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Credentials and specialties that open doors

  • Strength and conditioning certification

    Makes you more useful to a team and is often required for combined roles.

  • Emergency and tactical care training

    Opens up military, fire and police contracts, which hire quietly.

  • Industrial and occupational health

    Companies hire athletic trainers to cut workplace injury costs. Predictable hours, no weekends.

  • Physician practice extender

    Working inside an orthopedic clinic, casting, screening and managing rehabilitation between appointments.