Your interest in sports medicine is set in stone. You love the sports angle as well as the opportunities to treat someone with a sports-related injury.
You also like the thought of improving the human body, making it work better and smarter as well as helping the disabled increase their physical capabilities.
Good news.
Sports medicine is indeed a lucrative career path whether your interest is in becoming an athletic trainer, an exercise physiologist or a sports medicine physician. Additional careers include: kinesiotherapy, physical therapy, massage therapy, sports nutrition, orthopedics, and health fitness specialist.
Because the sports medicine field is growing, expect more jobs and higher pay. Sports medicine physicians receive roughly $118,000 to $374,000 a year; athletic trainers between $32,000 and $50,000 a year as of 2010. An expected growth rate of 20 percent is projected by 2018 according to O*NET OnLine as quoted in education-portal.com.
Training in sports medicine can be provided through online classes or through the traditional route. You pick. Either way, know you are getting the information, the skills you need to help those who need you, and there’s not a better feeling in the world.
Through your expertise and training, your clients can improve their physical lives and you can find joy and satisfaction in knowing you’ve made a difference. Whether you work for a sports hero through a franchise firm or have a client base of average individuals wanting to make a difference in their lives, know that what you do matters.