Optional · 1 of 3

Credentials and specialties that pay

• Strength and conditioning certification

  Doubles your usefulness to a team and is often required for combined roles.

• Emergency and tactical care training

  Opens up military, fire and police contracts, which pay well and 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.