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How many hours do you work as an athletic trainer?

I'm interested in knowing the hours to see if you have take on night or overnight shifts for your job. #professionals #medicine #athletic #trainer

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Darrian’s Answer

Italy, the answer to this question varies based highly on your setting. I work at a small division 1 school in South Carolina and I cover a winter season sport. In the summer I average 15-20 hours a week at max but during the winter I will get up to 60 hours a week with travel. Hours vary even within my setting based on sport-specific demand.
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Robby’s Answer

Great question Italy. It depends on what setting the athletic trainer is working in, but typically there are no overnight shifts. The “traditional” athletic trainer setting is at a secondary school or college working directly with the sports teams. Working at a high school will have some late nights, with night football games having you finish up 10 or 11:00. Working with a college team will have you travel, depending on what sport you are working with. A basketball team has more games and travels more frequently than a football team, so it depends. Growing fields in athletic training are in a doctors office (typically with sports medicine or orthopedic physicians) and the industrial setting. Working at a doctors office will typically give you a regular 9-5 workday. The industrial setting can see you working night shifts if the warehouse/factory/etc have night shifts. If you are looking at a “traditional” setting then there will be some later nights, but you shouldn’t expect to be working through the night.
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