resume names them in your own experience rather than describing the job in the abstract. Below are the tasks O*NET records for this occupation, the software and tools it uses, the titles it is advertised under, and the skills worth naming if they are genuinely yours.

Also advertised as

The same job is posted under many titles. Searching only your own job title hides most of the openings you could apply to.

  • Athletic Instructor
  • Certified Athletic Trainer
  • Personal Trainer
  • Athletic Lecturer
  • Resident Athletic Trainer
  • Women's Athletic Trainer
  • Clinical Athletic Instructor
  • Clinical Athletic Trainer
  • Fitness Specialist
  • Licensed Athletic Trainer
  • On-Site Industrial Athletic Trainer
  • Outreach Athletic Trainer
  • Physical Trainer
  • Sports Athletic Trainer
  • Sports Medicine Trainer
  • Sports Trainer

What this work actually involves

Tasks recorded for this occupation, in O*NET's words. If your experience covers one of these, it belongs on your resume in your own words.

  • 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.
  • Assess and report the progress of recovering athletes to coaches or physicians.
  • Care for athletic injuries, using physical therapy equipment, techniques, or medication.
  • Evaluate athletes' readiness to play and provide participation clearances when necessary and warranted.
  • Perform general administrative tasks, such as keeping records or writing reports.
  • Clean and sanitize athletic training rooms.
  • Instruct coaches, athletes, parents, medical personnel, or community members in the care and prevention of athletic injuries.
  • Apply protective or injury preventive devices, such as tape, bandages, or braces, to body parts, such as ankles, fingers, or wrists.
  • Collaborate with physicians to develop and implement comprehensive rehabilitation programs for athletic injuries.
  • Travel with athletic teams to be available at sporting events.
  • Plan or implement comprehensive athletic injury or illness prevention programs.
  • Inspect playing fields to locate any items that could injure players.

23 tasks are recorded in total; these are the most central.

Example bullets for this role

Built from this occupation's own tasks. The brackets stay empty on purpose: we will not invent a number for you, and a fabricated metric is the fastest way to lose an interview you had already won.

  • 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, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
  • Assess and report the progress of recovering athletes to coaches or physicians, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
  • Care for athletic injuries, using physical therapy equipment, techniques, or medication, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].
  • Evaluate athletes' readiness to play and provide participation clearances when necessary and warranted, for [who or what it served], at [what volume].

Software used in this role

Recorded for this occupation by O*NET. An applicant tracking system matches the exact product name, so write the tool the way the posting writes it.

  • BioEx Systems Exercise Pro
  • Database software
  • Digital Coach AthleticTrainer
  • Email software
  • ImPACT Applications ImPACT
  • Injury tracking software
  • Keffer Development Services Athletic Trainer System ATS
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Word
  • Premier Software Simtrak Mobility
  • Scheduling software

17 software entries are recorded in total.

Tools and equipment

The physical equipment this occupation is recorded as using. Worth naming when a posting asks for it by name.

  • Air splints
  • Automated blood pressure cuffs
  • Automated external defibrillators AED
  • Biofeedback equipment
  • Body-fat calipers
  • Cervical traction units
  • Cold therapy equipment
  • Crutches
  • Desktop computers
  • Elliptical trainers
  • Emergency response stretchers
  • Exercise bands

What this job rates as most important

O*NET rates every skill for importance to this occupation. These are the highest rated, in order.

  1. 01Active Listening
  2. 02Critical Thinking
  3. 03Judgment and Decision Making
  4. 04Monitoring
  5. 05Speaking
  6. 06Active Learning
  7. 07Reading Comprehension
  8. 08Social Perceptiveness
  9. 09Instructing
  10. 10Service Orientation

Knowledge areas

The subject knowledge this occupation draws on, rated by importance.

  • Medicine and Dentistry
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Psychology
  • Therapy and Counseling
  • English Language
  • Education and Training
  • Public Safety and Security
  • Administrative

What qualifications people in this job have

From O*NET's survey of people doing this work. This is what postholders reported, not a requirement any single employer sets.

  • 54%Master's Degree
  • 37%Bachelor's Degree
  • 8%High School Diploma, or the equivalent

What level this role is pitched at

O*NET places this occupation in “Extensive Preparation Needed”. Most of these occupations 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).

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.

Common questions

What does a Athletic Trainer do?
Evaluate and treat musculoskeletal injuries or illnesses. Day to day that includes work like 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 and Assess and report the progress of recovering athletes to coaches or physicians.
What skills should a Athletic Trainer put on a resume?
O*NET rates Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Monitoring, and Speaking among the most important skills for this occupation. Name the ones that are genuinely yours and show where you used them. A resume that lists skills you do not have is weaker than one that lists fewer.
What software should a Athletic Trainer list?
Software recorded for this occupation includes BioEx Systems Exercise Pro, Database software, Digital Coach AthleticTrainer, Email software, and ImPACT Applications ImPACT. Applicant tracking systems match on the exact product name, so write the tool as the posting writes it rather than describing it in general terms.
What other job titles cover Athletic Trainer work?
O*NET records 16 titles for this occupation, including Athletic Instructor, Certified Athletic Trainer, Personal Trainer, and Athletic Lecturer. Searching only your own job title hides most of the openings you could apply to.
What qualifications does a Athletic Trainer need?
In O*NET's survey of people doing this job, 54% reported their level of education as "Master's Degree". That is what current postholders reported, not a requirement any single employer sets.
Will this resume pass an ATS for a Athletic Trainer role?
No tool outside an employer can tell you how that employer's system is configured, including ours. What you can control is that the resume parses cleanly, names the work in the words the posting uses, and does not claim anything you cannot back up.

Related roles

Occupations O*NET records as closest to this one, and worth looking at if this search is not moving.

What this page cannot tell you

  • No tool outside an employer can tell you how that employer’s ATS is configured, including ours.
  • This page makes no claim about pay, demand or how many people hold this job. O*NET does not publish that here and we will not estimate it.
  • Keyword overlap is one input to a resume’s score, not a verdict on you. A resume that names skills you do not have is worse than one that names fewer.

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